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Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 8, Boston Red Sox 6

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Texas Rangers 8, Boston Red Sox 6

Day

Game Played on Sunday, May 11, 1997 (D) at Fenway Park

TEX A    0  3  0    3  1  0    1  0  0  -   8 11  0
BOS A    1  1  0    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   6 14  1
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Newson rf                     4   0   2   0       1   0       2   0
Ripken 2b                     4   0   1   1       0   1       2   2
Greer cf,lf                   4   0   2   1       1   0       5   0
Gonzalez dh                   5   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
W. Clark 1b                   4   3   2   0       1   0       9   0
Palmer 3b                     4   2   1   1       1   0       0   2
Stevens lf                    3   2   2   3       0   0       1   0
  Buford cf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Mercedes c                    3   1   1   1       1   1       7   0
Gil ss                        3   0   0   1       0   1       0   3
Santana p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hernandez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gunderson p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Patterson p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Vosberg p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wetteland p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       34   8  11   8       5   3      27   8
BATTING - 
2B: Stevens (5,off Gordon); Mercedes (2,off Wasdin); W. Clark (6,off Garces).
3B: Stevens (1,off Gordon).
HR: Palmer (5,4th inning off Gordon 0 on 0 out).
SH: Gil (1,off Gordon).
SF: Ripken (1,off Gordon); Stevens (3,off Garces).
GDP: Gonzalez 2 (2,off Gordon,off Lacy).
Team LOB: 7.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Garciaparra ss                5   0   1   0       0   1       0   3
Cordero lf                    4   1   1   0       1   0       2   0
Vaughn 1b                     4   1   2   2       1   1       9   0
Jefferson dh                  5   0   0   0       0   3       0   0
Naehring 3b                   4   2   2   1       1   0       1   4
O'Leary rf                    5   1   2   0       0   0       4   0
Valentin 2b                   5   0   3   2       0   0       4   4
Haselman c                    3   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
  Hatteberg ph                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stanley ph,c                2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bragg cf                      2   1   1   0       1   1       3   0
  Frye ph,cf                  2   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Gordon p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Wasdin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Garces p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Lacy p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       41   6  14   5       4   7      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Garciaparra-Valentin-Vaughn, Naehring-Valentin-Vaughn.
E: O'Leary (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Vaughn (6,off Santana); Valentin 2 (10,off Hernandez,off Wetteland).
HR: Vaughn (9,7th inning off Hernandez 0 on 1 out); Naehring (8,7th inning
off Hernandez 0 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 12.
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Santana W(1-0)                5.2   7   2   2   3   4   0  27
Hernandez                     1     4   3   3   0   2   2   7
Gunderson                     0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Patterson                     0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Vosberg                       0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1
Wetteland SV(8)               1.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   6
Totals                        9    14   6   6   4   7   2  45
WP: Santana 2 (4).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hernandez 3-0; Gunderson 1-0; Vosberg 1-0; Wetteland 2-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gordon L(1-5)                 3.2   7   6   6   4   2   1  21
Wasdin                        1.1   1   1   0   0   1   0   6
Garces                        2     2   1   1   0   0   0   8
Lacy                          2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7
Totals                        9    11   8   7   5   3   1  42
Inherited Runners - Scored: Wasdin 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Terry Craft, 3B - Chuck Meriwether
Time of Game: 3:38   Attendance: 27025
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Boston Red Sox           
1. Newson              rf        Garciaparra         ss
2. Ripken              2b        Cordero             lf
3. Greer               cf        Vaughn              1b
4. Gonzalez            dh        Jefferson           dh
5. W. Clark            1b        Naehring            3b
6. Palmer              3b        O'Leary             rf
7. Stevens             lf        Valentin            2b
8. Mercedes            c         Haselman            c
9. Gil                 ss        Bragg               cf
   Santana             p         Gordon              p

RANGERS 1ST: Newson grounded out (shortstop to first); Ripken
singled to left; Greer flied to left; Gonzalez popped to first;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Garciaparra flied to center; Cordero singled to
center; Vaughn doubled to center [Cordero scored]; Jefferson
struck out; Naehring walked; O'Leary grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 2ND: W. Clark singled to center; Palmer walked [W. Clark
to second]; Stevens tripled to center [W. Clark scored, Palmer
scored]; Mercedes was called out on strikes; Gil out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Stevens scored]; Newson
singled to center; Ripken struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Valentin flied to center; Haselman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bragg singled to pitcher; Garciaparra
singled to right [Bragg to third]; Cordero walked [Garciaparra
to second]; Santana threw a wild pitch [Bragg scored,
Garciaparra to third, Cordero to second]; Vaughn grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Greer walked; Gonzalez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Greer out at second]; W. Clark
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Jefferson was called out on strikes; Naehring flied
to right; O'Leary flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
3, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Palmer homered to right-center; Stevens doubled to
right; Mercedes walked; Gil flied to left; Newson walked
[Stevens to third, Mercedes to second]; Ripken out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Stevens scored, Mercedes to third];
Greer singled to right [Mercedes scored, Newson to third];
WASDIN REPLACED GORDON (PITCHING); Gonzalez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox
2.

RED SOX 4TH: Valentin popped to center; Haselman singled to
left; Bragg struck out; Garciaparra flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 5TH: W. Clark reached on an error by O'Leary; Palmer
grounded out (third to first) [W. Clark to second]; Stevens
flied to right [W. Clark to third]; Mercedes doubled to center
[W. Clark scored (unearned)]; Gil was called out on strikes; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Cordero popped to first; Vaughn struck out;
Jefferson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 7, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 6TH: GARCES REPLACED WASDIN (PITCHING); Newson singled
to third; Ripken flied to right; Greer flied to center; Gonzalez
popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Naehring flied to center; O'Leary singled to
shortstop; Valentin singled to left [O'Leary to second];
Haselman forced Valentin (third to second) [O'Leary to third];
Santana threw a wild pitch [Haselman to second]; Bragg walked;
HERNANDEZ REPLACED SANTANA (PITCHING); Garciaparra struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 7, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 7TH: W. Clark doubled to center; Palmer grounded out
(second to first) [W. Clark to third]; Stevens out on a
sacrifice fly to center [W. Clark scored]; Mercedes grounded out
(second to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 8, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: BUFORD REPLACED STEVENS (PLAYING CF); GREER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cordero grounded out (shortstop to
first); Vaughn homered to left-center; Jefferson was called out
on strikes; Naehring homered to left; O'Leary singled to right;
Valentin doubled to center [O'Leary scored]; HATTEBERG BATTED
FOR HASELMAN; GUNDERSON REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); STANLEY
BATTED FOR HATTEBERG; Stanley grounded out (third to first); 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Red Sox 5.

RANGERS 8TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LACY REPLACED
GARCES (PITCHING); Gil grounded out (third to first); Newson
lined to second; Ripken popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 8, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: FRYE BATTED FOR BRAGG; PATTERSON REPLACED GUNDERSON
(PITCHING); Frye singled to left; Garciaparra flied to center;
Cordero forced Frye (shortstop to second); VOSBERG REPLACED
PATTERSON (PITCHING); Vaughn walked [Cordero to second];
WETTELAND REPLACED VOSBERG (PITCHING); Jefferson lined to
pitcher (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 8,
Red Sox 5.

RANGERS 9TH: FRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Greer singled to
right; Gonzalez grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Greer out at second]; W. Clark walked; Palmer forced W.
Clark (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Red
Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Naehring singled to right; O'Leary grounded out
(first unassisted) [Naehring to second]; Valentin doubled to
left [Naehring scored]; Stanley flied to right; Frye struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Red Sox 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          8  11   0    7
 Red Sox          6  14   1   12
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