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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 26, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 26, 1981 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 26, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wayne Garland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 16,986 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Jim McKean |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Right Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | DH |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Joe Charboneau | Left Fielder |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Dave Garcia | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Joe Rudi | DH |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Dave Stapleton | Shortstop |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 26, 1981
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Eckersley
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Eckersley
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Eckersley
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Eckersley
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Garland
Remy hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Garland
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Garland
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Eckersley
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Eckersley
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Eckersley
Charboneau hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Garland
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Garland
Rudi hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Garland
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Eckersley
Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Eckersley
Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Eckersley
Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Eckersley
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuiper scores. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hargrove vs. Eckersley
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Manning scores. Orta moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Eckersley
Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Thornton reaches second base with a double. Orta scores. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hassey vs. Eckersley
Hassey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hargrove scores. Thornton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Eckersley
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford throws to second for one, and Remy throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Thornton scores. Harrah moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Charboneau vs. Eckersley
Charboneau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Garland
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Garland
Gedman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Charboneau. Gedman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Garland
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Charboneau settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Garland
Remy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gedman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Garland
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Eckersley
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Eckersley
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Eckersley
Manning is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Garland
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Charboneau settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Garland
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Garland
Rudi hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Eckersley
Orta hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Eckersley
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Eckersley
There goes Hargrove. The throw from Gedman and he is out, Stapleton applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Eckersley
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Garland
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Garland
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Garland covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Garland
Gedman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Garland
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Eckersley
Hassey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Eckersley
Harrah hits a popup towards short. Stapleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Eckersley
Charboneau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Garland
Remy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Garland
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Garland
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Garland
Rice takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. Garland
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Eckersley
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Eckersley
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Eckersley
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Garland
Lansford hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Manning. Lansford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stapleton vs. Garland
Stapleton hits a line drive into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gedman vs. Garland
Gedman hits a line drive into left field. Charboneau settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lansford tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Garland
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Spillner
Dan Spillner now pitching.
Remy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Charboneau. Remy reaches second base with a double. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Spillner
Evans hits a popup in front of the plate. Hassey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Eckersley
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Eckersley
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Eckersley
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford juggles the ball. That's an error on Lansford. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Eckersley
Hassey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thornton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Eckersley
Harrah strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Spillner
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Spillner
Rice takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. Spillner
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Spillner
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stapleton vs. Spillner
Stapleton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Eckersley
Charboneau hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Eckersley
Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Eckersley
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Spillner
Larry Littleton now playing left field.
Gedman hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Spillner
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Spillner
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spillner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/26/1981 -- Cleveland at Boston (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Manning R, cf 4 1 1 0 Remy J, 2b 5 0 3 0
Orta J, rf 4 1 2 1 Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0
Hargrove M, 1b 4 1 3 1 Yastrzemski C, 1b 2 0 0 0
Thornton A, dh 4 1 1 1 Rice J, lf 2 0 0 0
Hassey R, c 4 0 2 1 Rudi J, dh 4 0 0 0
Harrah T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lansford C, 3b 4 1 1 0
Charboneau J, lf 4 0 0 0 Stapleton D, ss 4 0 0 0
Littleton L, lf 0 0 0 0 Gedman R, c 3 1 2 2
Kuiper D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Miller R, cf 4 0 1 0
Veryzer T, ss 4 0 0 0
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36 5 10 4 32 2 7 2
Cleveland 005 000 000 -- 5
Boston 000 010 100 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Garland W (W) 6.2 6 2 2 2 0
Spillner D (S) 2.1 1 0 0 2 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (L) 9.0 10 5 4 0 2
E -- Remy J, Lansford C
DP -- Cleveland 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Cleveland 4, Boston 8
2B -- Thornton A, Gedman R, Lansford C, Remy J
HR -- Gedman R
CS -- Hargrove M
SF -- Gedman R
T -- 2:22
A -- 16986
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