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.