A five-run outburst in the third inning sent the Red Sox on their way to a 9-3 triumph over the Brewers. The Bosox trailed, 2-0, when Jerry Remy singled with one out in the third and scored on a double by Jim Rice. After Carl Yastrzemski walked, a single by Carney Lansford plated Rice. Dave Stapleton then climaxed the rally with a three-run homer. Lansford collected two hits, raising his league-leading average to .336. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Monday, September 21, 1981 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Brewers      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  9  1
Red Sox      0  0  5    2  1  1    0  0  x  -   9 14  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gantner 2b            5   1   1   1     0   0   .276      Remy 2b               4   2   2   0     1   0   .324
Yount ss              4   0   2   1     0   0   .252      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .291
Cooper 1b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .318      Rice lf               4   1   2   2     1   0   .288
Simmons c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .214      Yastrzemski dh        4   2   2   1     1   1   .256
Oglivie lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Lansford 3b           4   1   2   1     1   1   .336
Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Stapleton ss          5   1   2   4     0   0   .270
Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Perez 1b              4   0   2   0     1   0   .254
Bando dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Gedman c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .281
Brouhard rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .287      Miller cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .288
Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Porter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Moore p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   9   3     1   3             Totals               36   9  14   9     7   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 14,575
Left on Base: Brewers 7, Red Sox 10
DP: Brewers 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Gantner
Doubles: Yount (11), Gantner (12), Cooper 2 (33), Simmons (12), Rice (18), Yastrzemski (13), Miller (15)
Home Runs: Stapleton (8)
Caught Stealing: Remy (2)
GIDP: Gedman (8)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas L(9-7)             3     8   7   7   3   1   1  19   4.64
Porter                  2.1   5   2   2   1   1   0  13   4.15
D. Moore                2.2   1   0   0   3   1   0  11   6.75
Totals                  8    14   9   9   7   3   1  43

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(9-6)        9     9   3   3   1   3   0  37   4.00
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   3   0  37

Passed Balls: Simmons (4)
Wild Pitches: Porter (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Larry Barnett


BREWERS 1ST: Gantner flied out to center; Yount doubled to left;
Cooper grounded out (first unassisted) [Yount to third]; Simmons
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy walked; Remy was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Evans struck out; Rice walked; Yastrzemski
reached on an error by Gantner [Rice to third]; Lansford flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie flied out to center; Thomas flied out to
left; Howell singled to right; Bando grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Stapleton grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); Perez singled to right; Gedman grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Perez out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Brouhard walked; Gantner doubled to right [Brouhard
scored]; Yount singled to right [Gantner scored]; Cooper singled
to center [Yount to second]; Simmons made an out to first;
Oglivie struck out; Thomas flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller made an out to shortstop; Remy singled to
right; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first) [Remy to second];
Rice doubled to left [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski walked; Lansford
singled to right [Rice scored, Yastrzemski to second]; Stapleton
homered [Yastrzemski scored, Lansford scored]; Perez singled to
center; Gedman forced Perez (shortstop to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 5.

BREWERS 4TH: Howell made an out to shortstop; Bando made an out
to second; Brouhard lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Miller singled to right; Remy singled to right
[Miller to third]; PORTER REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Evans popped
to catcher in foul territory; Rice singled to center [Miller
scored, Remy to second]; Yastrzemski doubled [Remy scored, Rice
to third]; Lansford struck out; Stapleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox
7.

BREWERS 5TH: Gantner flied out to center; Yount made an out to
second; Cooper doubled to right; Simmons grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 5TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Gedman
walked; Porter threw a wild pitch [Gedman to second]; Miller
doubled to left [Gedman scored]; Remy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Evans made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 2, Red Sox 8.

BREWERS 6TH: Oglivie popped to first in foul territory; Thomas
grounded out (second to first); Howell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski singled to
right; Lansford singled to right [Yastrzemski to third]; D.
MOORE REPLACED PORTER (PITCHING); Stapleton singled to right
[Yastrzemski scored, Lansford out at third (right to third),
Stapleton to second (on throw to 3b)]; Simmons allowed a passed
ball [Stapleton to third]; Perez walked; Gedman forced Perez
(second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox
9.

BREWERS 7TH: Bando made an out to shortstop; Brouhard struck
out; Gantner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
2, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller flied out to center; Remy grounded out
(pitcher to first); Evans walked; Rice flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 9.

BREWERS 8TH: Yount flied out to right; Cooper doubled to right;
Simmons doubled to right [Cooper scored]; Oglivie grounded out
(pitcher to first); Thomas struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 3, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Lansford walked; Stapleton
made an out to third; Perez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 9.

BREWERS 9TH: Howell flied out to left; Bando grounded out (third
to first); Brouhard singled to left; Gantner flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 9.