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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 4, 1987
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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 4, 1987 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1987 |
|---|---|
| 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 4, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rob Woodward |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Greg Harris |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 17,377 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Rick Reed |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Ed Romero | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Sam Horn | DH |
| Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
| Mike Greenwell | Right Fielder |
| John Marzano | Catcher |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Browne | Second Baseman |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Pete Incaviglia | Left Fielder |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Larry Parrish | DH |
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Mike Stanley | Catcher |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 4, 1987
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Harris
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Harris
Romero hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Harris
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell 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: ---
Browne vs. Woodward
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Woodward
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Woodward
Sierra hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs 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: ---
Rice vs. Harris
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Harris
Horn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Harris
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Woodward
Incaviglia 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--
O'Brien vs. Woodward
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Woodward
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Woodward
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Harris
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marzano vs. Harris
Marzano hits a popup towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Harris
Owen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Harris
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Greenwell moves to third. Owen moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Romero vs. Harris
Romero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Woodward
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Woodward
Buechele hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Browne vs. Woodward
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero misplays the ball. That's an error on Romero. Stanley scores. Buechele moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Woodward
The umpire calls a balk on Woodward Buechele moves to third. Browne moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Woodward
Fletcher bunts between the mound and first base. Woodward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out. Buechele scores. Browne moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sierra vs. Woodward
Sierra hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Browne tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Woodward
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Harris
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Harris
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Harris
Horn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Woodward
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Woodward
Parrish hits a line drive into right field. Greenwell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Greenwell. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Woodward
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Woodward
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Harris
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Harris
Greenwell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marzano vs. Harris
Marzano strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Harris
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Harris
Burks hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Woodward
Buechele hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Woodward
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Woodward
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Browne moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Woodward
Sierra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Sierra reaches second base with a double. Browne scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Incaviglia vs. Woodward
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Harris
Romero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Harris
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Harris
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horn vs. Harris
Horn takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Harris
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Williams
Mitch Williams now pitching.
Greenwell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Woodward
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero misplays the ball. That's an error on Romero. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Woodward
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Woodward
McDowell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marzano vs. Williams
Marzano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Williams
Marzano is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Williams
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Williams
Burks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Woodward
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Gardner
Wes Gardner now pitching. Curt Wilkerson pinch runs for Mike Stanley. Geno Petralli pinch hits for Steve Buechele.
Petralli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Browne vs. Gardner
Browne hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Wilkerson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Gardner
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to home to get Wilkerson. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sierra vs. Gardner
Sierra strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Williams
Curt Wilkerson now playing third base. Geno Petralli now catching.
Romero strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Williams
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Williams
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Gardner
Dave Henderson now playing right field. Todd Benzinger now playing left field.
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gardner
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Gardner
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Gardner
McDowell takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Gardner
Darrell Porter pinch hits for Curt Wilkerson.
Porter takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to third. McDowell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Petralli vs. Schiraldi
Calvin Schiraldi now pitching.
Petralli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. McDowell scores. Porter moves to third. Petralli moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Browne vs. Schiraldi
Browne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Schiraldi
Fletcher is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Mohorcic
Dale Mohorcic now pitching. Don Baylor pinch hits for Sam Horn. Don Slaught now catching. Geno Petralli now playing third base.
Baylor hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Mohorcic
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Mohorcic
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marzano vs. Mohorcic
Marzano hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Slaught fields it and throws to first for the out. Benzinger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Russell
Jeff Russell now pitching.
Owen hits a fly ball towards left. Incaviglia settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Incaviglia. Benzinger scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Russell
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Romero vs. Russell
Romero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petralli fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Schiraldi
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Schiraldi
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Schiraldi
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Schiraldi
Parrish hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Romero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1987 -- Boston at Texas (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Burks E, cf 5 0 1 0 Browne J, 2b 4 2 2 1
Romero E, 2b 5 0 0 0 Fletcher S, ss 4 0 0 1
Boggs W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Sierra R, rf 4 0 1 2
Rice J, lf 3 1 0 0 Incaviglia P, lf 5 0 1 0
Henderson D, rf 0 0 0 0 O'Brien P, 1b 3 1 0 0
Horn S, dh 2 1 0 0 Parrish L, dh 5 0 1 0
Baylor D, ph 1 1 1 0 McDowell O, cf 3 1 0 0
Evans D, 1b 3 3 2 5 Stanley M, c 2 1 1 0
Greenwell M, rf 2 1 1 2 Wilkerson C, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
Benzinger T, lf 1 1 1 0 Porter D, ph 0 0 0 0
Marzano J, c 4 0 1 0 Slaught D, c 0 0 0 0
Owen S, ss 4 0 1 0 Buechele S, 3b 2 1 1 0
Petralli G, ph-c-3b 2 0 1 2
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34 8 8 7 34 6 8 6
Boston 000 023 003 -- 8
Texas 003 010 020 -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Woodward R* 6.0 6 4 3 1 3
Gardner W 1.2 1 2 2 3 4
Schiraldi C (W) 1.1 1 0 0 2 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Harris G 5.2 3 5 5 4 5
Williams M 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
Mohorcic D (L) 0.1 3 3 2 0 0
Russell J 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Romero E 2, Greenwell M, Incaviglia P
DP -- Boston 1, Texas 2
LOB -- Boston 3, Texas 9
2B -- Sierra R, Browne J
HR -- Greenwell M, Evans D 2
CS -- Marzano J
SH -- Fletcher S
SF -- Sierra R
Balk -- Woodward R
T -- 3:31
A -- 17377
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