Exploding for six runs in the third inning, the Red Sox hung on to edge the Orioles, 6-5, handing Baltimore its eighth straight setback. Bosox runs in the big inning came on RBI singles by Jim Rice, Carl Yastrzemski and Carney Lansford and a three-run double by Rich Gedman. Dennis Eckersley, although needing relief, was credited with his 100th career victory. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 5

Game Played on Wednesday, April 21, 1982 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Orioles 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 5 12 1 Red Sox 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 x - 6 11 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry cf 5 2 4 1 0 0 .293 Remy 2b 3 1 2 0 1 1 .316 Nolan c 4 0 1 2 0 1 .188 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .195 Ford rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .214 Rice lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .256 Murray 1b 3 0 1 1 2 1 .511 Yastrzemski dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .361 Singleton dh 4 0 1 0 1 0 .175 Lansford 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .302 Roenicke lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .310 Stapleton 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .234 Lowenstein ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .273 Hoffman ss 2 1 1 0 2 0 .326 Ripken 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .188 Gedman c 3 0 2 3 0 0 .304 Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Perez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Rayford 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allenson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Miller cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .156 Dauer 2b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .361 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sakata ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .194 Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bonner ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stewart p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grimsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 5 12 5 3 11 Totals 32 6 11 6 4 5 Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 15,725 Left on Base: Orioles 11, Red Sox 6 DP: Orioles 2, Red Sox 0 Errors: Grimsley, Stapleton Doubles: Bumbry 2 (2), Murray (7), Gedman (3) Caught Stealing: Gedman (1) Sacrifice Flies: Nolan (2) GIDP: Gedman (1) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez L(1-2) 2.1 5 4 4 3 2 0 13 5.32 Stewart 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 4 4.26 Grimsley 4.2 4 0 0 0 2 0 17 0.00 T. Martinez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8.53 Totals 8 11 6 6 4 5 0 36 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(2-1) 6.1 10 5 5 1 8 0 30 2.59 Clear SV(2) 2.2 2 0 0 2 3 0 13 1.74 Totals 9 12 5 5 3 11 0 43 Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled; Nolan was called out on strikes; Ford grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bumbry to third]; Murray doubled to right [Bumbry scored]; Singleton walked; Roenicke was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to center; Evans struck out; Rice lined into a double play (first to pitcher) [Remy out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Ripken struck out; Dauer singled to right; Sakata was called out on strikes; Bumbry singled to left [Dauer to third]; Nolan singled to right [Dauer scored, Bumbry to third]; Ford forced Nolan (second unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Lansford singled to center; Stapleton singled to right [Lansford to third]; Hoffman walked [Stapleton to second]; Gedman grounded into a double play (second to first) [Hoffman out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Murray struck out; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Roenicke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Miller walked; Remy walked [Miller to second]; Evans was called out on strikes; Rice singled to center [Miller scored, Remy to third]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Remy scored, Rice to third]; STEWART REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Lansford singled to left [Rice scored, Yastrzemski to second]; Stapleton flied out to right; Hoffman walked [Yastrzemski to third, Lansford to second]; Gedman doubled [Yastrzemski scored, Lansford scored, Hoffman scored]; GRIMSLEY REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Miller grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 6. ORIOLES 4TH: Ripken struck out; Dauer singled to center; Sakata flied out to right; Bumbry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 4TH: Remy struck out; Evans popped to first in foul territory; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 6. ORIOLES 5TH: Nolan popped to catcher in foul territory; Ford popped to second; Murray grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford grounded out (third to first); Stapleton singled to center; Hoffman popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 6. ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton flied out to right; Roenicke popped to third in foul territory; Ripken struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 6TH: Gedman singled to right; Gedman was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Remy singled to left; Remy was picked off first but was safe on an error by Grimsley [Remy to second]; Evans grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 6. ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer singled to right; Sakata singled to left [Dauer to second]; Bumbry doubled [Dauer scored, Sakata to third]; Nolan hit a sacrifice fly to right [Sakata scored, Bumbry to third]; Ford singled to right [Bumbry scored]; CLEAR REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Murray walked [Ford to second]; Singleton flied out to right; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR ROENICKE; Lowenstein struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 7TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Lansford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 6. ORIOLES 8TH: DWYER BATTED FOR RIPKEN; Dwyer grounded out (second to first); Dauer reached on an error by Stapleton (assist by Hoffman) [Dauer to first]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR SAKATA; Crowley lined to shortstop; Bumbry singled to first [Dauer to second]; Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 8TH: RAYFORD REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING 3B); BONNER REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); Stapleton was called out on strikes; Hoffman singled to left; PEREZ BATTED FOR GEDMAN; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Perez struck out; Miller forced Hoffman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 6. ORIOLES 9TH: ALLENSON REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING C ); Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray walked; Singleton singled to left [Murray to second]; Lowenstein struck out; MORALES BATTED FOR RAYFORD; Morales struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 6.

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