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Red Sox
@ Brewers
County Stadium
May 23, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 23, 1981 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 23, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 23, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Torrez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Lerch |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 35,254 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Jim McKean |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Dave Stapleton | Shortstop |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
Joe Rudi | DH |
Dave F. Schmidt | Catcher |
Reid Nichols | Center Fielder |
Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gantner | Second Baseman |
Robin Yount | Shortstop |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Gorman Thomas | Center Fielder |
Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
Larry Hisle | DH |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Charlie Moore | Catcher |
Mark Brouhard | Right Fielder |
Buck Rodgers | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Brewers
County Stadium
May 23, 1981
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lerch
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Lerch
Stapleton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Lerch
Lansford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Lerch
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards short. Yount settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Lerch
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper juggles the ball. That's an error on Cooper. Evans scores. Lansford moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rudi vs. Lerch
Rudi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantner vs. Torrez
Gantner 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Torrez
Yount hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Torrez
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Lerch
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Lerch
Nichols hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Lerch
Remy bunts towards the mound. Lerch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nichols moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Lerch
Evans takes first base on ball four. Nichols moves to third. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stapleton vs. Lerch
Stapleton hits a fly ball into right field. Brouhard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nichols tags and scores. Remy tags and moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lansford vs. Lerch
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Torrez
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Torrez
Oglivie 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Torrez
Hisle hits a fly ball into center field. Nichols settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Lerch
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Lerch
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Lerch
Rudi hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Brouhard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Lerch
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nichols vs. Lerch
Nichols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount misplays the ball. That's an error on Yount. Perez scores. Schmidt moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Remy vs. Lerch
Remy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gantner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Torrez
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Remy can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Torrez
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brouhard vs. Torrez
Brouhard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton can't make a play. That's a base hit. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gantner vs. Torrez
Gantner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lerch
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Lerch
Stapleton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Lerch
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Lerch
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Rice reaches second base with a double. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Keeton
Rickey Keeton now pitching.
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lansford scores. Rice scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Keeton
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Brouhard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Torrez
Yount hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Torrez
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Torrez
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Torrez
Oglivie hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Keeton
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nichols vs. Keeton
Nichols bunts towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Keeton
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Keeton
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Torrez
Hisle hits a fly ball into center field. Nichols settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Torrez
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Torrez
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Keeton
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Keeton
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keeton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Keeton
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brouhard vs. Torrez
Brouhard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantner vs. Torrez
Gantner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yount vs. Torrez
Yount hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Gantner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Torrez
Ed Romero pinch runs for Robin Yount.
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gantner moves to third. Romero moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Clear
Mark Clear now pitching.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. Gantner scores. Romero moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oglivie vs. Clear
Oglivie hits a popup towards the mound. Clear settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Keeton
Ed Romero now playing shortstop.
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Keeton
Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Keeton
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Romero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Clear
Hisle strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Clear
Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Clear
Moore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brouhard vs. Clear
Brouhard is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Keeton
Nichols hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Keeton
Remy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Remy reaches second base with a double. Nichols moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Cleveland
Reggie Cleveland now pitching.
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Gantner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stapleton vs. Cleveland
Stapleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nichols scores. Remy scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Cleveland
Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stapleton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Cleveland
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Cleveland
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantner vs. Clear
Gantner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Clear
Romero hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Clear
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Easterly
Jamie Easterly now pitching.
Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Easterly
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nichols vs. Easterly
Nichols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Easterly
Remy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Clear
Thomas hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Remy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Clear
Oglivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Clear
Hisle hits a popup towards short. Stapleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Clear
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/23/1981 -- Boston at Milwaukee (D) Boston AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Evans D, rf 4 1 2 0 Gantner J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Stapleton D, ss 4 0 1 3 Yount R, ss 3 0 1 0 Lansford C, 3b 5 1 2 0 Romero E, pr-ss 1 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 5 1 1 0 Cooper C, 1b 4 0 2 0 Perez T, 1b 5 1 2 2 Thomas G, cf 4 0 0 1 Rudi J, dh 5 0 1 0 Oglivie B, lf 4 0 1 0 Schmidt D, c 3 1 2 1 Hisle L, dh 4 0 0 0 Nichols R, cf 4 2 2 0 Howell R, 3b 4 0 2 0 Remy J, 2b 5 1 2 0 Moore C, c 3 0 0 0 Brouhard M, rf 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 8 15 6 34 1 8 1 Boston 121 200 020 -- 8 Milwaukee 000 001 000 -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Torrez M (W) 5.1 6 1 1 0 1 Clear M (S) 3.2 2 0 0 0 3 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Lerch R (L) 3.2 8 6 4 2 1 Keeton R* 3.1 5 2 2 0 1 Cleveland R 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 Easterly J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Cooper C, Yount R DP -- Boston 1, Milwaukee 2 LOB -- Boston 10, Milwaukee 6 2B -- Rice J, Remy J HR -- Schmidt D SH -- Nichols R SF -- Stapleton D T -- 2:34 A -- 35254
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