Homers by Bump Wills and Mike Hargrove powered the Rangers past vRed Sox, 3-1. The score was 1-1 when Wills and Hargrove clouted solo round-trippers in the fifth inning.

The first Texas run came in the fourth when Jim Sundberg was hit by a pitch, moved to third on a single by Al Oliver and scored when the throw by Butch Hobson hit him in the back on a fielder's choice grounder by Bobby Bonds. The only Sox score was a homer by Sam Bowen in the third inning. It was his first major league hit. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Thursday, July      27, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Rangers      0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   3  4  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   2   .261      Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .258
Bowen cf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .143      Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .316      Sundberg c            3   1   0   0     0   0   .304
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Oliver lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Bonds rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Bailey dh             3   0   1   0     1   0   .237      Gray dh               3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Evans rf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .272      Bevacqua 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .199
Kendall 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Wills 2b              3   1   1   1     0   1   .221
Duffy ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .228      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .205
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   8   1     1   4             Totals               28   3   4   2     0   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 29,684
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Rangers 3
DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Hobson
Home Runs: Bowen (1), Wills (6), Hargrove (6)
Caught Stealing: Evans (4)
Hit by Pitch: Bonds (2,by Tiant), Sundberg (2,by Tiant)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(7-3)            8     4   3   2   0   4   2  30   3.19
Totals                  8     4   3   2   0   4   2  30

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(8-8)          9     8   1   1   1   4   1  35   2.24
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   4   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Tiant 2 (2)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Remy struck out; Bowen struck out; Rice struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to center; Beniquez flied out to
right; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk flied out to center; Hobson flied out to
center; Bailey singled; Evans singled [Bailey to second];
Kendall forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds was
hit by a pitch; Bonds was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Gray singled; Bevacqua lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
struck out; Bowen homered; Rice singled; Fisk forced Rice
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: On a bunt Wills grounded out (catcher to first);
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Hargrove grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers
0.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson lined to shortstop; Bailey flied out to
right; Evans singled; Evans was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Beniquez popped to catcher in foul territory;
Sundberg was hit by a pitch; Oliver singled [Sundberg to third];
Bonds reached on a fielder's choice [Sundberg scored (error by
Hobson) (unearned) (no RBI), Oliver to third, Bonds to second];
Gray popped to catcher in foul territory; Bevacqua flied out to
right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Kendall flied out to right; Duffy singled; Remy
flied out to left; Bowen made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills homered; Campaneris was called out on
strikes; Hargrove homered; Beniquez flied out to center;
Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Fisk grounded
out (third to first); Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver made an out to second; Bonds grounded out
(catcher to first); Gray grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Bailey walked; Evans popped to third in foul
territory; Kendall flied to left in foul territory; Duffy
singled [Bailey to second]; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills
struck out; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Bowen grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice
grounded out (third to first); Fisk lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Beniquez struck
out; Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Hobson flied out to right; Bailey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans singled; Kendall forced Evans
(second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.