1981 Boston Red Sox Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 59-49
Finished 5th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,060,659, Avg. 20,397
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Ralph Houk (59-49)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1981 Boston Red Sox Statistics
1981 Boston Red Sox Roster

The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1981 season with a record of 59 wins and 49 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's East Division.

The Red Sox topped the circuit with 519 runs. Boston allowed 481 runs. Dwight Evans paced the squad with 22 home runs, while Jim Rice walloped 20 or more as well. Dwight Evans drove in 71 runs. Carney Lansford topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .336. Mike Torrez and Bob Stanley led the squad with 10 wins each, and Mike Torrez recorded a 3.68 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Ralph Houk coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 519
Regular Season Runs Against: 481

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 10, 1981 Chicago White Sox 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
April 12, 1981 Chicago White Sox 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 1-1 0-0 1-1
April 13, 1981 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 1-2 0-0 1-2
April 15, 1981 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 2-2 0-0 2-2
April 17, 1981 Boston Red Sox 8 at Chicago White Sox 5 W 2-2 1-0 3-2
April 18, 1981 Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 L 2-2 1-1 3-3
April 19, 1981 Boston Red Sox 9 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 2-2 2-1 4-3
April 20, 1981 Texas Rangers 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 3-2 2-1 5-3
April 21, 1981 Texas Rangers 4 at Boston Red Sox 10 W 4-2 2-1 6-3
April 22, 1981 Texas Rangers 16 at Boston Red Sox 8 L 4-3 2-1 6-4
April 25, 1981 Boston Red Sox 2 at Baltimore Orioles 7 L 4-3 2-2 6-5
April 26, 1981 Boston Red Sox 7 at Baltimore Orioles 5 W 4-3 3-2 7-5
April 27, 1981 Boston Red Sox 0 at Texas Rangers 10 L 4-3 3-3 7-6
April 28, 1981 Boston Red Sox 0 at Texas Rangers 9 L 4-3 3-4 7-7
April 29, 1981 Boston Red Sox 0 at Texas Rangers 5 L 4-3 3-5 7-8
April 30, 1981 Minnesota Twins 8 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 4-4 3-5 7-9
May 1, 1981 Minnesota Twins 6 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 4-5 3-5 7-10
May 2, 1981 Minnesota Twins 11 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 4-6 3-5 7-11
May 3, 1981 Minnesota Twins 3 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 4-7 3-5 7-12
May 4, 1981 Boston Red Sox 8 at Kansas City Royals 7 W 4-7 4-5 8-12
May 5, 1981 Boston Red Sox 1 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 4-7 4-6 8-13
May 6, 1981 Boston Red Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 W 4-7 5-6 9-13
May 8, 1981 Boston Red Sox 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 W 4-7 6-6 10-13
May 9, 1981 Boston Red Sox 10 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 4-7 7-6 11-13
May 10, 1981 Boston Red Sox 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 4-7 8-6 12-13
May 11, 1981 Boston Red Sox 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 W 4-7 9-6 13-13
May 12, 1981 Boston Red Sox 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 4-7 9-7 13-14
May 13, 1981 Boston Red Sox 5 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 4-7 10-7 14-14
May 14, 1981 Boston Red Sox 9 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 4-7 11-7 15-14
May 15, 1981 Kansas City Royals 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 5-7 11-7 16-14
May 16, 1981 Kansas City Royals 7 at Boston Red Sox 6 L 5-8 11-7 16-15
May 17, 1981 Kansas City Royals 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 5-9 11-7 16-16
May 18, 1981 Seattle Mariners 5 at Boston Red Sox 8 W 6-9 11-7 17-16
May 19, 1981 Seattle Mariners 0 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 7-9 11-7 18-16
May 20, 1981 Oakland Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 8-9 11-7 19-16
May 21, 1981 Oakland Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 9-9 11-7 20-16
May 22, 1981 Boston Red Sox 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 W 9-9 12-7 21-16
May 23, 1981 Boston Red Sox 8 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 W 9-9 13-7 22-16
May 24, 1981 Boston Red Sox 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 L 9-9 13-8 22-17
May 24, 1981 Boston Red Sox 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 10 L 9-9 13-9 22-18
May 25, 1981 Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 W 10-9 13-9 23-18
May 26, 1981 Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 10-10 13-9 23-19
May 27, 1981 Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 10 W 11-10 13-9 24-19
May 29, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 11-11 13-9 24-20
May 30, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 12-11 13-9 25-20
May 31, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 12-12 13-9 25-21
June 2, 1981 Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 0 W 12-12 14-9 26-21
June 3, 1981 Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 12-12 14-10 26-22
June 4, 1981 Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 12-12 15-10 27-22
June 5, 1981 Boston Red Sox 4 at Oakland Athletics 1 W 12-12 16-10 28-22
June 6, 1981 Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 6 L 12-12 16-11 28-23
June 7, 1981 Boston Red Sox 3 at Oakland Athletics 4 L 12-12 16-12 28-24
June 8, 1981 Boston Red Sox 0 at Seattle Mariners 2 L 12-12 16-13 28-25
June 9, 1981 Boston Red Sox 10 at Seattle Mariners 1 W 12-12 17-13 29-25
June 10, 1981 Boston Red Sox 4 at Seattle Mariners 2 W 12-12 18-13 30-25
June 11, 1981 Boston Red Sox 2 at California Angels 7 L 12-12 18-14 30-26
August 10, 1981 Chicago White Sox 7 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 12-13 18-14 30-27
August 11, 1981 Chicago White Sox 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 12-14 18-14 30-28
August 12, 1981 Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 8 W 13-14 18-14 31-28
August 13, 1981 Chicago White Sox 6 at Boston Red Sox 9 W 14-14 18-14 32-28
August 14, 1981 Boston Red Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 3 L 14-14 18-15 32-29
August 15, 1981 Boston Red Sox 5 at Texas Rangers 3 W 14-14 19-15 33-29
August 16, 1981 Boston Red Sox 0 at Texas Rangers 3 L 14-14 19-16 33-30
August 18, 1981 Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 14-14 19-17 33-31
August 19, 1981 Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 4 L 14-14 19-18 33-32
August 20, 1981 Boston Red Sox 6 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 14-14 20-18 34-32
August 21, 1981 Boston Red Sox 7 at Seattle Mariners 4 W 14-14 21-18 35-32
August 22, 1981 Boston Red Sox 5 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 14-14 22-18 36-32
August 23, 1981 Boston Red Sox 7 at Seattle Mariners 5 W 14-14 23-18 37-32
August 24, 1981 Boston Red Sox 6 at California Angels 8 L 14-14 23-19 37-33
August 25, 1981 Boston Red Sox 7 at California Angels 8 L 14-14 23-20 37-34
August 27, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 15-14 23-20 38-34
August 28, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 12 W 16-14 23-20 39-34
August 29, 1981 Oakland Athletics 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 17-14 23-20 40-34
August 30, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 17-15 23-20 40-35
August 31, 1981 California Angels 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 18-15 23-20 41-35
September 1, 1981 California Angels 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 18-16 23-20 41-36
September 2, 1981 California Angels 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 19-16 23-20 42-36
September 3, 1981 Seattle Mariners 8 at Boston Red Sox 7 L 19-17 23-20 42-37
September 4, 1981 Seattle Mariners 5 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 19-18 23-20 42-38
September 5, 1981 Seattle Mariners 5 at Boston Red Sox 12 W 20-18 23-20 43-38
September 6, 1981 Seattle Mariners 1 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 21-18 23-20 44-38
September 7, 1981 Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 21-18 23-21 44-39
September 8, 1981 Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 21-18 24-21 45-39
September 9, 1981 Boston Red Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 21-18 25-21 46-39
September 11, 1981 Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 4 L 21-18 25-22 46-40
September 12, 1981 Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 1 W 21-18 26-22 47-40
September 13, 1981 Boston Red Sox 6 at New York Yankees 10 L 21-18 26-23 47-41
September 14, 1981 Detroit Tigers 2 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 22-18 26-23 48-41
September 16, 1981 Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 23-18 26-23 49-41
September 16, 1981 Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 24-18 26-23 50-41
September 17, 1981 Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 25-18 26-23 51-41
September 18, 1981 New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 25-19 26-23 51-42
September 19, 1981 New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 8 W 26-19 26-23 52-42
September 20, 1981 New York Yankees 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 27-19 26-23 53-42
September 21, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Boston Red Sox 9 W 28-19 26-23 54-42
September 22, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 10 at Boston Red Sox 8 L 28-20 26-23 54-43
September 23, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Boston Red Sox 11 W 29-20 26-23 55-43
September 24, 1981 Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 29-21 26-23 55-44
September 25, 1981 Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 30-21 26-23 56-44
September 26, 1981 Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 30-22 26-23 56-45
September 27, 1981 Cleveland Indians 8 at Boston Red Sox 7 L 30-23 26-23 56-46
September 28, 1981 Boston Red Sox 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 L 30-23 26-24 56-47
September 29, 1981 Boston Red Sox 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 W 30-23 27-24 57-47
September 30, 1981 Boston Red Sox 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 10 L 30-23 27-25 57-48
October 2, 1981 Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 11 L 30-23 27-26 57-49
October 3, 1981 Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 0 W 30-23 28-26 58-49
October 4, 1981 Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 30-23 29-26 59-49


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