August 14, 1981 Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
@BAL 3 KCR 4
@CLE 1 DET 1
NYY 0 MIN 6
SEA 1 SEA 13
@MIN 3 OAK 4
CAL 2
(10) TEX 3
BOS 2 TOR 5
MIL 4 SFG 4
@CIN 0 CIN 7
SFG 6
(10) LAD 5
ATL 0 STL 3
@MON 1 PHI 8
@NYM 4 HOU 5
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 32,400

Friday, August 14, 1981, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:20

Red Sox

32-29

Lost 1

5th, 5 GB

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

W: J Kern (1-0), L: T Burgmeier (2-4)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Rangers

35-24

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Remy 2B                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .323  .737    0    2   2   SF
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.011    0    3   0   
C Yastrzemski 1B              4   0   2   0    0   0  .247  .692    0    7   2   
J Rice LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .750    0    3   0   
G Hancock DH                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .111  .384    0    0   0   
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .327  .806    0    0   1   
R Gedman C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .311  .794    0    2   0   
G Hoffman SS                  2   1   0   0    1   1  .223  .529    0    1   2   
  J Rudi PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .581    0    0   0   
  J Valdez PR-SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
R Miller CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .293  .763    0    5   0   CS

F Tanana P                                                               1   1
  T Burgmeier P                                                          1   2
Totals                       34   2   8   2    1   2                    25  10

BATTING

SF: J Remy (1, off S Comer).

TB: R Miller 2; C Lansford 2; C Yastrzemski 2; R Gedman; G Hancock.

RBI: J Remy (16); C Lansford (26).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Gedman (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Miller (5, 2nd base by D Medich/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .612    0    1   0   
B Wills 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .641    0    1   2   
A Oliver DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .321  .793    0    0   0   
B Bell 3B                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .293  .830    0    1   2   
B Stein 1B                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .433 1.003    0    8   0   CS
  P Putnam 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .740    0    4   1   
B Sample LF                   2   1   1   0    1   0  .304  .753    0    4   0   SB,HBP
L Roberts RF                  2   0   0   1    0   1  .301  .848    0    2   0   SF,SH
J Sundberg C                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .245  .685    0    2   1   
M Mendoza SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .555    0    3   3   SH

D Medich P                                                               1   2
  S Comer P                                                              0   3
  J Kern P                                                               0   0
Totals                       28   3   7   3    3   1                    27  14

BATTING

SF: L Roberts (2, off F Tanana).

SH: M Mendoza (10, off T Burgmeier); L Roberts (2, off T Burgmeier).

HBP: B Sample (5, by F Tanana).

TB: B Stein 2; A Oliver; B Bell; B Sample; J Sundberg; M Mendoza.

RBI: L Roberts (18); J Sundberg (21); B Stein (13).

2-out RBI: B Stein.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Sample (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Sample (2, 2nd base off F Tanana/R Gedman).

CS: B Stein (2, Home by F Tanana/R Gedman).

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
F Tanana                       6     5   2   2    2   1   0   3.97   25     -       ·  ·      6·10· 1· 4     53    -     0.88  -0.00
T Burgmeier, L (2-4)           2.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.44   10     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 2          0-0    1.44  -0.32
Totals                         8.1   7   3   3    3   1   0          35     -       ·  ·     10·13· 1· 6           -

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Medich                       5     3   1   1    1   1   0   3.58   18     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 1· 3     57    -     0.86   0.07
S Comer, BS (2)                3.1   5   1   0    0   1   0   2.58   16     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 4          2-1    2.51  -0.10
J Kern, W (1-0)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.69    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    4.82   0.20
Totals                         9     8   2   1    1   2   0          36     -       ·  ·     15·10· 1· 7          4-1

D Medich faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: F Tanana (4; B Sample).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 32,400.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Texas Rangers                        
1. J Remy               2B    1. M Rivers             CF 
2. D Evans              RF    2. B Wills              2B 
3. C Yastrzemski        1B    3. A Oliver             DH 
4. J Rice               LF    4. B Bell               3B 
5. G Hancock            DH    5. B Stein              1B 
6. C Lansford           3B    6. B Sample             LF 
7. R Gedman             C     7. L Roberts            RF 
8. G Hoffman            SS    8. J Sundberg           C  
9. R Miller             CF    9. M Mendoza            SS 

   F Tanana             P        D Medich             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  2-2  -2-      31% 100% J Sundberg      T Burgmeier     Single to LF; Sample Scores
   t 9   1  2-1  -2-     -29%  50% C Lansford      S Comer         Single to CF; Hancock Scores/unER
   t 7   1  2-1  1-3      14%  71% G Hoffman       S Comer         Strikeout
   t 9   1  2-1  ---     -14%  79% G Hancock       S Comer         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Hancock to 2B
   t 6   0  2-0  1--     -13%  62% R Miller        D Medich        Single to RF; Hoffman to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Remy          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Evans         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      55%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Rivers        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Wills         Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  A Oliver        Single to LF
          1--      54%  B Bell          Single to P (Line Drive); Oliver to 2B
   R      12-      66%  B Stein         Single to LF; Oliver Scores; Bell to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  B Sample        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Doc Medich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  J Rice          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      66%  G Hancock       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  C Lansford      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  L Roberts       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      64%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  M Mendoza       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Doc Medich facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  R Gedman        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      67%  G Hoffman       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      65%  R Miller        Single to CF
   O      1--      68%  J Remy          Miller Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  M Rivers        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      65%  B Wills         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  J Remy          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  D Evans         Lineout: P
          ---      67%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF
   O      1--      70%  J Rice          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
          ---      73%  B Bell          Walk
          1--      83%  B Stein         Single to CF; Bell to 3B; Stein to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
          -23      84%  B Sample        Walk
   RO     123      85%  L Roberts       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bell Scores; Stein to 3B
   O      1-3      79%  J Sundberg      Stein Caught Stealing Hm (P-1B-C)
   O      1--      78%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      80%  G Hancock       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
          ---      85%  M Mendoza       Single to LF
   O      1--      85%  M Rivers        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mendoza to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  B Wills         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      81%  A Oliver        Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
          ---      75%  G Hoffman       Walk
          1--      62%  R Miller        Single to RF; Hoffman to 3B
                  Steve Comer replaces Doc Medich pitching
   RO     1-3      67%  J Remy          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hoffman Scores
   O      1--      72%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
          1--      69%  C Yastrzemski   Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Miller to 2B
   O      12-      76%  J Rice          Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  B Bell          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      73%  B Stein         Flyball: LF
          ---      74%  B Sample        Hit By Pitch
          1--      75%  L Roberts       Sample Steals 2B; Sample to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      72%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Comer facing 5-6-7
                  Pat Putnam replaces Bill Stein playing 1B batting 5th
          ---      64%  G Hancock       Single to RF
          1--      53%  C Lansford      Single to LF; Hancock to 2B
   O      12-      57%  R Gedman        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hancock to 3B
   O      1-3      71%  G Hoffman       Strikeout
   O      1-3      81%  R Miller        Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tom Burgmeier facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Frank Tanana pitching
          ---      83%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--      82%  M Mendoza       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Sundberg to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  M Rivers        Groundout: P-1B; Sundberg to 3B
   O      --3      77%  B Wills         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Comer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  J Remy          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      86%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tom Burgmeier facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      87%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  B Bell          Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  P Putnam        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Comer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      79%  G Hancock       Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Hancock to 2B
   R      -2-      50%  C Lansford      Single to CF; Hancock Scores/unER
          1--      42%  R Gedman        Single to CF; Lansford to 2B
                  Jim Kern replaces Steve Comer pitching; Joe Rudi pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman batting 8th
   O      12-      49%  J Rudi          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lansford to 3B
                  Julio Valdez pinch runs for Joe Rudi batting 8th
   O      1-3      62%  R Miller        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Tom Burgmeier facing 6-7-8
                  Julio Valdez moves to SS
          ---      70%  B Sample        Single to CF
   O      1--      69%  L Roberts       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Sample to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  J Sundberg      Single to LF; Sample Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 3.

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