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Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 6, Boston Red Sox 5

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Texas Rangers 6, Boston Red Sox 5

Day

Game Played on Sunday, May 9, 1976 (D) at Fenway Park

TEX A    0  0  0    4  0  0    0  2  0  -   6 11  0
BOS A    2  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 10  3
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Beniquez cf                   5   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Ellis dh                      3   1   2   1       0   0       0   0
  Randle pr,dh                2   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Hargrove 1b                   3   1   1   0       1   0       6   1
Harrah ss                     4   0   1   0       1   1       2   2
Burroughs rf                  5   1   1   0       0   1       4   0
  Moates rf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Grieve lf                     5   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Smalley 2b                    3   1   1   0       2   0       2   2
Sundberg c                    5   1   1   0       0   0       7   0
Howell 3b                     4   1   2   2       0   0       0   0
Perry p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Foucault p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       39   6  11   4       4   3      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Harrah-Hargrove.
BATTING - 
HR: Ellis (1,4th inning off Lee 0 on 0 out).
HBP: Hargrove (1,by Lee).
GDP: Grieve (1,off Willoughby).
IBB: Hargrove (2,by Willoughby).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Randle (5,2nd base off Lee/Fisk).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Miller cf                     4   1   2   0       1   1       3   0
Doyle 2b                      5   1   1   0       0   0       5   4
Cooper dh                     5   2   2   1       0   3       0   0
Fisk c                        4   0   1   0       1   2       4   0
Yastrzemski 1b                3   0   1   2       1   0       7   0
Rice lf                       3   1   1   2       0   0       1   0
Evans rf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       4   0
Dillard ss                    3   0   1   0       1   0       1   3
Heise 3b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       2   4
Lee p                         0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Willoughby p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       34   5  10   5       4   7      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Dillard-Doyle-Yastrzemski.
E: Doyle (3), Dillard (3), Lee (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Cooper (1,off Perry); Yastrzemski (3,off Perry).
HR: Cooper (1,3rd inning off Perry 0 on 0 out); Rice (3,3rd inning off Perry
0 on 2 out).
SH: Heise (1,off Perry).
SF: Rice (2,off Perry).
GDP: Heise (1,off Perry).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Miller (1,2nd base off Perry/Sundberg).
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Perry                         6.2   9   5   5   4   5   2  32
Foucault W(2-0)               2.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   8
Totals                        9    10   5   5   4   7   2  40
Inherited Runners - Scored: Foucault 2-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lee                           6     7   4   1   2   1   1  30
Willoughby L(0-1)             3     4   2   1   2   2   0  14
Totals                        9    11   6   2   4   3   1  44
Lee faced 2 batters in the 7th inning
HBP: Lee (2,Hargrove).
IBB: Willoughby (2,Hargrove).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Willoughby 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett
Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 18618
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Boston Red Sox           
1. Beniquez            cf        Miller              cf
2. Ellis               dh        Doyle               2b
3. Hargrove            1b        Cooper              dh
4. Harrah              ss        Fisk                c
5. Burroughs           rf        Yastrzemski         1b
6. Grieve              lf        Rice                lf
7. Smalley             2b        Evans               rf
8. Sundberg            c         Dillard             ss
9. Howell              3b        Heise               3b
   Perry               p         Lee                 p

RANGERS 1ST: Beniquez flied out to center; Ellis flied out to
right; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller struck out; Doyle singled to center; Cooper
doubled [Doyle to third]; Fisk walked; Yastrzemski walked [Doyle
scored, Cooper to third, Fisk to second]; Rice hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Cooper scored, Fisk to third]; Evans popped to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah walked; Burroughs struck out; Grieve flied
out to right; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Dillard made an out to second; Heise flied out to
right; Miller walked; Miller stole second; Doyle popped to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to right; Howell grounded out
(first unassisted); Beniquez popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Cooper homered to right; Fisk flied out to center;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice homered to
left; Evans was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Ellis homered to left; Hargrove was hit by a pitch;
Harrah reached on a fielder's choice [Hargrove to second (error
by Dillard; assist by Doyle)]; Burroughs reached on a fielder's
choice [Hargrove scored (error by Lee) (unearned), Harrah to
third]; Grieve made an out to second; Smalley walked [Burroughs
to second]; Sundberg forced Harrah (third to catcher) [Burroughs
to third, Smalley to second]; Howell singled to right [Burroughs
scored (unearned), Smalley scored (unearned), Sundberg to
second]; Beniquez flied out to right; 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Dillard walked; Heise out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Dillard to second]; Miller grounded out
(second to first) [Dillard to third]; Doyle lined to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Ellis singled to center; Hargrove flied out to
left; Harrah singled to second [Ellis to second]; John Ellis
broke ankle sliding into 2B; RANDLE RAN FOR ELLIS; Burroughs
forced Harrah (third to second) [Randle to third]; Grieve
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: RANDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cooper was
called out on strikes; Fisk was called out on strikes;
Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
4, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Smalley flied out to center; Sundberg grounded out
(first unassisted); Howell singled to right; Beniquez forced
Howell (pitcher to second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
singled to center; Dillard singled to left [Evans to second];
Heise grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Dillard
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle singled to left; Randle stole second;
Hargrove singled to right [Randle to third]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED
LEE (PITCHING); Harrah reached on a fielder's choice [Randle out
at home (pitcher to third), Hargrove to second]; Burroughs
singled to shortstop [Hargrove to third, Harrah to second];
Grieve grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller singled to center; Doyle popped to pitcher;
Cooper struck out; Fisk singled to center [Miller to second];
Yastrzemski doubled to right [Miller scored, Fisk to third];
FOUCAULT REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Rice grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Smalley walked; Sundberg singled to center [Smalley
to second]; Howell forced Smalley (pitcher to third) [Sundberg
to second]; Beniquez singled to left [Sundberg to third, Howell
to second]; Randle forced Beniquez (shortstop to second)
[Sundberg scored, Howell scored (error by Doyle) (unearned),
Randle to second]; Hargrove was walked intentionally; Harrah was
called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans flied out to center; Dillard grounded out
(pitcher to first); Heise flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Grieve
struck out; Smalley singled to center; Sundberg forced Smalley
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox
5.

RED SOX 9TH: MOATES REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Miller
singled to center; Doyle made an out to shortstop; Cooper struck
out; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox
5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          6  11   0   11
 Red Sox          5  10   3    8
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