Final
CWS 5 — BOS 3
4/10/1981 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS198104100
Complete available game record for CWS at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Evans | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron LeFlore | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Stapleton | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Squires | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Rudi | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Rice | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Luzinski | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rusty Kuntz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Perez | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carney Lansford | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Baines | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Hoffman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Morrison | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Hancock | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Bernazard | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Allenson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Almon | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Miller | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Molinaro | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Britt Burns | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Farmer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stanley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Hoyt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britt Burns | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0-0 |
| LaMarr Hoyt | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Bob Stanley | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ed Farmer | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Allenson | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hoffman | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Carney Lansford | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Miller | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Perez | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stanley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Stapleton | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LaMarr Hoyt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Kuntz | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Squires | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron LeFlore | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Almon | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Baines | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Bernazard | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Britt Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Farmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9/L9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | PO1(E1/TH).1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 13/G1 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 13/G1.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL/P3DF | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9/F9L.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | HP | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7/P7S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 1/BP15 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO/G34.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | S76/P7S.1X3(65) | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L9 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L7 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 5/FL/P5F | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D7/F78D | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 4/P4MD | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | E4/G4 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 6/P5D | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | HR/L7D | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P4D | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 5/FL/P5F | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53/G5S | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L8 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL/P3DF | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S67/G6 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P3D | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 4/L34 | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63/G56 | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | HR/L89XD | 0–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | E9/F9S.1-3 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8/G4M.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 1/SH/BG3S.2-3;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | HR/L7D.3-H;2-H | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K23 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HP | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P4D | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S5/G56S | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9/L9L.1-3 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | PO1(E2).3-H(NR);1-2 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 14/SH/BG2.2-3 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53/G56.3-H(UR) | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8/P8 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | E4/G4.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL/P3F | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L6D.2-H(UR);1-2 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F78D | 5–3 |