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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 9, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers, played on July 9, 1974 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bibby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 15,051 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Jim Odom |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | DH |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | DH |
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
| Darrell Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 9, 1974
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Tiant
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Tiant
Nelson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Blackwell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Blackwell. Tovar moves to third. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burroughs vs. Tiant
Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tovar tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Tiant
Hargrove strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Bibby
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Bibby
There goes Harper. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Bibby
Griffin hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Bibby
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Bibby
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Bibby
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cooper scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Bibby
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Tiant
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Tiant
Randle hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Tiant
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bibby
Miller hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Bibby
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Bibby
Blackwell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Bibby
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Tiant
Sundberg hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Tiant
Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Tiant
Nelson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Bibby
Griffin hits a line drive towards short. Harrah reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Bibby
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Bibby
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar who is chasing the ball. Yastrzemski reaches third base with a triple. Cooper scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Bibby
Evans hits a fly ball towards right. Burroughs catches it and throws to home to double up Yastrzemski. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Tiant
Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Tiant
There goes Johnson. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Tiant
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Tiant
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Bibby
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Petrocelli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Bibby
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Bibby
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blackwell vs. Bibby
Blackwell hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harper vs. Bibby
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Tiant
Randle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Tiant
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Tiant
There goes Randle. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Tiant
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Tiant
Tovar hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Bibby
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Bibby
Cooper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Bibby
Yastrzemski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Bibby
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bibby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Tiant
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Tiant
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Bibby
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bibby
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bibby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Bibby
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Tiant
Hargrove hits a line drive towards first. Cooper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Tiant
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Tiant
Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Bibby
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Bibby
Harper hits a popup towards third. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Bibby
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Tiant
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Tiant
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Tiant
Tovar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Tiant
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Bibby
Cooper hits a popup towards third. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bibby
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Bibby
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Bibby
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Bibby
Miller hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Tiant
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Tiant
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1974 -- Texas at Boston (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Tovar C, cf 4 1 1 0 Harper T, dh 3 0 0 0
Nelson D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson A, lf 4 0 1 0 Cooper C, 1b 3 2 2 0
Burroughs J, rf 3 0 0 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 1 0 1 1
Hargrove M, dh 4 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 4 0 1 1
Spencer J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 2 0
Randle L, 3b 3 0 1 0 Miller R, cf 3 0 0 0
Harrah T, ss 3 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 3 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 1 0 0 0 Blackwell T, c 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 4 1 27 2 6 2
Texas 100 000 000 -- 1
Boston 101 000 00x -- 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby J (L) 8.0 6 2 2 6 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W) 9.0 4 1 0 2 4
E -- Blackwell T
DP -- Texas 3
LOB -- Texas 4, Boston 8
2B -- Cooper C 2, Petrocelli R
3B -- Yastrzemski C
SB -- Harper T, Johnson A
CS -- Randle L
SF -- Burroughs J
HBP -- by Bibby J (Blackwell T)
T -- 2:14
A -- 15051
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