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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 20, 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 July 20, 1976 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1976 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 20, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 13,495 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: George Maloney 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Dillard | Third Baseman |
| Cecil Cooper | DH |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Clines | Left Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Jim Fregosi | First Baseman |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Tom Grieve | DH |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 20, 1976
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Briles
Dillard 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: ---
Cooper vs. Briles
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Briles
Lynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cooper scores. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Briles
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Briles
Fisk strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Jones
Clines is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jones
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Jones
Fregosi strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Jones
Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Jones
Grieve hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grieve for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Briles
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Briles
Burleson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Briles
Dillard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Jones
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Jones
Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Jones
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Jones
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randle moves to third. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clines vs. Jones
Clines hits a line drive for a double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Briles
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Briles
Lynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clines. Lynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lynn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Briles
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Briles
There goes Rice. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Rice steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fisk vs. Briles
Fisk hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jones
Thompson 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Jones
Fregosi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Jones
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Jones
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Briles
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Briles
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Briles
Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dillard vs. Briles
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Briles
Cooper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Burleson scores. Dillard moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lynn vs. Briles
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Jones
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Jones
Randle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Jones
Beniquez bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to third for the out. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Jones
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Briles
Rice hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Briles
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Briles
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Jones
Clines 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, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jones
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Jones
Fregosi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Jones
Burroughs 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
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Briles
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Briles
Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dillard vs. Briles
Dillard strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Hoerner
Joe Hoerner now pitching.
Cooper bunts towards third. Thompson throws to first for one, and Fregosi throws to second, and Harrah drops the ball. Doyle scores. Burleson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Hoerner
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Hoerner
Hoerner fires to first and has Lynn trapped. There's the throw to Harrah who tags Lynn for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Jones
Grieve hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Jones
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Jones
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hoerner
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bacsik
Mike Bacsik now pitching.
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Bacsik
Rick Miller pinch runs for Jim Rice.
Fisk bunts towards the mound. Bacsik fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Bacsik
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Bacsik
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Jones
Rick Miller now playing left field.
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Jones
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Beniquez moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clines vs. Jones
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Beniquez scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jones
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Jones
Fregosi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Cleveland
Reggie Cleveland now pitching.
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Bacsik
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Bacsik
Rico Petrocelli pinch hits for Steve Dillard.
Petrocelli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Bacsik
Cooper hits a line drive into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Cleveland
Rico Petrocelli now playing third base.
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Cleveland
Harrah 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, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Cleveland
Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moates vs. Cleveland
Dave Moates pinch hits for Juan Beniquez.
Moates takes first base on ball four. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Cleveland
Roy Howell pinch hits for Jim Sundberg.
Howell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Bacsik
Bill Fahey now catching. Dave Moates now playing center field.
Lynn hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bacsik
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fregosi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bacsik
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Cleveland
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. Cleveland
Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Danny Thompson.
Lahoud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clines moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hargrove vs. House
Mike Hargrove pinch hits for Jim Fregosi. Tom House now pitching.
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. Lahoud moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burroughs vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching.
Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clines tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Willoughby
Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Willoughby
Harrah is hit by the pitch. Lahoud moves to third. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randle vs. Willoughby
Randle 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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1976 -- Boston at Texas (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Dillard S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Clines G, lf 5 1 1 0
Petrocelli R, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Thompson D, 3b 4 0 2 0
Cooper C, dh 4 1 2 2 Lahoud J, ph 1 0 1 0
Lynn F, cf 4 0 2 0 Fregosi J, 1b 3 0 2 0
Yastrzemski C, 1b 5 0 2 1 Hargrove M, ph 0 0 0 0
Rice J, lf 3 0 1 0 Burroughs J, rf 4 0 1 1
Miller R, pr-lf 1 0 0 0 Grieve T, dh 5 0 0 0
Fisk C, c 3 0 0 0 Harrah T, ss 4 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 3 0 0 0 Randle L, 2b 5 0 3 0
Doyle D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Beniquez J, cf 3 1 2 0
Burleson R, ss 4 2 3 0 Moates D, ph-cf 0 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 3 0 2 0
Howell R, ph 1 0 0 0
Fahey B, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 12 3 38 2 14 1
Boston 100 102 000 -- 4
Texas 000 000 101 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Jones R (W) 6.2 11 1 1 1 4
Cleveland R* 1.1 3 1 1 1 2
House T+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Willoughby J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Briles N (L) 5.1 11 4 3 1 4
Hoerner J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Bacsik M 2.2 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Burleson R, Harrah T
DP -- Boston 3
LOB -- Boston 10, Texas 14
2B -- Lynn F, Cooper C
SB -- Rice J
CS -- Lynn F
SH -- Cooper C, Fisk C
SF -- Burroughs J
HBP -- by Willoughby J (Harrah T)
T -- 3:07
A -- 13495
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