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A run-scoring single by Bobby Murcer in the eighth inning was the decisive blow as the Yankees downed the Red Sox, 6-4. The game was tied, 4-4, when Willie Randolph began the eighth with an infield hit, reached second on an errant pickoff atempt, took third on a sacrifice by Larry Milbourne and, one out later, scored on a single by Murcer. Bob Watson added insurance with a solo homer in the ninth. The Yanks had registered four runs in the sixth on a three-run homer by Dave Winfield and a bases-empty shot by Lou Piniella. [The Sporting News] |
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Friday, September 18, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 - 6 6 2 Red Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 4 7 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .236 Remy 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .326 Milbourne ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .313 Evans rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .295 Winfield cf 4 1 1 3 0 2 .305 Rice lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Piniella dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 .269 Yastrzemski dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 Murcer ph,dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 .277 Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .330 Jackson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Stapleton ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .245 Watson 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .228 Gedman c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .286 Foote c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .177 Miller cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .286 Werth lf 0 1 0 0 2 0 .096 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gamble ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 6 6 6 3 7 Totals 32 4 7 3 4 4 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 34,283 Left on Base: Yankees 3, Red Sox 5 DP: Yankees 3, Red Sox 0 Errors: Randolph, Nettles, Stanley Doubles: Remy (9), Gedman (13) Home Runs: Winfield (11), Piniella (5), Watson (6), Evans (17) Caught Stealing: Stapleton (3) Sacrifice Hits: Milbourne (2) GIDP: Evans (6), Rice (12) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuschel 6.2 7 4 4 4 2 1 29 2.96 Davis W(3-4) 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.12 Totals 9 7 4 4 4 4 1 36 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana 5.1 3 4 4 3 5 2 22 4.59 Stanley L(9-7) 3.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 14 3.50 Totals 9 6 6 6 3 7 3 36 Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to left; Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to left; Evans grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Remy out at second]; Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella flied out to right; Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Lansford grounded out (third to first); Stapleton reached on an error by Nettles; Perez struck out while Stapleton was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 3RD: Watson flied out to right; Foote struck out; Werth walked; Randolph forced Werth (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Gedman grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller walked; Remy doubled to right [Miller scored, Remy to third (on throw to home)]; Evans walked; Rice grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1. YANKEES 4TH: Milbourne grounded out (third to first); Winfield flied out to left; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Stapleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1. YANKEES 5TH: Jackson struck out; Nettles struck out; Watson walked; Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Gedman doubled to right; Miller flied out to left; Remy walked; Evans popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1. YANKEES 6TH: Werth walked; Randolph flied out to right; Milbourne singled to center [Werth to second]; Winfield homered [Werth scored, Milbourne scored]; Piniella homered; STANLEY REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Jackson grounded out (second to first); Nettles flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski singled to center; Lansford forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); Stapleton forced Lansford (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 1. YANKEES 7TH: Watson struck out; Foote flied out to center; GAMBLE BATTED FOR WERTH; Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Perez flied out to right; Gedman singled to center; Miller walked [Gedman to second]; Remy forced Miller (shortstop to second) [Gedman scored (error by Randolph) (no RBI), Remy to second]; Evans homered [Remy scored]; DAVIS REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Rice popped to second; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 4. YANKEES 8TH: Randolph singled to pitcher [Randolph to second (error by Stanley)]; Milbourne out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Randolph to third]; Winfield struck out; MURCER BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Murcer singled to center [Randolph scored]; Jackson forced Murcer (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: MURCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Yastrzemski flied out to center; Lansford popped to third; Stapleton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 4. YANKEES 9TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Watson homered; Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 9TH: Perez struck out; Gedman struck out; Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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