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Standings
TEX
@BOS		2
4
SEA
@CAL		1
6
CLE
@KCR		4
2
DET
@NYY		2
6
MIN
@OAK		0
3
MIL
@TOR		5
4		 
(12)
LAD
@HOU		5
2
PHI
@MON		8
9
SFG
@SDP		9
0
CHC
@STL		1
6
Monday, April 20, 1981 11:00AM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 26,844, Time of Game: 2:18
Rangers
2
4-5
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 6 GB
 at Red Sox
4
5-3
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Mike Torrez (1-0)
L: Doc Medich (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  7  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  3  0   0  1  X    4 10  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bump Wills 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .313 .816 -0.108 1.31 0.050 -0.158 -0.7 0 5 CS
Mickey Rivers CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .705 -0.102 1.00 0.000 -0.102 -0.8 4 0
Al Oliver DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 .189 .555 -0.037 0.78 0.026 -0.063 -0.2
Buddy Bell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .867 -0.102 1.10 0.000 -0.102 -0.8 1 0
Johnny Grubb RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .267 .757 0.149 0.76 0.189 -0.039 1.7 3 0 HR,2B
Pat Putnam 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .303 .727 -0.007 0.74 0.051 -0.057 -0.0 12 0 3B
Jim Sundberg C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .300 .816 -0.074 1.38 0.037 -0.112 -0.6 2 0
Billy Sample LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .469 0.000 1.03 0.056 -0.056 0.0 1 0 2B
   Dan Duran PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.072 2.83 0.000 -0.072 -0.4
Mario Mendoza SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .624 -0.084 1.06 0.000 -0.084 -0.6 1 3
Doc Medich P 2
   John Henry Johnson P
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 2 3 .212 .681 -0.437 1.07 0.409 -0.845 -2.4 24 10
2B: B Sample (2, off M Torrez); J Grubb (3, off M Torrez).
3B: P Putnam (2, off M Torrez).
HR: J Grubb (1, off M Torrez; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: J Grubb 6; P Putnam 4; B Sample 2; J Sundberg; B Wills.
RBI: J Grubb 2 (3).
2-out RBI: J Grubb 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Mendoza-P Putnam.
E: D Medich ().
Baserunning
CS: B Wills (2, 2nd base by M Torrez/G Allenson).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerry Remy 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .188 .423 0.123 1.06 0.163 -0.040 0.7 0 3
Dwight Evans RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .310 1.065 0.166 0.82 0.211 -0.045 1.7 2 0 HR
Carl Yastrzemski DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .639 -0.048 0.65 0.005 -0.053 -0.4
Jim Rice LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .212 .538 0.008 0.77 0.054 -0.045 0.1 1 0
Tony Perez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .606 -0.142 0.95 0.000 -0.142 -1.6 15 0 GDP
Carney Lansford 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .448 1.155 0.007 0.56 0.041 -0.034 0.1 0 5 SB
Gary Allenson C 3 1 1 1 0 0 .280 1.019 0.085 0.95 0.118 -0.033 0.9 3 1 HBP
Glenn Hoffman SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 .179 .385 -0.036 0.94 0.019 -0.054 -0.1 2 3 SH
Rick Miller CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .721 -0.100 0.98 0.000 -0.100 -1.3 4 0
Mike Torrez P 1
Team Totals 33 4 10 4 1 1 .303 .737 0.063 0.84 0.611 -0.546 0.1 27 13
HR: D Evans (3, off D Medich; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: G Hoffman (2, off D Medich).
HBP: G Allenson (1, by D Medich).
TB: D Evans 5; J Remy 2; C Lansford 2; G Hoffman; C Yastrzemski; J Rice; G Allenson.
GIDP: T Perez (1).
RBI: D Evans 2 (4); G Allenson (7); J Remy (2).
2-out RBI: D Evans 2; G Allenson; J Remy.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Baserunning
SB: C Lansford (1, 2nd base off D Medich/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doc Medich, L (1-1) 7.2 10 4 4 1 1 1 2.40 35 43 -0.077 0.85 -0.6
John Henry Johnson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 1 2 0 0.014 0.49 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 4 4 1 1 1 4.50 36 43 2 0 -0.063 1.07 -0.1

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Torrez, W (1-0) 9 7 2 2 2 3 1 2.38 35 66 0.437 1.07 2.4
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 2 3 1 2.00 35 66 0.437 0.84 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Medich (1; G Allenson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 26,844.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Boston Red Sox
1 Bump Wills 2B 1 Jerry Remy 2B
2 Mickey Rivers CF 2 Dwight Evans RF
3 Al Oliver DH 3 Carl Yastrzemski DH
4 Buddy Bell 3B 4 Jim Rice LF
5 Johnny Grubb RF 5 Tony Perez 1B
6 Pat Putnam 1B 6 Carney Lansford 3B
7 Jim Sundberg C 7 Gary Allenson C
8 Billy Sample LF 8 Glenn Hoffman SS
9 Mario Mendoza SS 9 Rick Miller CF
Doc Medich P Mike Torrez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-0 2 1-- RR BOS D. Evans D. Medich 19% 87% Home Run; Remy Scores
t6 0-3 2 -2- RR TEX J. Grubb M. Torrez -16% 73% Home Run; Oliver Scores
b5 0-0 2 --3 R BOS J. Remy D. Medich 14% 69% Single to CF; Allenson Scores
b4 0-0 0 1-- OO BOS T. Perez D. Medich -9% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b8 3-2 2 -2- R BOS G. Allenson D. Medich 7% 93% Single to CF; Lansford 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' Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- TEX B. Wills M. Torrez -4% 46% Single to SS
t1 0-0 0 1-- O TEX M. Rivers M. Torrez 6% 52% Wills Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- O TEX M. Rivers M. Torrez 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O TEX A. Oliver M. Torrez 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS J. Remy D. Medich -2% 53% Lineout: 3B
b1 0-0 1 --- BOS D. Evans D. Medich 2% 55% Single to RF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Medich -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B; Evans to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O BOS J. Rice D. Medich -3% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Mike Torrez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O TEX B. Bell M. Torrez 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O TEX J. Grubb M. Torrez 2% 54% Lineout: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- TEX P. Putnam M. Torrez -3% 51% Triple to RF
t2 0-0 2 --3 O TEX J. Sundberg M. Torrez 4% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O BOS T. Perez D. Medich -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- BOS C. Lansford D. Medich 3% 55% Single to RF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O BOS G. Allenson D. Medich -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B; Lansford to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- O BOS G. Hoffman D. Medich -3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Mike Torrez facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O TEX B. Sample M. Torrez 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O TEX M. Mendoza M. Torrez 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- TEX B. Wills M. Torrez -1% 53% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-- O TEX M. Rivers M. Torrez 3% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Miller D. Medich -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- BOS J. Remy D. Medich 3% 56% Single/Bunt
b3 0-0 1 1-- O BOS D. Evans D. Medich -3% 53% Foul Flyball: C
b3 0-0 2 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Medich -3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Mike Torrez facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O TEX A. Oliver M. Torrez 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 --- O TEX B. Bell M. Torrez 2% 55% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 2 --- TEX J. Grubb M. Torrez -3% 52% Double to LF
t4 0-0 2 -2- O TEX P. Putnam M. Torrez 4% 56% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Rice D. Medich 4% 60% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
b4 0-0 0 1-- OO BOS T. Perez D. Medich -9% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- O BOS C. Lansford D. Medich -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Mike Torrez facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- O TEX J. Sundberg M. Torrez 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t5 0-0 1 --- TEX B. Sample M. Torrez -6% 47% Ground-rule Double
t5 0-0 1 -2- O TEX M. Mendoza M. Torrez 5% 52% Flyball: CF
t5 0-0 2 -2- O TEX B. Wills M. Torrez 5% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- BOS G. Allenson D. Medich 5% 61% Hit By Pitch
b5 0-0 0 1-- O BOS G. Hoffman D. Medich -2% 59% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Allenson to 2B
b5 0-0 1 -2- O BOS R. Miller D. Medich -4% 55% Groundout: SS-1B; Allenson to 3B
b5 0-0 2 --3 R BOS J. Remy D. Medich 14% 69% Single to CF; Allenson Scores
b5 1-0 2 1-- RR BOS D. Evans D. Medich 19% 87% Home Run; Remy Scores
b5 3-0 2 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Medich 0% 88% Single to RF
b5 3-0 2 1-- BOS J. Rice D. Medich 1% 89% Single to RF; Yastrzemski to 3B
b5 3-0 2 1-3 O BOS T. Perez D. Medich -2% 87% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Mike Torrez facing 2-3-4
t6 0-3 0 --- O TEX M. Rivers M. Torrez 2% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-3 1 --- TEX A. Oliver M. Torrez -3% 87% Walk
t6 0-3 1 1-- O TEX B. Bell M. Torrez 2% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B; Oliver to 2B
t6 0-3 2 -2- RR TEX J. Grubb M. Torrez -16% 73% Home Run; Oliver Scores
t6 2-3 2 --- O TEX P. Putnam M. Torrez 2% 75% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 6-7-8
b6 3-2 0 --- O BOS C. Lansford D. Medich -2% 72% Flyball: RF
b6 3-2 1 --- O BOS G. Allenson D. Medich -1% 71% Flyball: CF
b6 3-2 2 --- BOS G. Hoffman D. Medich 1% 72% Walk
b6 3-2 2 1-- O BOS R. Miller D. Medich -2% 70% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Mike Torrez facing 7-8-9
t7 2-3 0 --- O TEX J. Sundberg M. Torrez 4% 74% Strikeout
t7 2-3 1 --- O TEX B. Sample M. Torrez 3% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 2-3 2 --- O TEX M. Mendoza M. Torrez 2% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
b7 3-2 0 --- O BOS J. Remy D. Medich -2% 78% Groundout: P-1B
b7 3-2 1 --- O BOS D. Evans D. Medich -1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 3-2 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Medich -1% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
t8 2-3 0 --- O TEX B. Wills M. Torrez 5% 81% Flyball: RF
t8 2-3 1 --- O TEX M. Rivers M. Torrez 4% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 2-3 2 --- O TEX A. Oliver M. Torrez 3% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 4-5-6
b8 3-2 0 --- O BOS J. Rice D. Medich -1% 86% Groundout: P-1B
b8 3-2 1 --- O BOS T. Perez D. Medich -1% 85% Lineout: CF
b8 3-2 2 --- BOS C. Lansford D. Medich 1% 86% Single to CF
b8 3-2 2 1-- BOS G. Allenson D. Medich 1% 86% Lansford Steals 2B
b8 3-2 2 -2- R BOS G. Allenson D. Medich 7% 93% Single to CF; Lansford Scores
b8 4-2 2 1-- BOS G. Hoffman D. Medich 1% 94% Single to CF; Allenson to 3B
John Henry Johnson replaces Doc Medich pitching
b8 4-2 2 1-3 O BOS R. Miller J. Johnson -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Mike Torrez facing 4-5-6
t9 2-4 0 --- O TEX B. Bell M. Torrez 4% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-4 1 --- O TEX J. Grubb M. Torrez 2% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 2-4 2 --- TEX P. Putnam M. Torrez -2% 97% Single to RF
t9 2-4 2 1-- TEX J. Sundberg M. Torrez -4% 93% Single to RF; Putnam to 2B
Dan Duran pinch hits for Billy Sample (LF) batting 8th
t9 2-4 2 12- O TEX D. Duran M. Torrez 7% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 4.

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