The Rangers, who got three-hit pitching from Gaylord Perry and Adrian Devine in the opener and hitless relief from Len Barker in the nightcap, swept a twi-night doubleheader, 3-0 and 6-3, to extend the Red Sox' losing streak to seven games. Perry allowed only one hit, a double by Butch Hobson, in the first five innings of the lidlifter, while Devine gave up a pair of singles by Fred Lynn in the last four frames. After having four runners thrown out at the plate, the Rangers scored twice off Mike Paxton in the fifth inning on doubles by Bump Wills and Jim Sundberg and a single by Kurt Bevacqua. A pass to Mike Hargrove, an infield out and single by John Ellis added a counter in the seventh.

In the nightcap, Barker, who pitched 3 1/3 innings and struck out seven, gained the victory when Jim Mason homered in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie. Juan Beniquez doubled and Tom Grieve singled for another run in the eighth before Claudell Washington wrapped up the scoring with a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Boston Red Sox 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, August    24, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   3 11  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           4   1   2   0     1   0   .310      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Wills 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .281      Lynn cf               2   0   2   0     2   0   .253
Sundberg c            4   1   2   1     0   1   .304      Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   2   .321
J. Ellis dh           4   0   1   1     0   1   .231      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .290
  Alomar pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Bevacqua 3b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .333      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Washington lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Hobson 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Beniquez cf           3   0   1   0     1   2   .285      Carbo rf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .280
May rf                3   0   0   0     1   1   .238      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  11   3     3   6             Totals               28   0   3   0     3   5

Time of Game: 2:26
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Red Sox 4
DP: Rangers 2, Red Sox 2
Errors: Fisk, Scott
Doubles: Wills 2 (23), Sundberg (18), Hobson (24)
Stolen Bases: Beniquez (23)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (3)
GIDP: May (6), Rice (19), Doyle (7)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(11-10)          5     1   0   0   2   3   0  17   3.14
Devine SV(11)           4     2   0   0   1   2   0  14   2.93
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   5   0  31

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton L(6-4)           5.2  10   2   2   2   4   0  26   4.19
Willoughby              3.1   1   1   1   1   2   0  11   4.08
Totals                  9    11   3   3   3   6   0  37

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Nestor Chylak


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to center; Wills doubled to
right; Sundberg singled to center [Wills to third]; J. Ellis hit
into a double play (pitcher to first) [Wills out at home (first
to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn
walked; Rice grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bevacqua singled to left; Washington struck out;
Beniquez singled to left [Bevacqua to second]; May grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Beniquez out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
flied out to right; Scott popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris lined to right; Hargrove singled to
left; Wills reached on an error by Scott [Hargrove to third];
Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice [Hargrove out at home
(third to catcher), Wills to second]; J. Ellis struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson doubled to center; Carbo grounded out
(second to first) [Hobson to third]; Doyle popped to center;
Burleson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first);
Washington flied out to left; Beniquez walked; Beniquez stole
second; May walked; Campaneris singled to shortstop [Beniquez
out at home (shortstop to catcher), May to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn walked; Rice was called out on strikes;
Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove singled to left; Hargrove was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Fisk [Hargrove to second];
Wills doubled to center [Hargrove out at home (center to
shortstop to catcher)]; Sundberg doubled to right [Wills
scored]; J. Ellis made an out to second; Bevacqua singled to
center [Sundberg scored]; Washington flied out to center; 2 R, 4
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott flied out to right; Hobson grounded out
(third to first); Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez struck out; May was called out on
strikes; 2:22 rain delay with 1-2 count on Campaneris;
WILLOUGHBY REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Campaneris made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: DEVINE REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Doyle grounded
out (second to first); Burleson grounded out (first to pitcher);
Lynn singled to center; Rice forced Lynn (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove walked; Wills grounded out (first
unassisted) [Hargrove to second]; Sundberg was called out on
strikes; J. Ellis singled to center [Hargrove scored]; ALOMAR
RAN FOR J. ELLIS; Alomar was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Yastrzemski was
called out on strikes; Fisk grounded out (pitcher to first);
Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Bevacqua popped to catcher in foul territory;
Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); Beniquez struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Hobson lined to shortstop; Carbo walked; Doyle
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Carbo out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox
0.

RANGERS 9TH: May lined to pitcher; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson flied out to center; Lynn singled to
center; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.