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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 15, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers, played on April 15, 1987 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Hough |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bruce Hurst |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 16,870 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Welke 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Mike Reilly |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Pete Incaviglia | Left Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | DH |
| Don Slaught | Catcher |
| Bob Brower | Center Fielder |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Browne | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Ed Romero | Second Baseman |
| Pat Dodson | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Marc Sullivan | Catcher |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 15, 1987
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Hurst
Sierra strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hurst
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Hurst
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Hurst
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Hough
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boggs for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Hough
Romero 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 -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dodson vs. Hough
Dodson hits a popup towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Hurst
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Hurst
Slaught takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brower vs. Hurst
Hurst fires to first and picks off Slaught. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Hurst
Brower takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Hurst
Buechele hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Romero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hough
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Hough
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baylor for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hough
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Hough
Henderson hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Incaviglia fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Incaviglia. Evans goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Hough
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Hurst
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurst fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Hurst
Sierra hits a line drive towards first. Dodson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hurst
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hough
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Hough
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. Hough
Romero strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dodson vs. Hough
Dodson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Hurst
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Hurst
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Hurst
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaught vs. Hurst
Slaught hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hough
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rice for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Hough
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hough
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brower who is chasing the ball. Evans reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Hough
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Hurst
Brower hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Hurst
Buechele hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brower moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Browne vs. Hurst
The ball gets by Sullivan for a passed ball. Brower moves to third. Buechele moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Browne vs. Hurst
Browne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sierra vs. Hurst
Sierra strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Hurst
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brower scores. Buechele scores. Browne moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Hurst
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Brien vs. Hurst
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Incaviglia vs. Hurst
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Browne scores. Fletcher scores. Incaviglia moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Hurst
Parrish is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaught vs. Hurst
Slaught hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Hough
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Hough
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Hough
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Hurst
Brower hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Hurst
Buechele hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Buechele reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Browne vs. Hurst
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buechele moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sierra vs. Hurst
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Hough
Romero hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dodson vs. Hough
Dodson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to first for the out. Romero moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Hough
Rice is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Hough
Baylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Romero moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Mohorcic
Dale Mohorcic now pitching.
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Mohorcic
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Mohorcic
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hurst
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Hurst
O'Brien hits a fly ball towards left. Rice settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Rice. Fletcher moves to third. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Incaviglia vs. Gardner
Wes Gardner now pitching.
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parrish vs. Gardner
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Slaught vs. Gardner
Slaught strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Mohorcic
Oddibe McDowell now playing center field.
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Mohorcic
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. Mohorcic
Romero hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dodson vs. Williams
Mitch Williams now pitching.
Dodson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Williams
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Gardner
McDowell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Gardner
Buechele strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Gardner
Darrell Porter pinch hits for Jerry Browne.
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Gardner
Sierra strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Anderson
Scott Anderson now pitching. Curt Wilkerson now playing second base.
Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Anderson
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Anderson
Henderson hits a popup in front of the plate. Slaught settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Gardner
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gardner
O'Brien hits a line drive towards first. Dodson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Gardner
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1987 -- Texas at Boston (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Sierra R, rf 5 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 0 1 0
Fletcher S, ss 4 1 1 2 Romero E, 2b 4 1 2 0
O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Dodson P, 1b 4 0 0 0
Incaviglia P, lf 5 0 2 2 Rice J, lf 3 1 0 0
Parrish L, dh 3 0 0 0 Baylor D, dh 4 1 1 0
Slaught D, c 3 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 3 2 2 4
Brower B, cf 2 1 1 0 Henderson D, cf 4 0 1 0
McDowell O, cf 1 0 1 0 Sullivan M, c 3 0 1 0
Buechele S, 3b 4 1 2 0 Owen S, ss 3 0 1 0
Browne J, 2b 2 1 0 0
Porter D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilkerson C, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 4 32 5 9 4
Texas 000 040 000 -- 4
Boston 010 004 00x -- 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hough C 5.1 6 4 3 1 4
Mohorcic D (L) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Williams M 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Anderson S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hurst B (W)* 6.0 7 4 4 6 4
Gardner W (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 7
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Incaviglia P, Rice J
DP -- Texas 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Texas 9, Boston 5
2B -- Henderson D, Buechele S
3B -- Evans D
HR -- Evans D
SB -- Fletcher S, Browne J
CS -- Slaught D
HBP -- by Hough C (Rice J)
PB -- Sullivan M
T -- 2:52
A -- 16870
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