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.

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