Four hits by Carney Lansford and three by Rick Miller led a 14-hit attack that carried the Red Sox to an 8-5 victory over the White Sox. Lansford blasted a two-run homer in the second inning to give the Bosox a 2-0 lead and Miller collected an RBI single later in the same frame. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 5

Game Played on Friday, April 17, 1981 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Red Sox 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 - 8 14 1 White Sox 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 5 12 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .083 LeFlore lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .381 Evans rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .300 Kuntz pr,lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .500 Yastrzemski dh 3 1 0 0 2 0 .167 Nordhagen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rice lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Squires 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .313 Perez 1b 4 2 2 1 1 0 .333 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lansford 3b 5 2 4 2 0 1 .421 Fisk c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .316 Hoffman ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .105 Luzinski dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 .300 Allenson c 5 1 3 2 0 0 .250 Lemon cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .167 Miller cf 4 0 3 3 0 0 .438 Baines rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .412 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morrison 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bernazard 2b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .263 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Almon ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308 Dotson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barrios p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Farmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hickey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lamp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 8 14 8 4 3 Totals 36 5 12 5 1 4 Time of Game: 3:04 Attendance: 30,458 Left on Base: Red Sox 9, White Sox 6 DP: Red Sox 2, White Sox 2 Errors: Hoffman, Squires Doubles: Allenson 2 (2), Fisk (2), Bernazard (1), Squires (2) Home Runs: Lansford (1), Bernazard (1), Luzinski (1), Baines (1) Stolen Bases: Miller (1), Almon (3) Sacrifice Flies: Squires (1) GIDP: Remy (2), Allenson (1), Baines (1), Nordhagen (1) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(1-0) 5 7 3 3 0 2 1 21 3.75 Clear 2.1 5 2 2 1 1 2 12 5.40 Burgmeier SV(1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 12 5 5 1 4 3 38 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dotson L(0-1) 3.2 5 5 3 2 1 1 18 3.97 Barrios 2.1 4 0 0 0 2 0 11 0.00 Farmer 0.1 3 3 3 2 0 0 6 54.00 Hickey 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 Lamp 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 14 8 6 4 3 1 44 Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Bill Haller RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (second to first); Evans struck out; Yastrzemski walked; Rice flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Squires popped to shortstop; Fisk doubled to left; Luzinski popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Perez walked; Lansford homered [Perez scored]; Hoffman grounded out (pitcher to first); Allenson doubled to left; Miller singled to center [Allenson scored]; Remy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Miller out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon popped to first in foul territory; Baines grounded out (first unassisted); Morrison grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans flied to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Bernazard doubled to right; Almon singled to center [Bernazard to third]; LeFlore singled to left [Bernazard scored, Almon to third]; Ron Leflore left with pulled muscle in left leg; KUNTZ RAN FOR LEFLORE; Squires hit a sacrifice fly to center [Almon scored, Kuntz to second (on throw to home)]; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Luzinski was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: KUNTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Perez grounded out (third to first); Lansford singled to center; Hoffman reached on an error by Squires [Lansford to second]; Allenson grounded out (second to first) [Lansford to third, Hoffman to second]; Miller singled to center [Lansford scored (unearned), Hoffman scored (unearned)]; BARRIOS REPLACED DOTSON (PITCHING); Miller stole second; Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon singled to left; Baines grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lemon out at second]; Morrison grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Evans was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; Rice singled to left; Perez singled to right [Rice to second]; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Bernazard homered; Almon popped to first; Kuntz was called out on strikes; Squires doubled to left; Fisk popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); Allenson singled to left; Miller singled to right [Allenson to second]; Remy lined to center; Evans flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: CLEAR REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Luzinski singled to right; Lemon walked [Luzinski to second]; Baines singled to right [Luzinski out at home (third to catcher), Lemon to second]; Morrison forced Lemon (third unassisted) [Baines to second]; Bernazard grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: FARMER REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Yastrzemski walked; Rice walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Perez singled to left [Yastrzemski scored, Rice to second]; Lansford singled to center [Rice to third, Perez to second]; Hoffman popped to second; Allenson doubled to third [Rice scored, Perez scored, Lansford to third]; HICKEY REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Miller flied to center; Remy flied to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Almon singled to center; Almon stole second; Kuntz struck out; Squires popped to shortstop; Fisk popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, White Sox 3. RED SOX 8TH: Evans flied to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Luzinski homered; Lemon flied to center; Baines homered; BURGMEIER REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); Morrison grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Bernazard struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, White Sox 5. RED SOX 9TH: LAMP REPLACED HICKEY (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Lansford singled to center; Hoffman singled to shortstop [Lansford to second]; Allenson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hoffman out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 9TH: Almon reached on an error by Hoffman; NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR KUNTZ; Nordhagen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Almon out at second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR SQUIRES; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, White Sox 5.

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