Doc Medich fired a two-hitter as the Rangers blanked the Red Sox, 2-0. The Texas hurler retired the last 14 batters he faced. With one out in the eighth inning, Al Oliver stroked a single and Bobby Bonds followed with a home run. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      26, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  2
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   2  6  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Hargrove 1b           2   0   1   0     2   1   .258
Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Rice dh               2   0   0   0     1   0   .317      Sundberg c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Yastrzemski lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .297        J. Ellis c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .197
  Hancock lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Oliver lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .304
Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Bonds rf              4   1   3   2     0   1   .274
Hobson 3b             3   0   1   0     0   2   .251      Gray dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .252        Lowenstein pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .266      Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .203
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Wills 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .220
  Brohamer ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   2   0     1   5             Totals               31   2   6   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 21,671
Left on Base: Red Sox 2, Rangers 10
DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Hobson, Duffy
Doubles: Lynn (20)
Home Runs: Bonds (17)
Stolen Bases: Bonds 2 (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (3)
GIDP: Scott (17)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(11-4)       8     6   2   2   4   7   1  36   3.53
Totals                  8     6   2   2   4   7   1  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(5-5)           9     2   0   0   1   5   0  29   3.57
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   5   0  29

Passed Balls: Fisk (3)
Wild Pitches: Medich (4)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser


RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (second to first); Lynn grounded
out (first unassisted); Rice walked; Medich threw a wild pitch
[Rice to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to right; On a bunt Beniquez made
an out to pitcher; Fisk allowed a passed ball [Hargrove to
second]; Sundberg was called out on strikes; Jim Sundberg
ejected by HP umpire Mike Reilly; Oliver walked; Bonds
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: J. ELLIS REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C ); Fisk lined
to left; Hobson was called out on strikes; Scott grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Gray reached on an error by Duffy; Bevacqua popped
to right; Wills flied out to center; Campaneris lined to right;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove walked; Beniquez struck out; J. Ellis
struck out; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn doubled to left; Rice grounded out (shortstop
to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Lynn to
third]; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bonds singled to left; Gray made an out to second;
Bonds stole second; Bonds stole third; Bevacqua grounded out
(pitcher to first); Wills grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson singled to shortstop; Scott grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hobson out at
second]; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: HANCOCK REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF);
Campaneris flied to left in foul territory; Hargrove was called
out on strikes; Beniquez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: J. Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
flied out to center; Bonds singled to center; Gray grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers
0.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice popped to center; Hancock grounded out (first
unassisted); Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Bevacqua singled to center; Wills out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Bevacqua to second];
Campaneris struck out; Hargrove was walked intentionally;
Beniquez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Hobson was called out on strikes; Scott struck out;
Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: J. Ellis struck out; Oliver singled to shortstop;
Bonds homered [Oliver scored]; Gray reached on an error by
Hobson; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR GRAY; Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Lowenstein to second]; Wills was walked
intentionally; Campaneris grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 2.

RED SOX 9TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BROHAMER
BATTED FOR DUFFY; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); On a
bunt Remy grounded out (third to first); Lynn grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 2.