Final
CWS 4 — BOS 5
4/12/1981 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS198104120
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Remy | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Squires | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Stapleton | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Rice | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Luzinski | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Perez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rusty Kuntz | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carney Lansford | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Baines | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Hoffman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Allenson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Bernazard | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Miller | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Almon | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Molinaro | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Tanana | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Dotson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Farmer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Clear | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Dotson | 7.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Frank Tanana | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Mark Clear | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Farmer | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Allenson | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Clear | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hoffman | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Carney Lansford | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Miller | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Remy | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Rice | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Stapleton | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Tanana | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Kuntz | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Almon | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Baines | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Bernazard | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron LeFlore | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Dotson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Squires | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Farmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Morrison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 23/SH.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | D8.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→2 | 6(1)63/GDP | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 5/L | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | BK.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 6/L | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | PO1(23) | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 5/L | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | E5/G | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S4/G | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | K+CS2(24)/DP | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | D9.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | IW | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S5/G | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 7(B)72(3)/DP | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8/F8D | 3–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D9 | 3–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 3–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-3(E7);B-2 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | HR/7 | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 6(B)63(1)/LDP | 4–5 |