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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 29, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 29, 1976 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 29, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 29, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
Home Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 7,394 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Art Frantz |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cecil Cooper | DH |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Darrell Johnson | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Randle | Left Fielder |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Tom Grieve | DH |
Roy Smalley | Second Baseman |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 29, 1976
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Briles
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Briles
Doyle strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Briles
Lynn hits a line drive into left field. Randle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Randle. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Briles
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lee
Randle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Lee
Beniquez hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Lee
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Lee
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Briles
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Briles
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Lee
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Lee
Grieve is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Lee
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Briles
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Briles
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Briles
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Howell. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Briles
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Lee
Howell hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Howell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Lee
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Lee
Randle bunts towards first. Yastrzemski throws towards first, with the pitcher covering. Lee fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lee. Howell scores. Sundberg moves to third. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Beniquez vs. Lee
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hargrove vs. Lee
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. Sundberg scores. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrah vs. Lee
Harrah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randle scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Lee
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Lee
Grieve hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Briles
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Briles
Lynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Briles
Rice hits a line drive into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Lee
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Lee
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Lee
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Lee
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Briles
Fisk hits a line drive into left field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Briles
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Briles
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Briles
Burleson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Lee
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Lee
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Lee
Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Lee
Burroughs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Lee
Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Lee
Smalley hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Briles
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Briles
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Briles
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Pole
Dick Pole now pitching.
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Pole
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Pole
Randle hits a popup towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Pole
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Briles
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Briles
Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Briles
That's a pickoff. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Briles
Evans hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Fisk scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Briles
Petrocelli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching.
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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Willoughby
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Willoughby
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Briles
Gene Clines now playing right field.
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Howell. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Briles
Cooper hits a line drive into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Briles
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Briles
Lynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Briles
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. House
Tom House now pitching.
Grieve 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. House
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. House fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. House
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. House
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Briles
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Briles
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Briles
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Briles
Burleson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/29/1976 -- Boston at Texas (N) Boston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Cooper C, dh 4 0 0 0 Randle L, lf 4 1 1 0 Doyle D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 4 0 0 0 Lynn F, cf 4 0 2 0 Hargrove M, 1b 3 1 1 1 Rice J, lf 4 0 0 0 Harrah T, ss 4 1 3 1 Yastrzemski C, 1b 2 0 0 0 Burroughs J, rf 4 1 1 3 Fisk C, c 4 1 1 0 Clines G, rf 0 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 3 0 1 1 Grieve T, dh 4 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 2 0 Smalley R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 4 0 0 0 Howell R, 3b 4 1 2 0 Sundberg J, c 4 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 1 6 1 34 6 10 5 Boston 000 000 100 -- 1 Texas 003 030 00x -- 6 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Lee B (L) 5.0 7 6 5 2 2 Pole D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Willoughby J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 House T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Briles N (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 5 E -- Randle L, Howell R 2, Lee B, Doyle D DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 8, Texas 6 2B -- Howell R HR -- Burroughs J T -- 2:24 A -- 7394
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