Scoring seven runs in the eighth inning after two were out and nobody on base, the Red Sox posted an 8-5 triumph over the Yankees. It was the first Bosox win over the Yanks at Fenway Park since 1979.

The winning surge began when Jim Rice stroked a two-out single. After Carl Yastrzemski walked, a single by Carney Lansford plated Rice. Dave Stapleton followed with an RBI double and Lansford scored when right fielder Reggie Jackson misplayed the ball. After Tony Perez walked, a pinch-single by Joe Rudi tied the game. Rick Miller then blasted a three-run homer to climax the outburst. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 5

Game Played on Saturday, September 19, 1981 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Yankees      1  1  1    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   5 10  1
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  7  x  -   8 12  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   0   3   1     0   0   .242      Remy 2b               5   0   1   0     0   2   .324
Murcer dh             5   1   1   1     0   0   .273      Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .295
Winfield cf           4   2   1   0     1   0   .305      Rice lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .286
Jackson rf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .239      Yastrzemski dh        3   1   0   0     1   0   .256
Gamble lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Lansford 3b           4   2   3   1     0   0   .334
  Piniella ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .274      Stapleton ss          4   1   2   1     0   0   .265
  Werth pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .096      Perez 1b              3   1   1   1     1   2   .246
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .239      Allenson c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .202
Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .221        Gedman ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Cerone c              4   2   1   0     0   0   .237        Rudi ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .186
Milbourne ss          3   0   2   1     0   1   .322        Nichols pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .188
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lickert c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Miller cf             4   1   1   3     0   1   .285
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tudor p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   5     2   4             Totals               35   8  12   7     2   8

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 32,620
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Red Sox 5
DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Jackson, Lansford, Stapleton, Torrez
Doubles: Jackson (16), Cerone (11), Milbourne (6), Randolph (14), Perez (8), Evans (15), Stapleton (12)
Home Runs: Murcer (5), Miller (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Milbourne (3)
GIDP: Murcer (3), Evans (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry                  7     7   1   1   0   6   0  27   2.82
Davis L(3-5)            0.2   3   5   5   2   1   0   7   2.75
LaRoche                 0.1   2   2   2   0   1   1   3   2.25
Totals                  8    12   8   8   2   8   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  7     8   5   4   2   2   1  31   3.91
Tudor W(4-3)            1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.64
Clear SV(9)             1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.31
Totals                  9    10   5   4   2   4   1  39

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to pitcher; Murcer grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Randolph out at
second]; Winfield singled to right; Winfield was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Torrez [Winfield to third];
Jackson doubled to center [Winfield scored]; Gamble flied out to
left; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to left; Evans grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Remy out at second]; Rice
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles struck out; Watson grounded out (third to
first); Cerone doubled to center; Milbourne doubled to left
[Cerone scored]; Randolph grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher);
Lansford singled to right; Stapleton singled to left [Lansford
to second]; Perez doubled to left [Lansford scored, Stapleton to
third]; Allenson struck out; Miller flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer homered; Winfield flied out to left; Jackson
popped to second; Gamble flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans flied
out to center; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles struck out; Watson grounded out (third to
first); Cerone reached on an error by Stapleton; Milbourne
singled to right [Cerone to third]; Randolph singled to right
[Cerone scored (unearned), Milbourne out at third (right to
third)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher);
Lansford singled to left; Stapleton flied out to center; Perez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield
flied out to left; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Allenson singled to left; Miller flied out to left;
Remy struck out; Evans doubled to left [Allenson to third]; Rice
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble popped to second; Nettles flied out to
right; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Lansford grounded
out (shortstop to first); Stapleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Cerone reached on an error by Lansford; Milbourne
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Cerone to second];
Randolph flied out to center; Murcer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Perez struck out; Allenson flied out to center;
Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Winfield walked; Jackson walked [Winfield to
second]; PINIELLA BATTED FOR GAMBLE; TUDOR REPLACED TORREZ
(PITCHING); Piniella singled to left [Winfield scored, Jackson
to third]; WERTH RAN FOR PINIELLA; Nettles reached on a
fielder's choice [Jackson out at home (first to catcher), Werth
to second]; Watson struck out; Cerone popped to second; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: WERTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DAVIS REPLACED
GUIDRY (PITCHING); Remy grounded out (second to first);
Guidry threw 92 pitches in 7 innings; Evans struck out; Rice
singled to left; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; Lansford
singled to left [Rice scored, Yastrzemski to second]; Stapleton
doubled to right [Yastrzemski scored, Lansford scored (error by
Jackson)]; Perez walked; GEDMAN BATTED FOR ALLENSON; LAROCHE
REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); RUDI BATTED FOR GEDMAN; Rudi singled
to right [Stapleton scored, Perez to third]; NICHOLS RAN FOR
RUDI; Miller homered [Perez scored, Nichols scored]; Remy struck
out; 7 R, 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 8.

YANKEES 9TH: LICKERT REPLACED NICHOLS (PLAYING C ); CLEAR
REPLACED TUDOR (PITCHING); Milbourne struck out; Debut game
for John Lickert; Randolph doubled; Murcer grounded out
(first unassisted) [Randolph to third]; Winfield grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 8.

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