After striking out three times, Willie Horton tagged Fergie Jenkins for a two-run double in the eighth inning to bring the Rangers a 3-1 victory over the Red Sox. Toby Harrah homered for the Rangers in the second and Bernie Carbo for the Red Sox in the seventh.

Horton should have been retired in the eighth but got new life at the plate when Rick Burleson dropped his foul fly for an error. Given a second chance, Horton hit his double, driving in Juan Beniquez, who had singled, and Dave May, who had walked. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      2, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  1
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   3  5  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .320      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Griffin ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Doyle 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .279      May rf                3   1   0   0     1   0   .258
  Dillard ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .348      Horton dh             4   0   1   2     0   3   .314
Rice dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .263        Fregosi pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Yastrzemski lf        2   0   0   0     2   0   .305      Harrah 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .270
Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .342      Hargrove 1b           1   0   1   0     2   0   .280
Scott 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .263      Grieve lf             2   0   0   0     0   2   .125
Carbo rf              3   1   2   1     0   0   .286        Henderson ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .289
  Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beasley pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Hobson 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .253      Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Miller cf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Beniquez cf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .261
  Lynn ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   7   1     4   5             Totals               27   3   5   3     3   7

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 12,158
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Rangers 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 3
Errors: Burleson, Campaneris
Doubles: Horton (4)
Home Runs: Carbo (2), Harrah (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Doyle (3), Sundberg (9), Campaneris (2)
GIDP: Carbo (2), Miller (1), Scott (9)
Hit by Pitch: Miller (2,by Briles)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(5-5)          8     5   3   1   3   7   1  32   3.48
Totals                  8     5   3   1   3   7   1  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles                  6.2   6   1   1   2   4   1  27   4.58
Knowles W(1-0)          2.1   1   0   0   2   1   0  10   1.20
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   5   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Briles (2)
Balks: Knowles (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Marty Springstead


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to right; Doyle flied out to
center; Rice singled to right; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to
second]; Fisk lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); Alomar
struck out; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott singled to left; Carbo grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Scott out at second];
Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton struck out; Harrah homered; Hargrove walked;
Grieve was called out on strikes; Sundberg forced Hargrove
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Rangers 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller was called out on strikes; Burleson struck
out; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
flied out to left; Alomar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
walked; Fisk was called out on strikes; Scott forced Yastrzemski
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Horton struck
out; Harrah popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo singled to left; Hobson made an out to
second; Miller grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Carbo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove singled to center; Grieve was called out
on strikes; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Hargrove to second]; Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson reached on an error by Campaneris; Doyle
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Burleson to second];
Rice struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Alomar grounded out
(second to first); May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk singled to left; Scott grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; Carbo
homered; Hobson singled to left; Miller was hit by a pitch
[Hobson to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Knowles
balked [Hobson to third, Miller to second]; Burleson was walked
intentionally; DILLARD BATTED FOR DOYLE; Dillard grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Horton struck
out; Harrah lined to shortstop; Hargrove walked; HENDERSON
BATTED FOR GRIEVE; Henderson singled to left [Hargrove to
second]; BEASLEY RAN FOR HENDERSON; Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers
1.

RED SOX 8TH: BEASLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rice grounded
out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez singled to left; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Beniquez to second]; Alomar
popped to right; May walked; Burleson dropped a foul fly hit by
Horton for an error; Horton doubled [Beniquez scored (unearned),
May scored (unearned)]; FREGOSI RAN FOR HORTON; Harrah was
called out on strikes; with George Scott batting, Red Sox
manager Don Zimmer ejected by HP umpire Larry Barnett; Rick
Burleson was ejected by 3B umpire Marty Springstead; 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 9TH: FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Scott singled
to right; BAKER BATTED FOR CARBO; Baker flied out to center;
Hobson walked [Scott to second]; LYNN BATTED FOR MILLER; Lynn
was called out on strikes; GRIFFIN BATTED FOR BURLESON; Griffin
forced Hobson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Rangers 3.