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Rangers 12 @ Red Sox 4
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. The home team Red Sox were bested by the visiting Rangers with a score of 12 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 8, 1976 
Visiting Team
Texas Rangers
R: 12 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 12
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 4 H: 9 E: 3 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherJim Umbarger  
Losing PitcherLuis Tiant  
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Game Winning RBIJuan Beniquez 

Game Info

DateMay 8, 1976 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamTexas Rangers 
Home TeamBoston Red Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Umbarger  
Home Starting PitcherLuis Tiant  
BallparkFenway Park 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance23,737 
Time of Game2 hours 39 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Barnett
1B: Dale Ford
2B: Marty Springstead
3B: Don Denkinger

Texas Rangers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Juan Beniquez  Center Fielder 
Lenny Randle  Left Fielder 
Mike Hargrove  First Baseman 
Toby Harrah  Shortstop 
Jeff Burroughs  Right Fielder 
Tom Grieve  DH 
Jim Fregosi  Third Baseman 
John Ellis  Catcher 
Roy Smalley  Second Baseman 
Frank Lucchesi  Manager 

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Steve Dillard  Third Baseman 
Doug Griffin  Second Baseman 
Dwight Evans  Right Fielder 
Carlton Fisk  DH 
Jim Rice  Left Fielder 
Deron Johnson  First Baseman 
Bob Montgomery  Catcher 
Rick Burleson  Shortstop 
Rick Miller  Center Fielder 
Darrell Johnson  Manager 

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Rangers 12 @ Red Sox 4
Fenway Park
May 8, 1976

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/8/1976, game 2 -- Texas at Boston (D)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Beniquez J, cf        4  1  1  1   Dillard S, 3b-ss      4  2  4  0   
Moates D, cf          1  0  0  0   Griffin D, 2b         4  0  1  2   
Randle L, lf          6  2  2  3   Evans D, rf           4  0  0  1   
Hargrove M, 1b        4  1  2  1   Fisk C, dh            4  0  0  0   
Harrah T, ss          4  2  2  2   Rice J, lf            4  0  1  0   
Burroughs J, rf       5  2  0  1   Johnson D, 1b         3  0  0  0   
Grieve T, dh          6  0  3  1   Montgomery B, c       4  1  1  0   
Fregosi J, 3b         4  2  1  0   Burleson R, ss        0  0  0  0   
Ellis J, c            5  1  3  1   Heise B, 3b           2  1  1  1   
Smalley R, 2b         3  1  0  1   Miller R, cf          4  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42 12 14 11                        33  4  9  4

Texas            090 101 001 -- 12
Boston           100 000 300 --  4

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Umbarger J (W)        9.0  9  4  3  4  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tiant L (L)           1.2  6  9  0  3  1
Cleveland R           3.1  3  1  1  2  0
Jones R               4.0  5  2  2  3  2

E -- Burleson R, Dillard S 2
DP -- Texas 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Texas 12, Boston 8
2B -- Hargrove M, Grieve T, Harrah T, Heise B, Griffin D
3B -- Randle L, Montgomery B
HR -- Harrah T
SH -- Griffin D
SF -- Evans D, Smalley R
WP -- Cleveland R, Jones R
PB -- Ellis J
T -- 2:39
A -- 23737

    

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