Saturday May 8, 1976
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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.

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