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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 26, 1988
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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 July 26, 1988 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 1988 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 26, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Oil Can Boyd |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jose Guzman |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 20,456 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Craft 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Dan Morrison 3B: Vic Voltaggio |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Todd Benzinger | Right Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Larry Parrish | First Baseman |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Geno Petralli | DH |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Cecil Espy | Left Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Curt Wilkerson | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 26, 1988
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Guzman
Reed 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: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Guzman
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Guzman
Boggs hits a line drive 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: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Guzman
Greenwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Burks vs. Guzman
Burks takes first base on ball four. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Benzinger vs. Guzman
Benzinger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Boyd
McDowell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Boyd
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McDowell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
O'Brien vs. Boyd
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McDowell tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Boyd
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards second. Barrett scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Guzman
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Guzman
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Guzman
Gedman hits a popup towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Guzman
Reed hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Boyd
Petralli strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Boyd
Buechele hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Boyd
Espy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Boyd
Sundberg strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Guzman
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Guzman
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Guzman
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Boyd
Wilkerson hits a popup towards short. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Boyd
McDowell hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Boyd
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Guzman
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. Guzman
There goes Burks. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Burks steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Benzinger vs. Guzman
Benzinger strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Guzman
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Espy. Rice reaches second base with a double. Burks scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Guzman
Parrish hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Gedman vs. Guzman
Gedman hits a fly ball into left field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rice tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Guzman
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reed for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Boyd
O'Brien hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Boyd
Sierra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Boyd
Petralli takes first base on ball four. Sierra moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Buechele vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Buechele hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Buechele reaches second base with a double. Sierra scores. Petralli moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Espy vs. Lamp
Espy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Petralli scores. Buechele scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Lamp
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Espy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Wilkerson vs. Lamp
Wilkerson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
McDowell vs. Lamp
McDowell 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
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Guzman
Barrett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Guzman
Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Guzman
Greenwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Guzman
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Guzman
Benzinger hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Guzman
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. McMurtry
Craig McMurtry now pitching.
Parrish hits a popup, foul, towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lamp
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Lamp
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Lamp
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parrish scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sierra for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. McMurtry
Gedman hits a line drive into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. McMurtry
Reed hits a line drive towards third. Buechele reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. McMurtry
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Lamp
Petralli hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Lamp
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Lamp
The umpire calls a balk on Lamp Buechele moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Espy vs. Lamp
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buechele moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Lamp
There goes Espy. The throw from Lamp to Barrett and they have Espy trapped. The throw over to Parrish, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Sundberg vs. Lamp
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buechele scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wilkerson vs. Bolton
Tom Bolton now pitching.
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. McMurtry
Boggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. McMurtry
McMurtry spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on McMurtry. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Greenwell vs. McMurtry
Greenwell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Burks vs. McMurtry
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Benzinger vs. McMurtry
Benzinger hits a popup off the glove of Fletcher, and into shallow left field. Benzinger reaches second base with a double. Boggs scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. McMurtry
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. McMurtry
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Bolton
Todd Benzinger now playing first base. Kevin Romine now playing right field.
McDowell 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 -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bolton
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Bolton
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Bolton
Sierra hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Bolton
Petralli hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Buechele hits a line drive towards first. Benzinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. McMurtry
Gedman hits a line drive into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. McMurtry
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. McMurtry
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Stanley
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Stanley
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Stanley
Wilkerson 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, 8 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Williams
Mitch Williams now pitching.
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Williams
Greenwell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Williams
Burks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. Burks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Benzinger vs. Williams
Benzinger hits a line drive into left field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/26/1988 -- Boston at Texas (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Reed J, ss 5 0 0 0 McDowell O, cf 3 1 0 0
Barrett M, 2b 5 0 1 0 Fletcher S, ss 4 1 2 0
Boggs W, 3b 5 2 2 0 O'Brien P, 1b 3 1 1 2
Greenwell M, lf 5 1 2 2 Sierra R, rf 3 2 1 2
Burks E, cf 4 1 2 0 Petralli G, dh 3 1 2 0
Benzinger T, rf-1b 5 2 2 2 Buechele S, 3b 4 3 2 2
Rice J, dh 4 2 3 3 Espy C, lf 4 0 2 2
Parrish L, 1b 3 0 1 0 Sundberg J, c 4 0 1 1
Romine K, rf 0 0 0 0 Wilkerson C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Gedman R, c 3 0 0 1
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39 8 13 8 32 9 11 9
Boston 000 230 300 -- 8
Texas 110 401 20x -- 9
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Boyd O* 3.0 3 5 5 3 3
Lamp D 2.2 5 2 2 0 2
Bolton T (L) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Stanley B 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman J 4.2 9 5 5 2 3
McMurtry C (W) 3.1 3 3 3 0 2
Williams M (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
E -- McMurtry C
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Texas 3
2B -- Rice J, Buechele S, Boggs W, Benzinger T, Burks E
HR -- Buechele S, O'Brien P, Greenwell M, Benzinger T, Rice J, Sierra R
SB -- Burks E
CS -- Espy C
SF -- O'Brien P, Gedman R
Balk -- Lamp D
T -- 3:05
A -- 20456
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