| The Rangers, who already had one four-game winner in Fergie Jenkins, added another when Jim Bibby shut out the Red Sox, 4-0, with a four-hit performance. The Rangers struck for three of their runs in the fifth inning. Lenny Randle opened with a single and stole second, but two were away when Dave Nelson came through with a single to drive in the first run. Toby Harrah was hit by a pitch and two runs followed on singles by Alex Johnson and Jeff Burroughs. A sacrifice fly by Nelson added the final tally in the sixth. [The Sporting News] |
Texas Rangers 4, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Thursday, April 25, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Rangers 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 x - 4 9 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Nelson 2b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .302 Griffin 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .400 Harrah ss 3 1 0 0 0 1 .283 McAuliffe pr,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .120 Johnson lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .266 Cooper 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Burroughs rf 3 0 1 1 1 2 .258 Yastrzemski lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .379 Grieve dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .316 Petrocelli 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Hughes pr,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Lovitto cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .164 Carbo rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .245 Randle 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .538 Montgomery c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 L. Brown 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .211 Billings c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moret p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 4 0 2 6 Totals 31 4 9 4 2 4 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 15,100 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Rangers 8 DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 0 Errors: Nelson, Bibby Doubles: Montgomery (2) Stolen Bases: Randle 2 (3), Billings (1) Sacrifice Hits: Lovitto (2) Sacrifice Flies: Nelson (2) Hit by Pitch: Harrah (2,by Tiant) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant L(1-2) 5 6 3 3 1 2 0 23 5.29 Moret 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 13 2.70 Totals 8 9 4 4 2 4 0 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby W(4-2) 9 4 0 0 2 6 0 34 3.05 Totals 9 4 0 0 2 6 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Tiant (2) Wild Pitches: Bibby (1) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to center; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper reached on an error by Nelson; Cooper was picked off first but was safe on an error by Bibby [Cooper to second]; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: On a bunt Nelson grounded out (third to first); Harrah popped to shortstop; Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Carbo struck out; Montgomery doubled; Beniquez flied out to right; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Grieve singled to third; Spencer popped to second; Lovitto grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Harper popped to second; Griffin singled to left; Cooper forced Griffin (first to shortstop); Yastrzemski walked [Cooper to second]; Petrocelli grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Randle popped to left; Billings singled to left; Nelson flied out to center; Harrah forced Billings (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 4TH: Carbo lined to left; Montgomery grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Burroughs walked; Grieve flied out to center; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 5TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper popped to first; Griffin singled; MCAULIFFE RAN FOR GRIFFIN; Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: MCAULIFFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Lovitto struck out; Randle singled to right; Randle stole second; Billings popped to second; Nelson singled to center [Randle scored]; Harrah was hit by a pitch [Nelson to second]; Johnson singled to center [Nelson scored, Harrah to second]; Burroughs singled to center [Harrah scored, Johnson to second]; Grieve flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 3. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli singled to left; HUGHES RAN FOR PETROCELLI; Carbo popped to shortstop; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Hughes to second]; Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: HUGHES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MORET REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Spencer lined to center; Lovitto singled to shortstop; Randle singled to left [Lovitto to second]; Billings walked [Lovitto to third, Randle to second]; Nelson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lovitto scored]; Randle stole third; Billings stole second; Harrah struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 4. RED SOX 7TH: L. BROWN REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING 3B); Beniquez struck out; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 7TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Burroughs was called out on strikes; Grieve grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 4. RED SOX 8TH: McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to first); Cooper popped to shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 8TH: Spencer singled to center; Lovitto out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Spencer to second]; L. Brown flied out to center; Billings grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 4. RED SOX 9TH: Hughes struck out; Carbo struck out; Montgomery flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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