A three-run uprising in the seventh inning carried the Indians to a 5-2 triumph over the Red Sox. Mike Hargrove, Ron Hassey and Toby Harrah lashed three hits apiece for the Indians. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 24, 1981 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   5 10  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             3   1   0   0     2   2   .293      Remy 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Orta rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Evans rf              3   0   0   0     2   1   .294
Hargrove 1b           5   1   3   1     0   0   .326      Rice lf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .288
Hayes dh              4   2   1   0     1   0   .253      Yastrzemski dh        4   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Harrah 3b             4   1   3   1     1   0   .291      Lansford 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .335
Hassey c              5   0   3   1     0   0   .243      Stapleton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Manning cf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .247      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Kuiper 2b             2   0   0   1     1   0   .257      Gedman c              4   2   3   1     0   0   .289
  Bannister ph,2b     0   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Miller cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .287
Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fischlin ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Brennan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5  10   4     7   4             Totals               35   2   9   1     5   2

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 14,720
Left on Base: Indians 10, Red Sox 11
DP: Indians 2, Red Sox 2
Errors: Hargrove, Remy, Rice
Doubles: Hargrove (21), Harrah (11), Perez (10), Gedman (14), Stapleton (15)
Home Runs: Gedman (4)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (11), Manning (23)
Caught Stealing: Hassey (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Orta (5), Fischlin (1)
GIDP: Orta 2 (9), Lansford (6)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brennan                 5.1   8   2   1   5   1   1  27   3.16
Spillner W(3-4)         3.2   1   0   0   0   1   0  13   3.29
Totals                  9     9   2   1   5   2   1  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(8-3)           6.1   9   4   3   5   3   0  32   3.93
Burgmeier               2.2   1   1   1   2   1   0  10   2.93
Totals                  9    10   5   4   7   4   0  42

Passed Balls: Gedman (3)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone was called out on strikes; Orta flied out to
left; Hargrove doubled to left; Hayes grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to left; Evans lined to left; Rice
grounded out (third to first) [Remy to second]; Yastrzemski
walked; Lansford forced Remy (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: On a bunt Harrah singled; Hassey singled to left
[Harrah to third, Hassey to second (on throw to 3b)]; Manning
struck out; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harrah
scored]; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Stapleton flied out to center; Perez doubled;
Gedman singled to left [Perez to third]; Miller walked [Gedman
to second]; Remy hit into a double play (left to catcher) [Perez
out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Dilone walked; Orta grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Dilone out at second]; Hargrove
singled to right; Hayes forced Hargrove (second unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans walked; Rice singled to left [Evans to
second]; Yastrzemski lined to center; Lansford grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Rice out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Hassey popped
to shortstop; Gedman allowed a passed ball [Harrah to third];
Manning walked; Kuiper lined to left; Manning stole second;
Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Stapleton flied out to center; Perez struck out;
Gedman homered; Miller lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Dilone struck out (catcher to first); Orta flied
out to center; Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans walked;
Rice singled to left [Evans to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Evans to third, Rice to second]; Lansford
was walked intentionally; Stapleton flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Hayes flied out to left; Harrah singled to center;
Hassey singled to right [Harrah to second]; Manning grounded out
(second to first) [Harrah to third, Hassey to second]; Kuiper
was walked intentionally; KELLY BATTED FOR VERYZER; Kelly forced
Kuiper (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: FISCHLIN REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING SS); Perez
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Gedman doubled; Miller
singled to right [Gedman to third]; SPILLNER REPLACED BRENNAN
(PITCHING); On a bunt Remy reached on a fielder's choice [Gedman
scored (error by Hargrove) (unearned) (no RBI), Miller to third,
Remy to second]; Jerry Remy laid down a good bunt, but Rich
Gedman didn't run right away; Mike Hargrove fielded the bunt
cleanly but threw it away; Evans popped to second; Rice
popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Red
Sox 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Dilone walked; Orta out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Dilone to second]; Hargrove singled to center [Dilone
scored]; Hayes singled to right [Hargrove to second]; Harrah
doubled to left [Hargrove scored, Hayes scored (error by Rice)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING);
Hassey grounded out (third to first) [Harrah to third]; Manning
struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski popped to third; Lansford lined to
first; Stapleton doubled to left; Perez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 8TH: BANNISTER BATTED FOR KUIPER; Bannister walked;
Fischlin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bannister
to second]; Dilone reached on an error by Remy [Bannister to
third]; Orta grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Dilone out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Gedman flied
out to left; On a bunt Miller grounded out (pitcher to first);
Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red
Sox 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Hargrove grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Hayes
walked; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hayes to
second]; Hassey singled to right [Hayes scored]; Hassey was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans struck out; Rice flied out to center;
Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
5, Red Sox 2.