April 14, 1978 Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
MIL 5 BOS 5
TEX 4
(10) KCR 3
CLE 1 MIN 14
SEA 5 OAK 2
CAL 1 TOR 10
DET 8 CHC 5
PIT 4 CIN 8
@HOU 4 LAD 5
ATL 1 NYM 3
@MON 2
(10) SFG 3
@SDP 2 PHI 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,747

Friday, April 14, 1978, 2:20PM
Time of Game: 3:11

Rangers

2-4

Lost 3

6th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  1  1   0  0  0   1  1  0   0    4 10  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   1  0  1   0  2  0   1    5 15  0

W: D Drago (1-1), L: L Barker (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Red Sox

3-3

Won 2

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 5   1   1   1    0   0  .190  .613    0    9   1   HR
B Campaneris SS               5   0   1   0    0   1  .100  .243    0    2   3   
A Oliver LF                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .860    0    3   0   
R Zisk DH                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .348 1.158    0    0   0   
T Harrah 3B                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .238  .654    0    0   0   2·2B
C Washington RF               4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .513    0    2   0   
J Beniquez CF                 3   0   2   2    0   0  .211  .411    0    3   0   SB,SF
B Wills 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .485    0    4   4   
J Sundberg C                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .105  .368    0    5   1   HR

D Alexander P                                                            1   1
  L Barker P                                                             0   2
Totals                       39   4  10   4    1   4                    29  12

BATTING

2B: T Harrah 2 (3, 2 off D Eckersley).

HR: J Sundberg (1, off D Eckersley; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); M Hargrove (1, off D Eckersley; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: J Beniquez (1, off D Eckersley).

TB: T Harrah 4; J Sundberg 4; M Hargrove 4; J Beniquez 2; A Oliver; B Campaneris; R Zisk; C Washington.

RBI: J Beniquez 2 (2); M Hargrove (2); J Sundberg (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Barker-B Wills-M Hargrove.

PB: J Sundberg (1).

E: M Hargrove (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Beniquez (2, 2nd base off D Eckersley/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Remy 2B                     4   1   2   0    1   0  .385  .891    0    1   2   CS,SH
R Burleson SS                 6   0   2   0    0   0  .240  .686    0    1   2   2B
J Rice DH                     4   0   2   2    2   1  .385 1.160    0    0   0   
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .585    0    4   0   
C Fisk C                      5   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .850    0    4   0   3B,2B
F Lynn CF                     4   1   2   1    1   0  .391 1.136    0    4   0   HR,IW
G Scott 1B                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .273  .678    0    7   0   2B,GDP
D Evans RF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .335    0    7   0   
B Hobson 3B                   5   2   3   1    0   1  .250  .655    0    2   1   HR

D Eckersley P                                                            0   0
  D Drago P                                                              0   0
Totals                       42   5  15   5    5   4                    30   5

BATTING

2B: G Scott (1, off D Alexander); R Burleson (1, off D Alexander); C Fisk (2, off L Barker).

3B: C Fisk (1, off D Alexander).

HR: F Lynn (2, off D Alexander; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); B Hobson (1, off L Barker; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

SH: J Remy (2, off L Barker).

IBB: F Lynn (1, by L Barker).

TB: B Hobson 6; C Fisk 5; F Lynn 5; R Burleson 3; G Scott 3; J Rice 2; J Remy 2.

GIDP: G Scott (2).

RBI: J Rice 2 (6); G Scott (2); B Hobson (1); F Lynn (6).

2-out RBI: J Rice 2; F Lynn.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Remy (1, 2nd base by D Alexander/J Sundberg).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Alexander                    6     9   2   2    3   4   1   3.75   30     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 9     47    -     1.30  -0.09
L Barker, BS (1), L (0-1)      3.2   6   3   3    2   0   1   5.06   18     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 6          2-0    3.23  -0.25
Totals                         9.2  15   5   5    5   4   2          48     -       ·  ·     13·11· 0·15          2-0

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Eckersley                    9.2  10   4   4    1   3   2   3.24   40     -       ·  ·      7·18· 1·10     55    -     1.32   0.04
D Drago, W (1-1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.79   0.12
Totals                        10    10   4   4    1   4   2          41     -       ·  ·      7·18· 1·10          2-0

D Alexander faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Drago (1).

IBB: L Barker (1; F Lynn).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 34,747.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 55° F.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Boston Red Sox                       
1. M Hargrove           1B    1. J Remy               2B 
2. B Campaneris         SS    2. R Burleson           SS 
3. A Oliver             LF    3. J Rice               DH 
4. R Zisk               DH    4. C Yastrzemski        LF 
5. T Harrah             3B    5. C Fisk               C  
6. C Washington         RF    6. F Lynn               CF 
7. J Beniquez           CF    7. G Scott              1B 
8. B Wills              2B    8. D Evans              RF 
9. J Sundberg           C     9. B Hobson             3B 

   D Alexander          P        D Eckersley          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2  4-4  --3      37% 100% J Rice          L Barker        Single to RF; Hobson Scores
   b 8   2  4-3  --3      27%  55% J Rice          L Barker        Single to CF; Remy Scores
   b 9   0  4-4  12-     -19%  63% G Scott         L Barker        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Fisk to 3B
   b 9   0  4-4  ---      17%  81% C Fisk          L Barker        Double to LF
   b 6   0  2-1  ---      16%  56% C Fisk          D Alexander     Triple to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      53%  A Oliver        Single to 2B
   O      1--      55%  R Zisk          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Remy          Bunt Popfly: 1B
          ---      55%  R Burleson      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Burleson to 1B
   O      1--      52%  J Rice          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      50%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
          ---      44%  T Harrah        Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  C Washington    Flyball: CF; Harrah to 3B
   RO     --3      44%  J Beniquez      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Harrah Scores
   O      ---      44%  B Wills         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      42%  C Fisk          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  F Lynn          Single to LF
   O      1--      42%  G Scott         Strikeout
   O      1--      39%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      29%  J Sundberg      Home Run
   O      ---      31%  M Hargrove      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      32%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      31%  A Oliver        Walk
   O      1--      33%  R Zisk          Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Doyle Alexander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      30%  B Hobson        Strikeout
          ---      33%  J Remy          Single to RF
   O      1--      31%  R Burleson      Groundout: SS-1B; Remy to 2B
   O      -2-      27%  J Rice          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      29%  T Harrah        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      31%  C Washington    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      31%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      29%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      27%  C Fisk          Strikeout
   R      ---      38%  F Lynn          Home Run
          ---      41%  G Scott         Double to CF
   O      -2-      36%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      39%  B Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      41%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
   O      ---      42%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Doyle Alexander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      38%  B Hobson        Flyball: RF
          ---      42%  J Remy          Walk
   O      1--      36%  R Burleson      Remy Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      38%  " "             Single to LF
          1--      41%  J Rice          Walk; Burleson to 2B
   O      12-      34%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      37%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      40%  R Zisk          Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  C Fisk          Triple to RF
   O      --3      48%  F Lynn          Foul Flyball: C
   R      --3      58%  G Scott         Single to CF; Fisk Scores
   O      1--      54%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
          1--      58%  B Hobson        Single to CF; Scott to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  J Remy          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
          ---      39%  T Harrah        Double to LF
   O      -2-      41%  C Washington    Flyball: CF; Harrah to 3B
   R      --3      31%  J Beniquez      Single to CF; Harrah Scores
   O      1--      34%  B Wills         Flyball: CF
          1--      33%  J Sundberg      Beniquez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      37%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
          ---      50%  R Burleson      Double to CF
          -2-      55%  J Rice          Walk
                  Len Barker replaces Doyle Alexander pitching
          12-      69%  C Yastrzemski   Walk; Burleson to 3B; Rice to 2B
   O      123      56%  C Fisk          Flyball: 2B
   O      123      41%  F Lynn          Flyball: CF
   O      123      26%  G Scott         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      14%  M Hargrove      Home Run
   O      ---      15%  B Campaneris    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      16%  A Oliver        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      17%  R Zisk          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Len Barker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      13%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   R      ---      25%  B Hobson        Home Run
          ---      32%  J Remy          Single to 2B
          1--      37%  R Burleson      Passed Ball; Remy to 2B
   O      -2-      28%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Remy to 3B
   R      --3      55%  J Rice          Single to CF; Remy Scores
   O      1--      50%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      56%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  C Washington    Single to RF
          1--      42%  J Beniquez      Single to 3B; Washington to 2B
   O      12-      53%  B Wills         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      64%  J Sundberg      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Len Barker facing 5-6-7
          ---      81%  C Fisk          Double to LF
          -2-      82%  F Lynn          Intentional Walk
   OO     12-      63%  G Scott         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Fisk to 3B
   O      --3      50%  D Evans         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 10th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      56%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  B Campaneris    Single to LF
   O      1--      58%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
          1--      53%  R Zisk          Single to LF; Campaneris to 2B
                  Dick Drago replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
          12-      49%  T Harrah        Wild Pitch; Campaneris to 3B; Zisk to 2B
   O      -23      64%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Len Barker facing 9-1-2
          ---      72%  B Hobson        Single to CF
   O      1--      70%  J Remy          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hobson to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  R Burleson      Groundout: 2B-1B; Hobson to 3B
   R      --3     100%  J Rice          Single to RF; Hobson Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation