An eight-run explosion in the seventh inning lifted the Red Sox to an 11-5 triumph over the Brewers. Trailing, 4-3, entering the bottom of the seventh, the Sox loaded the bases on a single by Jim Rice and walks to Carl Yastrzemski and Carney Lansford. A walk to Dave Stapleton tied the score and Reggie Cleveland relieved Jamie Easterly for Milwaukee.

Tony Perez struck out but Gary Allenson swatted a grand slam. Rick Miller then drilled a two-bagger and Cleveland left in favor of Jerry Augustine. Jerry Remy walked and reliever Dwight Bernard came on to be greeted by Dwight Evans' RBI single. Rice then walked to load the bases and Yastrzemski smacked a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 11, Milwaukee Brewers 5
Game Played on Wednesday, September 23, 1981 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  0  -   5  9  0
Red Sox      1  0  1    0  0  1    8  0  x  -  11 13  3


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
C. Moore c            4   1   2   2     1   1   .309      Remy 2b               5   1   0   0     1   0   .321
Yount ss              4   0   2   1     1   0   .254      Evans rf              5   4   3   2     1   1   .296
Cooper 1b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .315      Rice lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .287
Simmons dh            4   0   0   0     1   1   .217      Yastrzemski dh        3   0   2   2     2   0   .258
Thomas cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .264      Lansford 3b           3   1   1   1     2   0   .338
Oglivie lf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .245      Stapleton ss          4   2   1   1     1   0   .276
Bando 3b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .218      Perez 1b              4   0   2   0     1   1   .262
Brouhard rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Gedman c              1   0   1   0     1   0   .278
  Bosley rf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .242        Rudi ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .185
Gantner 2b            2   0   1   1     2   0   .276        Allenson c          1   1   1   4     1   0   .212
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Miller cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .287
  Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Augustine p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Aponte p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  DiPino p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5   9   5     7   4             Totals               35  11  13  11    11   3

Time of Game: 3:19   Attendance: 15,627
Left on Base: Brewers 11, Red Sox 12
DP: Brewers 0, Red Sox 2
Errors: Remy, Gedman, Campbell
Doubles: C. Moore (8), Perez (9), Miller (16)
Home Runs: Evans (19), Allenson (5)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (3)
Caught Stealing: Lansford (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Miller (4)
GIDP: Simmons (10), Cooper (15)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton                  5     8   3   3   3   0   1  25   4.23
Easterly L(2-3)         1.1   1   4   4   3   1   0   8   3.41
Cleveland               0.1   2   2   2   0   1   1   3   5.15
Augustine               0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   4.47
Bernard                 0     2   1   1   2   0   0   4   3.86
DiPino                  1.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  8    13  11  11  11   3   2  47

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana                  4.2   3   1   1   5   2   0  21   4.49
Campbell                0.1   2   3   0   1   0   0   6   2.91
Aponte W(1-0)           4     4   1   1   1   2   0  16   0.87
Totals                  9     9   5   2   7   4   0  43

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


BREWERS 1ST: C. Moore doubled to left; Yount singled to right
[C. Moore scored]; Cooper struck out; Simmons grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Yount out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy lined to second; Evans homered; Rice lined to
third; Yastrzemski walked; Lansford flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas walked; Oglivie flied out to right; Thomas
stole second [Thomas to third (error by Gedman)]; Bando grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brouhard walked; Gantner walked
[Brouhard to second]; C. Moore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Brewers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Stapleton flied out to right; Perez grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Gedman walked; Miller grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red
Sox 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount flied out to right; Cooper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Simmons walked; Thomas flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy lined to third; Evans singled to shortstop;
Rice flied out to left; Yastrzemski walked [Evans to second];
Lansford singled to shortstop [Evans scored, Yastrzemski to
second]; Stapleton flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 1, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie flied out to right; Bando flied out to
center; Brouhard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Perez doubled; Gedman singled to third [Perez
stayed at second]; Miller flied out to left; Remy flied out to
left; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
1, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Gantner grounded out (shortstop to first); C. Moore
walked; Yount singled to right [C. Moore to third]; Cooper
reached on a fielder's choice [C. Moore out at home (third to
catcher), Yount to second]; Don Money ejected by HP umpire Al
Clark from the bench; CAMPBELL REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING);
Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice popped to first in foul territory; Yastrzemski
singled to center; Lansford forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to
second); Lansford was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Thomas singled to third; On a bunt Oglivie reached
on an error by Remy [Thomas to third]; Bando singled to center
[Thomas scored (unearned), Oglivie to second]; On a bunt
Brouhard reached on an error by Campbell [Oglivie to third,
Bando to second, Brouhard to first]; Gantner walked [Oglivie
scored (unearned), Bando to third, Brouhard to second]; APONTE
REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); C. Moore forced Gantner (second to
shortstop) [Bando scored (unearned), Brouhard to third]; Yount
walked [C. Moore to second]; Cooper grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Yount out at second]; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Stapleton singled to left; Perez singled to left
[Stapleton to third]; EASTERLY REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); RUDI
BATTED FOR GEDMAN; Rudi struck out; Miller out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Stapleton scored, Perez to second];
Remy grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 4, Red Sox 3.

BREWERS 7TH: ALLENSON REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING C ); Simmons struck
out; Thomas grounded out (third to first); Oglivie singled to
right; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: BOSLEY REPLACED BROUHARD (PLAYING RF); Evans
walked; Rice singled to right [Evans to second]; Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted) [Rice to second, Evans to
third]; Lansford was walked intentionally; Stapleton walked
[Evans scored, Rice to third, Lansford to second]; CLEVELAND
REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Perez struck out; Allenson homered
[Rice scored, Lansford scored, Stapleton scored]; Miller doubled
to right; AUGUSTINE REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Remy walked;
BERNARD REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Evans singled to left
[Miller scored, Remy to third]; Rice walked [Evans to second];
Yastrzemski singled to right [Evans scored, Remy scored, Rice to
third]; Lansford walked [Yastrzemski to second]; DIPINO REPLACED
BERNARD (PITCHING); Stapleton flied out to center; 8 R, 5 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 11.

BREWERS 8TH: Bosley singled to left; Gantner singled to right
[Bosley to second]; C. Moore singled to left [Bosley scored,
Gantner to second]; Yount flied out to right; Cooper grounded
out (second to first) [Gantner to third, C. Moore to second];
Simmons grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 5, Red Sox 11.

RED SOX 8TH: Perez walked; Allenson walked [Perez to second];
Miller flied out to left; Remy forced Allenson (shortstop to
second) [Perez to third]; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 11.

BREWERS 9TH: Thomas struck out; Oglivie flied out to center;
Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 5, Red Sox 11.