Rich Gedman had three hits, including a fifth-inning double that drove in the winning run, to pace the Red Sox to a 5-4 triumph over the Indians. The score was tied, 4-4 in the fifth, when Carney Lansford smacked a one-out two-bagger and tallied on Gedman's two-out double. Carl Yastrzemski belted a two-run homer in the first frame and Bob Stanley pitched one-hit shutout ball over the final 5 1/3 innings to earn the victory. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Friday, September 25, 1981 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  1  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
Red Sox      2  0  1    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Remy 2b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .318
Orta rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .257      Evans rf              5   2   2   1     0   0   .296
Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .322      Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .285
Diaz c                4   1   1   0     0   0   .329      Yastrzemski dh        4   1   1   2     0   0   .254
Harrah 3b,ss          3   1   1   0     1   0   .291      Lansford 3b           3   1   2   1     1   0   .338
Thornton dh           3   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Stapleton ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .276
  Kelly ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Bannister 2b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .268      Gedman c              4   1   3   1     0   0   .299
Manning cf            4   0   0   1     0   1   .244      Miller cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .288
Veryzer ss            2   0   1   1     0   0   .244      Hurst p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hayes ph,3b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .253        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lewallyn p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   6   3     4   1             Totals               35   5  11   5     3   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 26,136
Left on Base: Indians 4, Red Sox 9
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 3
Errors: Hayes, Lansford
Doubles: Diaz (18), Bannister (10), Lansford (22), Gedman (15)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (7)
Stolen Bases: Hayes (5), Lansford (15)
GIDP: Thornton (14), Diaz 2 (6)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(3-7)          4.2  10   5   4   2   2   1  26   5.79
Lewallyn                3.1   1   0   0   1   3   0  12   4.82
Totals                  8    11   5   4   3   5   1  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hurst                   3.2   5   4   4   1   1   0  17   3.43
Stanley W(10-7)         5.1   1   0   0   3   0   0  18   3.55
Totals                  9     6   4   4   4   1   0  35

Passed Balls: Diaz (3)
Wild Pitches: Hurst (2)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (first unassisted); Orta
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Remy singled; Evans forced Remy
(shortstop to second); Rice flied to center [Evans to second];
Yastrzemski homered [Evans scored]; Lansford grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Diaz doubled; Hurst threw a wild pitch [Diaz to
third]; Harrah walked; Thornton grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Diaz scored (no RBI), Harrah out at
second]; Bannister singled to center; Manning struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Stapleton grounded out (third to first); Perez
struck out; Gedman singled; Miller walked [Gedman to second];
Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Dilone
reached on an error by Lansford; Orta forced Dilone (second to
shortstop); Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans singled to center; Rice popped to shortstop;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Evans to second];
Lansford singled [Evans scored]; Stapleton singled to center
[Lansford to second]; Perez lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Diaz grounded out (pitcher to third to first);
Harrah singled to left; Thornton singled to left [Harrah to
second]; Bannister doubled to left [Harrah scored, Thornton to
third]; Manning grounded out (second to first) [Thornton scored,
Bannister to third]; STANLEY REPLACED HURST (PITCHING); Veryzer
singled to right [Bannister scored]; Dilone grounded out (second
to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Gedman singled to right; Diaz allowed a passed ball
[Gedman to second]; Miller lined to center; Remy flied out to
center [Gedman to third]; Evans singled to center [Gedman scored
(unearned)]; Rice struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Orta walked; Hargrove lined to left; Diaz grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Orta out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lansford doubled to left; Stapleton walked; Perez popped to
shortstop; Gedman doubled to right [Lansford scored, Stapleton
to third]; LEWALLYN REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Miller struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Harrah grounded out (first unassisted); Thornton
grounded out (first unassisted); Bannister flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rice was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); HAYES
BATTED FOR VERYZER; Hayes walked; Hayes stole second; Dilone
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hayes to third]; Orta grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox
5.

RED SOX 7TH: HAYES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HARRAH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); Lansford walked; Lansford stole second; Stapleton flied
out to center; Perez popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Hargrove walked; Diaz grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Hargrove out at second]; Harrah
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
4, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Gedman grounded out (second to first); Miller
singled to third [Miller to second (error by Hayes)]; Remy was
called out on strikes; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 9TH: KELLY BATTED FOR THORNTON; Kelly grounded out
(first unassisted); Bannister grounded out (third to first);
Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Red Sox 5.