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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 28, 1981
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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 28, 1981 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 28, 1981 |
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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 28, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Crawford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 11,898 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: George Maloney |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
Gary Allenson | Catcher |
Glenn Hoffman | Shortstop |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Al Oliver | DH |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 28, 1981
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Jenkins
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--
Evans vs. Jenkins
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Jenkins
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Jenkins
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Jenkins
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Crawford
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Crawford
Rivers hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Crawford
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Jenkins
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Jenkins
Allenson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. Jenkins
Hoffman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Jenkins
Miller takes first base on ball four. Allenson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Remy vs. Jenkins
Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Crawford
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Crawford
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crawford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Crawford
Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Crawford
Sundberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Jenkins
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Jenkins
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, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jenkins
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Putnam settles under it 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: ---
Sample vs. Crawford
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Crawford
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Crawford
Wills is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Comer
Steve Comer now pitching.
Lansford hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Comer
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Comer
Allenson 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--
Hoffman vs. Comer
Hoffman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Crawford
Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Crawford
Oliver is hit by the pitch. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Crawford
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rivers moves to third. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grubb vs. Crawford
Grubb hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivers tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Putnam vs. Crawford
Putnam hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Crawford
Sundberg hits a line drive towards first. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Crawford
Sample hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Sample reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mendoza vs. Crawford
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Comer
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Comer
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Comer
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Comer
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Burgmeier
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Burgmeier
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, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Burgmeier
Bell hits a fly ball 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, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Comer
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Comer
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Comer
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Burgmeier
Grubb is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Burgmeier
Putnam strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Burgmeier
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Burgmeier
Sample hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mendoza vs. Burgmeier
Mendoza hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Sample scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Burgmeier
Wills hits a line drive into center field. Miller picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Miller. Mendoza goes all the way around to score. Wills moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Burgmeier
Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Comer
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Comer
Hoffman 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, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Babcock
Bob Babcock now pitching.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Babcock
Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching. Dave F. Schmidt now catching.
Oliver 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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Campbell
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Campbell
Grubb hits a line drive into right field. Evans picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Evans. Bell moves to third. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Putnam vs. Campbell
Putnam is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sundberg vs. Campbell
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores. Grubb tags and moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sample vs. Campbell
Sample hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grubb scores. Putnam moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mendoza vs. Campbell
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Babcock
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Babcock
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, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Babcock
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Campbell
Garry Hancock now playing right field. Tom Poquette now playing left field.
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Campbell
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Campbell
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Campbell
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Babcock
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Babcock
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Babcock covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Babcock
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/28/1981 -- Boston at Texas (N) Boston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Remy J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Wills B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 4 0 1 0 Rivers M, cf 5 1 3 0 Hancock G, rf 0 0 0 0 Oliver A, dh 4 1 0 0 Yastrzemski C, dh 3 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 2 1 0 Rice J, lf 3 0 0 0 Grubb J, rf 3 1 1 1 Poquette T, lf 0 0 0 0 Putnam P, 1b 3 1 2 3 Lansford C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 3 1 1 1 Perez T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sample B, lf 4 1 3 1 Allenson G, c 3 0 2 0 Mendoza M, ss 4 1 1 2 Schmidt D, c 1 0 0 0 Hoffman G, ss 3 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 0 5 0 35 9 13 8 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Texas 000 403 20x -- 9 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Crawford S (L) 4.0 5 4 4 0 2 Burgmeier T 2.0 5 3 2 0 2 Campbell B 2.0 3 2 2 2 2 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Jenkins F 3.0 2 0 0 2 3 Comer S (W) 3.2 2 0 0 1 0 Babcock B 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 E -- Miller R, Evans D DP -- Boston 1, Texas 1 LOB -- Boston 7, Texas 7 2B -- Sample B 2 HR -- Putnam P SF -- Grubb J, Sundberg J HBP -- by Crawford S (Oliver A) PB -- Allenson G T -- 2:12 A -- 11898
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