September 4, 1977 Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
@CHW 5 CAL 7
@CLE 3 OAK 7
@DET 5 KCR 6
MIL 2 NYY 4
@MIN 0 BOS 8
@TEX 4 SEA 7
@TOR 2 LAD 8
PIT 2 HOU 7
@MON 1 ATL 7
@NYM 5 CIN 5
@PHI 2 CHC 2
@SDP 1 STL 8
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 27,794

Sunday, September 4, 1977, 6:08PM
Time of Game: 3:15

Red Sox

78-56

Won 2

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: R Wise (10-5), L: G Perry (12-11), S: B Campbell (24)

Rangers

74-60

Lost 2

3rd, 6 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 5   2   3   2    0   0  .293  .726    0    2   5   HR,CS
D Doyle 2B                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .249  .623    0    1   0   
F Lynn CF                     5   1   2   1    0   1  .256  .767    0    1   0   
C Yastrzemski LF              5   2   3   1    0   0  .302  .894    0    2   0   3B,2B
J Rice DH                     3   0   1   1    2   1  .319  .977    0    0   0   IW
C Fisk C                      4   0   1   2    0   0  .297  .873    0   11   0   SF
G Scott 1B                    4   0   1   0    1   2  .265  .852    0    7   2   
B Hobson 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .788    0    0   2   
R Miller RF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .268  .699    0    1   0   3B

L Tiant P                                                                1   0
  R Wise P                                                               0   0
  B Campbell P                                                           1   0
Totals                       40   8  15   8    3   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: C Yastrzemski (24, off P Lindblad).

3B: R Miller (3, off G Perry); C Yastrzemski (2, off A Devine).

HR: R Burleson (3, off G Perry; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: C Fisk (9, off G Perry).

IBB: J Rice (9, by G Perry).

TB: C Yastrzemski 6; R Burleson 6; R Miller 4; D Doyle 2; F Lynn 2; J Rice; G Scott; C Fisk.

RBI: R Burleson 2 (46); C Fisk 2 (69); D Doyle (41); C Yastrzemski (84); F Lynn (63); J Rice (92).

2-out RBI: D Doyle; C Fisk.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

E: R Burleson (23).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Burleson (12, 2nd base by P Lindblad/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 4   0   1   1    1   1  .309  .877    0    8   1   
B Wills 2B                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .782    0    0   0   2B
  S Alomar PR-2B              2   0   1   1    0   1  .262  .696    0    3   2   
  K Bevacqua PH-2B            2   1   2   2    0   0  .364 1.037    0    0   1   HR,3B
C Washington LF-CF            5   0   1   0    0   3  .296  .761    0    1   0   
W Horton DH                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .285  .757    0    0   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .767    0    8   1   
D May RF-LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .644    0    2   0   
T Harrah 3B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .270  .875    0    0   1   HBP
J Beniquez CF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .749    0    1   1   
  K Henderson RF              2   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .655    0    1   0   
B Campaneris SS               2   1   1   0    0   0  .253  .659    0    2   5   
  P Putnam PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.250    0    0   0   2B
  J Mason PR-SS               1   1   0   0    0   0  .191  .494    0    0   0   

G Perry P                                                                0   0
  P Lindblad P                                                           0   0
  L Barker P                                                             0   0
  A Devine P                                                             1   0
Totals                       37   4   9   4    2  10                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Wills (26, off L Tiant); P Putnam (2, off R Wise).

3B: K Bevacqua (2, off R Wise).

HR: K Bevacqua (2, off B Campbell; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: T Harrah (9, by L Tiant).

TB: K Bevacqua 7; B Wills 2; P Putnam 2; B Campaneris; M Hargrove; S Alomar; C Washington; T Harrah.

RBI: K Bevacqua 2 (14); M Hargrove (54); S Alomar (10).

2-out RBI: K Bevacqua 2; M Hargrove; S Alomar.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: S Alomar (2).

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
L Tiant                        2     4   2   2    1   1   0   4.99   13     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 4     40    -     1.43  -0.12
R Wise, W (10-5)               5.1   2   1   1    1   5   0   4.65   19     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 1· 2          0-0    0.79   0.22
B Campbell, S (24)             1.2   3   1   1    0   4   1   3.11    8     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          1-0    0.61   0.06
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2  10   1          40     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 2· 9          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
G Perry, L (12-11)             3.2   8   5   5    1   2   1   3.25   20     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 8     26    -     1.12  -0.37
P Lindblad                     2.2   3   1   1    1   1   0   3.51   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 3          1-0    0.52   0.05
L Barker                       0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.81    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.52  -0.02
A Devine                       2.1   3   2   2    0   2   0   3.34   10     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 3          2-0    0.17   0.00
Totals                         9    15   8   8    3   6   1          44     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1·15          4-1

Balks: None.

WP: P Lindblad (2).

IBB: G Perry (4; J Rice).

HBP: L Tiant (2; T Harrah).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Russ Goetz.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 27,794.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 90° F.

LINEUPS

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

   L Tiant              P        G Perry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-0  12-     -11%  45% M Hargrove      L Tiant         Single to CF; Harrah Scores; Campaneris to 2B
   b 1   0  1-0  1--     -11%  41% B Wills         L Tiant         Double to RF; Hargrove to 3B
   b 2   2  1-1  12-     -11%  35% S Alomar        L Tiant         Single to RF; Campaneris Scores; Hargrove to 2B
   t 3   0  2-1  ---      10%  49% R Miller        G Perry         Triple to CF
   t 3   0  2-2  1--      10%  64% D Doyle         G Perry         Single to RF; Burleson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      60%  R Burleson      Home Run
   O      ---      58%  D Doyle         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  F Lynn          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF; Yastrzemski out at 2B/CF-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  M Hargrove      Walk
          1--      41%  B Wills         Double to RF; Hargrove to 3B
                  Sandy Alomar pinch runs for Bump Wills batting 2nd
   O      -23      46%  C Washington    Strikeout
   O      -23      54%  W Horton        Lineout: LF
   O      -23      60%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gaylord Perry facing 5-6-7
                  Sandy Alomar moves to 2B
          ---      64%  J Rice          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      61%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      58%  G Scott         Strikeout
   O      1--      56%  B Hobson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  D May           Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      56%  T Harrah        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      59%  J Beniquez      Flyball: 2B
          1--      56%  B Campaneris    Single to LF; Harrah to 2B
   R      12-      45%  M Hargrove      Single to CF; Harrah Scores; Campaneris to 2B
   R      12-      35%  S Alomar        Single to RF; Campaneris Scores; Hargrove to 2B
          12-      32%  C Washington    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hargrove to 3B; Alomar to 2B
   O      123      39%  W Horton        Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
          ---      49%  R Miller        Triple to CF
   R      --3      54%  R Burleson      Single to LF; Miller Scores
          1--      64%  D Doyle         Single to RF; Burleson to 3B
   R      1-3      70%  F Lynn          Single to CF; Burleson Scores; Doyle to 2B
   O      12-      70%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted; Doyle to 3B; Lynn to 2B
          -23      70%  J Rice          Intentional Walk
   RO     123      72%  C Fisk          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Doyle Scores; Lynn to 3B; Rice to 2B
   O      -23      67%  G Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
                  Rick Wise replaces Luis Tiant pitching
   O      ---      70%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  D May           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      73%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Gaylord Perry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  B Hobson        Flyball: 2B
          ---      73%  R Miller        Single to CF
   O      1--      72%  R Burleson      Groundout: SS-1B; Miller to 2B
   R      -2-      81%  D Doyle         Single to LF; Miller Scores; Doyle to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Gaylord Perry pitching
   O      -2-      78%  F Lynn          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  J Beniquez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Paul Lindblad facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      82%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      84%  J Rice          Walk
   O      1--      82%  C Fisk          Lineout: LF
          1--      83%  G Scott         Single to RF; Rice to 2B
   O      12-      81%  B Hobson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      84%  S Alomar        Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  C Washington    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      86%  W Horton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rangers 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Paul Lindblad facing 9-1-2
                  Dave May moves to LF; Claudell Washington moves to CF; Ken Henderson replaces Juan Beniquez playing RF batting 8th
   O      ---      85%  R Miller        Flyball: RF
          ---      86%  R Burleson      Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  D Doyle         Burleson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      84%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  D May           Lineout: SS
   O      ---      89%  T Harrah        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rangers 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Paul Lindblad facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  F Lynn          Foul Flyball: C
          ---      90%  C Yastrzemski   Double to RF
          -2-      92%  J Rice          Wild Pitch; Yastrzemski to 3B
                  Len Barker replaces Paul Lindblad pitching
   O      --3      89%  " "             Strikeout
   R      --3      93%  C Fisk          Single to CF; Yastrzemski Scores
          1--      94%  G Scott         Walk; Fisk to 2B
                  Adrian Devine replaces Len Barker pitching
   O      12-      93%  B Hobson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-6, Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  K Henderson     Strikeout
                  Pat Putnam pinch hits for Bert Campaneris batting 9th
          ---      92%  P Putnam        Double to RF
                  Jim Mason pinch runs for Pat Putnam batting 9th
   O      -2-      95%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
                  Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Sandy Alomar batting 2nd
   R      -2-      89%  K Bevacqua      Triple to LF; Mason Scores
   O      --3      93%  C Washington    Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rangers 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Adrian Devine facing 9-1-2
                  Kurt Bevacqua moves to 2B; Jim Mason moves to SS
   O      ---      92%  R Miller        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      92%  R Burleson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  D Doyle         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  J Sundberg      Walk
                  Bill Campbell replaces Rick Wise pitching
   O      1--      94%  D May           Strikeout
          1--      92%  T Harrah        Single to LF; Sundberg to 2B
   O      12-      97%  K Henderson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rangers 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Adrian Devine facing 3-4-5
          ---      97%  F Lynn          Single to SS
   R      1--      99%  C Yastrzemski   Triple to RF; Lynn Scores
   R      --3      99%  J Rice          Single to RF; Yastrzemski Scores
   O      1--      99%  C Fisk          Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      1--      99%  G Scott         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      99%  B Hobson        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-8, Bill Campbell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  J Mason         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  M Hargrove      Strikeout
   R      ---     100%  K Bevacqua      Home Run
          ---      99%  C Washington    Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  W Horton        Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Rangers 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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