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1981 Boston Red Sox Schedule and Results

April 1981

Date Team Result Record Decision
10 Apr Chicago White Sox L, 5-3 0-1 Bob Stanley
12 Apr Chicago White Sox W, 5-4 1-1 Mark Clear
13 Apr Baltimore Orioles L, 5-1 1-2 Steve Crawford
15 Apr Baltimore Orioles W, 7-2 2-2 Bob Stanley
17 Apr at Chicago White Sox W, 8-5 3-2 Dennis Eckersley
18 Apr at Chicago White Sox L, 2-1 3-3 Frank Tanana
19 Apr at Chicago White Sox W, 9-4 4-3 Bob Stanley
20 Apr Texas Rangers W, 4-2 5-3 Mike Torrez
21 Apr Texas Rangers W, 10-4 6-3 John Tudor
22 Apr Texas Rangers L, 16-8 6-4 Dennis Eckersley
25 Apr at Baltimore Orioles L, 7-2 6-5 Frank Tanana
26 Apr at Baltimore Orioles W, 7-5 7-5 Dennis Eckersley
27 Apr at Texas Rangers L, 10-0 7-6 Mike Torrez
28 Apr at Texas Rangers L, 9-0 7-7 Steve Crawford
29 Apr at Texas Rangers L, 5-0 7-8 John Tudor
30 Apr Minnesota Twins L, 8-4 7-9 Frank Tanana

May 1981

Date Team Result Record Decision
1 May Minnesota Twins L, 6-1 7-10 Dennis Eckersley
2 May Minnesota Twins L, 11-2 7-11 Mike Torrez
3 May Minnesota Twins L, 3-1 7-12 Steve Crawford
4 May at Kansas City Royals W, 8-7 8-12 Tom Burgmeier
5 May at Kansas City Royals L, 2-1 8-13 Frank Tanana
6 May at Kansas City Royals W, 3-1 9-13 Dennis Eckersley
8 May at Toronto Blue Jays W, 4-2 10-13 Mike Torrez
9 May at Toronto Blue Jays W, 10-3 11-13 Bob Stanley
10 May at Toronto Blue Jays W, 9-5 12-13 Tom Burgmeier
11 May at Toronto Blue Jays W, 7-6 13-13 Mark Clear
12 May at Minnesota Twins L, 4-3 13-14 Tom Burgmeier
13 May at Minnesota Twins W, 5-2 14-14 Mike Torrez
14 May at Minnesota Twins W, 9-7 15-14 Bill Campbell
15 May Kansas City Royals W, 4-3 16-14 Mark Clear
16 May Kansas City Royals L, 7-6 16-15 Dennis Eckersley
17 May Kansas City Royals L, 5-4 16-16 Tom Burgmeier
18 May Seattle Mariners W, 8-5 17-16 Mark Clear
19 May Seattle Mariners W, 4-0 18-16 Frank Tanana
20 May Oakland Athletics W, 5-3 19-16 Bob Stanley
21 May Oakland Athletics W, 3-0 20-16 Dennis Eckersley
22 May at Milwaukee Brewers W, 7-3 21-16 John Tudor
23 May at Milwaukee Brewers W, 8-1 22-16 Mike Torrez
24 May at Milwaukee Brewers L, 2-1 22-17 Bob Stanley
24 May at Milwaukee Brewers L, 10-7 22-18 Bob Stanley
25 May Cleveland Indians W, 8-7 23-18 Mark Clear
26 May Cleveland Indians L, 5-2 23-19 Dennis Eckersley
27 May Cleveland Indians W, 10-5 24-19 Mark Clear
29 May Milwaukee Brewers L, 5-4 24-20 Tom Burgmeier
30 May Milwaukee Brewers W, 7-6 25-20 Mark Clear
31 May Milwaukee Brewers L, 5-2 25-21 Steve Crawford

June 1981

Date Team Result Record Decision
2 Jun at Cleveland Indians W, 4-0 26-21 Dennis Eckersley
3 Jun at Cleveland Indians L, 4-1 26-22 John Tudor
4 Jun at Cleveland Indians W, 6-5 27-22 Mike Torrez
5 Jun at Oakland Athletics W, 4-1 28-22 Frank Tanana
6 Jun at Oakland Athletics L, 6-2 28-23 Steve Crawford
7 Jun at Oakland Athletics L, 4-3 28-24 Mark Clear
8 Jun at Seattle Mariners L, 2-0 28-25 John Tudor
9 Jun at Seattle Mariners W, 10-1 29-25 Mike Torrez
10 Jun at Seattle Mariners W, 4-2 30-25 Frank Tanana
11 Jun at California Angels L, 7-2 30-26 Chuck Rainey

August 1981

Date Team Result Record Decision
10 Aug Chicago White Sox L, 7-1 30-27 Dennis Eckersley
11 Aug Chicago White Sox L, 4-2 30-28 Bob Stanley
12 Aug Chicago White Sox W, 8-1 31-28 Bob Ojeda
13 Aug Chicago White Sox W, 9-6 32-28 Mark Clear
14 Aug at Texas Rangers L, 3-2 32-29 Tom Burgmeier
15 Aug at Texas Rangers W, 5-3 33-29 Bob Stanley
16 Aug at Texas Rangers L, 3-0 33-30 Bob Ojeda
18 Aug at Oakland Athletics L, 3-2 33-31 Bill Campbell
19 Aug at Oakland Athletics L, 4-2 33-32 Frank Tanana
20 Aug at Oakland Athletics W, 6-4 34-32 Dennis Eckersley
21 Aug at Seattle Mariners W, 7-4 35-32 Bob Stanley
22 Aug at Seattle Mariners W, 5-3 36-32 Bob Ojeda
23 Aug at Seattle Mariners W, 7-5 37-32 Tom Burgmeier
24 Aug at California Angels L, 8-6 37-33 Frank Tanana
25 Aug at California Angels L, 8-7 37-34 Tom Burgmeier
27 Aug Oakland Athletics W, 6-5 38-34 Bob Stanley
28 Aug Oakland Athletics W, 12-5 39-34 Bob Ojeda
29 Aug Oakland Athletics W, 7-6 40-34 Mike Torrez
30 Aug Oakland Athletics L, 5-3 40-35 Frank Tanana
31 Aug California Angels W, 4-1 41-35 Dennis Eckersley

September 1981

Date Team Result Record Decision
1 Sep California Angels L, 3-2 41-36 Bob Stanley
2 Sep California Angels W, 3-1 42-36 Bob Ojeda
3 Sep Seattle Mariners L, 8-7 42-37 Bob Stanley
4 Sep Seattle Mariners L, 5-2 42-38 Frank Tanana
5 Sep Seattle Mariners W, 12-5 43-38 John Tudor
6 Sep Seattle Mariners W, 6-1 44-38 Bruce Hurst
7 Sep at Detroit Tigers L, 3-1 44-39 Bob Ojeda
8 Sep at Detroit Tigers W, 5-3 45-39 Mike Torrez
9 Sep at Detroit Tigers W, 6-5 46-39 Bob Stanley
11 Sep at New York Yankees L, 4-1 46-40 Dennis Eckersley
12 Sep at New York Yankees W, 2-1 47-40 Bob Ojeda
13 Sep at New York Yankees L, 10-6 47-41 Frank Tanana
14 Sep Detroit Tigers W, 5-2 48-41 Bob Stanley
16 Sep Detroit Tigers W, 2-1 49-41 Dennis Eckersley
16 Sep Detroit Tigers W, 5-4 50-41 Tom Burgmeier
17 Sep Detroit Tigers W, 6-1 51-41 Bob Ojeda
18 Sep New York Yankees L, 6-4 51-42 Bob Stanley
19 Sep New York Yankees W, 8-5 52-42 John Tudor
20 Sep New York Yankees W, 4-1 53-42 Bruce Hurst
21 Sep Milwaukee Brewers W, 9-3 54-42 Dennis Eckersley
22 Sep Milwaukee Brewers L, 10-8 54-43 Mark Clear
23 Sep Milwaukee Brewers W, 11-5 55-43 Luis Aponte
24 Sep Cleveland Indians L, 5-2 55-44 Mike Torrez
25 Sep Cleveland Indians W, 5-4 56-44 Bob Stanley
26 Sep Cleveland Indians L, 7-5 56-45 Dennis Eckersley
27 Sep Cleveland Indians L, 8-7 56-46 Mark Clear
28 Sep at Milwaukee Brewers L, 1-0 56-47 Frank Tanana
29 Sep at Milwaukee Brewers W, 7-2 57-47 Mike Torrez
30 Sep at Milwaukee Brewers L, 10-5 57-48 Bob Stanley

October 1981

Date Team Result Record Decision
2 Oct at Cleveland Indians L, 11-4 57-49 Dennis Eckersley
3 Oct at Cleveland Indians W, 4-0 58-49 Frank Tanana
4 Oct at Cleveland Indians W, 6-2 59-49 Mike Torrez

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