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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 5, 1980
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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 May 5, 1980 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 5, 1980 |
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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 | May 5, 1980 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 12,702 |
Time of Game | 3 hours |
Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
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 | First Baseman |
Tony Perez | DH |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Jim Dwyer | Right Fielder |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
Johnny Grubb | DH |
Jim Norris | Right Fielder |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Pepe Frias | Shortstop |
Pat Corrales | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 5, 1980
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Perry
Remy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Perry
Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Perry
Lynn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills catches it and throws to second with Frias covering, to double up Remy. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Perry
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball 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: ---
Rivers vs. Eckersley
Rivers 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Eckersley
Wills hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dwyer. Wills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Eckersley
Oliver is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Eckersley
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Eckersley
Putnam strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Perry
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Perry
Hobson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Eckersley
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski juggles the ball. That's an error on Yastrzemski. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Eckersley
Norris hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Rice chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Burleson. Burleson fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Burleson. Grubb goes all the way around to score. Norris moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sundberg vs. Eckersley
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Norris tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Eckersley
Frias hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Eckersley
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Perry
Dwyer hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Perry
Remy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Remy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Perry
Burleson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Perry
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Eckersley
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Eckersley
Eckersley fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Eckersley. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Eckersley
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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Renko
Steve Renko now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Renko
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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Renko
Grubb 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, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Perry
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Perry
Perez hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Renko
Norris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Renko
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Norris moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frias vs. Renko
Frias hits a popup towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivers vs. Renko
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wills vs. Renko
Wills takes first base on ball four. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Renko
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Perry
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Perry
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Renko
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Renko
There goes Bell. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Bell steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Renko
Putnam hits a line drive into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Renko
Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Renko
Norris hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn 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--
Sundberg vs. Renko
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Perry
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Perry
Burleson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Perry
Lynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norris. Lynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Perry
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Renko
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Renko
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Renko
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Renko
Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Renko
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Perry
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Perry
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dwyer vs. Perry
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norris. Dwyer reaches second base with a double. Perez scores. Hobson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Perry
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Renko
Putnam hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Remy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Renko
Grubb 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Renko
Norris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Perry
Burleson hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Perry
Lynn hits a line drive into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Perry
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Renko
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frias vs. Renko
Frias bunts towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Remy covering, for the out. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Renko
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Wills hits a line drive into right field. Dwyer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dwyer. Rivers goes all the way around to score. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Lockwood
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lockwood
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Bell reaches second base with a double. Oliver goes all the way around to score. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Putnam vs. Lockwood
Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Lockwood
Grubb takes first base on ball four. Putnam moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norris vs. Lockwood
Norris hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Lockwood
Sundberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Perry
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/5/1980 -- Boston at Texas (N) Boston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Remy J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Rivers M, cf 5 1 2 1 Burleson R, ss 4 0 1 0 Wills B, 2b 4 3 4 0 Lynn F, cf 4 0 1 0 Oliver A, lf 5 1 2 2 Rice J, lf 4 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 5 3 3 3 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Putnam P, 1b 5 0 1 1 Perez T, dh 4 1 1 0 Grubb J, dh 4 1 1 1 Fisk C, c 3 1 1 1 Norris J, rf 5 1 2 1 Hobson B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Sundberg J, c 3 1 1 1 Dwyer J, rf 3 0 1 2 Frias P, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 8 3 39 11 16 10 Boston 010 000 200 -- 3 Texas 221 010 05x -- 11 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Eckersley D (L)* 2.0 5 5 3 0 2 Renko S 5.1 7 3 3 2 1 Lockwood S 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Perry G (W) 9.0 8 3 3 1 5 * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd E -- Yastrzemski C, Burleson R, Eckersley D, Dwyer J DP -- Texas 2 LOB -- Boston 4, Texas 9 2B -- Wills B, Norris J, Remy J, Oliver A, Lynn F, Dwyer J, Bell B HR -- Bell B, Fisk C SB -- Bell B SH -- Frias P SF -- Sundberg J T -- 3:00 A -- 12702
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