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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 18, 1980
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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 April 18, 1980 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 18, 1980 |
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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 | April 18, 1980 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Comer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Stanley |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 10,580 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Al Oliver | Right Fielder |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Richie Zisk | DH |
Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
Pat Corrales | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Jack Brohamer | Third Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 18, 1980
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Stanley
Rivers 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stanley
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Stanley
Stanley fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Stanley. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Stanley
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Stanley
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Burleson fields it and tags Oliver, for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Stanley
Zisk 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: ---
Remy vs. Comer
Remy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Comer
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Comer
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Comer covering, for the out. Remy moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Comer
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Comer, and towards Wills, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Stanley
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Stanley
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Stanley
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Stanley
Norman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Comer
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Comer
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Comer
Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Stanley
Rivers hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stanley
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Stanley
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Comer
Brohamer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Comer
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Remy vs. Comer
Remy bunts towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. Brohamer moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burleson vs. Comer
Burleson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Brohamer scores. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynn vs. Comer
Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans scores. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Comer
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burleson scores. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Comer
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Comer
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman misplays the ball. That's an error on Norman. Lynn scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stanley
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Stanley
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Stanley
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Stanley
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Darwin
Danny Darwin now pitching.
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Darwin
Brohamer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Darwin
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Darwin
Remy is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Stanley
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer juggles the ball. That's an error on Brohamer. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Stanley
Norman 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, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Stanley
Rivers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Darwin
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Darwin
Lynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Lynn reaches second base with a double. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Darwin
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darwin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Darwin
Yastrzemski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Darwin
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burleson tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Darwin
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stanley
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Stanley
Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stanley
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Stanley
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Stanley
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Stanley
Putnam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grubb moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Stanley
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Darwin
Brohamer hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Darwin
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Darwin
Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Stanley
Jim Norris pinch hits for Nelson Norman.
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Stanley
Rivers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stanley
Wills strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Darwin
Pepe Frias now playing shortstop.
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Darwin
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Darwin
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Darwin
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Stanley
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Bell reaches second base with a double. Oliver scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Lockwood
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Billy Sample pinch hits for Johnny Grubb.
Sample hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Burgmeier
Putnam strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Burgmeier
Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Darwin
Billy Sample now playing left field.
Perez hits a line drive into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Darwin
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Darwin
Brohamer hits a popup into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Burgmeier
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Burgmeier
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Burgmeier
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Burgmeier
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brohamer. Wills moves to third. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Renko
Steve Renko now pitching.
That's a pickoff. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Darwin
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching.
Remy bunts towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Kern
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Kern
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Kern
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/18/1980 -- Texas at Boston (D) Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Rivers M, cf 5 0 0 0 Remy J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Wills B, 2b 5 1 2 0 Burleson R, ss 4 2 1 1 Oliver A, rf 5 2 3 2 Lynn F, cf 4 1 2 1 Bell B, 3b 4 3 3 3 Rice J, lf 5 0 2 1 Zisk R, dh 4 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, dh 2 0 0 0 Grubb J, lf 1 0 0 0 Perez T, 1b 3 0 0 1 Sample B, ph-lf 1 0 1 1 Fisk C, c 4 0 0 0 Putnam P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Brohamer J, 3b 4 1 2 0 Sundberg J, c 3 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 3 1 1 0 Norman N, ss 2 0 0 0 Norris J, ph 1 0 0 0 Frias P, ss 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 10 6 32 5 9 4 Texas 100 102 020 -- 6 Boston 004 010 000 -- 5 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Comer S 3.0 6 4 3 1 0 Darwin D (W)* 5.0 3 1 1 3 5 Kern J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Stanley B+ 7.0 7 5 5 3 4 Lockwood S (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 Burgmeier T 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 Renko S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Stanley B, Norman N, Brohamer J 2 DP -- Texas 1, Boston 2 LOB -- Texas 6, Boston 8 2B -- Oliver A 2, Lynn F, Bell B HR -- Bell B 2, Oliver A CS -- Wills B SH -- Remy J 2 SF -- Perez T T -- 2:48 A -- 10580
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