July 27, 1978 Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 7
@CHW 4 BAL 7
@DET 3 KCR 3
SEA 1 MIL 6
CAL 3 MIN 6
TOR 3 NYY 11
CLE 0 CLE 17
@NYY 5 TEX 3
BOS 1 HOU 8
NYM 3 SDP 6
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 29,684

Thursday, July 27, 1978, 7:38PM
Time of Game: 2:06

Red Sox

63-36

Lost 3

1st

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

W: J Matlack (8-8), L: L Tiant (7-3)

Rangers

48-51

Won 2

4th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Remy 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .261  .622    0    1   0   
S Bowen CF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .143  .821    0    2   0   HR
J Rice LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .316  .966    0    1   0   
C Fisk C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .921    0    6   2   
B Hobson 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .759    0    0   3   
B Bailey DH                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .237  .770    0    0   0   
D Evans RF                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .272  .861    0    2   0   CS
F Kendall 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .456    0   11   0   
F Duffy SS                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .228  .559    0    1   4   

L Tiant P                                                                0   2
Totals                       34   1   8   1    1   4                    24  11

BATTING

HR: S Bowen (1, off J Matlack; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: S Bowen 4; D Evans 3; F Duffy 2; B Bailey; J Rice.

RBI: S Bowen (1).

2-out RBI: S Bowen.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: B Hobson (20).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Evans (4, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Matlack).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .258  .766    0    7   1   HR
J Beniquez CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .718    0    3   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   1   0   0    0   0  .304  .779    0    4   0   HBP
A Oliver LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .305  .817    0    2   0   
B Bonds RF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .809    0    3   0   HBP
G Gray DH                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .600    0    0   0   
K Bevacqua 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .199  .548    0    3   3   
B Wills 2B                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .221  .626    0    3   0   HR
B Campaneris SS               3   0   0   0    0   1  .205  .527    0    2   4   

J Matlack P                                                              0   2
Totals                       28   3   4   2    0   4                    27  10

BATTING

HR: B Wills (6, off L Tiant; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); M Hargrove (6, off L Tiant; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

HBP: B Bonds (2, by L Tiant); J Sundberg (2, by L Tiant).

TB: B Wills 4; M Hargrove 4; A Oliver; G Gray.

RBI: M Hargrove (29); B Wills (34).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

BASERUNNING

PO: B Bonds (1st base by L Tiant).

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, L (7-3)               8     4   3   2    0   4   2   3.19   30     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 4     68    -     0.80  -0.09
Totals                         8     4   3   2    0   4   2          30     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 4           -

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Matlack, W (8-8)             9     8   1   1    1   4   1   2.24   35     -       ·  ·     10·10· 2· 8     70    -     1.02   0.41
Totals                         9     8   1   1    1   4   1          35     -       ·  ·     10·10· 2· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Matlack (5; D Evans, 2nd base (CS)); L Tiant (2; B Bonds, 1st base).

HBP: L Tiant 2 (2; B Bonds, J Sundberg).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 29,684.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Texas Rangers                        
1. J Remy               2B    1. M Hargrove           1B 
2. S Bowen              CF    2. J Beniquez           CF 
3. J Rice               LF    3. J Sundberg           C  
4. C Fisk               C     4. A Oliver             LF 
5. B Hobson             3B    5. B Bonds              RF 
6. B Bailey             DH    6. G Gray               DH 
7. D Evans              RF    7. K Bevacqua           3B 
8. F Kendall            1B    8. B Wills              2B 
9. F Duffy              SS    9. B Campaneris         SS 

   L Tiant              P        J Matlack            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  1-0  1-3      16%  67% B Bonds         L Tiant         Fielder's Choice 3B; Sundberg Scores/Adv on E5 (throw to Hm)/unER/No RBI; Oliver to 3B; Bonds to 2B
   b 5   0  1-1  ---      15%  71% B Wills         L Tiant         Home Run
   t 3   2  0-0  ---     -12%  42% S Bowen         J Matlack       Home Run
   b 5   1  1-2  ---      11%  81% M Hargrove      L Tiant         Home Run
   b 4   1  1-1  -23      -9%  57% G Gray          L Tiant         Foul Flyball: C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Remy          Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  S Bowen         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  J Rice          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      51%  J Beniquez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  B Hobson        Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  B Bailey        Single
          1--      51%  D Evans         Single; Bailey to 2B
   O      12-      55%  F Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  B Bonds         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      51%  G Gray          Bonds Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      52%  " "             Single
   O      1--      50%  K Bevacqua      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  F Duffy         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Remy          Strikeout
   R      ---      42%  S Bowen         Home Run
          ---      41%  J Rice          Single
   O      1--      43%  C Fisk          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  B Wills         Bunt Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      38%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      37%  M Hargrove      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      39%  B Hobson        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      41%  B Bailey        Flyball: RF
          ---      39%  D Evans         Single
   O      1--      42%  F Kendall       Evans Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      39%  J Beniquez      Foul Flyball: C
          ---      42%  J Sundberg      Hit By Pitch
          1--      51%  A Oliver        Single; Sundberg to 3B
   R      1-3      67%  B Bonds         Fielder's Choice 3B; Sundberg Scores/Adv on E5 (throw to Hm)/unER/No RBI; Oliver to 3B; Bonds to 2B
   O      -23      57%  G Gray          Foul Flyball: C
   O      -23      50%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Matlack facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  F Kendall       Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  F Duffy         Single
   O      1--      53%  J Remy          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      56%  S Bowen         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      71%  B Wills         Home Run
   O      ---      69%  B Campaneris    Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      81%  M Hargrove      Home Run
   O      ---      80%  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      79%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Jon Matlack facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      82%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  B Hobson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  A Oliver        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      83%  B Bonds         Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      83%  G Gray          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Jon Matlack facing 6-7-8
          ---      77%  B Bailey        Walk
   O      1--      82%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      86%  F Kendall       Foul Flyball: LF
          1--      83%  F Duffy         Single; Bailey to 2B
   O      12-      89%  J Remy          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      88%  B Wills         Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Jon Matlack facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  S Bowen         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      93%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  C Fisk          Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  M Hargrove      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  J Beniquez      Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  J Sundberg      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  B Hobson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  D Evans         Single
   O      1--     100%  F Kendall       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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