The Red Sox opened their 1982 campaign by splitting a doubleheader with the Orioles, capturing the lidlifter, 2-0, and dropping the nightcap, 5-3. Dennis Eckersley scattered six singles in a route-going performance in the first game as the Bosox scored on a two-out, two-run single by Jim Rice in the third inning.

In the second contest, Dennis Martinez pitched 7 2/3 innings of five-hit ball. Eddie Murray doubled home a run in the first inning, delivered an RBI groundout in the third and doubled home another run in the sixth. Carl Yastrzemski belted his 427th career homer in the first inning with a mate aboard. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, April     10, 1982 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Evans rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Hoffman ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nolan c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Rice lf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .250      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .444
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Singleton dh          4   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Lansford 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Ayala pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stapleton 2b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .500      Murray 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Perez dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Lowenstein lf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Allenson c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Ripken 3b,ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .375
Nichols cf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Sakata 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Dauer 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Bonner ss             2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rayford 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     2   1             Totals               33   0   6   0     0   6

Time of Game: 2:00
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Orioles 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Hoffman
Doubles: Allenson (1), Evans (1), Stapleton (1)
GIDP: Perez (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(1-0)        9     6   0   0   0   6   0  33   0.00
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   6   0  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor L(0-1)         9     6   2   2   2   1   0  34   2.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   1   0  34

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Rich Garcia


RED SOX 1ST: Evans flied out to center; Hoffman made an out to
first; Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Nolan struck out; Ford
singled to right; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski made an out to third; Lansford walked;
Stapleton flied out to center; Perez forced Lansford (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
struck out; Ripken flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson doubled to left; Nichols reached on a
fielder's choice [Allenson out at third (catcher to shortstop to
third)]; Evans doubled to right [Nichols to third]; Hoffman
flied out to center; Rice singled [Nichols scored, Evans
scored]; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; Lansford lined to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Sakata flied out to center; Bonner singled to
right; Bumbry struck out; Nolan popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 4TH: On a bunt Stapleton singled; Perez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stapleton out at
second]; Allenson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Ford made an out to second; Singleton flied out to
center; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Nichols popped to first in foul territory; Evans
flied out to right; Hoffman grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); Ripken
made an out to third; Sakata popped to second in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bonner flied out to center; Bumbry lined to second;
Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Stapleton made an out to catcher; Perez struck out;
Allenson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Ford flied out to center; Singleton flied out to
center; Murray singled to right [Murray to second (error by
Hoffman; assist by Evans)]; Lowenstein singled to first [Murray
to third]; Ripken struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Orioles 0.

RED SOX 8TH: On a bunt Nichols singled; Evans forced Nichols
(third to second); Hoffman flied out to left; Rice forced Evans
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: DWYER BATTED FOR SAKATA; Dwyer struck out; CROWLEY
BATTED FOR BONNER; Crowley made an out to shortstop; Bumbry
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 9TH: DAUER REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING 2B); RAYFORD REPLACED
CROWLEY (PLAYING 3B); RIPKEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Yastrzemski flied out to right; Lansford grounded out (shortstop
to first); Stapleton doubled to left; Perez made an out to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Nolan popped to third in foul territory; Ford flied
out to center; Singleton singled to right; AYALA RAN FOR
SINGLETON; Murray singled to right [Ayala to second]; Lowenstein
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.