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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 6, 1989
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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 6, 1989 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Smithson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 31,508 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Rocky Roe |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cecil Espy | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Julio Franco | Second Baseman |
| Pete Incaviglia | Left Fielder |
| Geno Petralli | Catcher |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Stone | DH |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 6, 1989
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Smithson
Espy 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Smithson
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gedman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Smithson
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Smithson
Sierra strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Witt
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Incaviglia. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Witt
Barrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Witt
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Greenwell vs. Witt
Greenwell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Witt
There goes Burks. The throw from Petralli and he is safe. Burks steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Witt
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boggs scores. Burks scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Witt
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Smithson
Franco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Smithson
Incaviglia hits a line drive towards the mound. Smithson catches it and throws to first to double up Franco. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Smithson
Petralli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Smithson
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Witt
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Witt
Gedman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Witt
There goes Gedman. The throw from Petralli and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Witt
Reed strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Smithson
Stone hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Smithson
There goes Stone. The throw from Gedman and he is out, Reed applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Smithson
Espy 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Smithson
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Esasky settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Esasky. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Smithson
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Witt
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Witt
Barrett 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Witt
Burks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Franco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Witt
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Witt
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boggs scores. Greenwell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Witt
There's a wild pitch. Greenwell scores. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Witt
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Esasky vs. Witt
Esasky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Franco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Smithson
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Palmeiro for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Smithson
Sierra 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Smithson
Franco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Smithson
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Witt
Gedman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Witt
Reed bunts towards the mound. Witt fields it and throws to first for the out. Gedman moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Witt
Boggs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sierra who is chasing the ball. Boggs reaches third base with a triple. Gedman scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Barrett vs. Witt
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boggs tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Witt
Burks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Witt
Greenwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Espy. Greenwell reaches second base with a double. Burks goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Witt
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Smithson
Petralli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Smithson
Bell 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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Smithson
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Smithson
Espy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Witt
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Witt
Esasky hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Incaviglia. Esasky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gedman vs. Witt
Gedman hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Witt
Reed strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Smithson
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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Smithson
Palmeiro 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, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Smithson
Sierra strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Witt
Rick Leach now playing left field. Mike Stanley now playing first base. Jeff Kunkel now playing right field. Pete Incaviglia now playing center fi
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Witt
Barrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Witt
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Witt
Greenwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Witt
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Smithson
Franco strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Smithson
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Smithson
Petralli hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Witt
Steve Buechele now playing second base.
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Witt
Danny Heep pinch hits for Nick Esasky.
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buechele fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Witt
Gedman hits a fly ball into center field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Witt
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reed for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stanley
Danny Heep now playing first base. Bob Stanley now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Stanley
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Stanley
Leach 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 8
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Witt
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Witt
Barrett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Russell
Jeff Russell now pitching.
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Russell
Greenwell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Russell
There's a wild pitch. Boggs moves to third. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Russell
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Russell
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Stanley
Fletcher bunts towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Stanley
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Stanley
Kunkel hits a popup towards the mound. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1989 -- Texas at Boston (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Espy C, cf 3 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 3 3 1
Leach R, lf 1 0 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 2 0 1 1
Fletcher S, ss 4 0 0 0 Burks E, cf 5 2 1 0
Palmeiro R, 1b 3 0 1 0 Greenwell M, lf 5 1 3 1
Stanley M, 1b 1 0 0 0 Rice J, dh 4 0 2 3
Sierra R, rf 3 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 4 0 1 0
Kunkel J, rf 1 0 0 0 Esasky N, 1b 3 0 1 0
Franco J, 2b 3 0 2 0 Heep D, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Buechele S, 2b 0 0 0 0 Gedman R, c 3 1 1 0
Incaviglia P, lf-cf 3 0 0 0 Reed J, ss 3 0 0 0
Petralli G, c 3 0 2 0
Bell B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Stone J, dh 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 6 0 34 7 13 6
Texas 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 202 300 00x -- 7
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B (L)* 7.0 13 7 7 5 6
Russell J 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson M (W) 7.0 6 0 0 0 6
Stanley B 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Esasky N
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Texas 4, Boston 11
2B -- Boggs W, Greenwell M, Esasky N
3B -- Boggs W
SB -- Burks E
CS -- Gedman R, Stone J
SH -- Reed J
SF -- Barrett M
WP -- Witt B, Russell J
T -- 2:39
A -- 31508
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