Dwight Evans belted two homers and scored three times to spark the Red Sox to a 6-2 decision over the Indians. Evans doubled in the first inning and scored on a single by Jim Rice. He smacked a solo homer in the third and added his 22nd round-tripper and 71st RBI in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Sunday, October 4, 1981 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Red Sox 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 6 14 0 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 9 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Miller cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .291 Dilone lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .293 Evans rf 5 3 3 2 0 1 .296 Manning cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .246 Rice lf 5 0 2 2 0 0 .284 Hargrove 1b 1 0 0 0 2 0 .318 Yastrzemski dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Hayes dh 4 1 0 0 0 1 .262 Stapleton 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .285 Harrah 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .291 Gedman c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Hassey c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .232 Perez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .252 Diaz ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Walker 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .353 Orta ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Hoffman ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .231 Bando c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bannister rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Aponte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fischlin pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Rosello 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Kelly ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 Dybzinski ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .296 Denny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 6 14 6 0 6 Totals 33 2 9 2 3 5 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 6,674 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Indians 8 DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 1 Doubles: Evans (19), Perez (11), Hoffman (10), Harrah (12) Triples: Harrah (4) Home Runs: Evans 2 (22) Stolen Bases: Hayes (8) Caught Stealing: Walker (2), Dilone 2 (10) GIDP: Gedman (9) Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (5,by Burgmeier) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(10-3) 6.2 8 1 1 2 3 0 27 3.68 Burgmeier 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 2.87 Aponte SV(1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 0.57 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 5 0 37 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny L(10-6) 8 12 5 5 0 5 2 35 3.15 Spillner 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 3.14 Totals 9 14 6 6 0 6 2 40 Hit by Pitch: Burgmeier (4) Wild Pitches: Denny (10) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Don Denkinger RED SOX 1ST: Miller flied out to center; Evans doubled to left; Rice singled to left [Evans scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Stapleton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: On a bunt Dilone singled to shortstop; Dilone was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Manning singled to right; Hargrove walked [Manning to second]; Hayes lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Hargrove out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. RED SOX 2ND: Gedman grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez was called out on strikes; Walker singled to right; Walker was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Harrah struck out (catcher to first); Hassey grounded out (first unassisted); Bannister singled to center; Kuiper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller grounded out (second to first); Evans homered; Rice flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Dybzinski lined to right; Dilone flied out to center; Manning singled to left; Hargrove flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied to left in foul territory; Stapleton struck out; Gedman singled to center; Perez forced Gedman (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Hayes flied out to center; Harrah grounded out (second to first); Hassey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. RED SOX 5TH: On a bunt Walker grounded out (pitcher to first); Hoffman flied out to right; Miller struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Dybzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. RED SOX 6TH: Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski singled to center; Stapleton singled to right [Yastrzemski to third]; Gedman grounded into a double play (second to first) [Stapleton out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: Dilone singled to right; Dilone was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove walked; Hayes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. RED SOX 7TH: Perez struck out; Walker grounded out (second to first); Hoffman singled to left; Miller struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 7TH: Harrah tripled to right; Hassey grounded out (second to first) [Harrah scored]; Bannister popped to third; Kuiper singled to right; FISCHLIN RAN FOR KUIPER; Dybzinski singled to center [Fischlin to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1. RED SOX 8TH: ROSELLO REPLACED FISCHLIN (PLAYING 2B); Evans homered; Rice popped to shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Stapleton singled to left; Gedman forced Stapleton (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1. INDIANS 8TH: Manning flied out to right; Hargrove was hit by a pitch; Hayes forced Hargrove (second to shortstop); Hayes stole second; Harrah doubled [Hayes scored]; DIAZ BATTED FOR HASSEY; APONTE REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); ORTA BATTED FOR DIAZ; Orta was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 2. RED SOX 9TH: BANDO REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING C ); Perez doubled to left; Walker singled [Perez scored]; SPILLNER REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Hoffman doubled to left [Walker scored]; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hoffman to third]; Evans struck out; Rice singled to right [Hoffman scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 2. INDIANS 9TH: On a bunt Bannister grounded out (pitcher to first); KELLY BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Kelly walked; Dybzinski struck out; Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 2.

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