Scoring 10 runs in their last three turns at bat, the Indians routed the Red Sox, 11-4, knocking Boston out of the case for the A.L. East second-half title. The Tribe was behind, 4-3, when Rick Manning led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice by Duane Kuiper.

Manning went to third on an infield hit by Jerry Dybzinski and scored on a single by Miguel Dilone. One out later, Mike Hargrove walked to load the bases and Pat Kelly then walked to force in the go-ahead run. The Indians added six runs in the eighth on RBI singles by Kuiper and Dilone, a bases-loaded walk to Hargrove and three-run double by Kelly. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 11, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Friday, October   2, 1981 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  7  2
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  2    2  6  x  -  11 11  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Dilone lf             5   2   4   2     0   0   .297
  Walker 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .375      Orta rf               3   0   2   1     0   0   .273
Evans rf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .293        Bannister ph,rf     2   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     1   2   .283      Hargrove 1b           3   2   0   2     2   0   .319
Yastrzemski 1b        3   1   0   0     1   0   .249      Hayes dh              2   0   0   0     1   1   .272
Lansford dh           1   0   0   0     0   1   .336        Thornton ph,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Perez ph,dh         3   1   1   0     0   2   .248        Kelly ph,dh         1   0   1   4     1   0   .213
Stapleton 3b          4   1   2   3     0   0   .284      Harrah 3b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Gedman c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .294      Hassey c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .235
Miller cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .293        Fischlin pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .205
Hoffman ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .222        Diaz ph,c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .315
  Rudi ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Manning cf            4   2   1   0     0   0   .245
  Valdez ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Kuiper 2b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .256
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dybzinski ss          3   3   2   0     1   0   .298
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     6   5             Totals               35  11  11  10     6   2

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  4,047
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Indians 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Indians 1
Errors: Stapleton, Hoffman, Manning
Doubles: Hoffman (9), Stapleton (17), Kelly (4)
Stolen Bases: Orta (4), Dilone (28), Manning (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(9-8)        6.1   8   5   4   1   1   0  28   4.27
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.76
Clear                   0.2   2   6   5   4   0   0   9   4.11
Campbell                0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.17
Totals                  8    11  11   9   6   2   0  42

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker                  5.1   5   4   4   5   3   0  26   3.91
Spillner W(4-4)         3.2   2   0   0   1   2   0  13   3.08
Totals                  9     7   4   4   6   5   0  39

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc


RED SOX 1ST: Remy flied out to left; Evans flied out to left;
Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

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

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Lansford struck out;
Stapleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hayes grounded out (first to pitcher); Harrah
grounded out (second to first); Hassey flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Gedman lined to shortstop; Miller grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hoffman doubled to right; Remy grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning flied out to center; Kuiper flied out to
center; Dybzinski singled to center; Dilone singled to left
[Dybzinski to second]; Orta singled to center [Dybzinski scored,
Dilone to third]; Orta stole second; Hargrove flied out to left;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans walked; Rice walked [Evans to second];
Yastrzemski flied out to center [Evans to third]; PEREZ BATTED
FOR LANSFORD; Perez struck out; Stapleton singled to left [Evans
scored, Rice to second]; Gedman walked [Rice to third, Stapleton
to second]; Miller flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: PEREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WALKER REPLACED
REMY (PLAYING 2B); Hayes struck out; Harrah grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hassey made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hoffman walked; Walker forced Hoffman (pitcher to
shortstop); Evans flied out to center; Rice flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
grounded out (third to first); Dybzinski flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski walked; Perez singled to center
[Yastrzemski to third (error by Manning), Perez to second (on
throw)]; Stapleton doubled to center [Yastrzemski scored, Perez
scored]; Gedman grounded out (first unassisted) [Stapleton to
third]; Miller singled to right [Stapleton scored]; SPILLNER
REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Hoffman forced Miller (third to
second); Walker grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Dilone singled to right; Dilone stole second; Orta
singled to left [Dilone to third]; Hargrove forced Orta (first
to shortstop) [Dilone scored]; Hayes walked [Hargrove to
second]; Harrah forced Hayes (shortstop unassisted) [Hargrove
scored (error by Hoffman) (unearned), Harrah to second]; Hassey
flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Indians 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans walked; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski flied
out to left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning singled to right; Kuiper out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Manning to second]; Dybzinski singled to
shortstop [Manning to third]; Dilone singled to right [Manning
scored, Dybzinski to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED ECKERSLEY
(PITCHING); BANNISTER BATTED FOR ORTA; Bannister flied out to
center; Hargrove walked [Dilone to second]; THORNTON BATTED FOR
HAYES; CLEAR REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED FOR
THORNTON; Kelly walked [Dybzinski scored, Dilone to third,
Hargrove to second]; Harrah lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 5.

RED SOX 8TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BANNISTER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stapleton lined to third; Gedman flied out
to center; On a bunt Miller singled; RUDI BATTED FOR HOFFMAN;
Rudi flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: VALDEZ REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING SS); Hassey walked;
FISCHLIN RAN FOR HASSEY; Manning reached on an error by
Stapleton [Fischlin to third]; Manning stole second; Kuiper
singled to left [Fischlin scored, Manning to third]; Dybzinski
walked [Kuiper to second]; Dilone singled to left [Manning
scored (unearned), Kuiper to third, Dybzinski to second];
Bannister flied out to right; Hargrove walked [Kuiper scored,
Dybzinski to third, Dilone to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED CLEAR
(PITCHING); Kelly doubled to center [Dybzinski scored, Dilone
scored, Hargrove scored]; Harrah lined to pitcher; DIAZ BATTED
FOR FISCHLIN; Diaz struck out; 6 R (5 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Indians 11.

RED SOX 9TH: DIAZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Walker singled to
left; Evans lined into a double play (second to first) [Walker
out at first]; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Indians 11.