Dwight Evans' two-run homer in the eighth snapped a tie as the Red Sox sent the Rangers to their fourth straight defeat, 7-5. The decisive two-out blast came with Fred Lynn aboard. Boston had taken a 5-3 lead in the top of the seventh on a single by Jim Rice, Rico Petrocelli's double, a groundout by pinch-hitter Cecil Cooper, walk to Tim Blackwell and Bernie Carbo's eighth homer of the season. Boston Red Sox 7, Texas Rangers 5Game Played on Monday, May 26, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumRed Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 - 7 7 1 Rangers 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 10 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Carbo lf 3 2 1 3 2 0 .325 Tovar lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Burleson ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .261 Randle 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .256 Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .228 Davis cf 4 2 2 2 0 0 .253 Lynn cf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .333 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .262 Rice dh 4 1 1 0 0 2 .265 Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Evans rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .231 Spencer dh 3 1 3 1 0 0 .253 Petrocelli 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .202 Grieve ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Griffin 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Harrah ss,3b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .280 Cooper ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .217 Howell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Heise 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Smalley ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Blackwell c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .077 Fahey c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .444 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hargan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 7 7 7 4 6 Totals 37 5 10 5 0 4 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 15,478 Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Rangers 5 DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Wise, Harrah Doubles: Burleson (4), Petrocelli (7), Davis (8), Randle 2 (7) Home Runs: Carbo (8), Evans (5), Spencer (7), Davis (5) Stolen Bases: Lynn (1), Carbo (1), Davis (13) Caught Stealing: Spencer (1) Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (4) Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (3) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise W(5-4) 7 10 5 4 0 3 2 31 4.15 Lee 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.49 Drago SV(3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.03 Totals 9 10 5 4 0 4 2 37 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hargan 6.1 4 3 2 2 4 0 25 2.75 Foucault L(2-1) 2.2 3 4 4 2 2 2 13 3.76 Totals 9 7 7 6 4 6 2 38 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy RED SOX 1ST: Carbo walked; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Carbo to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher) [Carbo to third]; Lynn popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Randle popped to left; Davis doubled to left; Davis stole third; Willie Davis stole 3B while Rick Wise was holding the ball; time had not been called after his double; Burroughs singled to center [Davis scored]; Hargrove forced Burroughs (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1. RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 2ND: Spencer singled to right; On a bunt Harrah reached on a fielder's choice [Spencer to third (error by Wise)]; Howell made an out to shortstop; Spencer was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted) [Harrah to second]; Missed squeeze play; Fahey singled to left [Harrah scored (unearned)]; Tovar grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Blackwell grounded out (second to first); Carbo lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 3RD: Randle doubled to left; Davis lined to center; Burroughs flied out to right [Randle to third]; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson doubled to left; Yastrzemski struck out; Lynn struck out; Rice popped to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 4TH: Spencer homered; Harrah made an out to third; Howell lined to right; Fahey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 3. RED SOX 5TH: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); Randle singled to center; Davis grounded out (second to first) [Randle to second]; Burroughs made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 3. RED SOX 6TH: Blackwell reached on an error by Harrah; Carbo forced Blackwell (first to shortstop); Burleson singled to left [Carbo to second]; Yastrzemski walked [Carbo to third, Burleson to second]; Lynn sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Carbo scored (unearned) (RBI), Burleson out at third (center to catcher to third)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove popped to left; Spencer singled to left; Harrah was called out on strikes; Howell lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3. RED SOX 7TH: SMALLEY REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING SS); HARRAH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Rice singled to left; Evans flied out to center; Petrocelli doubled to left [Rice to third]; FOUCAULT REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); COOPER BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rice scored, Petrocelli to third]; Blackwell walked; Carbo homered [Petrocelli scored, Blackwell scored]; Burleson struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rangers 3. RANGERS 7TH: HEISE REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING 2B); Fahey struck out; Tovar grounded out (third to first); Randle doubled; Davis homered [Randle scored]; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rangers 5. RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn singled to center; Rice was called out on strikes; Lynn stole second; Evans homered [Lynn scored]; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Rangers 5. RANGERS 8TH: LEE REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Hargrove made an out to shortstop; GRIEVE BATTED FOR SPENCER; DRAGO REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Grieve struck out; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Rangers 5. RED SOX 9TH: GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Heise grounded out (shortstop to first); Blackwell grounded out (second to first); Carbo walked; Carbo stole second; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Rangers 5. RANGERS 9TH: Smalley flied out to left; Fahey popped to third in foul territory; Tovar popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Rangers 5. |
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