The Red Sox, whose 10-game winning streak was stopped with a 10-5 loss in the opener of a doubleheader, snapped back to edge the Rangers in the nightcap, 3-2. The Rangers handed Roger Moret his first defeat of the season in the lidlifter. Lenny Randle drove in three runs with a triple and double. Tom Grieve also accounted for three RBIs with a single and double. Fred Lynn homered for the Red Sox for the 100th hit of his rookie season. Texas Rangers 10, Boston Red Sox 5 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, July 20, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumRed Sox 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 - 5 10 1 Rangers 2 0 3 0 2 1 0 2 x - 10 11 3 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Beniquez dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 .325 Tovar dh 3 2 0 0 2 0 .260 Burleson ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Harrah 2b 3 3 2 1 2 1 .277 Yastrzemski 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 .307 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .230 Montgomery 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .219 Grieve lf 4 2 2 3 1 1 .268 Cooper 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .349 Randle cf 2 1 2 3 0 0 .278 Rice lf 5 2 3 0 0 1 .299 Howell 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .246 Lynn cf 4 1 1 3 0 1 .334 Fregosi 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .286 Evans rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .231 Moates cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Fisk c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Robson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Petrocelli 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .247 Spencer 1b 2 0 1 1 0 1 .274 Griffin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .215 Carbo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Sundberg c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .218 Doyle 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moret p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Segui p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 5 10 4 2 4 Totals 34 10 11 10 7 8 Time of Game: 3:06 Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Rangers 7 DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Griffin, Howell, Smalley 2 Doubles: Evans (11), Montgomery (8), Randle (13), Burroughs (13), Harrah (15), Grieve (8) Triples: Randle (4) Home Runs: Lynn (17) Stolen Bases: Tovar 2 (14), Harrah 3 (18), Sundberg (2) Caught Stealing: Burroughs (3) GIDP: Rice (11) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moret L(5-1) 2.2 4 5 5 4 2 0 15 4.95 Willoughby 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 7 4.76 Burton 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 7 3.34 Segui 2.2 3 2 2 1 3 0 12 5.83 Totals 8 11 10 9 7 8 0 41 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright W(2-3) 7.2 9 5 4 1 3 1 34 3.82 Foucault 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4.61 Umbarger SV(2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.97 Totals 9 10 5 4 2 4 1 40 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Armando Rodriguez, 3B - Bill Haller RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez lined to center; Burleson grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski singled to center; Rice singled to left [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Tovar walked; Harrah struck out; Tovar stole second; Burroughs walked; Tovar advanced to third and Burroughs was out trying to advance to second (catcher to second); Grieve walked; Randle tripled [Tovar scored, Grieve scored]; Fregosi flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RED SOX 2ND: Evans grounded out (second to first); Fisk flied out to right; Petrocelli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 2ND: Robson made an out to first; Smalley struck out; Sundberg made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RED SOX 3RD: Griffin popped to third in foul territory; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 3RD: Tovar made an out to shortstop; Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve singled to left [Harrah scored, Grieve to second]; Randle doubled to left [Grieve scored]; Jim Rice lost Len Randle's fly in the sun; Fregosi singled to left [Randle scored, Fregosi to second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Robson grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 5. RED SOX 4TH: SPENCER REPLACED ROBSON (PLAYING 1B); Yastrzemski walked; Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 5. RANGERS 4TH: Smalley struck out; Sundberg struck out; Tovar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 5. RED SOX 5TH: HOWELL REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING 3B); MOATES REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING CF); Evans doubled to center; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Petrocelli singled to right [Evans scored]; Griffin grounded out (second to first) [Petrocelli to second]; Beniquez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 5. RANGERS 5TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B); Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Burroughs doubled to center [Harrah scored]; Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); BURTON REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Howell singled to right [Burroughs to third]; Burroughs was caught stealing home (catcher to third) [Howell to second]; missed squeeze; Moates reached on an error by Griffin [Howell to third]; Spencer singled to right [Howell scored (unearned), Moates to third]; Smalley was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 7. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson flied out to right; Montgomery doubled to left; Rice singled to left [Montgomery to third]; Lynn reached on a fielder's choice [Rice to second (error by Smalley; assist by Harrah), Montgomery scored (RBI)]; Evans reached on a fielder's choice [Rice scored (unearned) (no RBI), Lynn to second (error by Smalley)]; Fisk flied out to center; Petrocelli lined to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 7. RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Tovar walked; Tovar stole second; Harrah doubled [Tovar scored]; Bob Montgomery ejected by HP umpire Rich Garcia; SEGUI REPLACED BURTON (PITCHING); COOPER REPLACED MONTGOMERY (PLAYING 1B); Burroughs flied out to right; Grieve struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 8. RED SOX 7TH: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 8. RANGERS 7TH: Howell singled to left; Moates struck out; Spencer struck out; Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 8. RED SOX 8TH: Cooper was called out on strikes; Rice singled; Lynn homered [Rice scored]; Evans reached on an error by Howell [Evans out at first (second unassisted)]; 1B umpire Ron Luciano ruled that Dwight Evans turned toward 2B after overrunning 1B; Fisk singled to center; FOUCAULT REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Petrocelli walked [Fisk to second]; CARBO BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; UMBARGER REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Carbo lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rangers 8. RANGERS 8TH: DOYLE REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING 2B); Sundberg walked; Tovar popped to center; Sundberg stole second; Harrah singled [Sundberg to third]; Harrah stole second; Burroughs flied out to right; Grieve doubled to right [Sundberg scored, Harrah scored]; Howell grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rangers 10. RED SOX 9TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson singled to left; Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher) [Burleson to second]; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rangers 10. |
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