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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 22, 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 22, 1989 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 22, 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 22, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Smithson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 34,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Tim McClelland 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Rich Garcia |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cecil Espy | 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 |
| Chad Kreuter | 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 22, 1989
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Smithson
Espy hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Smithson
Fletcher 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: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Smithson
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into center field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Brown
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Brown
Heep 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 -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Brown
Boggs 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 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Smithson
Sierra 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: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Smithson
Franco 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Smithson
Petralli is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Smithson
Leach takes first base on ball four. Petralli moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Buechele vs. Smithson
Buechele hits a fly ball into center field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Brown
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Brown
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Brown
Esasky hits a line drive into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Brown
Cerone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kutcher vs. Brown
Kutcher strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Smithson
Kreuter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Smithson
Espy bunts in front of the plate. Cerone fields it and throws to first for the out. Kreuter moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Smithson
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Palmeiro vs. Smithson
Palmeiro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kreuter scores. Palmeiro moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Smithson
Sierra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Franco vs. Smithson
Franco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Palmeiro trying to get to home. Greenwell throws the ball in to Cerone who tags Palmeiro, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Sierra moves to second. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Brown
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Brown
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Heep vs. Brown
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Boggs vs. Brown
Boggs hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Smithson
Petralli hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Petralli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Smithson
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Buechele vs. Smithson
Buechele bunts towards the mound. Smithson fields it and throws to third for the out. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Kreuter vs. Smithson
Kreuter hits a fly ball into center field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Espy vs. Smithson
Espy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leach scores. Buechele moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Smithson
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Buechele scores. Espy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Palmeiro vs. Smithson
Palmeiro is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Sierra vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Sierra hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Greenwell. Fletcher scores. Palmeiro moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Franco vs. Stanley
Franco hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Palmeiro scores. Sierra moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Petralli vs. Stanley
Petralli takes first base on ball four. Sierra moves to third. Franco moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Leach vs. Stanley
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Brown
Jeff Kunkel now playing shortstop.
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Brown
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Brown
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Brown
Cerone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leach. Cerone reaches second base with a double. Esasky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Kutcher vs. Brown
Kutcher strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Stanley
Buechele strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Stanley
Kreuter strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, 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
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Brown
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Brown
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Brown
Heep 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 6
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Stanley
Kunkel hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Stanley
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Stanley
Sierra 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, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Brown
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Brown
Greenwell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Franco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Brown
Evans hits a line drive towards the mound. Brown reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Stanley
Franco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Stanley
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Stanley
Leach hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Reed reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Brown
Esasky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Franco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Brown
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kutcher vs. Brown
Kutcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel misplays the ball. That's an error on Kunkel. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Brown
Rivera hits a line drive into left field. Leach picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Leach. Kutcher moves to third. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Reed vs. Brown
Reed hits a line drive into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Stanley
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 -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Stanley
Kreuter hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Kreuter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Espy vs. Stanley
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kunkel vs. Stanley
Kunkel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Brown
Heep hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Brown
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Brown
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greenwell for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching.
Palmeiro hits a line drive into center field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Smith
Sierra strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Smith
Franco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Smith
Petralli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Franco moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Leach vs. Smith
Leach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Franco scores. Petralli moves to third. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Buechele vs. Smith
Buechele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Petralli scores. Leach scores. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kreuter vs. Smith
Kreuter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Brown
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Brown
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Brown
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/22/1989 -- Texas at Boston (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Espy C, cf 4 1 1 1 Reed J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Fletcher S, ss 3 1 1 2 Heep D, dh 4 0 0 0
Kunkel J, ss 2 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro R, 1b 4 1 1 1 Greenwell M, lf 4 0 0 0
Sierra R, rf 4 0 1 1 Evans D, rf 2 0 1 0
Franco J, 2b 4 1 3 1 Esasky N, 1b 4 1 0 0
Petralli G, dh 3 1 2 0 Cerone R, c 4 0 2 1
Leach R, lf 3 2 1 1 Kutcher R, cf 3 0 0 0
Buechele S, 3b 5 1 1 2 Rivera L, ss 3 0 2 0
Kreuter C, c 4 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 9 12 9 32 1 5 1
Texas 001 500 003 -- 9
Boston 000 100 000 -- 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Brown K (W) 9.0 5 1 1 2 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson M (L) 3.2 5 6 6 4 0
Stanley B 4.1 3 0 0 2 2
Smith L 1.0 4 3 3 0 2
E -- Greenwell M, Kunkel J, Leach R
DP -- Texas 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Texas 9, Boston 6
2B -- Petralli G, Fletcher S, Cerone R, Kreuter C
SH -- Espy C
HBP -- by Smithson M (Petralli G), by Smithson M (Palmeiro R)
T -- 2:50
A -- 34000
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