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Texas Rangers @ Boston Red Sox
1980-07-21 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 24953 · 94°F, night · 2:34
Texas Rangers defeated Boston Red Sox 5–3. Texas Rangers put up 2 in the 2nd. Jon Matlack earned the win. Dwight Evans went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
W: Jon Matlack L: Dennis Eckersley SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Dave Phillips · 1B: Larry McCoy · 2B: Rick Reed · 3B: Steve Palermo · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mickey Rivers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bump Wills | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Bell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Rusty Staub | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pat Putnam | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Grubb | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Sundberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Pepe Frias | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Burleson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Stapleton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Lynn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlton Fisk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dwight Evans | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Butch Hobson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Larry Wolfe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jon Matlack | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
 Danny Darwin | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dennis Eckersley | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Stanley | 4.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
 Skip Lockwood | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Campbell | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mickey Rivers: 31
- Bump Wills: 3/G
- Al Oliver: 7
Bot 1
- Rick Burleson: W
- Dave Stapleton: S9.1-3(E9);B-2
- Fred Lynn: 6/L
- Tony Perez: FC6.3XH(62)
- Carlton Fisk: 53
Top 2
- Buddy Bell: 53
- Rusty Staub: S9
- Pat Putnam: S9.1-2
- Johnny Grubb: S7.2-3;1-2
- Jim Sundberg: S9.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Pepe Frias: 53.2-3;1-2
- Mickey Rivers: 7
Bot 2
- Carl Yastrzemski: K
- Dwight Evans: 63
- Butch Hobson: K
Top 3
- Bump Wills: S9
- Al Oliver: PO1(E1).1-2
- Al Oliver: S8.2-H
- Buddy Bell: 8
- Rusty Staub: CS2(26)
- Rusty Staub: S9
- Pat Putnam: 43
Bot 3
- Larry Wolfe: K
- Rick Burleson: 9
- Dave Stapleton: 63
Top 4
- Johnny Grubb: 3/G
- Jim Sundberg: W
- Pepe Frias: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Fred Lynn: 5/FL
- Tony Perez: 63
- Carlton Fisk: K
Top 5
- Mickey Rivers: 43
- Bump Wills: S/BG
- Al Oliver: SB2
- Al Oliver: 43.2-3
- Buddy Bell: 8
Bot 5
- Carl Yastrzemski: 7/L
- Dwight Evans: 8
- Butch Hobson: W
- Larry Wolfe: 53
Top 6
- Rusty Staub: 9
- Pat Putnam: S9
- Johnny Grubb: S9.1-2
- Jim Sundberg: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Rick Burleson: S8
- Dave Stapleton: 54(1)3/GDP
- Fred Lynn: 31
Top 7
- Pepe Frias: S8
- Mickey Rivers: S9.1-3
- Bump Wills: FC3.3XH(32);1-2
- Al Oliver: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Buddy Bell: D8.3-H(RBI);1-H(RBI);B-3(E2)
- Rusty Staub: W
- Pat Putnam: 3/FL
Bot 7
- Tony Perez: 4
- Carlton Fisk: HR/7
- Carl Yastrzemski: 43
- Dwight Evans: S7
- Butch Hobson: 9/9D
Top 8
- Johnny Grubb: 8
- Jim Sundberg: 4
- Pepe Frias: 63
Bot 8
- Jim Dwyer: K
- Rick Burleson: D7
- Dave Stapleton: FC4.2X3(46)
- Fred Lynn: 8
Top 9
- Mickey Rivers: 43
- Bump Wills: D7
- Al Oliver: SB3
- Al Oliver: 7
- Buddy Bell: 8/8D
Bot 9
- Tony Perez: 43
- Carlton Fisk: K
- Carl Yastrzemski: S5
- Dwight Evans: HR/9.1-H
- Butch Hobson: K/C