Top 1

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dilone vs. Eckersley
  
  Dilone 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Eckersley
  
  Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hargrove vs. Eckersley
  
  Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Orta moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hayes vs. Eckersley
  
  Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Orta moves to third. Hargrove moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Harrah vs. Eckersley
  
  Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Orta scores. Hargrove moves to third. Hayes moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Hassey vs. Eckersley
  
  Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Perez, and towards Remy, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Hargrove scores. Hayes moves to third. Harrah moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
  Manning vs. Eckersley
  
  Manning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hayes scores. Harrah scores. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kuiper vs. Eckersley
  
  Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Remy vs. Waits
  
  Remy strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Waits
  
  Evans 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 
• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Waits
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Waits
  
  There's a wild pitch. Rice moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Yastrzemski vs. Waits
  
  Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 2

• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dybzinski vs. Eckersley
  
  Dybzinski hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dilone vs. Eckersley
  
  Dilone strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Eckersley
  
  Orta hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lansford vs. Waits
  
  Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dybzinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stapleton vs. Waits
  
  Stapleton hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Waits
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dybzinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Eckersley
  
  Hargrove 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, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Hayes vs. Eckersley
  
  Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Eckersley
  
  Harrah strikes out. There goes Hayes. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hassey vs. Eckersley
  
  Hassey hits a ball on the ground into left field. Rice picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Rice. Hayes scores. Hassey moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Manning vs. Eckersley
  
  Manning hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Allenson vs. Waits
  
  Allenson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Waits
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Remy vs. Waits
  
  Remy is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Waits
  
  Evans takes first base on ball four. Allenson moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rice vs. Waits
  
  Rice hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. Allenson scores. Evans moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Yastrzemski vs. Waits
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dilone. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Rice goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lansford vs. Waits
  
  Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Stapleton vs. Waits
  
  Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuiper vs. Eckersley
  
  Kuiper 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, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Dybzinski vs. Eckersley
  
  Dybzinski is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dilone vs. Eckersley
  
  Dilone hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Waits
  
  Perez 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 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allenson vs. Waits
  
  Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dybzinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Waits
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
  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, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Hargrove vs. Eckersley
  
  Hargrove takes first base on ball four. Orta moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hayes vs. Eckersley
  
  Hayes strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Harrah vs. Eckersley
  
  Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Orta scores. Hargrove moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Hassey vs. Eckersley
  
  There goes Harrah. The throw from Allenson and he is out, Stapleton applying the tag. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Hassey vs. Eckersley
  
  Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hassey for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Remy vs. Waits
  
  Remy 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 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Waits
  
  Evans is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Waits
  
  Rice hits a line drive into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Manning vs. Eckersley
  
  Manning is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuiper vs. Eckersley
  
  Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dybzinski vs. Eckersley
  
  Dybzinski hits a fly ball into right field. Evans catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Evans. Kuiper moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Dilone vs. Eckersley
  
  Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dilone for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Waits
  
  Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lansford vs. Waits
  
  Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stapleton vs. Waits
  
  Stapleton hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Eckersley
  
  Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Stapleton. Orta moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hargrove vs. Eckersley
  
  Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Orta scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hayes vs. Burgmeier
  
  Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
  
  Hayes bunts towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Remy covering, for the out. Hargrove moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harrah vs. Burgmeier
  
  Harrah is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Diaz vs. Burgmeier
  
  Bo Diaz pinch hits for Ron Hassey.
  
  Diaz strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Manning vs. Burgmeier
  
  Manning is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Waits
  
  Bo Diaz now catching.
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allenson vs. Waits
  
  Allenson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Waits
  
  Miller bunts off the glove of Harrah, and into shallow left field. Miller reaches second base with a double. Allenson moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Rudi vs. Waits
  
  Joe Rudi pinch hits for Jerry Remy.
  
  Rudi hits a line drive into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allenson tags and scores. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Evans vs. Spillner
  
  Dan Spillner now pitching.
  
  Evans hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Manning. Evans reaches second base with a double. Miller scores. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rice vs. Spillner
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuiper vs. Burgmeier
  
  Glenn Hoffman now playing shortstop. Dave Stapleton now playing second base.
  
  Kuiper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Dybzinski vs. Burgmeier
  
  Dybzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuiper moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bannister vs. Burgmeier
  
  Alan Bannister pinch hits for Miguel Dilone.
  
  There goes Kuiper. The throw from Allenson and he is out, Lansford applying the tag. Dybzinski moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bannister vs. Burgmeier
  
  Bannister hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Dybzinski moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Orta vs. Burgmeier
  
  Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Spillner
  
  Alan Bannister now playing left field.
  
  Yastrzemski 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 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lansford vs. Spillner
  
  Lansford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stapleton vs. Spillner
  
  Stapleton hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Burgmeier
  
  Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hayes vs. Burgmeier
  
  Hayes bunts towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Stapleton covering - double play. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Burgmeier
  
  Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Spillner
  
  Perez 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 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Allenson vs. Spillner
  
  Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dybzinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Spillner
  
  Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gedman vs. Spillner
  
  Rich Gedman pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman.
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Spillner Miller moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Gedman vs. Spillner
  
  Gedman strikes out. Diaz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gedman out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/26/1981 -- Cleveland at Boston (D)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Dilone M, lf          4  0  0  0   Remy J, 2b            3  0  0  0   
Bannister A, ph-lf    1  0  1  0   Rudi J, ph            0  0  0  1   
Orta J, rf            5  3  3  0   Hoffman G, ss         0  0  0  0   
Hargrove M, 1b        3  1  2  1   Gedman R, ph          1  0  0  0   
Hayes V, dh           4  2  2  0   Evans D, rf           3  1  1  1   
Harrah T, 3b          4  1  2  2   Rice J, lf            4  1  2  1   
Hassey R, c           3  0  1  2   Yastrzemski C, dh     4  0  1  2   
Diaz B, ph-c          1  0  0  0   Lansford C, 3b        4  0  1  0   
Manning R, cf         4  0  1  2   Stapleton D, ss-2b    4  0  0  0   
Kuiper D, 2b          4  0  2  0   Perez T, 1b           4  0  0  0   
Dybzinski J, ss       4  0  1  0   Allenson G, c         3  2  1  0   
                                   Miller R, cf          3  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  7 15  7                        33  5  7  5

Cleveland        401 010 100 --  7
Boston           003 000 200 --  5

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Waits R (W)           6.2  6  5  5  2  5
Spillner D (S)        2.1  1  0  0  1  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (L)*      6.0 12  7  6  1  5
Burgmeier T           3.0  3  0  0  2  3
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Rice J, Evans D, Stapleton D
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Boston 5
2B -- Yastrzemski C, Miller R, Evans D
SB -- Hayes V
CS -- Harrah T, Kuiper D
SH -- Hayes V
SF -- Rudi J
WP -- Waits R
Balk -- Spillner D
T -- 2:37
A -- 24034

    

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