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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 2, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 2, 1980 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Ojeda |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Figueroa |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 24,722 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: John Shulock 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Dan Morrison |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Dave Stapleton | Second Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Jim Dwyer | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Hoffman | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| John Ellis | DH |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Billy Sample | Right Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Pepe Frias | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 2, 1980
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Figueroa
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Figueroa
Stapleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Figueroa
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Figueroa
Perez hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Ojeda
Rivers bunts towards the mound. Ojeda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Ojeda
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Ojeda
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Ojeda
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellis vs. Ojeda
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Figueroa
Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sample. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Figueroa
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first, with Figueroa covering, for the out. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dwyer vs. Figueroa
Dwyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Figueroa
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dwyer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoffman vs. Figueroa
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Ojeda
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Ojeda
Sample hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Ojeda
There goes Sample. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Ojeda
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frias vs. Ojeda
Frias hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Figueroa
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Figueroa
Stapleton hits a fly ball into right field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Figueroa
Lynn hits a popup into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Ojeda
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Ojeda
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Ojeda
Oliver is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Figueroa
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Figueroa
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Figueroa
Fisk hits a fly ball towards center. Rivers catches it and throws to Wills who relays to Staub to double up Rice. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ojeda
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Ojeda
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Ojeda
Staub hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Figueroa
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Figueroa
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Figueroa
Hoffman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Figueroa
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Ojeda
Sample hits a line drive towards third. Hoffman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Ojeda
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Ojeda
Frias strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Figueroa
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Figueroa
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first, with Figueroa covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Figueroa
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Ojeda
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Ojeda
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Ojeda
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Ojeda
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Figueroa
Rice hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Figueroa
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Figueroa
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Figueroa
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching. Johnny Grubb pinch hits for John Ellis.
Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Stanley
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Stanley
Pat Putnam pinch hits for Billy Sample.
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Figueroa
Rusty Staub now playing right field. Pat Putnam now playing first base.
Hoffman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Johnson
John Henry Johnson now pitching.
Burleson bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoffman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stapleton vs. Johnson
Stapleton hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Johnson
Lynn hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Stanley
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Stanley
Jim Norris pinch hits for Pepe Frias.
Norris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Stanley
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Stanley
Wills hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Norris moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Stanley
There goes Rivers. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Rivers steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Stanley
Oliver is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Stanley
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Darwin
Dave Roberts now playing shortstop. Danny Darwin now pitching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Darwin
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Darwin
Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Stanley
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Stanley
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Stanley
Putnam hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1980 -- Boston at Texas (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 3 0 1 0 Rivers M, cf 4 0 2 0
Stapleton D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Lynn F, cf 4 0 0 0 Oliver A, lf 3 0 1 0
Perez T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Rice J, lf 3 1 1 0 Ellis J, dh 2 0 0 0
Fisk C, c 4 0 0 0 Grubb J, ph 2 0 1 0
Dwyer J, dh 3 0 2 1 Staub R, 1b-rf 4 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 3 0 1 0 Sample B, rf 2 0 1 0
Hoffman G, 3b 3 0 2 0 Putnam P, ph-1b 2 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 3 0 1 0
Frias P, ss 2 0 0 0
Norris J, ph 1 0 1 0
Roberts D, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 7 1 32 0 8 0
Boston 010 000 000 -- 1
Texas 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda B (W) 6.0 5 0 0 1 4
Stanley B (S) 3.0 3 0 0 1 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa E (L)* 7.0 7 1 1 1 3
Johnson J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Darwin D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- Boston 2, Texas 2
LOB -- Boston 5, Texas 7
2B -- Rice J
SB -- Rivers M
CS -- Sample B
SH -- Burleson R
T -- 2:35
A -- 24722
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