1981 Boston Red Sox Season Summary

Record: 59-49, 5th in American League East (7 teams)
Runs Scored: 519
Runs Allowed: 481
Pythagorean W-L: 58-50

Manager(s): Ralph Houk (59-49)
Ball Park: Fenway Park

Notable Moments from 1981

23 January 1981 - Boston is forced to trade Fred Lynn to California after the team failed to mail a new contract to the former Rookie of the Year by the deadline due to an oversight by the front office. Lynn, along with pitcher Steve Renko, goes to the Angels in exchange for pitchers Frank Tanana and Jim Dorsey and left fielder Joe Rudi.

5 May 1981 - In a game that takes two days to play due to a curfew rule, Dwight Evans reaches base seven times (four walks, three hits) in an extra-inning win over the Royals in Kansas City, 8-7.

25 May 1981 - Carl Yastrzemski plays in his 3,000th career game, all coming with Boston, and scores the winning run in an 8-7 win over Cleveland at Fenway Park.

4 September 1981 - After the game is suspended the night before due to a 1:00 AM curfew, Seattle beats Boston 8-7 thanks to a run in the 20th inning scored off Bob Stanley. Jerry Remy ties a Red Sox record with six hits in 10 at-bats during the marathon affair, the longest in Fenway Park history.