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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 2, 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 August 2, 1988 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 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 | August 2, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Russell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wes Gardner |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 35,462 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Scott 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: John Hirschbeck 3B: Rick Reed |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Pete Incaviglia | Left Fielder |
| Geno Petralli | DH |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Curt Wilkerson | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Todd Benzinger | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 2, 1988
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Gardner
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Gardner
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Gardner
O'Brien 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Russell
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Russell
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Russell
Evans takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to third. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Greenwell vs. Russell
Greenwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Russell
Burks hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Russell
Benzinger 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Russell
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Gardner
Sierra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Gardner
Incaviglia hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Gardner
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards second. Barrett scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Russell
Reed hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Russell
Gedman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Russell
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Russell
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reed moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Russell
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reed scores. Gedman moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Russell
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Gardner
Buechele hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Gardner
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Gardner
Wilkerson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Gardner
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
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Russell
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Russell
Benzinger hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Russell
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Russell
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. Russell
Gedman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Boggs vs. Hoffman
Guy Hoffman now pitching.
Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice scores. Reed scores. Gedman moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Barrett vs. Hoffman
Barrett hits a popup towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Gardner
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gardner
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Gardner
Sierra hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Sierra reaches second base with a double. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Incaviglia vs. Gardner
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Petralli vs. Gardner
Petralli hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hoffman
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Hoffman
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Hoffman covering, for the out. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Burks vs. Hoffman
Burks hits a line drive towards third. Buechele reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Benzinger vs. Hoffman
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Gardner
Buechele 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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Gardner
Sundberg 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, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Gardner
Wilkerson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Gardner
McDowell 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, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hoffman
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Hoffman
Reed hits a popup towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Hoffman
Gedman strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Gardner
Fletcher 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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gardner
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Brien for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Gardner
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. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Hoffman
Boggs hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Hoffman
Barrett hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hoffman
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Gardner
Kevin Romine now playing right field.
Incaviglia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Gardner
Petralli 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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Gardner
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Gardner
Sundberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gedman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Hoffman
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Hoffman
Burks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. Hoffman
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Mohorcic
Dale Mohorcic now pitching.
Rice 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, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Wilkerson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Lamp
McDowell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lamp
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McDowell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Lamp
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamp covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Mohorcic
Reed hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Incaviglia. Reed reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gedman vs. Mohorcic
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mohorcic fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Mohorcic
Boggs is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Mohorcic
Barrett 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 9
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Lamp
Sierra hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Lamp
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out. Sierra moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Petralli vs. Lamp
Petralli hits a fly ball to left field. Greenwell throws towards third. Boggs fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Boggs. Sierra scores. Petralli moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Buechele vs. Lamp
Buechele hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Petralli moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Steels vs. Lamp
Jim Steels pinch hits for Jim Sundberg.
Steels strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Wilkerson vs. Lamp
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamp covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1988 -- Texas at Boston (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
McDowell O, cf 4 0 1 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 1 2 2
Fletcher S, ss 3 0 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 5 1 1 0
O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 3 1 2 1
Sierra R, rf 3 1 2 0 Romine K, rf 0 0 0 0
Incaviglia P, lf 3 0 0 0 Greenwell M, lf 4 1 1 4
Petralli G, dh 4 0 1 0 Burks E, cf 4 0 1 0
Buechele S, 3b 4 1 2 1 Benzinger T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 3 0 0 0 Rice J, dh 4 1 1 0
Steels J, ph 1 0 0 0 Reed J, ss 4 2 3 0
Wilkerson C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gedman R, c 4 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 1 36 7 13 7
Texas 001 000 001 -- 2
Boston 412 000 00x -- 7
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Russell J (L) 2.2 9 7 7 1 1
Hoffman G 4.0 3 0 0 0 1
Mohorcic D 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner W (W) 7.0 3 1 1 4 4
Lamp D 2.0 4 1 1 0 2
E -- Boggs W
DP -- Texas 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Texas 7, Boston 7
2B -- Sierra R, Evans D, Reed J
HR -- Greenwell M, Buechele S
T -- 2:33
A -- 35462
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