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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 8, 1976
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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 May 8, 1976 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 8, 1976 |
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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 | May 8, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Singer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Wise |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Marty Springstead |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Gene Clines | Left Fielder |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Tom Grieve | DH |
Roy Smalley | Second Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bernie Carbo | DH |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Steve Dillard | Third Baseman |
Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Darrell Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 8, 1976
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Wise
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Wise
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Wise
Hargrove strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Singer
Carbo hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Singer
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Singer
Lynn strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Wise
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Wise
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Wise
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Wise
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Singer
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Singer
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Singer
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Wise
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Wise
Sundberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Wise
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Wise
Clines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beniquez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Hargrove vs. Wise
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beniquez scores. Clines moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Wise
Harrah hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Singer
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Singer
Dillard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Singer
Burleson hits a line drive into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Singer
There goes Dillard. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Wise
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Wise
Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Wise
Grieve hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn who is chasing the ball. Grieve reaches third base with a triple. Burroughs scores. Howell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. Wise
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grieve scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Pole
Dick Pole now pitching.
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Pole
Beniquez bunts towards the mound. Pole fields it and throws to third for the out. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clines vs. Pole
Clines hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Pole
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pole fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Singer
Carbo hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Singer
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Singer
Lynn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Singer
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell juggles the ball. That's an error on Howell. Doyle scores. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Singer
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Singer
Rice takes first base on ball four. Lynn moves to third. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Singer
Evans takes first base on ball four. Lynn scores. Fisk moves to third. Rice moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dillard vs. Singer
Dillard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Dillard reaches second base with a double. Fisk scores. Rice scores. Evans moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burleson vs. Hargan
Steve Hargan now pitching.
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Pole
Harrah 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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Pole
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Pole
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Hargan
Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Hargan
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Hargan
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Hargan
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Pole
Rick Miller now playing center field.
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Pole
Smalley hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Pole
Sundberg hits a popup into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hargan
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hargan
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Hargan
Evans takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dillard vs. Hargan
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Pole
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Beniquez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clines vs. Pole
Clines bunts towards the mound. Pole fields it and throws to first for the out. Beniquez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hargrove vs. Pole
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrah vs. Pole
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Hargan
Burleson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Hargan
Carbo hits a line drive towards the mound. Hargan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Hargan
Doyle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clines. Doyle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Hargan
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Pole
Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Pole
Howell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Pole
Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Pole
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Pole
Sundberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Hargan
Dave Moates now playing right field.
Fisk hits a line drive into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hargan
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hargan
Rice hits a line drive into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Pole
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Pole
Clines bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Beniquez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. House
Tom House now pitching.
Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. House
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. House fields it and throws to first for the out. Beniquez moves to third. Clines moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fregosi vs. House
Jim Fregosi pinch hits for Dave Moates.
There's a wild pitch. Beniquez scores. Clines moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fregosi vs. House
Fregosi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hargan
Lenny Randle now playing right field.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards second. Smalley picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Smalley. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Hargan
Cecil Cooper pinch hits for Steve Dillard.
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Hargan
Burleson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Randle. Burleson reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hoerner
Joe Hoerner now pitching. Deron Johnson pinch hits for Bernie Carbo.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Hoerner
Doug Griffin pinch hits for Denny Doyle.
Griffin hits a line drive into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/8/1976, game 1 -- Texas at Boston (D) Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Beniquez J, cf 5 2 4 0 Carbo B, dh 3 0 0 0 Clines G, lf 3 0 1 0 Johnson D, ph 1 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 5 0 1 1 Doyle D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Harrah T, ss 5 0 0 0 Griffin D, ph 1 0 0 0 Burroughs J, rf 4 1 2 0 Lynn F, cf 3 1 1 0 Moates D, rf 0 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 1 0 0 0 Fregosi J, ph 1 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 4 1 0 1 Randle L, rf 0 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Howell R, 3b 4 2 2 1 Rice J, lf 2 1 0 0 Grieve T, dh 4 1 1 2 Evans D, rf 2 1 1 1 Smalley R, 2b 3 0 1 1 Dillard S, 3b 2 0 1 2 Sundberg J, c 4 0 1 0 Cooper C, ph 1 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 4 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 6 13 5 31 5 5 5 Texas 001 300 011 -- 6 Boston 000 400 001 -- 5 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Singer B 3.2 2 4 1 4 2 Hargan S (W) 4.2 3 1 0 3 2 Hoerner J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Wise R* 3.0 9 4 4 0 2 Pole D (L)+ 5.0 4 2 2 1 2 House T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th + Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Howell R, Smalley R DP -- Texas 1, Boston 1 LOB -- Texas 8, Boston 6 2B -- Dillard S, Beniquez J, Doyle D, Burleson R 3B -- Grieve T HR -- Howell R CS -- Dillard S SH -- Clines G 2 WP -- House T T -- 2:52 A -- 0
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