July 20, 1975 Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 5
@BAL 2 CHW 9
MIL 2 CHW 10
MIL 5 CLE 10
CAL 4 DET 7
KCR 3 NYY 14
@MIN 2 NYY 5
@MIN 4 TEX 10
BOS 5 BOS 3
@TEX 2 LAD 5
CHC 3
(12) MON 6
ATL 5
(11) NYM 10
HOU 9 PHI 11
CIN 4 STL 3
@SDP 1
(11) STL 10
@SDP 2 SFG 2
PIT 1 PIT 7
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 13,775

Sunday, July 20, 1975, 9:46PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Red Sox

54-38

Won 1

1st

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

W: R Cleveland (7-6), L: S Hargan (6-6), S: J Willoughby (3)

Rangers

44-51

Lost 1

4th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Carbo RF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .280  .987    0    1   0   
D Doyle 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .244  .639    0    2   5   
C Yastrzemski 1B              4   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .874    0   10   1   
F Lynn CF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.010    0    2   0   
J Rice LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .298  .844    0    4   1   
  R Miller LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .660         0   0   
C Cooper DH                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .353  .976    0    0   0   3B,2B
R Burleson SS                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .279  .695    0    2   2   CS
T Blackwell C                 2   0   2   0    1   0  .222  .570    0    3   0   SH
B Heise 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .541    0    2   0   

R Cleveland P                                                            1   0
  J Willoughby P                                                         0   1
Totals                       33   3  10   3    2   2                    27  10

BATTING

2B: C Cooper (7, off S Hargan).

3B: C Cooper (4, off S Hargan).

SH: T Blackwell (2, off S Hargan).

TB: C Cooper 5; R Burleson 2; T Blackwell 2; D Doyle; B Carbo; J Rice; F Lynn.

RBI: R Burleson (40); C Cooper (24); D Doyle (15).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Burleson-C Yastrzemski.

E: R Cleveland ().

BASERUNNING

CS: R Burleson (4, 2nd base by S Hargan/J Sundberg).

PO: T Blackwell (3rd base by J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .621    0    0   0   
D Moates CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    1   0   GDP
  R Howell PH-3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .693    0    0   0   
J Burroughs RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .230  .721    0    0   0   
M Hargrove LF                 2   0   0   0    2   1  .333  .887    0    1   0   
L Randle 3B-CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .680    0    3   1   
J Spencer 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .274  .753    0   13   2   2B
T Harrah SS                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .280  .841    0    3   4   HR,2B
M Cubbage 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .227  .688    0    1   6   2B
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .606    0    3   2   

S Hargan P                                                               2   2
Totals                       31   2   6   2    4   2                    27  17

BATTING

2B: J Spencer (10, off R Cleveland); M Cubbage (4, off R Cleveland); T Harrah (16, off R Cleveland).

HR: T Harrah (11, off R Cleveland; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: T Harrah 6; M Cubbage 3; J Spencer 2; J Burroughs.

GIDP: D Moates (1).

RBI: T Harrah 2 (48).

2-out RBI: T Harrah 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Spencer-L Randle; S Hargan-J Spencer.

E: J Sundberg (11).

BASERUNNING

PO: M Cubbage (1st base by R Cleveland).

PITCHING

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
R Cleveland, W (7-6)           6.2   5   2   2    3   2   1   5.24   26     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 1· 5     55    -     1.02   0.16
J Willoughby, S (3)            2.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.95    9     -       ·  ·      7· 0· 0· 1          1-0    2.65   0.40
Totals                         9     6   2   2    4   2   1          35     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1· 6          1-0

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 Hargan, L (6-6)              9    10   3   2    2   2   0   3.27   36     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 1·10     57    -     0.93   0.06
Totals                         9    10   3   2    2   2   0          36     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 1·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: R Cleveland (0; M Cubbage, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 13,775.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Texas Rangers                        
1. B Carbo              RF    1. C Tovar              DH 
2. D Doyle              2B    2. D Moates             CF 
3. C Yastrzemski        1B    3. J Burroughs          RF 
4. F Lynn               CF    4. M Hargrove           LF 
5. J Rice               LF    5. L Randle             3B 
6. C Cooper             DH    6. J Spencer            1B 
7. R Burleson           SS    7. T Harrah             SS 
8. T Blackwell          C     8. M Cubbage            2B 
9. B Heise              3B    9. J Sundberg           C  

   R Cleveland          P        S Hargan             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  3-0  1--     -18%  73% T Harrah        R Cleveland     Home Run; Spencer Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  1--      16%  70% C Cooper        S Hargan        Triple to CF; Rice Scores
   b 8   2  3-2  12-      12%  84% L Randle        J Willoughby    Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   t 2   1  0-1  1-3     -11%  57% B Heise         S Hargan        Line Drive Double Play: Bunt 1B-3B
   t 5   0  0-1  1--      11%  79% T Blackwell     S Hargan        Reached on E2 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Burleson to 3B; Blackwell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Hargan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  B Carbo         Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  D Doyle         Groundout: P-1B; Carbo to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      45%  F Lynn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  C Tovar         Walk
   OO     1--      49%  D Moates        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Burroughs     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Hargan facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  J Rice          Single to CF
   R      1--      70%  C Cooper        Triple to CF; Rice Scores
   O      --3      66%  R Burleson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          --3      67%  T Blackwell     Walk
   OO     1-3      57%  B Heise         Line Drive Double Play: Bunt 1B-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  M Hargrove      Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  L Randle        Flyball: LF
          ---      58%  J Spencer       Double to CF
   O      -2-      62%  T Harrah        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Hargan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  B Carbo         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      62%  D Doyle         Single to CF
   OO     1--      57%  C Yastrzemski   Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 8-9-1
          ---      53%  M Cubbage       Single
   O      1--      57%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      60%  C Tovar         Flyball: LF
          1--      59%  D Moates        Cubbage Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Cubbage to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Hargan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  F Lynn          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  C Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
          ---      58%  M Hargrove      Walk
   O      1--      60%  L Randle        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hargrove to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  J Spencer       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Hargan facing 7-8-9
          ---      68%  R Burleson      Single to CF
          1--      79%  T Blackwell     Reached on E2 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Burleson to 3B; Blackwell to 2B
   O      -23      74%  B Heise         Groundout: SS-1B
          -23      75%  B Carbo         Walk
   RO     123      77%  D Doyle         Groundout: 1B-P; Burleson Scores/unER; Blackwell to 3B; Carbo to 2B
   O      -23      73%  C Yastrzemski   Blackwell Picked off 3B (C-3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Reggie Cleveland facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      76%  T Harrah        Double to LF; Harrah out at 3B/LF-3B
   O      ---      78%  M Cubbage       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      79%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Hargan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      77%  C Yastrzemski   Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  F Lynn          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  C Tovar         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      81%  D Moates        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Hargan facing 6-7-8
          ---      87%  C Cooper        Double to RF
   R      -2-      92%  R Burleson      Single; Cooper Scores
   O      1--      89%  T Blackwell     Burleson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      90%  " "             Single
   O      1--      89%  B Heise         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      88%  B Carbo         Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Reggie Cleveland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  L Randle        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      91%  J Spencer       Walk
   RR     1--      73%  T Harrah        Home Run; Spencer Scores
          ---      68%  M Cubbage       Double to RF
                  Jim Willoughby replaces Reggie Cleveland pitching
   O      -2-      76%  J Sundberg      Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Cubbage out at 3B/3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Hargan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      73%  D Doyle         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      73%  F Lynn          Single to LF
   O      1--      71%  J Rice          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Willoughby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  C Tovar         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Roy Howell pinch hits for Dave Moates batting 2nd
   O      ---      81%  R Howell        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      78%  J Burroughs     Single to LF
          1--      72%  M Hargrove      Walk; Burroughs to 2B
   O      12-      84%  L Randle        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Hargan facing 6-7-8
                  Roy Howell moves to 3B; Len Randle moves to CF
   O      ---      83%  C Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  R Burleson      Flyball: SS
          ---      83%  T Blackwell     Single to LF
   O      1--      81%  B Heise         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Willoughby facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Miller replaces Jim Rice playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      89%  J Spencer       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      96%  T Harrah        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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