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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 9, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 9, 1981 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 9, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 9, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Crawford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Clancy |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 16,040 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Al Clark 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Ted Hendry |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Dave Stapleton | Second Baseman |
Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Dave F. Schmidt | Catcher |
Glenn Hoffman | Shortstop |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Lloyd Moseby | Right Fielder |
Al Woods | Left Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Willie Upshaw | DH |
Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
Damaso Garcia | Second Baseman |
Danny Ainge | Third Baseman |
Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
Bobby Mattick | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 9, 1981
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Clancy
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Clancy
Stapleton takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Clancy
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to third. Stapleton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Clancy
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Evans scores. Stapleton moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Clancy
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Crawford
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Crawford
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Crawford
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Clancy
Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Clancy
Schmidt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoffman vs. Clancy
Hoffman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Clancy
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Crawford
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Crawford
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Crawford covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Crawford
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Crawford
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Clancy
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Clancy
Stapleton hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Clancy
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Crawford
Ainge hits a line drive towards third. Lansford reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Crawford
Whitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Crawford
Griffin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans who is chasing the ball. Griffin reaches third base with a triple. Whitt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moseby vs. Crawford
Moseby hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffin tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Crawford
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton misplays the ball. That's an error on Stapleton. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Crawford
Mayberry is hit by the pitch. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Crawford
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Clancy
Garth Iorg now playing third base.
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Clancy
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Clancy
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Leal
Luis Leal now pitching.
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to third. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoffman vs. Leal
Hoffman takes first base on ball four. Perez scores. Lansford moves to third. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rudi vs. Willis
Mike Willis now pitching. Joe Rudi pinch hits for Rick Miller.
Rudi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Whitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Willis
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lansford scores. Schmidt scores. Hoffman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stapleton vs. Willis
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Stanley
Reid Nichols now playing center field. Bob Stanley now pitching.
Bosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Stanley
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Stanley
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Stanley
Whitt hits a fly ball into center field. Nichols settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Willis
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Willis
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Willis
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Stanley
Griffin hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Schmidt scoops up the ball and tags Griffin for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Stanley
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Stanley
Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Willis
Lansford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Lansford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Willis
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoffman vs. Willis
Hoffman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nichols vs. Willis
Nichols hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lansford tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Willis
Evans takes first base on ball four. Hoffman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stapleton vs. Willis
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Stanley
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Stanley
Upshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Nichols settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Stanley
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Willis
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Willis
Rice hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Willis
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin misplays the ball. That's an error on Griffin. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Willis
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Willis
There goes Lansford. The throw from Whitt and he is out, Garcia applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Stanley
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Stanley
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Stanley
Whitt strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Willis
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Willis
Hoffman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nichols vs. Willis
Nichols hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoffman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Willis
Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Barlow
Mike Barlow now pitching.
Stapleton strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Barlow
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Barlow
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Stanley
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Stanley
Moseby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Stanley
Woods takes first base on ball four. Moseby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Stanley
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. Moseby moves to third. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Upshaw vs. Stanley
Upshaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moseby scores. Woods moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bosetti vs. Stanley
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Barlow
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Barlow
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Barlow
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Schmidt reaches second base with a double. Lansford goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoffman vs. Barlow
Hoffman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nichols vs. Barlow
Nichols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Hoffman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Barlow
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Stanley
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Stanley
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Stanley
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitt for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/9/1981 -- Boston at Toronto (D) Boston AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Evans D, rf 4 2 2 5 Griffin A, ss 4 1 1 1 Stapleton D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Moseby L, rf 3 1 1 1 Yastrzemski C, dh 4 0 1 0 Woods A, lf 3 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 5 1 1 1 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Perez T, 1b 4 1 1 0 Upshaw W, dh 4 0 1 1 Lansford C, 3b 5 3 3 0 Bosetti R, cf 3 0 1 0 Schmidt D, c 4 1 2 1 Garcia D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hoffman G, ss 3 1 2 1 Ainge D, 3b 1 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 1 0 0 0 Iorg G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Rudi J, ph 1 0 0 0 Whitt E, c 4 1 1 0 Nichols R, cf 2 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 10 13 9 32 3 6 3 Boston 100 301 131 -- 10 Toronto 002 000 010 -- 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Crawford S 3.0 3 2 2 0 1 Stanley B (W) 6.0 3 1 1 2 1 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Clancy J (L) 3.1 3 3 3 4 1 Leal L* 0.0 0 1 1 2 0 Willis M 4.0 7 5 5 1 3 Barlow M 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th E -- Stapleton D, Griffin A DP -- Boston 1, Toronto 2 LOB -- Boston 9, Toronto 6 2B -- Lansford C, Schmidt D 3B -- Griffin A HR -- Rice J, Evans D CS -- Lansford C SF -- Moseby L, Nichols R HBP -- by Crawford S (Mayberry J), by Barlow M (Hoffman G) T -- 2:32 A -- 16040
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