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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 30, 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 August 30, 1976 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 30, 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 | August 30, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 17,101 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: (none) 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
Toby Harrah | DH |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Tom Grieve | Left Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Jim Rice | DH |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 30, 1976
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Tiant
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Tiant
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Tiant
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Hargrove reaches second base with a double. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burroughs vs. Tiant
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Tiant
Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Blyleven
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Blyleven
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, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Blyleven
Lynn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Tiant
Howell hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Tiant
Randle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Tiant
There goes Randle. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Tiant
Beniquez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Blyleven
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Blyleven
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Blyleven
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez who is chasing the ball. Cooper reaches third base with a triple. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Blyleven
Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Rice reaches second base with a double. Cooper scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Blyleven
Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Evans reaches second base with a double. Rice scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Blyleven
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Blyleven, and towards Thompson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Blyleven
Burleson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Blyleven
Bob Heise pinch runs for Rick Burleson.
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Tiant
Bob Heise now playing shortstop.
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Tiant
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Tiant
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Tiant
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Blyleven
Lynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez who is chasing the ball. Lynn reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Blyleven
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beniquez throws the ball in to Randle who tags Yastrzemski trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lynn scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Blyleven
Fisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Bacsik
Mike Bacsik now pitching.
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Bacsik
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fisk scores. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Bacsik
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hobson vs. Bacsik
Hobson hits a line drive for a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Tiant
Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Tiant
Grieve hits a line drive towards short. Heise reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Tiant
Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Tiant
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper fields it and throws to second for the out. Burroughs moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beniquez vs. Tiant
Beniquez 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, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Bacsik
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Bacsik
Doyle hits a popup into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Bacsik
Lynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Lynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Bacsik
Yastrzemski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Bacsik
Fisk strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Tiant
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Tiant
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Tiant
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Tiant
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Bacsik
Cooper hits a popup towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bacsik
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bacsik
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Bacsik
Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heise vs. Bacsik
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Tiant
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Tiant
Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Tiant
Howell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Skok
Craig Skok now pitching.
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Skok
Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Skok
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Skok
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lynn moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Skok
There's a wild pitch. Lynn scores. Yastrzemski moves to third. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Skok
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Fisk scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Terpko
Jeff Terpko now pitching.
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Terpko
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Terpko
Hobson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heise vs. Terpko
Heise hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Heise reaches second base with a double. Hobson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doyle vs. Terpko
Doyle hits a popup towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Tiant
Randle 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, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Tiant
Beniquez bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Tiant
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Tiant
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Terpko
Bill Fahey now catching.
Lynn hits a line drive into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Terpko
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Terpko
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Terpko
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Tiant
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Tiant
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Tiant
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Tiant
Grieve hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Grieve reaches second base with a double. Hargrove goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Tiant
Howell hits a popup towards short. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Terpko
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Terpko
Evans hits a line drive into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Terpko
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heise vs. Terpko
Heise hits a popup into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Tiant
Randle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Tiant
Beniquez hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fahey vs. Tiant
Fahey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Tiant
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Tiant
Harrah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randle scores. Fahey moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Tiant
Dave Moates pinch runs for Toby Harrah.
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/30/1976 -- Texas at Boston (N) Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Thompson D, ss 4 1 0 0 Burleson R, ss 1 0 0 0 Harrah T, dh 5 0 2 1 Heise B, pr-ss 4 0 1 0 Moates D, pr 0 0 0 0 Doyle D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 5 1 2 0 Lynn F, cf 5 2 3 0 Burroughs J, rf 4 0 1 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 1 2 1 1 Grieve T, lf 4 0 1 1 Fisk C, c 5 2 2 0 Howell R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cooper C, 1b 5 2 3 3 Randle L, 2b 3 1 1 0 Rice J, dh 5 3 4 5 Beniquez J, cf 4 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 5 0 2 1 Sundberg J, c 3 0 2 0 Hobson B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Fahey B, c 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 3 11 3 40 11 18 10 Texas 100 000 011 -- 3 Boston 032 015 00x -- 11 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Blyleven B (L) 2.1 6 5 5 1 1 Bacsik M 2.2 6 1 1 1 1 Skok C 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 Terpko J 2.2 3 1 1 2 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L (W) 9.0 11 3 3 2 6 DP -- Texas 1 LOB -- Texas 9, Boston 11 2B -- Hargrove M, Rice J, Evans D, Lynn F, Heise B, Grieve T 3B -- Cooper C, Lynn F HR -- Rice J 2 CS -- Randle L HBP -- by Blyleven B (Burleson R) WP -- Skok C T -- 2:53 A -- 17101
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