Two homers by Tony Perez powered the Red Sox to a 4-1 triumph over the Yankees. Perez erased a 1-0 deficit in the fourth inning with a round-tripper that followed a single by Dave Stapleton. He added a second shot with the bases empty in the sixth. The Sox added their final run later in the same frame on an RBI infield hit by Jerry Remy. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 20, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   1   2   0     0   2   .245      Remy 2b               5   0   1   1     0   0   .322
Milbourne ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Winfield cf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .305      Rice lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Yastrzemski dh        4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .239      Lansford 3b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .334
Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .216      Stapleton ss          4   1   2   0     0   1   .268
Foote dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .181      Perez 1b              4   2   2   3     0   0   .250
  Gamble ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Allenson c            2   1   1   0     2   1   .206
Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Miller cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
  Murcer ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Hurst p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .304        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nettles ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   8   1     2   6             Totals               33   4  10   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 35,091
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Red Sox 9
DP: Yankees 2, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Jackson (17), Rodriguez (2), Foote (4), Stapleton (13)
Home Runs: Perez 2 (8)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (14)
GIDP: Stapleton (11)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(9-6)             8    10   4   3   4   3   2  37   2.59
Totals                  8    10   4   3   4   3   2  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hurst W(2-0)            5.2   7   1   1   1   3   0  25   2.08
Campbell SV(7)          3.1   1   0   0   1   3   0  12   2.93
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   6   0  37

Passed Balls: Cerone (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to center; Milbourne singled to
left [Randolph to second]; Winfield singled to left [Randolph
scored, Milbourne to second]; Piniella flied out to right
[Milbourne to third]; Jackson struck out; Watson struck out
(catcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans flied
out to left; Rice walked; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Foote flied out to center; Cerone flied out to
center; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lansford grounded out (second to first); Stapleton
doubled to left; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Allenson walked; Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to center; Milbourne flied out to
left; Winfield flied out to center [Randolph to second];
Randolph stole third; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy flied out to left; Evans singled to pitcher;
Rice singled to left [Evans to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first unassisted) [Evans to third, Rice to second]; Lansford
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson doubled to left; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foote grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cerone reached on a fielder's choice [Jackson out at third
(third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Stapleton singled to center; Perez homered
[Stapleton scored]; Allenson singled to center; Miller forced
Allenson (third to shortstop); Remy lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Miller out at first]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Rodriguez doubled to left; Randolph struck out;
Milbourne grounded out (third to first); Winfield grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox
2.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Rice grounded
out (third to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella flied out to right; Jackson flied out to
right; Watson walked; Foote doubled to left [Watson to third];
CAMPBELL REPLACED HURST (PITCHING); Cerone grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Lansford singled to shortstop; Stapleton grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lansford out
at second]; Perez homered; Allenson struck out but advanced to
first on a passed ball; Miller singled to right [Allenson to
third]; Remy singled to second [Allenson scored (unearned),
Miller to second]; Evans forced Miller (third unassisted); 2 R
(1 ER), 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Rodriguez singled to center; Randolph forced
Rodriguez (third to second); Milbourne flied out to center;
Winfield walked [Randolph to second]; Piniella forced Winfield
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice flied out to left; Yastrzemski flied out to
center; Lansford walked; Stapleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Jackson flied out to right; Watson struck out;
GAMBLE BATTED FOR FOOTE; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Perez flied out
to right; Allenson walked; Miller flied out to left; Remy flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 9TH: MURCER BATTED FOR CERONE; Murcer flied out to left;
NETTLES BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Nettles popped to third in foul
territory; Randolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Red Sox 4.