Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 11, 1997
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers, played on August 11, 1997 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Darren Oliver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tim Wakefield |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 28,640 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Drew Coble 1B: Tim McClelland 2B: Gary Cederstrom 3B: Mark Johnson |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Domingo Cedeno | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | DH |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Jim Leyritz | Catcher |
| Warren Newson | Left Fielder |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| John Valentin | Third Baseman |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Wil Cordero | Left Fielder |
| Jesus Tavarez | Center Fielder |
| Bill Haselman | Catcher |
| Darren Bragg | Right Fielder |
| Mike Benjamin | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 11, 1997
Top 1
-
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Wakefield
Goodwin strikes out. Haselman drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Goodwin out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Wakefield
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tavarez. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Wakefield
Greer hits a line drive towards left. Cordero catches it and throws to second to double up Cedeno. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Oliver
Garciaparra strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Oliver
Valentin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Oliver
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Oliver
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Cordero vs. Oliver
Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wakefield
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Wakefield
Clark takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Leyritz vs. Wakefield
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Newson vs. Wakefield
Newson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Wakefield
Tatis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordero. Tatis reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. Leyritz moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Gil vs. Wakefield
Gil strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Goodwin vs. Wakefield
The ball gets by Haselman for a passed ball. Leyritz scores. Tatis moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Goodwin vs. Wakefield
Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. Tavarez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tavarez vs. Oliver
Tavarez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Oliver
Haselman strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Oliver
Bragg strikes out. View Play
Top 3
-
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Wakefield
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Wakefield
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wakefield, and towards Garciaparra, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wakefield
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Oliver
Benjamin hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Oliver
Garciaparra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Oliver
There goes Garciaparra. The throw from Leyritz, and Clark drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Valentin vs. Oliver
Valentin hits a line drive into left field. Newson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Newson. Garciaparra scores. Valentin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Oliver
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughn for the out. Valentin moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Oliver
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wakefield
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Tavarez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Wakefield
Leyritz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Newson vs. Wakefield
Newson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Wakefield
Tatis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bragg. Tatis reaches second base with a double. Leyritz moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Gil vs. Wakefield
Gil hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Wakefield
Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Oliver
Cordero hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez who is chasing the ball. Cordero reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tavarez vs. Oliver
Tavarez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cordero scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Oliver
Haselman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bragg vs. Oliver
Bragg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Benjamin vs. Oliver
Benjamin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Newson. Benjamin reaches second base with a double. Haselman moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Garciaparra vs. Oliver
Garciaparra strikes out. View Play
Top 5
-
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Wakefield
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Wakefield
Greer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bragg. Greer reaches second base with a double. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Brandenburg
Mark Brandenburg now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a popup towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Brandenburg
Clark is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Leyritz vs. Brandenburg
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Oliver
Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Oliver
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Oliver
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Brandenburg
Newson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Brandenburg
Tatis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Brandenburg
Gil hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Brandenburg
Goodwin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Oliver
Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tavarez vs. Oliver
Tavarez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Oliver
Haselman hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Brandenburg
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brandenburg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Brandenburg
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Brandenburg
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Brandenburg
Clark hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Leyritz vs. Brandenburg
Leyritz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Clark scores. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Newson vs. Mahay
Ron Mahay now pitching.
Newson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Oliver
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Oliver
Benjamin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Oliver
Garciaparra hits a popup towards short. Gil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Oliver
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Mahay
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Mahay
Gil hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Mahay
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahay fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Mahay
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. Goodwin steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Mahay
Cedeno hits a line drive towards first. Vaughn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Oliver
Vaughn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Oliver
There's a wild pitch. Vaughn moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Oliver
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cordero vs. Oliver
Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vaughn moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Tavarez vs. Oliver
Tavarez hits a line drive towards the mound. Oliver reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Lacy
Kerry Lacy now pitching.
Greer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Lacy
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lacy
Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Leyritz vs. Lacy
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Oliver
Haselman hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Oliver
Bragg hits a fly ball into left field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Oliver
Benjamin hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/11/1997 -- Texas at Boston (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Goodwin T, cf 5 0 0 0 Garciaparra N, ss 4 1 1 0
Cedeno D, 2b 5 1 3 0 Valentin J, 3b 4 1 2 2
Greer R, dh 5 0 2 0 Vaughn M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez J, rf 5 1 1 0 Stanley M, dh 4 0 1 0
Clark W, 1b 3 2 2 0 Cordero W, lf 4 1 1 0
Leyritz J, c 4 2 2 3 Tavarez J, cf 4 0 0 1
Newson W, lf 4 0 0 0 Haselman B, c 4 0 1 0
Tatis F, 3b 4 1 2 1 Bragg D, rf 4 0 0 0
Gil B, ss 4 1 3 3 Benjamin M, 2b 4 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 15 7 36 3 9 3
Texas 030 300 200 -- 8
Boston 101 100 000 -- 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver D (W) 9.0 9 3 3 0 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield T (L)* 4.0 8 6 5 2 4
Brandenburg M 2.2 4 2 2 1 4
Mahay R 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Lacy K 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Clark W, Newson W
DP -- Boston 3
LOB -- Texas 7, Boston 6
2B -- Cedeno D, Stanley M, Tatis F 2, Benjamin M, Greer R, Clark W
3B -- Cordero W
HR -- Valentin J, Gil B
SB -- Garciaparra N, Goodwin T
WP -- Oliver D
PB -- Haselman B
T -- 2:43
A -- 28640
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
