Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
May 26, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1981 at Fenway Park. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Manning cf 4 1 1 0
Orta rf 4 1 2 1
Hargrove 1b 4 1 3 1
Thornton dh 4 1 1 1
Hassey c 4 0 2 1
Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0
Charboneau lf 4 0 0 0
  Littleton lf 0 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 4 1 1 0
Veryzer ss 4 0 0 0
Garland p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Remy 2b 5 0 3 0
Evans rf 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski 1b 2 0 0 0
Rice lf 2 0 0 0
Rudi dh 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 0
Stapleton ss 4 0 0 0
Gedman c 3 1 2 2
Miller cf 4 0 1 0
Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Cleveland 005 000 0005100
Boston 000 010 100272
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garland  W (3-4) 6.2 6 2 2 2 0
  Spillner  SV (2) 2.1 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley  L (4-4) 9.0 10 5 4 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
0
2

  E–Remy (1), Lansford (5).  DP–Cleveland 1, Boston 1.  2B–Cleveland Thornton (4,off Eckersley), Boston Gedman (1,off Garland); Lansford (11,off Garland); Remy (4,off Spillner).  HR–Boston Gedman (1,5th inning off Garland 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Gedman (1,off Garland).  CS–Hargrove (1,2nd base by Eckersley/Gedman).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:22.  A–16,986.
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