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Red Sox
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 2, 1997
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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 May 2, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Aaron Sele |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Burkett |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 35,338 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Barrett 1B: Rocky Roe 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Dale Scott |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Wil Cordero | Left Fielder |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Reggie Jefferson | DH |
| Tim Naehring | Third Baseman |
| Troy O'Leary | Right Fielder |
| John Valentin | Second Baseman |
| Scott Hatteberg | Catcher |
| Darren Bragg | Center Fielder |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Lee Stevens | Right Fielder |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 2, 1997
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Burkett
Garciaparra strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Burkett
Cordero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Burkett
Vaughn takes first base on ball four. Cordero moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jefferson vs. Burkett
Jefferson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cordero scores. Vaughn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Naehring vs. Burkett
Naehring strikes out. There goes Jefferson. The throw from Rodriguez to McLemore, and back to Clark, who tags Jefferson out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Sele
McLemore hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Sele scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McLemore for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Sele
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Sele
Greer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Sele
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Burkett
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Burkett
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hatteberg vs. Burkett
Hatteberg hits a line drive into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bragg vs. Burkett
Bragg takes first base on ball four. Valentin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garciaparra vs. Burkett
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Valentin moves to third. Bragg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Cordero vs. Burkett
Cordero hits a line drive towards first. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Sele
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Sele
Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Sele
Stevens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Naehring settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Sele
Buford hits a line drive into left field. Cordero 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: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Burkett
Vaughn hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Burkett
Jefferson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Naehring vs. Burkett
Naehring hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Sele
Gil takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Sele
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Sele
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Greer vs. Sele
Greer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McLemore scores. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Sele
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards third. Naehring reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Sele
Clark hits a popup towards short. Garciaparra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Burkett
O'Leary strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Burkett
Valentin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatteberg vs. Burkett
Hatteberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buford. Hatteberg reaches second base with a double. Valentin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bragg vs. Burkett
Bragg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Garciaparra vs. Burkett
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Sele
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Sele
Stevens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Sele
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Sele
Gil strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Burkett
Cordero strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Burkett
Vaughn hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Burkett
Jefferson hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Burkett
Naehring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Sele
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Sele
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Sele
Greer takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Sele
Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Sele
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Burkett
O'Leary hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Burkett
Valentin hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Burkett
Hatteberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bragg vs. Burkett
Bragg hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hatteberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Garciaparra vs. Burkett
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Sele
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Sele
Stevens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Sele
Buford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Corsi
Jim Corsi now pitching.
Gil hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Corsi
McLemore hits a popup towards third. Naehring settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Burkett
Cordero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching.
Vaughn takes first base on ball four. Cordero moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Patterson
Mike Stanley pinch hits for Reggie Jefferson. Danny Patterson now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Cordero moves to third. Vaughn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Patterson
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cordero tags and scores. Vaughn tags and moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Naehring vs. Patterson
Naehring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
O'Leary vs. Patterson
O'Leary is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Valentin vs. Patterson
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Corsi
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Henry
Butch Henry now pitching.
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Henry
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Garciaparra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Henry
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Clark reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Henry
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Patterson
Hatteberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bragg vs. Patterson
Shane Mack pinch runs for Scott Hatteberg.
Bragg bunts towards the mound. Patterson fields it and throws to first for the out. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Garciaparra vs. Patterson
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. Mack moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Cordero vs. Patterson
Cordero strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Devereaux vs. Henry
Bill Haselman now catching. Mike Devereaux pinch hits for Lee Stevens.
Devereaux hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Henry
Buford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vaughn settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Vaughn. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Henry
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Henry
Gil takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Henry
McLemore hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Patterson
Mike Devereaux now playing right field.
Vaughn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Wetteland
Jeff Frye pinch runs for Mo Vaughn. John Wetteland now pitching.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. Frye moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Naehring vs. Wetteland
Naehring hits a line drive into right field. Devereaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
O'Leary vs. Wetteland
O'Leary is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Valentin vs. Wetteland
Valentin hits a line drive into center field. Buford picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Buford. Frye scores. O'Leary moves to third. Valentin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Haselman vs. Wetteland
Haselman hits a line drive into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Slocumb
Mike Stanley now playing first base. Heathcliff Slocumb now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Slocumb
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Slocumb
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero 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 5/2/1997 -- Boston at Texas (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Garciaparra N, ss 5 0 1 0 McLemore M, 2b 5 1 0 0
Cordero W, lf 5 2 2 0 Rodriguez I, c 5 1 4 0
Vaughn M, 1b 2 1 1 1 Greer R, lf 4 0 2 1
Frye J, pr 0 1 0 0 Gonzalez J, dh 5 0 0 0
Slocumb H, p 0 0 0 0 Clark W, 1b 4 0 1 1
Jefferson R, dh 3 0 2 1 Palmer D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Stanley M, ph-1b 1 0 0 1 Stevens L, rf 1 1 0 0
Naehring T, 3b 5 0 0 0 Devereaux M, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
O'Leary T, rf 3 0 1 0 Buford D, cf 4 1 1 2
Valentin J, 2b 5 1 2 1 Gil B, ss 2 0 0 0
Hatteberg S, c 3 0 2 1
Mack S, pr 0 0 0 0
Haselman B, c 1 0 0 0
Bragg D, cf 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 12 5 34 4 8 4
Boston 100 110 101 -- 5
Texas 001 002 100 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sele A 5.1 5 3 3 5 5
Corsi J* 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Henry B (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Slocumb H (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett J+ 6.0 11 4 4 2 4
Gunderson E# 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Patterson D (L)** 2.0 0 1 1 3 1
Wetteland J 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
# Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
** Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Vaughn M, Buford D
DP -- Boston 1, Texas 2
LOB -- Boston 12, Texas 9
2B -- Hatteberg S, Clark W
HR -- Vaughn M, Buford D
CS -- Jefferson R
SH -- Bragg D
SF -- Stanley M
WP -- Patterson D
T -- 3:38
A -- 35338
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