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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 5, 1989
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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 May 5, 1989 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1989 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 5, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 32,555 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rocky Roe 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Ted Hendry |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cecil Espy | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Julio Franco | Second Baseman |
| Geno Petralli | Catcher |
| Rick Leach | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Stone | DH |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Ed Romero | Third Baseman |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 5, 1989
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Clemens
Espy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Clemens
There goes Espy. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Espy steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Clemens
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Palmeiro vs. Clemens
Palmeiro strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sierra vs. Clemens
Sierra strikes out. There goes Espy. The throw from Gedman and Espy is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Ryan
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Ryan
Barrett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Franco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Ryan
Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Clemens
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Romero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Clemens
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Clemens
Leach strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Ryan
Greenwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ryan
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Ryan
Esasky hits a line drive into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Ryan
Gedman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Clemens
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Clemens
Buechele hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Clemens
Espy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buechele moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Clemens
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palmeiro vs. Clemens
Palmeiro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Palmeiro reaches second base with a double. Buechele scores. Espy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Clemens
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Ryan
Romero hits a popup towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Ryan
Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Ryan
Barrett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Clemens
Franco strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Clemens
Petralli hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Clemens
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Clemens
Stone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Ryan
Burks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Ryan
Ryan fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Ryan. Burks moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Greenwell vs. Ryan
Greenwell hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Ryan
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans hits a line drive into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Clemens
Buechele strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Clemens
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Clemens
There goes Espy. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Espy steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Clemens
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Espy moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Palmeiro vs. Clemens
Palmeiro hits a line drive towards third. Romero reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Ryan
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Ryan
Gedman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. Ryan
Romero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Ryan
Reed hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Romero moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Ryan
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Clemens
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Clemens
Franco hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Clemens
Petralli hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Ryan
Burks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Ryan
Greenwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ryan
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Ryan
Esasky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. Ryan
Gedman hits a line drive towards first. Palmeiro reaches out and makes the catch for the out. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Romero vs. Ryan
Romero hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Franco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Clemens
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Clemens
Stone bunts towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Barrett covering, for the out. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Buechele vs. Clemens
Buechele strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Espy vs. Clemens
Espy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Clemens
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Ryan
Reed hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leach. Reed reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Ryan
Barrett bunts towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. Reed moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Burks vs. Ryan
Burks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reed scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Rogers
Kenny Rogers now pitching.
There goes Burks. The throw from Petralli and he is safe. Burks steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Rogers
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele juggles the ball. That's an error on Buechele. Burks moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Guante
Cecilio Guante now pitching.
Rice hits a popup towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Guante
Evans takes first base on ball four. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Esasky vs. Guante
There's a wild pitch. Burks scores. Greenwell moves to third. Evans moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Esasky vs. Guante
Esasky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Greenwell scores. Esasky moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gedman vs. Guante
Gedman hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Clemens
Palmeiro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Clemens
Sierra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Sierra reaches second base with a double. Palmeiro moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Franco vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching.
Franco hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Franco reaches second base with a double. Palmeiro scores. Sierra scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Petralli vs. Smith
Petralli hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Franco moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leach vs. Smith
Leach hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Franco scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Smith
Jeff Kunkel pinch runs for Rick Leach.
Stone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kunkel moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Buechele vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Buechele strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Espy vs. Stanley
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Romero vs. McMurtry
Jeff Kunkel now playing left field. Craig McMurtry now pitching.
Romero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. McMurtry
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. McMurtry
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Stanley
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Stanley
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Stanley
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1989 -- Texas at Boston (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Espy C, cf 4 1 3 0 Reed J, ss 5 1 2 0
Fletcher S, ss 4 0 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro R, 1b 4 1 1 2 Burks E, cf 4 2 3 1
Sierra R, rf 5 1 1 0 Greenwell M, lf 4 3 2 3
Franco J, 2b 4 1 1 2 Rice J, dh 4 0 0 0
Petralli G, c 4 1 1 1 Evans D, rf 1 1 0 0
Leach R, lf 3 0 1 1 Esasky N, 1b 4 0 2 2
Kunkel J, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Gedman R, c 3 0 0 0
Stone J, dh 3 0 1 0 Romero E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Buechele S, 3b 4 1 1 0
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35 6 10 6 33 7 9 6
Texas 002 100 030 -- 6
Boston 010 002 40x -- 7
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N (L) 6.1 8 5 4 3 3
Rogers K* 0.0 0 1 0 0 0
Guante C 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
McMurtry C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W)+ 7.0 7 5 5 4 9
Smith L 0.1 3 1 1 0 0
Stanley B (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Ryan N, Buechele S
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Texas 7, Boston 7
2B -- Palmeiro R, Reed J, Sierra R, Franco J
HR -- Greenwell M 2, Petralli G
SB -- Espy C 2, Burks E
CS -- Espy C
SH -- Stone J, Barrett M
WP -- Guante C
T -- 3:42
A -- 32555
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