Texas Rangers 12, Boston Red Sox 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Saturday, May 8, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Rangers      0  9  0    1  0  1    0  0  1  -  12 14  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4  9  3


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez cf           4   1   1   1     1   0   .260      Dillard 3b,ss         4   2   4   0     1   0   .667
  Moates cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Griffin 2b            4   0   1   2     0   0   .278
Randle lf             6   2   2   3     0   0   .216      Evans rf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .269
Hargrove 1b           4   1   2   1     2   0   .315      Fisk dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Harrah ss             4   2   2   2     2   1   .311      Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Burroughs rf          5   2   0   1     1   0   .286      Johnson 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .179
Grieve dh             6   0   3   1     0   0   .297      Montgomery c          4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Fregosi 3b            4   2   1   0     1   1   .154      Burleson ss           0   0   0   0     2   0   .222
Ellis c               5   1   3   1     0   0   .393        Heise 3b            2   1   1   1     0   0   .500
Smalley 2b            3   1   0   1     1   0   .218      Miller cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  12  14  11     8   3             Totals               33   4   9   4     4   1

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 23,737
Left on Base: Rangers 12, Red Sox 8
DP: Rangers 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Dillard 2, Burleson
Doubles: Hargrove (4), Grieve (1), Harrah (3), Heise (1), Griffin (1)
Triples: Randle (1), Montgomery (1)
Home Runs: Harrah (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Smalley (2), Evans (1)
GIDP: Burroughs (5), Miller (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger W(3-1)         9     9   4   3   4   1   0  39   3.22
Totals                  9     9   4   3   4   1   0  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(3-2)            1.2   6   9   0   3   1   1  15   2.97
Cleveland               3.1   3   1   1   2   0   0  17   2.60
Jones                   4     5   2   2   3   2   0  19   6.00
Totals                  9    14  12   3   8   3   1  51

Passed Balls: Ellis (2)
Wild Pitches: Cleveland (1), Jones (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


RANGERS 1ST: Beniquez made an out to shortstop; Randle grounded
out (first unassisted); Hargrove grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Dillard singled to center; Griffin out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Dillard to second]; Ellis
allowed a passed ball [Dillard to third]; Evans lined out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Dillard scored (unearned)]; Fisk
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah was called out on strikes; Burroughs reached
on an error by Burleson; Grieve popped to left; Fregosi singled
to center [Burroughs to second]; Ellis singled to left
[Burroughs scored (unearned), Fregosi to third]; Smalley walked
[Ellis to second]; Beniquez walked [Fregosi scored (unearned),
Ellis to third, Smalley to second]; Randle tripled to right
[Ellis scored (unearned), Smalley scored (unearned), Beniquez
scored (unearned)]; Dwight Evans dropped flyball when he hit
RF wall; Hargrove doubled [Randle scored (unearned)]; Harrah
homered (unearned) [Hargrove scored (unearned)]; Burroughs
walked; Grieve doubled to left [Burroughs to third]; CLEVELAND
REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Fregosi reached on an error by
Dillard [Burroughs scored (unearned) (no RBI), Grieve to third];
Ellis flied out to center; 9 R (0 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
9, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice flied out to right; Johnson struck out;
Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 9, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Smalley flied out to center; Beniquez singled to
center; Randle popped to center; Hargrove grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 9, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson walked; Miller forced Burleson (shortstop
to second); Dillard singled to center [Miller to second];
Griffin forced Dillard (pitcher to second) [Miller to third];
Evans forced Griffin (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 9, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah doubled to left; Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grieve singled to right [Harrah scored];
Fregosi flied out to left; Ellis forced Grieve (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 10, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk popped to center; Rice grounded out (shortstop
to first); Johnson walked; Montgomery flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 10, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Smalley lined to second; Beniquez reached on an
error by Dillard [Beniquez to second]; Randle flied out to
center; Hargrove walked; Cleveland threw a wild pitch [Beniquez
to third, Hargrove to second]; Harrah walked; Burroughs flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 10, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson walked; Miller grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Burleson out at second]; Dillard
singled to left; Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 10, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 6TH: JONES REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Grieve flied
out to center; Fregosi walked; Jones threw a wild pitch [Fregosi
to second]; Ellis singled to left [Fregosi to third]; Smalley
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Fregosi scored]; Beniquez flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 11, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: MOATES REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); Evans flied
out to left; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice
singled to right; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 11, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 7TH: HEISE REPLACED BURLESON (PLAYING 3B); DILLARD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Randle flied out to center;
Hargrove singled to left; Harrah walked [Hargrove to second];
Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
11, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Montgomery tripled to right; Heise doubled to right
[Montgomery scored]; Miller grounded out (pitcher to first);
Dillard walked; Griffin doubled to right [Heise scored, Dillard
scored]; Evans popped to left; Fisk made an out to second; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 11, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Grieve singled to center; Fregosi was called out on
strikes; Ellis singled to left [Grieve to third, Ellis to second
(on throw to 3b)]; Smalley flied out to right; Moates was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 11, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
flied out to right; Montgomery grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 11, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Randle singled to left; Hargrove walked [Randle to
second]; Harrah flied out to center [Randle to third]; Burroughs
forced Hargrove (shortstop to second) [Randle scored]; Grieve
lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 12, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Heise made an out to second; Miller singled to
center; Dillard singled to left [Miller to second]; Griffin
flied out to right; Evans forced Dillard (third to second); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 12, Red Sox 4.