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Standings
KCR
@BAL		3
4
TEX
@BOS		8
3
DET
@CAL		3
6
CLE
@CHW		4
2		 
(10)
MIL
@MIN		0
4
MIL
@MIN		6
3
NYY
@OAK		2
1
CHC
@ATL		3
5
PHI
@HOU		2
3
LAD
@MON		5
1
SFG
@NYM		2
6
SDP
@PIT		0
3
CIN
@STL		6
5
Tuesday, August 31, 1976 7:34PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 18,145, Time of Game: 3:03
Rangers
8
60-71
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 18 GB
 at Red Sox
3
62-68
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 18 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  2  3   0  0  0   2  1  0    8 10  0
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    3 11  3

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Danny Thompson SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .554 -0.062 0.66 0.016 -0.078 -0.3 1 1
Toby Harrah DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .766 0.044 0.42 0.069 -0.025 0.1 2B
Mike Hargrove 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 .291 .799 0.097 0.54 0.110 -0.013 1.3 5 0
Jeff Burroughs RF 4 3 0 1 1 0 .229 .660 0.031 0.81 0.087 -0.056 -0.6 1 0 GDP
Tom Grieve LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .248 .692 0.203 0.81 0.213 -0.009 2.2 4 0 HR,2B,SH
Roy Howell 3B 5 0 2 3 0 0 .250 .660 0.162 0.61 0.166 -0.004 1.9 0 0 2B
Lenny Randle 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .218 .538 -0.034 0.59 0.020 -0.053 -0.9 2 1
Juan Beniquez CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 .270 .648 0.044 0.42 0.050 -0.007 0.9 6 0 HBP
Jim Sundberg C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .220 .575 -0.071 0.64 0.007 -0.078 -1.2 8 0
Nelson Briles P
   Steve Foucault P 1
Team Totals 37 8 10 7 3 2 .270 .774 0.414 0.62 0.738 -0.323 3.5 27 3
2B: T Harrah (17, off R Cleveland); T Grieve (20, off R Cleveland); R Howell (21, off R Cleveland).
HR: T Grieve (13, off D Pole; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: T Grieve (7, off R Cleveland).
HBP: J Beniquez (3, by R Cleveland).
TB: T Grieve 6; R Howell 3; T Harrah 3; M Hargrove 2; J Beniquez 2.
GIDP: J Burroughs (21).
RBI: R Howell 3 (47); T Grieve 2 (64); J Burroughs (78); L Randle (37).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 15.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: L Randle (1st base by D Pole).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Butch Hobson 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .217 .626 -0.095 0.75 0.000 -0.095 -1.5 0 5
Denny Doyle 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .254 .593 -0.012 0.47 0.027 -0.039 0.1 3 2
Fred Lynn CF 3 0 1 0 2 0 .313 .845 -0.007 0.54 0.036 -0.043 -0.1 4 0 3B
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .268 .798 0.001 0.61 0.047 -0.046 -0.3 2 0
Carlton Fisk C 5 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .736 -0.036 0.87 0.041 -0.076 -0.9 3 0
Cecil Cooper 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .291 .779 0.189 0.87 0.201 -0.013 2.3 10 2 2·2B
Jim Rice DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 .269 .756 -0.010 1.04 0.041 -0.051 0.5 SF
Dwight Evans RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .246 .741 -0.021 1.18 0.097 -0.118 -0.4 2 0 3B
Bob Heise SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .289 .650 -0.070 1.28 0.022 -0.092 -0.5 3 2
   Rick Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .696 -0.024 0.85 0.000 -0.024 -0.7
   Rico Petrocelli SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .594 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Reggie Cleveland P 1
   Dick Pole P 1
   Jim Willoughby P
Team Totals 37 3 11 3 3 7 .297 .801 -0.085 0.81 0.512 -0.597 -1.5 27 14
2B: C Cooper 2 (17, 2 off N Briles).
3B: F Lynn (7, off N Briles); D Evans (3, off N Briles).
SF: J Rice (9, off N Briles).
TB: C Cooper 5; F Lynn 3; D Evans 3; D Doyle 2; B Heise; C Yastrzemski; J Rice; C Fisk.
RBI: C Cooper (59); J Rice (68); D Evans (49).
2-out RBI: D Evans.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Heise-D Doyle-C Cooper.
E: D Doyle (10); B Heise 2 (3).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nelson Briles, W (9-8) 7 10 3 3 3 4 0 3.45 34 46 0.007 0.87 -0.8
Steve Foucault 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.92 7 2 0 0.079 0.51 2.3
Team Totals 9 11 3 3 3 7 0 3.00 41 46 2 0 0.086 0.62 1.5
N Briles faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Reggie Cleveland, L (7-7) 2.2 5 5 3 1 1 0 3.36 17 32 -0.360 1.06 -3.9
Dick Pole 4.1 4 2 2 2 0 1 4.74 17 2 0 -0.041 0.44 0.4
Jim Willoughby 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2.95 8 0 0 -0.013 0.10 0.0
Team Totals 9 10 8 5 3 2 1 5.00 42 32 2 0 -0.414 0.81 -3.5
Balks: None.
WP: D Pole (6).
HBP: R Cleveland (4; J Beniquez).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: D Pole (2; L Randle, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Deegan.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 18,145.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Night.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-2 0 1-- BOS C. Cooper N. Briles -12% 51% Double to CF; Fisk to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-- TEX T. Grieve R. Cleveland 11% 65% Double to RF; Burroughs to 3B
t7 5-3 1 -2- RR TEX T. Grieve D. Pole 11% 94% Home Run; Burroughs Scores
t2 0-0 0 -23 RR TEX R. Howell R. Cleveland 10% 75% Double to LF; Burroughs Scores; Grieve Scores
b6 2-5 2 -2- R BOS D. Evans N. Briles -10% 77% Triple to CF; Cooper Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TEX D. Thompson R. Cleveland -2% 48% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O TEX T. Harrah R. Cleveland -2% 46% Lineout: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O TEX M. Hargrove R. Cleveland -1% 45% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS B. Hobson N. Briles 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS D. Doyle N. Briles 2% 49% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-0 2 --- BOS F. Lynn N. Briles -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski N. Briles 2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- TEX J. Burroughs R. Cleveland 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- TEX T. Grieve R. Cleveland 11% 65% Double to RF; Burroughs to 3B
t2 0-0 0 -23 RR TEX R. Howell R. Cleveland 10% 75% Double to LF; Burroughs Scores; Grieve Scores
t2 2-0 0 -2- O TEX L. Randle R. Cleveland -3% 72% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 2-0 1 -2- TEX J. Beniquez R. Cleveland 4% 75% Single to LF; Howell to 3B
t2 2-0 1 1-3 O TEX J. Sundberg R. Cleveland -5% 70% Strikeout
t2 2-0 2 1-3 O TEX D. Thompson R. Cleveland -4% 66% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- BOS C. Fisk N. Briles -4% 62% Single to LF
b2 0-2 0 1-- BOS C. Cooper N. Briles -12% 51% Double to CF; Fisk to 3B
b2 0-2 0 -23 RO BOS J. Rice N. Briles 0% 51% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Fisk Scores; Cooper to 3B
b2 1-2 1 --3 O BOS D. Evans N. Briles 6% 57% Flyball: 1B
b2 1-2 2 --3 O BOS B. Heise N. Briles 4% 61% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 2-3-4
t3 2-1 0 --- TEX T. Harrah R. Cleveland 6% 67% Double
t3 2-1 0 -2- TEX M. Hargrove R. Cleveland 6% 73% Single to RF; Harrah to 3B
t3 2-1 0 1-3 R TEX J. Burroughs R. Cleveland 5% 78% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Harrah Scores; Hargrove to 2B
t3 3-1 0 12- O TEX T. Grieve R. Cleveland -0% 78% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hargrove to 3B; Burroughs to 2B
t3 3-1 1 -23 R TEX R. Howell R. Cleveland 6% 84% Fielder's Choice 2B; Hargrove Scores/unER; Burroughs to 3B
t3 4-1 1 1-3 RO TEX L. Randle R. Cleveland 1% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Burroughs Scores/unER
t3 5-1 2 1-- TEX J. Beniquez R. Cleveland 1% 86% Hit By Pitch; Randle to 2B
Dick Pole replaces Reggie Cleveland pitching
t3 5-1 2 12- TEX J. Sundberg D. Pole 1% 87% Wild Pitch; Randle to 3B; Beniquez to 2B
t3 5-1 2 -23 O TEX J. Sundberg D. Pole -2% 84% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b3 1-5 0 --- O BOS B. Hobson N. Briles 2% 86% Flyball: CF
b3 1-5 1 --- O BOS D. Doyle N. Briles 1% 87% Lineout: LF
b3 1-5 2 --- BOS F. Lynn N. Briles -1% 86% Walk
b3 1-5 2 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski N. Briles 2% 88% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Red Sox' Dick Pole facing 1-2-3
t4 5-1 0 --- O TEX D. Thompson D. Pole -1% 87% Foul Flyball: C
t4 5-1 1 --- TEX T. Harrah D. Pole 1% 88% Single to SS
t4 5-1 1 1-- TEX M. Hargrove D. Pole 3% 91% Single to LF; Harrah to 3B
t4 5-1 1 1-3 OO TEX J. Burroughs D. Pole -5% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
b4 1-5 0 --- O BOS C. Fisk N. Briles 2% 88% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 1-5 1 --- O BOS C. Cooper N. Briles 1% 89% Flyball: 2B
b4 1-5 2 --- O BOS J. Rice N. Briles 1% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Red Sox' Dick Pole facing 5-6-7
t5 5-1 0 --- O TEX T. Grieve D. Pole -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 5-1 1 --- TEX R. Howell D. Pole 1% 90% Single to CF
t5 5-1 1 1-- O TEX L. Randle D. Pole -1% 89% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 5-1 2 1-- O TEX J. Beniquez D. Pole -1% 88% Randle Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
b5 1-5 0 --- O BOS D. Evans N. Briles 2% 90% Strikeout
b5 1-5 1 --- BOS B. Heise N. Briles -2% 88% Single to RF
b5 1-5 1 1-- O BOS B. Hobson N. Briles 2% 90% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-5 2 1-- BOS D. Doyle N. Briles -2% 89% Single to RF; Heise to 2B
b5 1-5 2 12- O BOS F. Lynn N. Briles 3% 92% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Red Sox' Dick Pole facing 8-9-1
t6 5-1 0 --- O TEX J. Beniquez D. Pole -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 5-1 1 --- TEX J. Sundberg D. Pole 1% 92% Walk
t6 5-1 1 1-- O TEX D. Thompson D. Pole -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 5-1 2 1-- O TEX T. Harrah D. Pole -1% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
b6 1-5 0 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski N. Briles -3% 87% Single to LF
b6 1-5 0 1-- O BOS C. Fisk N. Briles 2% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B; Yastrzemski to 2B
b6 1-5 1 -2- R BOS C. Cooper N. Briles -7% 82% Double to CF; Yastrzemski Scores
b6 2-5 1 -2- O BOS J. Rice N. Briles 4% 86% Flyball: CF
b6 2-5 2 -2- R BOS D. Evans N. Briles -10% 77% Triple to CF; Cooper Scores
b6 3-5 2 --3 O BOS B. Heise N. Briles 5% 82% Foul Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Dick Pole facing 3-4-5
t7 5-3 0 --- TEX M. Hargrove D. Pole 2% 84% Walk
t7 5-3 0 1-- O TEX J. Burroughs D. Pole -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Burroughs to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
t7 5-3 1 -2- RR TEX T. Grieve D. Pole 11% 94% Home Run; Burroughs Scores
t7 7-3 1 --- O TEX R. Howell D. Pole -0% 93% Flyball: RF
t7 7-3 2 --- O TEX L. Randle D. Pole -0% 93% Popfly: LF
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b7 3-7 0 --- O BOS B. Hobson N. Briles 2% 95% Foul Flyball: C
b7 3-7 1 --- O BOS D. Doyle N. Briles 1% 96% Flyball: RF
b7 3-7 2 --- BOS F. Lynn N. Briles -1% 95% Triple to LF
b7 3-7 2 --3 BOS C. Yastrzemski N. Briles -1% 93% Walk
b7 3-7 2 1-3 O BOS C. Fisk N. Briles 3% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Red Sox' Jim Willoughby facing 8-9-1
Jim Willoughby replaces Dick Pole pitching
t8 7-3 0 --- TEX J. Beniquez J. Willoughby 0% 97% Single to LF
t8 7-3 0 1-- O TEX J. Sundberg J. Willoughby -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B; Beniquez to 2B
t8 7-3 1 -2- R TEX D. Thompson J. Willoughby 2% 98% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Beniquez Scores/No RBI/unER; Thompson to 2B
t8 8-3 1 -2- O TEX T. Harrah J. Willoughby -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 8-3 2 -2- O TEX M. Hargrove J. Willoughby -0% 98% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Rangers' Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
b8 3-8 0 --- BOS C. Cooper N. Briles -2% 96% Single to RF
b8 3-8 0 1-- BOS J. Rice N. Briles -4% 92% Single to LF; Cooper to 3B
Steve Foucault replaces Nelson Briles pitching
b8 3-8 0 1-3 O BOS D. Evans S. Foucault 3% 96% Strikeout
Rick Miller pinch hits for Bob Heise (SS) batting 9th
b8 3-8 1 1-3 O BOS R. Miller S. Foucault 2% 98% Strikeout
b8 3-8 2 1-3 O BOS B. Hobson S. Foucault 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Red Sox' Jim Willoughby facing 4-5-6
Rico Petrocelli replaces Rick Miller (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 8-3 0 --- O TEX J. Burroughs J. Willoughby -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 8-3 1 --- O TEX T. Grieve J. Willoughby -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 8-3 2 --- O TEX R. Howell J. Willoughby -0% 99% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Rangers' Steve Foucault facing 2-3-4
b9 3-8 0 --- BOS D. Doyle S. Foucault -1% 98% Single to CF
b9 3-8 0 1-- O BOS F. Lynn S. Foucault 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B; Doyle to 2B
b9 3-8 1 -2- O BOS C. Yastrzemski S. Foucault 1% 100% Flyball: SS
b9 3-8 2 -2- O BOS C. Fisk S. Foucault 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 3.

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