April 18, 1980 Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
CHW 2 TEX 6
@BOS 5 KCR 9
@DET 6
(11) MIL 3
@NYY 2 OAK 6
CAL 3 SEA 3
MIN 1 SEA 3
MIN 2 ATL 3
CIN 0 HOU 7
@LAD 4 MON 7
PHI 5 PIT 12
STL 10 SFG 5
SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 10,580

Friday, April 18, 1980, 2:06PM
Time of Game: 2:48

Rangers

6-2

Won 4

1st

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

W: D Darwin (1-0), L: S Lockwood (0-1), S: J Kern (1)

Red Sox

4-3

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .353  .846    0    2   1   
B Wills 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   2  .200  .423    0    4   3   CS
A Oliver RF                   5   2   3   2    0   0  .229  .746    0    1   0   HR,2·2B
B Bell 3B                     4   3   3   3    0   0  .290  .937    0    1   2   2·HR,2B
R Zisk DH                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .542    0    0   0   
J Grubb LF                    1   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .222    0    3   0   
  B Sample PH-LF              1   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .478    0    1   0   
P Putnam 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .742    0    7   3   GDP
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .450 1.242    0    7   0   
N Norman SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .462    0    0   1   GDP
  J Norris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  P Frias SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .500    0    0   2   

S Comer P                                                                1   1
  D Darwin P                                                             0   1
  J Kern P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   6  10   6    3   6                    27  14

BATTING

2B: B Bell (2, off S Lockwood); A Oliver 2 (5, 2 off B Stanley).

HR: B Bell 2 (2, 2 off B Stanley; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); A Oliver (1, off B Stanley; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: B Bell 10; A Oliver 8; B Wills 2; B Sample; P Putnam.

GIDP: N Norman (2); P Putnam (1).

RBI: B Bell 3 (6); A Oliver 2 (6); B Sample (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Norman-B Wills-P Putnam.

E: N Norman (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Wills (1, Pickoff (CS) Home by S Renko).

PO: B Wills (1st base by B Stanley).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Remy 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .551    0    3   2   2·SH
R Burleson SS                 4   2   1   1    1   0  .125  .448    0    2   6   
F Lynn CF                     4   1   2   1    1   0  .346  .971    0    4   0   2B
J Rice LF                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .321  .688    0    0   0   
C Yastrzemski DH              2   0   0   0    2   1  .280  .905    0    0   0   IW
T Perez 1B                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .320  .859    0    9   1   SF,GDP
C Fisk C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .688    0    6   1   
J Brohamer 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .600    0    1   0   
D Evans RF                    3   1   1   0    1   2  .095  .364    0    1   0   

B Stanley P                                                              1   2
  S Lockwood P                                                           0   0
  T Burgmeier P                                                          0   1
  S Renko P                                                              0   1
Totals                       32   5   9   4    5   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: F Lynn (2, off D Darwin).

SF: T Perez (1, off D Darwin).

SH: J Remy 2 (2, off S Comer, off J Kern).

IBB: C Yastrzemski (1, by D Darwin).

TB: F Lynn 3; J Brohamer 2; J Rice 2; R Burleson; D Evans; J Remy.

GIDP: T Perez (2).

RBI: J Rice (5); R Burleson (2); F Lynn (3); T Perez (7).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Stanley-R Burleson-T Perez; R Burleson-J Remy-T Perez.

E: B Stanley (); J Brohamer 2 (2).

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
S Comer                        3     6   4   3    1   0   0  10.13   15     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 2· 3     32    -     1.38  -0.26
D Darwin, W (1-0)              5     3   1   1    3   5   0   3.75   21     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 3· 1          0-0    1.05   0.09
J Kern, S (1)                  1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    5.58   0.35
Totals                         9     9   5   4    5   5   0          40     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 5· 4          1-0

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
B Stanley                      7     7   5   5    3   4   3   3.38   30     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 4· 3     44    -     1.04  -0.08
S Lockwood, BS (1), L (0-1)    0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0  18.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          1-1    2.49  -0.14
T Burgmeier                    1.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   4.05    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          1-1    1.03  -0.15
S Renko                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.00    0     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·            2-0    1.58   0.05
Totals                         9    10   6   6    3   6   3          39     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 4· 6          4-2

D Darwin faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
B Stanley faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Darwin (1; C Yastrzemski).

PO: B Stanley (0; B Wills, 1st base); S Renko (1; B Wills, 4th base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 10,580.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 52° F.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Boston Red Sox                       
1. M Rivers             CF    1. J Remy               2B 
2. B Wills              2B    2. R Burleson           SS 
3. A Oliver             RF    3. F Lynn               CF 
4. B Bell               3B    4. J Rice               LF 
5. R Zisk               DH    5. C Yastrzemski        DH 
6. J Grubb              LF    6. T Perez              1B 
7. P Putnam             1B    7. C Fisk               C  
8. J Sundberg           C     8. J Brohamer           3B 
9. N Norman             SS    9. D Evans              RF 

   S Comer              P        B Stanley            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  5-4  -2-      23%  63% B Bell          S Lockwood      Double to RF; Oliver Scores
   t 8   1  5-5  -2-      20%  74% B Sample        T Burgmeier     Single to CF; Bell Scores
   b 9   2  6-5  12-      18% 100% J Rice          J Kern          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   t 8   0  5-4  ---      14%  40% A Oliver        B Stanley       Double to LF
   b 9   1  6-5  -2-      14%  85% R Burleson      J Kern          Groundout: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Rivers        Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  B Wills         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      52%  A Oliver        Wills Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Wills to 2B
   R      -2-      61%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive); Wills Scores
   O      -2-      57%  B Bell          Fielder's Choice SS unassisted; Oliver out at 3B/SS; Bell to 1B
   O      1--      55%  R Zisk          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Comer facing 1-2-3
          ---      51%  J Remy          Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  R Burleson      Groundout: 2B-1B; Remy to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  F Lynn          Groundout: 1B-P; Remy to 3B
   O      --3      60%  J Rice          Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Stanley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  J Grubb         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      56%  P Putnam        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      58%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--      55%  N Norman        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Comer facing 5-6-7
          ---      51%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   OO     1--      60%  T Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  C Fisk          Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  M Rivers        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      57%  B Wills         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      56%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Comer facing 8-9-1
          ---      52%  J Brohamer      Single to LF
          1--      45%  D Evans         Single to CF; Brohamer to 2B
   O      12-      46%  J Remy          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Brohamer to 3B; Evans to 2B
   R      -23      37%  R Burleson      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Brohamer Scores; Evans to 3B
   R      1-3      27%  F Lynn          Single to RF (Line Drive); Evans Scores; Burleson to 3B
   R      1-3      21%  J Rice          Single to CF (Line Drive); Burleson Scores; Lynn to 2B
   O      12-      24%  C Yastrzemski   Popfly: 1B
   RO     12-      19%  T Perez         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Lynn Scores/No RBI/unER; Rice out at Hm/CF-3B-C
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Stanley facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      27%  B Bell          Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---      25%  R Zisk          Flyball: CF
          ---      28%  J Grubb         Walk
   OO     1--      22%  P Putnam        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Danny Darwin facing 7-8-9
                  Danny Darwin replaces Steve Comer pitching
   O      ---      23%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF
          ---      22%  J Brohamer      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      24%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      1--      25%  J Remy          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Stanley facing 8-9-1
          ---      30%  J Sundberg      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Sundberg to 1B
   OO     1--      20%  N Norman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      19%  M Rivers        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Danny Darwin facing 2-3-4
          ---      17%  R Burleson      Walk
          1--      10%  F Lynn          Double to LF (Line Drive); Burleson to 3B
   O      -23      14%  J Rice          Groundout: P-1B
          -23      13%  C Yastrzemski   Intentional Walk
   RO     123      12%  T Perez         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Burleson Scores
   O      12-      14%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Stanley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      12%  B Wills         Strikeout
   R      ---      19%  A Oliver        Home Run
   R      ---      31%  B Bell          Home Run
   O      ---      28%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      30%  J Grubb         Walk
          1--      34%  P Putnam        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Grubb to 3B
   O      1-3      26%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Danny Darwin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      28%  J Brohamer      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      30%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  J Remy          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Stanley facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Norris pinch hits for Nelson Norman batting 9th
   O      ---      27%  J Norris        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      24%  M Rivers        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      21%  B Wills         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Danny Darwin facing 2-3-4
                  Pepe Frias replaces Jim Norris playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      23%  R Burleson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      25%  F Lynn          Flyball: CF
          ---      24%  J Rice          Single to RF
   O      1--      26%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Stanley facing 3-4-5
          ---      40%  A Oliver        Double to LF
                  Skip Lockwood replaces Bob Stanley pitching
   R      -2-      63%  B Bell          Double to RF; Oliver Scores
   O      -2-      54%  R Zisk          Flyball: CF
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Skip Lockwood pitching; Bill Sample pinch hits for Johnny Grubb batting 6th
   R      -2-      74%  B Sample        Single to CF; Bell Scores
   O      1--      71%  P Putnam        Strikeout
   O      1--      68%  J Sundberg      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Danny Darwin facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Sample moves to LF
   O      ---      75%  T Perez         Lineout: RF
   O      ---      80%  C Fisk          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  J Brohamer      Popfly: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Tom Burgmeier facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      81%  P Frias         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  M Rivers        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      81%  B Wills         Single to CF
          1--      83%  A Oliver        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Wills to 3B; Oliver to 2B
                  Steve Renko replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching
   O      -23      79%  B Bell          Wills Caught Stealing (PO) Hm (P-C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Danny Darwin facing 9-1-2
          ---      65%  D Evans         Walk
                  Jim Kern replaces Danny Darwin pitching
   O      1--      71%  J Remy          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Evans to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  R Burleson      Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      82%  F Lynn          Walk
   O      12-     100%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Red Sox 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation