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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 14, 1987
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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 August 14, 1987 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 14, 1987 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 14, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Hough |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Nipper |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 33,840 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dan Morrison 1B: Tim Tschida 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Steve Palermo |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Browne | Second Baseman |
| Tom O'Malley | Third Baseman |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Pete Incaviglia | Left Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | DH |
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Geno Petralli | Catcher |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
| Sam Horn | DH |
| Todd Benzinger | Right Fielder |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| Marc Sullivan | Catcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 14, 1987
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Nipper
Browne hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Malley vs. Nipper
O'Malley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Nipper
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it and throws to second 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 center field for a base hit. Sierra moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Incaviglia vs. Nipper
Incaviglia hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger 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: 3-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Hough
Burks 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: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Hough
Barrett hits a popup towards third. O'Malley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Hough
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Hough covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Nipper
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Parrish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Nipper
McDowell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petralli vs. Nipper
Petralli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Petralli reaches second base with a double. Parrish scores. McDowell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Nipper
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McDowell tags and scores. Petralli tags and moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Browne vs. Nipper
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nipper fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Nipper. Petralli scores. Browne moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
O'Malley vs. Nipper
O'Malley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Browne scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Nipper
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Malley moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Nipper
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Malley scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Nipper
There goes O'Brien. The throw from Sullivan and he is out, Barrett applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Hough
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Hough
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to first for the out. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Horn vs. Hough
The ball gets by Petralli for a passed ball. Greenwell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Horn vs. Hough
Horn strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Benzinger vs. Hough
Benzinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greenwell scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Hough
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Nipper
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nipper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Nipper
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Nipper
McDowell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Nipper
There goes McDowell. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. McDowell steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Petralli vs. Nipper
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Petralli for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Hough
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Malley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Hough
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Hough
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Malley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Nipper
Fletcher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Nipper
Browne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Malley vs. Nipper
O'Malley hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Nipper
Sierra hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Browne moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Brien vs. Nipper
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Nipper covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Hough
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Hough
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hough
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Nipper
Incaviglia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Nipper
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Nipper
McDowell hits a line drive into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Nipper
Petralli hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Hough
Horn hits a fly ball towards left. Incaviglia settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Incaviglia. Horn moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Benzinger vs. Hough
Benzinger strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Hough
Owen hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Hough
Sullivan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horn scores. Sullivan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Hough
Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Nipper
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Nipper
Browne hits a line drive towards first. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
O'Malley vs. Nipper
O'Malley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Malley for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Hough
Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Hough
Boggs hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Hough
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greenwell for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hough
Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Petralli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Nipper
Sierra hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Nipper
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Nipper
Incaviglia hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Hough
Bob Brower now playing left field.
Horn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Hough
Benzinger strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hough
Owen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Browne reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Hough
Sullivan strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Nipper
Parrish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
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 -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Nipper
Petralli hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Nipper
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Browne vs. Schiraldi
Calvin Schiraldi now pitching.
There goes Fletcher. The throw from Sullivan and he is out, Barrett applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Hough
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Hough
There goes Burks. The throw from Petralli and he is out, Browne applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Hough
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Hough
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Schiraldi
Browne is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Malley vs. Schiraldi
O'Malley hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. O'Malley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Schiraldi
Curt Wilkerson pinch runs for Tom O'Malley.
Sierra hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wilkerson scores. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Schiraldi
O'Brien hits a fly ball to left field. That will be extra bases. Greenwell chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Sullivan fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Sullivan. Sierra goes all the way around to score. O'Brien moves all the way to home. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Schiraldi
Brower hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Barrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Schiraldi
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Hough
Steve Buechele now playing third base.
Greenwell hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hough
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Hough
Horn hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell 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 8/14/1987, game 2 -- Texas at Boston (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Browne J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Burks E, cf 4 0 1 0
O'Malley T, 3b 5 1 3 1 Barrett M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Wilkerson C, pr 0 1 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 1 1 1
Buechele S, 3b 0 0 0 0 Greenwell M, lf 3 1 0 0
Sierra R, rf 5 1 2 1 Evans D, 1b 4 0 0 0
O'Brien P, 1b 5 1 3 2 Horn S, dh 4 2 1 1
Incaviglia P, lf 4 0 0 0 Benzinger T, rf 3 0 1 1
Brower B, lf 1 0 0 0 Owen S, ss 3 0 0 0
Parrish L, dh 5 1 3 0 Sullivan M, c 3 0 1 1
McDowell O, cf 3 1 1 0
Petralli G, c 4 2 2 2
Fletcher S, ss 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 9 16 7 32 4 5 4
Texas 050 000 013 -- 9
Boston 010 011 100 -- 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hough C (W) 9.0 5 4 3 1 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Nipper A (L) 7.2 13 6 3 1 2
Schiraldi C 1.1 3 3 2 0 2
E -- Nipper A, Incaviglia P, Sullivan M
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Texas 6, Boston 2
2B -- Parrish L, Petralli G, O'Malley T, O'Brien P
HR -- Boggs W, Horn S, Petralli G
SB -- McDowell O
CS -- O'Brien P, Fletcher S, Burks E
SF -- Fletcher S
PB -- Petralli G
T -- 2:45
A -- 33840
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