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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 18, 1988
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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 April 18, 1988 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1988 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 18, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Oil Can Boyd |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 33,976 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Rocky Roe 3B: Greg Kosc |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cecil Espy | Right Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Larry Parrish | DH |
| Geno Petralli | Catcher |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Browne | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Brady Anderson | Right Fielder |
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 18, 1988
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Boyd
Espy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Boyd
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Boyd
McDowell hits a popup towards short. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Witt
Burks hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Witt
Barrett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. Barrett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Witt
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Witt
Rice hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Barrett scores. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Witt
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Witt
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. Witt
Cerone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boggs scores. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Witt
Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Boyd
Kemp strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Boyd
O'Brien hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Boyd
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Boyd
Petralli hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Witt
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Witt
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Witt
Barrett strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Boyd
Buechele takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Browne vs. Boyd
Browne strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Boyd
Espy hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Boyd
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Witt
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Witt
Rice hits a line drive towards first. O'Brien reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Witt
Greenwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Witt
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Boyd
McDowell hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Boyd
Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burks throws the ball in to Barrett who tags Kemp trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Boyd
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Witt
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Witt
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Witt
There's a wild pitch. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Witt
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Witt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Witt
Burks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Witt
Barrett hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cerone moves to third. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Boggs vs. Witt
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Boyd
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Boyd
Petralli hits a line drive into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Boyd
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Witt
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Witt
Greenwell hits a line drive into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Witt
Evans hits a ball on the groundEspy throws the ball in to Browne who tags Evans trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Cerone vs. Witt
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Anderson vs. Witt
Anderson takes first base on ball four. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Reed vs. Witt
Reed 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 6
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Boyd
Browne hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Boyd
Espy 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Boyd
Fletcher 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, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Witt
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Witt
Barrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Witt
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Boyd
McDowell hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Boyd
Kemp 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Boyd
O'Brien hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Boyd
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Russell
Jeff Russell now pitching.
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Russell
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Russell
Evans hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Russell
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching.
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 -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Smith
Buechele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Smith
Ruben Sierra pinch hits for Jerry Browne.
Sierra strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Smith
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Russell
Pete Incaviglia now playing left field. Cecil Espy now playing second base. Steve Kemp now playing right field.
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Russell
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Russell
Burks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Russell
There goes Burks. The throw from Petralli and he is safe. Burks steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Russell
Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Smith
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Smith
McDowell hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Smith
Kemp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
O'Brien vs. Smith
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Smith
There goes Kemp. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Kemp steals second. Fletcher scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Parrish vs. Smith
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Williams
Mitch Williams now pitching.
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Williams
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Incaviglia. Rice reaches second base with a double. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Greenwell vs. Williams
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boggs tags and scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1988 -- Texas at Boston (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Espy C, rf-2b 4 0 0 0 Burks E, cf 4 1 2 1
Fletcher S, ss 3 1 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 4 1 2 0
McDowell O, cf 4 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 3 2 0 0
Kemp S, lf-rf 4 0 2 0 Rice J, dh 4 0 2 0
O'Brien P, 1b 4 2 2 2 Greenwell M, lf 4 0 1 1
Parrish L, dh 4 0 0 0 Evans D, 1b 4 0 2 0
Petralli G, c 3 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 2 0 1 1
Buechele S, 3b 2 0 1 0 Anderson B, rf 3 0 0 0
Browne J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Reed J, ss 4 0 0 0
Sierra R, ph 1 0 0 0
Incaviglia P, lf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 5 2 32 4 10 3
Texas 010 000 101 -- 3
Boston 300 000 001 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B 6.0 7 3 3 7 8
Russell J 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Williams M (L) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Boyd O 7.0 3 2 2 1 3
Smith L (W) 2.0 2 1 0 1 3
E -- Espy C
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Texas 3, Boston 12
2B -- Barrett M, Evans D, Rice J
HR -- Burks E, O'Brien P 2
SB -- Burks E, Kemp S
SF -- Greenwell M
WP -- Witt B
PB -- Cerone R
T -- 3:00
A -- 33976
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