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Boston Red Sox @ Texas Rangers

1981-08-16 · Night game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 20348 · 90°F · 2:07

Texas Rangers defeated Boston Red Sox 3–0. Texas Rangers put up 2 in the 8th. Rick Honeycutt earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
TEX	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		3	9

W: Rick Honeycutt L: Bob Ojeda SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Rich Garcia · 1B: Greg Kosc · 2B: Rocky Roe · 3B: Jim McKean · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Dwight Evans	4	1	0
Dave Stapleton	4	0	0
Carney Lansford	4	1	0
Jim Rice	4	1	0
Tony Perez	4	0	0
Joe Rudi	4	2	0
Gary Allenson	3	0	1
Glenn Hoffman	3	1	0
Reid Nichols	2	0	0

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mickey Rivers	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bump Wills	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Oliver	4	1	2	0	0	0
Buddy Bell	3	1	2	0	1	0
Billy Sample	2	0	0	0	1	1
Bill Stein	3	0	1	1	1	1
Leon Roberts	4	1	2	1	0	1
Jim Sundberg	2	0	0	0	1	0
Mario Mendoza	4	0	1	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Ojeda	7.1	9	3	4
Bill Campbell	0.2	0	1	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Honeycutt	9.0	6	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dwight Evans: S8/G
Dave Stapleton: 64(1)3/GDP
Carney Lansford: D7
Jim Rice: 9

Bot 1

Mickey Rivers: 63
Bump Wills: 43
Al Oliver: S8/L
Buddy Bell: S9/G.1-3
Billy Sample: K

Top 2

Tony Perez: 53
Joe Rudi: S8/L
Gary Allenson: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Bill Stein: 4/P
Leon Roberts: K
Jim Sundberg: HP
Mario Mendoza: 8

Top 3

Glenn Hoffman: S7/L
Reid Nichols: 14/SH.1-2
Dwight Evans: 63
Dave Stapleton: 43

Bot 3

Mickey Rivers: 43
Bump Wills: 7
Al Oliver: 63

Top 4

Carney Lansford: 53
Jim Rice: 31
Tony Perez: 13

Bot 4

Buddy Bell: 43
Billy Sample: 53
Bill Stein: K/C

Top 5

Joe Rudi: S8/L
Gary Allenson: K
Glenn Hoffman: 54(1)/FO
Reid Nichols: 7/L

Bot 5

Leon Roberts: S7
Jim Sundberg: 7/L
Mario Mendoza: K
Mickey Rivers: 31

Top 6

Dwight Evans: 9
Dave Stapleton: 9
Carney Lansford: 63

Bot 6

Bump Wills: 8
Al Oliver: S9/L
Buddy Bell: SB2
Buddy Bell: IW
Billy Sample: W.2-3;1-2
Bill Stein: S6.3-H;2-3;1-2
Leon Roberts: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Jim Rice: S7/L
Tony Perez: FC1.1-3(E1/TH2)
Joe Rudi: 6/P
Gary Allenson: 4/P
Glenn Hoffman: 13

Bot 7

Jim Sundberg: 8
Mario Mendoza: S5/BG
Mickey Rivers: S5/BG.1-2
Bump Wills: 8
Al Oliver: 1/G

Top 8

Reid Nichols: E6/BG
Dwight Evans: 9
Dave Stapleton: 64(1)/FO
Carney Lansford: 7

Bot 8

Buddy Bell: S5
Billy Sample: 14/SH.1-2
Bill Stein: IW
Leon Roberts: D7/G.2-H;1-3
Jim Sundberg: IW
Mario Mendoza: 12(3)/FO.2-H(E2/TH1)(NR)(UR);1-2
Mickey Rivers: 13

Top 9

Jim Rice: 53
Tony Perez: 63
Joe Rudi: 53

Notes & reviews

Red Sox Manager Houk ejected by HP umpire Garcia when call at 1st eas reversed; Mendoza was called out by 1B umpire Kosc but the call was overruled by Garcia since it was his call

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