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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 31, 1985
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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 May 31, 1985 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Mason |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Nipper |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 19,623 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Humphrey 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Rocky Roe 3B: Dale Ford |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Toby Harrah | Second Baseman |
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Larry Parrish | Right Fielder |
| Gary Ward | Left Fielder |
| Cliff Johnson | DH |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Don Slaught | Catcher |
| Wayne Tolleson | Shortstop |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Tony Armas | Center Fielder |
| Mike Easler | DH |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Glenn Hoffman | Shortstop |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 31, 1985
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Nipper
Harrah hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Nipper
McDowell hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Nipper
Bell takes first base on ball four. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Nipper
Parrish takes first base on ball four. Harrah moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Nipper
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Mason
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Mason
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Parrish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Mason
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nipper
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Nipper
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Brien for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaught vs. Nipper
Slaught hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tolleson vs. Nipper
Tolleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Mason
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rice for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Mason
Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Parrish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Mason
Easler hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Nipper
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Nipper
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Nipper
Bell hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Mason
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first, with Mason covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Mason
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Mason
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Mason
Boggs hits a fly ball into right field. Parrish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Nipper
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Nipper
Ward hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Nipper
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Nipper
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaught vs. Nipper
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Mason
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mason fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Mason
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Mason
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Parrish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolleson vs. Nipper
Tolleson bunts towards the mound. Nipper can't make a play. That's a base hit. towards the mound. Nipper picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Nipper. Tolleson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Nipper
There goes Tolleson. The throw from Gedman and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Tolleson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Nipper
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Nipper
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Nipper
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Mason
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Mason
Easler hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Mason
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Mason
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Parrish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Nipper
Parrish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Armas. Parrish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Nipper
Ward 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Nipper
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nipper fields it and has Parrish trapped. He races towards second and tags Parrish for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Nipper
O'Brien hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Mason
Hoffman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. Hoffman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Mason
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Mason
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Mason
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Nipper
Slaught hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolleson vs. Nipper
Tolleson bunts towards the mound. Nipper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Nipper
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaught moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDowell vs. Nipper
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Mason
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Mason
Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Parrish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Mason
Easler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Mason
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Nipper
Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Nipper
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Nipper
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nipper
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Mason
Barrett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. Mason
Hoffman bunts towards the mound. Mason fields it and throws to first for the out. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Mason
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Stewart
Dave Stewart now pitching.
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Parrish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Stewart
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Crawford
Steve Crawford now pitching.
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Armas. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaught vs. Crawford
Slaught hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolleson vs. Crawford
Tolleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrah vs. Crawford
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner can't make a play. That's a base hit. O'Brien scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Crawford
Curt Wilkerson pinch runs for Toby Harrah.
Gedman fires to first and picks off Wilkerson. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Stewart
Curt Wilkerson now playing shortstop. Wayne Tolleson now playing second base.
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Stewart
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Stewart
Easler hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Stewart
Steve Lyons pinch runs for Mike Easler.
Gedman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. Gedman reaches second base with a double. Lyons moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barrett vs. Stewart
Ed Jurak pinch runs for Rich Gedman.
Barrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Stewart
Rick Miller pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman.
Miller hits a popup towards short. Wilkerson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1985 -- Texas at Boston (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Harrah T, 2b 5 0 3 1 Boggs W, 3b 3 0 0 0
Wilkerson C, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0
McDowell O, cf 4 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bell B, 3b 3 1 1 1 Rice J, lf 4 0 0 0
Parrish L, rf 3 0 1 0 Armas T, cf 4 0 0 0
Ward G, lf 4 0 1 0 Easler M, dh 4 1 3 1
Johnson C, dh 3 0 0 0 Lyons S, pr 0 0 0 0
O'Brien P, 1b 4 1 2 0 Gedman R, c 4 0 1 0
Slaught D, c 4 0 1 0 Jurak E, pr 0 0 0 0
Tolleson W, ss-2b 4 1 1 0 Barrett M, 2b 3 0 1 0
Hoffman G, ss 2 0 2 0
Miller R, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 3 10 2 33 1 7 1
Texas 000 010 011 -- 3
Boston 000 010 000 -- 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Mason M (W) 7.1 5 1 1 1 1
Stewart D (S) 1.2 2 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Nipper A (L) 8.0 8 2 1 3 4
Crawford S 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Nipper A, Gedman R
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Texas 7, Boston 8
2B -- Parrish L, Hoffman G, O'Brien P, Gedman R
HR -- Easler M, Bell B
SB -- Tolleson W
SH -- Hoffman G
T -- 2:36
A -- 19623
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