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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 21, 1980
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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 21, 1980 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 1980 |
|---|---|
| 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 21, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 24,953 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Rick Reed 3B: Steve Palermo |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Pepe Frias | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Dave Stapleton | Second Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | DH |
| Larry Wolfe | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 21, 1980
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Eckersley
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Eckersley
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Eckersley
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Matlack
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Matlack
Stapleton hits a line drive into right field. Grubb picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Grubb. Burleson moves to third. Stapleton moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lynn vs. Matlack
Lynn hits a line drive towards short. Frias reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Matlack
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and throws to home to get Burleson. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Matlack
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Eckersley
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Eckersley
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Eckersley
Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grubb vs. Eckersley
Grubb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staub moves to third. Putnam moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sundberg vs. Eckersley
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staub scores. Putnam scores. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frias vs. Eckersley
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Grubb moves to third. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rivers vs. Eckersley
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Matlack
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Matlack
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Matlack
Hobson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Eckersley
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Eckersley
Eckersley fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Eckersley. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Eckersley
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Stanley
There goes Oliver. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Stanley
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Stanley
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Matlack
Wolfe strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Matlack
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Matlack
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Stanley
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grubb for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Stanley
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frias vs. Stanley
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Matlack
Lynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Matlack
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Matlack
Fisk strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Stanley
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stanley
Wills bunts towards the mound. Stanley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Stanley
There goes Wills. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Stanley
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Stanley
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Matlack
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Matlack
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Matlack
Hobson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. Matlack
Wolfe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Stanley
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Stanley
Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Stanley
Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Putnam moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Stanley
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Matlack
Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Matlack
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Matlack
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Matlack covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Stanley
Frias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Stanley
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frias moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wills vs. Stanley
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields it and throws to home to get Frias. Rivers moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Stanley
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Stanley
Bell hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Lynn chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Fisk fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Fisk. Rivers scores. Oliver goes all the way around to score. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Putnam vs. Lockwood
Putnam hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Matlack
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Matlack
Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Matlack
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Matlack
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Matlack
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Lockwood
Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Lockwood
Sundberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Lockwood
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Darwin
Danny Darwin now pitching. Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Larry Wolfe.
Dwyer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Darwin
Burleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stapleton vs. Darwin
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Darwin
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Campbell
Gary Allenson now playing third base. Bill Campbell now pitching.
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Campbell
Wills hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Wills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Campbell
There goes Wills. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Wills steals third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Campbell
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Campbell
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Darwin
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Darwin
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Darwin
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Darwin
Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Darwin
Hobson is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/21/1980 -- Texas at Boston (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 5 1 1 0 Burleson R, ss 3 0 2 0
Wills B, 2b 5 1 3 0 Stapleton D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Oliver A, lf 5 1 1 1 Lynn F, cf 4 0 0 0
Bell B, 3b 5 0 1 2 Perez T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Staub R, dh 3 1 2 0 Fisk C, c 4 1 1 1
Putnam P, 1b 4 1 2 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 1 0
Grubb J, rf 4 0 2 0 Evans D, rf 4 1 2 2
Sundberg J, c 3 0 1 2 Hobson B, dh 3 0 0 0
Frias P, ss 4 0 1 0 Wolfe L, 3b 2 0 0 0
Dwyer J, ph 1 0 0 0
Allenson G, 3b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 14 5 33 3 7 3
Texas 021 000 200 -- 5
Boston 000 000 102 -- 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (W) 7.0 4 1 1 2 4
Darwin D 2.0 3 2 2 0 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (L)* 2.0 6 3 3 0 0
Stanley B 4.2 7 2 2 1 0
Lockwood S 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Campbell B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
E -- Grubb J, Eckersley D, Fisk C
DP -- Texas 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Texas 8, Boston 5
2B -- Bell B, Burleson R, Wills B
HR -- Fisk C, Evans D
SB -- Wills B 2
CS -- Oliver A
T -- 2:34
A -- 24953
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