A four-run first inning sent the Indians on their way to a 7-5 victory over the Red Sox. The Tribe's first-frame markers came on an RBI single by Toby Harrah, run-scoring groundout by Ron Hassey and two-run single by Rick Manning.

The Indians added singletons on run-scoring singles by Hassey in the third, Harrah in the fifth and Mike Hargrove in the seventh. Dan Spillner pitched the final 2 1/3 innings to notch his seventh save. [The Sporting News]
Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 5

Game Played on Saturday, September 26, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Indians      4  0  1    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   7 15  0
Red Sox      0  0  3    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   5  7  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Remy 2b               3   0   0   0     0   2   .315
  Bannister ph,lf     1   0   1   0     0   0   .271        Rudi ph             0   0   0   1     0   0   .185
Orta rf               5   3   3   0     0   0   .262        Hoffman ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Hargrove 1b           3   1   2   1     2   0   .326        Gedman ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Hayes dh              4   2   2   0     0   1   .263      Evans rf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .296
Harrah 3b             4   1   2   2     1   2   .294      Rice lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .287
Hassey c              3   0   1   2     0   0   .244      Yastrzemski dh        4   0   1   2     0   1   .254
  Diaz ph,c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .327      Lansford 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .337
Manning cf            4   0   1   2     0   2   .244      Stapleton ss,2b       4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Kuiper 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .262      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Dybzinski ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Allenson c            3   2   1   0     1   0   .215
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Miller cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .288
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  15   7     3   8             Totals               33   5   7   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 24,034
Left on Base: Indians 7, Red Sox 5
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 2
Errors: Evans, Rice, Stapleton
Doubles: Yastrzemski (14), Miller (17), Evans (16)
Stolen Bases: Hayes (6)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (1), Kuiper (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hayes (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Rudi (2)
GIDP: Orta (10), Hayes (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(8-9)            6.2   6   5   5   2   5   0  28   4.69
Spillner SV(7)          2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.21
Totals                  9     7   5   5   3   6   0  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(9-7)        6    12   7   6   1   5   0  30   4.21
Burgmeier               3     3   0   0   2   3   0  11   2.78
Totals                  9    15   7   6   3   8   0  41

Wild Pitches: Waits (5)
Balks: Spillner (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (second to first); Orta singled
to center; Hargrove singled to right [Orta to second]; Hayes
singled to center [Orta to third, Hargrove to second]; Harrah
singled to right [Orta scored, Hargrove to third, Hayes to
second]; Hassey grounded out (first to second to pitcher)
[Hargrove scored, Hayes to third, Harrah to second]; Manning
singled to right [Hayes scored, Harrah scored]; Kuiper forced
Manning (shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy struck out; Evans grounded out (second to
first); Rice singled to center; Waits threw a wild pitch [Rice
to second]; Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Dybzinski flied out to right; Dilone struck out;
Orta lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stapleton flied out to center; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Hayes
singled to center; Harrah struck out while Hayes stole second;
Hassey singled to left [Hayes scored, Hassey to second (error by
Rice)]; Manning lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson walked; Miller flied out to left; Remy was
called out on strikes; Evans walked [Allenson to second]; Rice
singled [Allenson scored, Evans to third]; Yastrzemski doubled
to left [Evans scored, Rice scored]; Lansford singled to third
[Yastrzemski to third]; Stapleton forced Lansford (second to
shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Dybzinski was called
out on strikes; Dilone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Allenson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Orta singled to right; Hargrove walked [Orta to
second]; Hayes struck out; Harrah singled to right [Orta scored,
Hargrove to third]; Harrah was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Hassey grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Evans was
called out on strikes; Rice lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning was called out on strikes; Kuiper singled
to center; Dybzinski flied out to right [Kuiper to second (error
by Evans)]; Dilone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Lansford flied out
to center; Stapleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 6, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Orta singled to shortstop [Orta to second (error by
Stapleton)]; Hargrove singled to center [Orta scored
(unearned)]; BURGMEIER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Hayes out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hargrove to second];
Harrah was walked intentionally; DIAZ BATTED FOR HASSEY; Diaz
struck out; Manning was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: DIAZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Perez struck out;
Allenson singled to left; On a bunt Miller doubled to third
[Allenson to third]; RUDI BATTED FOR REMY; Rudi lined out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Allenson scored]; SPILLNER REPLACED WAITS
(PITCHING); Evans doubled [Miller scored]; Rice grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 8TH: HOFFMAN REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING SS); STAPLETON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Kuiper singled to left;
Dybzinski singled to right [Kuiper to second]; BANNISTER BATTED
FOR DILONE; Kuiper was caught stealing third (catcher to third)
[Dybzinski to second]; Bannister singled to left [Dybzinski to
third]; Orta grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Bannister out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Red
Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Lansford popped to first in foul
territory; Stapleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 7, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Hargrove walked; On a bunt Hayes grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hargrove out at
second]; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 7, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Allenson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller walked; GEDMAN BATTED
FOR HOFFMAN; Spillner balked [Miller to second]; Gedman struck
out (catcher to first); strike 3 got away from Diaz and went
all the way to the backstop; Gedman didn't run right away; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 5.
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