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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 15, 1981
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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 15, 1981 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Darwin |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 29,353 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Rocky Roe |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Dave Stapleton | Shortstop |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Tony Perez | DH |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Al Oliver | DH |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 15, 1981
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Darwin
Remy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Darwin
Stapleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Remy trying to get to third. Rivers throws the ball in to Bell, who tags Remy for the out. Stapleton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Darwin
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Darwin
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Darwin
Yastrzemski 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
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Eckersley
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Eckersley
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Eckersley, and towards Stapleton, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Eckersley
Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it 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: ---
Lansford vs. Darwin
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Darwin
Perez 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, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Darwin
Gedman hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Eckersley
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Eckersley
Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Eckersley
Putnam hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Eckersley
Sample hits a line drive towards third. Lansford reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Darwin
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Darwin
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Darwin
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Darwin
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Eckersley
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Eckersley
Mendoza hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Eckersley
Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Eckersley
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Eckersley
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Darwin
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Darwin
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Darwin
Lansford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Eckersley
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Eckersley, and towards Remy, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Eckersley
Grubb hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Eckersley
Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Eckersley
There goes Putnam. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Putnam steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Eckersley
Sample hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Eckersley
Sundberg strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Darwin
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Darwin
Gedman hits a line drive into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Darwin
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Eckersley
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Eckersley
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Eckersley
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Darwin
Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Darwin
Stapleton hits a line drive towards short. Mendoza reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Darwin
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Eckersley
Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Eckersley
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Eckersley
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grubb for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Darwin
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Darwin
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lansford vs. Darwin
Lansford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Lansford reaches second base with a double. Rice scores. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Hough
Charlie Hough now pitching.
Perez hits a popup towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gedman vs. Hough
Gedman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Gedman reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski scores. Lansford scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Hough
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Remy vs. Hough
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Clear
Mark Clear now pitching. Julio Valdez now playing shortstop.
Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Clear
Sample strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Clear
There goes Putnam. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Putnam steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Clear
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poquette vs. Clear
Tom Poquette pinch hits for Mario Mendoza.
Poquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Putnam scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Clear
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdez vs. Hough
Mark Wagner now playing shortstop.
Valdez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching.
Evans bunts towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. Valdez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Kern
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, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Kern
Yastrzemski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Kern
Lansford hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Tudor
John Tudor now pitching.
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Tudor
There goes Wills. The throw from Gedman and he is out, Valdez applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Tudor
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tudor
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Tudor
Leon Roberts pinch hits for Johnny Grubb.
Roberts is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stein vs. Stanley
Bill Stein pinch hits for Pat Putnam. Bob Stanley now pitching.
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Kern
Leon Roberts now playing right field. Bill Stein now playing first base.
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Kern
Reid Nichols pinch runs for Tony Perez.
Gedman bunts towards first. Stein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gedman for the out. Nichols moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Kern
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Kern
Remy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hancock vs. Kern
Garry Hancock pinch hits for Julio Valdez.
Hancock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hancock for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Stanley
Glenn Hoffman now playing shortstop.
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Stanley
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Stanley
Wagner 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
Top 10
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Kern
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Kern
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Kern
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lansford vs. Schmidt
Dave J. Schmidt now pitching.
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards right. Roberts fields it and throws to second to catch Yastrzemski for the out. Rice scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Schmidt
Joe Rudi pinch hits for Reid Nichols.
There goes Lansford. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Schmidt
Rudi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Stanley
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stanley
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Stanley
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Stanley
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1981 -- Boston at Texas (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Remy J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rivers M, cf 5 0 1 0
Stapleton D, ss 3 0 1 0 Wills B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Valdez J, ss 1 0 1 0 Oliver A, dh 5 0 1 0
Hancock G, ph 1 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 5 0 1 0
Hoffman G, ss 0 0 0 0 Grubb J, rf 3 0 1 0
Evans D, rf 2 1 0 0 Roberts L, ph-rf 0 0 0 0
Rice J, lf 4 2 0 0 Putnam P, 1b 3 2 2 0
Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 1 2 1 Stein B, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Lansford C, 3b 5 1 1 2 Sample B, lf 4 1 1 2
Perez T, dh 3 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 3 0 0 0
Nichols R, pr 0 0 0 0 Mendoza M, ss 2 0 0 0
Rudi J, ph 1 0 0 0 Poquette T, ph 1 0 1 1
Gedman R, c 3 0 1 2 Wagner M, ss 1 0 0 0
Miller R, cf 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 7 5 37 3 9 3
Boston 000 000 300 2 -- 5
Texas 000 200 100 0 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D 6.0 5 2 2 0 2
Clear M 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Tudor J 0.2 1 0 0 2 0
Stanley B (W) 2.1 1 0 0 1 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin D* 6.0 4 3 3 3 3
Hough C+ 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Kern J (L)# 2.0 1 2 1 4 1
Schmidt D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
# Pitched to 3 batters in 10th
E -- Wills B
DP -- Boston 1, Texas 1
LOB -- Boston 8, Texas 7
2B -- Lansford C, Gedman R, Bell B
HR -- Sample B
SB -- Putnam P 2
CS -- Wills B, Lansford C
SH -- Evans D, Gedman R
T -- 2:41
A -- 29353
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