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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 20, 1989
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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 June 20, 1989 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1989 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 20, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Boddicker |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 34,443 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Tim McClelland |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Julio Franco | Second Baseman |
| Geno Petralli | DH |
| Rick Leach | Left Fielder |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jody Reed | Second Baseman |
| Danny Heep | DH |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Randy Kutcher | Center Fielder |
| Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 20, 1989
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Boddicker
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Boddicker
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Boddicker
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Boddicker covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Ryan
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Ryan
Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Ryan
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops it up and throws to first, with Ryan covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Boddicker
Sierra hits a line drive towards first. Esasky reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Boddicker
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Boddicker
Petralli hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Boddicker
Leach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Petralli moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Buechele vs. Boddicker
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Ryan
Greenwell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Ryan
Esasky strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Boddicker
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Boddicker
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Boddicker
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Boddicker
The umpire calls a balk on Boddicker Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Palmeiro vs. Boddicker
Palmeiro hits a popup towards short. Rivera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Ryan
Cerone hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kutcher vs. Ryan
Kutcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Ryan
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Boddicker
Sierra strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Boddicker
Franco strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Boddicker
Petralli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Petralli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Boddicker
Leach is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Buechele vs. Boddicker
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Ryan
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Ryan
Heep hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Franco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Ryan
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Ryan
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Boddicker
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Boddicker
Sosa bunts towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Reed covering, for the out. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Boddicker
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Palmeiro vs. Boddicker
Palmeiro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Boddicker
Boddicker fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Boddicker. Palmeiro moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Boddicker
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sierra for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Ryan
Esasky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Palmeiro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Ryan
Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kutcher vs. Ryan
Kutcher hits a popup off the glove of Franco, and into shallow right field. Kutcher reaches second base with a double. Cerone moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Rivera vs. Ryan
Rivera hits a popup into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Boddicker
Franco hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Franco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Petralli vs. Boddicker
Petralli strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Boddicker
Leach hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Franco scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Boddicker
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buechele for the out. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Boddicker
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Ryan
Reed hits a popup towards first. Palmeiro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Ryan
Heep takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Ryan
Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heep moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Ryan
Greenwell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Boddicker
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Boddicker
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boddicker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Boddicker
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Ryan
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Ryan
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kutcher vs. Ryan
Dana Williams pinch runs for Rick Cerone.
Kutcher strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Ryan
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Boddicker
Rich Gedman now catching.
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Boddicker covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Boddicker
Franco strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Boddicker
Petralli hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Boddicker
Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Rogers
Kenny Rogers now pitching.
Reed takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. Rogers
Ed Romero pinch hits for Danny Heep.
Romero hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Rogers
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Sosa. Boggs reaches second base with a double. Reed moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Greenwell vs. Russell
Jeff Russell now pitching.
Greenwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sosa. Greenwell reaches second base with a double. Reed scores. Boggs scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Russell
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Esasky vs. Russell
Esasky hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Sierra chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Franco. Franco fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Franco. Greenwell scores. Evans goes all the way around to score. Esasky moves all the way to home. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Russell
Gedman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Kutcher vs. Russell
Kutcher takes first base on ball four. Gedman moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Russell
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. Gedman moves to third. Kutcher moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Reed vs. Russell
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Gedman scores. Kutcher moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Romero vs. Mielke
Gary Mielke now pitching.
Romero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching.
Buechele hits a fly ball into center field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Smith
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Smith
Sosa hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell 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 6/20/1989 -- Texas at Boston (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Sosa S, cf 4 0 0 0 Reed J, 2b 4 1 0 0
Fletcher S, ss 4 0 1 0 Heep D, dh 2 0 0 0
Palmeiro R, 1b 4 0 1 1 Romero E, ph 2 0 0 0
Sierra R, rf 4 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 3 1 2 0
Franco J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Greenwell M, lf 4 1 1 2
Petralli G, dh 4 1 3 1 Evans D, rf 3 1 0 0
Leach R, lf 3 0 2 1 Esasky N, 1b 4 1 1 2
Buechele S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 2 0 2 0
Sundberg J, c 4 1 1 0 Williams D, pr 0 0 0 0
Gedman R, c 1 1 1 0
Kutcher R, cf 3 0 1 0
Rivera L, ss 4 0 0 0
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35 3 9 3 32 6 8 4
Texas 000 011 010 -- 3
Boston 000 000 06x -- 6
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N 7.0 4 0 0 3 6
Rogers K 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Russell J (L) 0.1 3 4 3 2 0
Mielke G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker M (W) 8.0 9 3 3 1 6
Smith L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Boddicker M, Franco J, Fletcher S
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Texas 7, Boston 8
2B -- Petralli G, Kutcher R, Franco J, Boggs W, Greenwell M
3B -- Esasky N
HR -- Petralli G
SH -- Sosa S
Balk -- Boddicker M
T -- 2:55
A -- 34443
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