A double by Bo Diaz in the 11th inning drove home the winning run as the Indians outlasted the Red Sox, 8-7. The two-bagger plated Jorge Orta, who had cracked a one-out double. Boston had tied the contest in the bottom of the ninth on a two-out, two-run homer by Dwight Evans. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 7

Game Played on Sunday, September 27, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Indians 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 8 12 1 Red Sox 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 - 7 11 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Remy 2b 4 0 0 1 1 1 .311 Kuiper 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Evans rf 4 2 2 3 0 0 .298 Orta rf 6 2 3 1 0 0 .267 Rice lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .286 Hargrove 1b 5 0 1 1 1 1 .324 Yastrzemski dh 5 1 1 1 0 0 .253 Diaz c 5 0 1 1 1 0 .324 Stapleton 3b,ss 5 0 3 1 0 0 .278 Harrah 3b 3 1 0 0 3 0 .291 Perez 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Thornton dh 3 2 1 0 1 0 .239 Gedman c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .298 Hayes ph,dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Rudi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Bannister 2b,lf 5 1 1 1 0 3 .270 Allenson c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Manning cf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .246 Miller cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .287 Dybzinski ss 2 1 1 2 1 0 .263 Hoffman ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .203 Lansford ph,3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .338 Fischlin ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Ojeda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lewallyn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aponte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 43 8 12 8 7 6 Totals 43 7 11 7 1 7 Time of Game: 3:22 Attendance: 31,727 Left on Base: Indians 10, Red Sox 5 DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 3 Errors: Hargrove, Perez Doubles: Bannister (11), Manning (14), Orta (14), Diaz (19), Stapleton (16), Evans (17) Home Runs: Orta (5), Rice (16), Evans (20) Stolen Bases: Dybzinski (5), Hayes (7) Sacrifice Hits: Dybzinski (5) Sacrifice Flies: Evans (3) GIDP: Orta (11), Hargrove (13), Thornton (15), Rice (13) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barker 3 3 2 2 0 2 1 12 3.81 Lewallyn 3 5 3 3 0 1 0 15 5.84 Monge W(3-5) 5 3 2 2 1 4 1 18 4.15 Totals 11 11 7 7 1 7 2 45 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ojeda 2.1 3 4 4 3 0 1 14 3.12 Campbell 2.2 4 3 1 2 1 0 14 2.93 Aponte 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 0.68 Clear L(8-3) 3 3 1 1 1 4 0 13 3.58 Totals 11 12 8 6 7 6 1 51 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker INDIANS 1ST: Dilone flied out to right; Orta homered; into the visitor's bullpen; Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); Diaz popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy flied out to center; Evans flied out to center; Rice homered; the ball hit a bank of lights on top of the lf screen; Yastrzemski singled to left; Stapleton doubled to left [Yastrzemski scored]; Perez struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 2. INDIANS 2ND: Harrah walked; Thornton singled to left [Harrah to second]; Bannister doubled [Harrah scored, Thornton to third]; Manning grounded out (shortstop to first) [Thornton scored, Bannister to third]; Dybzinski reached on a fielder's choice [Bannister scored]; Dilone flied out to right; Orta grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 2ND: Gedman grounded out (first unassisted); Miller struck out; LANSFORD BATTED FOR HOFFMAN; Lansford popped to second; Carney Lansford was unable to start the game because of a severe nosebleed that developed during the pregame warmups; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 2. INDIANS 3RD: LANSFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); STAPLETON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Diaz walked; Harrah walked [Diaz to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED OJEDA (PITCHING); Thornton walked [Diaz to third, Harrah to second]; Bannister popped to second; Manning forced Thornton (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: Remy lined to left; Evans popped to second; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 2. INDIANS 4TH: Dybzinski walked; Dilone singled to center [Dybzinski to second]; Orta grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dybzinski to third, Dilone out at second]; Hargrove singled to right [Dybzinski scored]; Diaz flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: LEWALLYN REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Yastrzemski flied out to center; Len Barker left because of a sore right shoulder; Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez reached on an error by Hargrove (assist by Harrah); Gedman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 2. INDIANS 5TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton reached on an error by Perez; Bannister struck out; Manning doubled to left [Thornton scored (unearned)]; Dybzinski singled to center [Manning scored (unearned)]; Dybzinski stole second; Dilone flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Lansford grounded out (pitcher to first); Remy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 2. INDIANS 6TH: APONTE REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Orta singled to third; Hargrove grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Orta out at second]; Diaz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Evans doubled; Rice grounded out (second to first) [Evans to third]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Evans scored]; Stapleton singled to left; Perez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 7TH: Harrah walked; Thornton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harrah out at second]; Bannister struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: Gedman singled to left; Miller singled to center [Gedman to second]; Lansford singled to left [Gedman to third, Miller to second]; MONGE REPLACED LEWALLYN (PITCHING); Remy walked [Gedman scored, Miller to third, Lansford to second]; Evans lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Miller scored, Lansford to third]; Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Remy out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 5. INDIANS 8TH: Manning singled to center; Dybzinski out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Manning to second]; Dilone grounded out (second to first) [Manning to third]; Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 8TH: KUIPER REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING 2B); BANNISTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Stapleton singled to left; Perez lined to center; RUDI BATTED FOR GEDMAN; Rudi forced Stapleton (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 5. INDIANS 9TH: ALLENSON REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING C ); CLEAR REPLACED APONTE (PITCHING); Hargrove was called out on strikes; Diaz popped to second; Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 9TH: Miller flied out to left; Lansford singled to center; Remy struck out; Evans homered [Lansford scored]; over the screen; Rice grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 7. INDIANS 10TH: HAYES BATTED FOR THORNTON; Hayes singled to center; Bannister was called out on strikes; Hayes stole second; Manning was called out on strikes; KELLY BATTED FOR DYBZINSKI; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 10TH: FISCHLIN REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING SS); Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; Stapleton flied out to center; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 7. INDIANS 11TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Orta doubled to left; Hargrove was walked intentionally; Diaz doubled to left [Orta scored, Hargrove to third]; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Hayes flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 11TH: Allenson was called out on strikes; Miller flied out to left; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 7.

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