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A three-run homer by Jeff Burroughs in the fifth inning gave Nelson Briles plenty of working room and enabled the righthander to pitch the Rangers to a 6-1 victory over the Red Sox. [The Sporting News] Texas Rangers 6, Boston Red Sox 1Game Played on Thursday, April 29, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumRed Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 2 Rangers 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 x - 6 10 3 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cooper dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randle lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .218 Doyle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Lynn cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .432 Hargrove 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .298 Rice lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Harrah ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 .389 Yastrzemski 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .289 Burroughs rf 4 1 1 3 0 0 .222 Fisk c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .341 Clines rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Evans rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .268 Grieve dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Petrocelli 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 Smalley 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .262 Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Howell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .208 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sundberg c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .125 Pole p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 6 1 3 5 Totals 34 6 10 5 2 2 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 7,394 Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Rangers 6 DP: Red Sox 1, Rangers 0 Errors: Doyle, Lee, Randle, Howell 2 Doubles: Howell (2) Home Runs: Burroughs (3) GIDP: Burroughs (4) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee L(0-2) 5 7 6 5 2 2 1 25 12.71 Pole 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.86 Willoughby 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.79 House 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.50 Totals 8 10 6 5 2 2 1 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Briles W(2-1) 9 6 1 1 3 5 0 36 1.88 Totals 9 6 1 1 3 5 0 36 Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz RED SOX 1ST: Cooper flied out to left; Doyle struck out; Lynn singled to left [Lynn to second (error by Randle)]; Rice made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Randle popped to catcher in foul territory; Beniquez made an out to first; Hargrove singled to left; Harrah flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk struck out; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Grieve was called out on strikes; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell dropped a foul fly hit by Cooper for an error; Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Howell doubled to right; Sundberg singled to second [Howell stayed at second]; On a bunt Randle singled to first [Howell scored (error by Lee), Sundberg to third, Randle to second]; Bill Lee threw to 3B but Rico Petrocelli was charging the plate; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Hargrove grounded out (second to first) [Sundberg scored, Randle to third]; Harrah singled to center [Randle scored (unearned)]; Burroughs reached on an error by Doyle [Harrah to second]; Grieve flied out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 3. RED SOX 4TH: Doyle flied out to center; Lynn was called out on strikes; Rice lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 4TH: Smalley walked; Howell grounded out (second to pitcher) [Smalley to second]; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 3. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory; Fisk lined to left; Evans walked; Petrocelli singled to left [Evans to second]; Burleson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove walked; Harrah singled to right [Hargrove to second]; Burroughs homered [Hargrove scored, Harrah scored]; Grieve flied out to right; Smalley popped to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 6. RED SOX 6TH: Cooper flied out to left; Doyle flied out to left; Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 6. RANGERS 6TH: POLE REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Howell flied out to center; Sundberg singled to left; Randle made an out to third; Beniquez forced Sundberg (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 6. RED SOX 7TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk singled to center [Yastrzemski to third]; Yastrzemski was picked off third (catcher to first to third to catcher to third) [Fisk to third]; Jim Sundberg picked off Carlton Fisk at 1B, but they got Yaz at 3B; Evans singled to left [Fisk scored]; Petrocelli popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 6. RANGERS 7TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Harrah singled to left; Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 6. RED SOX 8TH: CLINES REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Burleson reached on an error by Howell; Cooper lined to right; Doyle flied out to right; Lynn singled to center [Burleson to second]; Rice flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 6. RANGERS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Grieve grounded out (second to first); Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell singled to third; Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 6. RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski walked; Fisk flied out to left; Evans struck out; Petrocelli singled to left [Yastrzemski to second]; Burleson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 6. |
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