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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 31, 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 31, 1976 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 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 31, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
Home Starting Pitcher | Reggie Cleveland |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 18,145 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Terry Cooney 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Deegan |
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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Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
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 |
Bob Heise | Shortstop |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 31, 1976
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Cleveland
Thompson hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Cleveland
Harrah hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Cleveland
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Briles
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Briles
Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Briles
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Cleveland
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Cleveland
Grieve hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Grieve reaches second base with a double. Burroughs moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howell vs. Cleveland
Howell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Howell reaches second base with a double. Burroughs scores. Grieve scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Cleveland
Randle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Cleveland
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Cleveland
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Cleveland
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Briles
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Briles
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Briles
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fisk tags and scores. Cooper tags and moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Briles
Evans hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heise vs. Briles
Heise hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Cleveland
Harrah hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Harrah reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Cleveland
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burroughs vs. Cleveland
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise misplays the ball. That's an error on Heise. Harrah scores. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Cleveland
Grieve bunts towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out. Hargrove moves to third. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howell vs. Cleveland
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hargrove scores. Burroughs moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randle vs. Cleveland
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise fields it and throws to second for the out. Burroughs scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Cleveland
Beniquez is hit by the pitch. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Pole
Dick Pole now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Randle moves to third. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sundberg vs. Pole
Sundberg 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, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Briles
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Briles
Doyle hits a line drive into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Briles
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Pole
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Pole
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Pole
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burroughs vs. Pole
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Briles
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Briles
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Briles
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Pole
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Pole
Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Pole
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Pole
Pole fires to first and picks off Randle. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Briles
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Briles
Heise hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Briles
Hobson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Briles
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heise moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Briles
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Pole
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Pole
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Pole
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Pole
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrah for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Briles
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Briles
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Briles
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Briles
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez who is chasing the ball. Evans reaches third base with a triple. Cooper scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heise vs. Briles
Heise hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Pole
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Pole
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson throws to second for one, and Doyle throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Pole
Grieve hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Pole
Howell hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Pole
Randle hits a popup into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Briles
Hobson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Briles
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Briles
Lynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve who is chasing the ball. Lynn reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Briles
Fisk 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, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching.
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Willoughby
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Willoughby
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Heise. Beniquez scores. Thompson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Willoughby
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Willoughby
Hargrove strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Briles
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Briles
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Foucault
Steve Foucault now pitching.
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Foucault
Rick Miller pinch hits for Bob Heise.
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hobson vs. Foucault
Hobson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Willoughby
Rico Petrocelli now playing shortstop.
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Willoughby
Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Willoughby
Howell hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Foucault
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Foucault
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foucault fields it and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Foucault
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Foucault
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/31/1976 -- Texas at Boston (N) Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Thompson D, ss 5 0 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Harrah T, dh 5 1 2 0 Doyle D, 2b 5 0 2 0 Hargrove M, 1b 4 1 2 0 Lynn F, cf 3 0 1 0 Burroughs J, rf 4 3 0 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 1 0 Grieve T, lf 4 2 2 2 Fisk C, c 5 1 1 0 Howell R, 3b 5 0 2 3 Cooper C, 1b 4 1 3 1 Randle L, 2b 4 0 0 1 Rice J, dh 3 0 1 1 Beniquez J, cf 3 1 2 0 Evans D, rf 4 0 1 1 Sundberg J, c 3 0 0 0 Heise B, ss 3 0 1 0 Miller R, ph 1 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 8 10 7 37 3 11 3 Texas 023 000 210 -- 8 Boston 010 002 000 -- 3 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Briles N (W)* 7.0 10 3 3 3 4 Foucault S 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland R (L) 2.2 5 5 3 1 1 Pole D 4.1 4 2 2 2 0 Willoughby J 2.0 1 1 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Heise B 2, Doyle D DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Texas 7, Boston 11 2B -- Grieve T, Howell R, Cooper C 2, Harrah T 3B -- Evans D, Lynn F HR -- Grieve T SH -- Grieve T SF -- Rice J HBP -- by Cleveland R (Beniquez J) WP -- Pole D T -- 3:03 A -- 18145
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