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.

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