Registering his second successive complete game, Doc Medich scattered six hits in pitching the Rangers to a 7-2 decision over the Red Sox. The Rangers, trailing, 2-1, scored four runs in the sixth inning on singles by Al Oliver and Buddy Bell, two-run double by Billy Sample and singles by Pat Putnam and Jim Sundberg. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       6, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  3
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  4    1  1  x  -   7 14  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .321      Rivers cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .323
Burleson ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .200      Wills 2b              3   1   0   1     1   1   .272
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .247      Oliver lf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .281
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .229      Bell 3b               5   1   4   1     0   0   .366
Yastrzemski dh        3   0   1   0     1   0   .254      Zisk dh               4   0   2   1     0   1   .212
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .348      Sample rf             3   1   1   2     0   1   .200
Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .344        Grubb ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Hobson 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .263        Ellis ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Evans rf              3   1   1   1     0   1   .194        Norris pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Hurst p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Putnam 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .288
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .313
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Frias ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
                                                          Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     1   7             Totals               37   7  14   6     2   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 11,349
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Rangers 9
DP: Red Sox 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Remy, Hobson, Evans
Doubles: Remy (5), Perez (6), Sample (2), Sundberg (5)
Triples: Zisk (1)
Home Runs: Evans (2)
Stolen Bases: Burleson (2), Wills (10)
Caught Stealing: Hobson (1), Oliver (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Wills (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hurst L(2-1)            5.2   8   5   4   0   2   0  25   9.55
Drago                   1     2   1   1   1   1   0   7   5.65
Burgmeier               1.1   4   1   1   1   2   0   8   3.48
Totals                  8    14   7   6   2   5   0  40

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(2-0)           9     6   2   2   1   7   1  33   4.74
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   7   1  33

Wild Pitches: Medich (2)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Deegan


RED SOX 1ST: 44 minute rain delay before start of game;
Remy lined to left; Burleson lined to right; Lynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers lined to right; Wills flied out to center;
Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
flied out to left; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell lined to center; Zisk tripled to right; Sample
was called out on strikes; Putnam grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Hobson grounded
out (first unassisted); Evans homered; Remy doubled to left;
Burleson singled to left [Remy scored]; Burleson stole second;
Medich threw a wild pitch [Burleson to third]; Lynn was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Frias
popped to catcher in foul territory; Rivers popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski singled to right;
Perez lined to center; Fisk lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (third to first); Oliver singled
to center; Bell singled to left [Oliver to second]; Zisk singled
to center [Oliver scored, Bell to second]; Sample flied out to
left; Putnam grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson singled to left; Evans struck out while
Hobson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Remy
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg made an out to second; Frias grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (pitcher to shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn made
an out to second; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills struck out; Oliver singled to right; Bell
singled to center [Oliver to second]; Zisk flied out to right;
Sample doubled to center [Oliver scored, Bell scored]; Putnam
singled to center [Sample scored]; DRAGO REPLACED HURST
(PITCHING); Sundberg singled to right [Putnam scored (error by
Evans) (unearned) (no RBI), Sundberg to second]; Frias reached
on an error by Hobson [Frias to first]; Rivers flied out to
center; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski made an out to second; Perez doubled to
right; Fisk grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Perez to
third]; Hobson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills walked; Wills stole second; Oliver reached on
an error by Remy [Wills to third, Oliver to first]; Bell singled
to center [Wills scored, Oliver to second]; Zisk struck out
while Oliver was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Bell
to second]; GRUBB BATTED FOR SAMPLE; BURGMEIER REPLACED DRAGO
(PITCHING); ELLIS BATTED FOR GRUBB; Ellis was walked
intentionally; NORRIS RAN FOR ELLIS; Putnam struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 6.

RED SOX 8TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Evans flied out
to left; Remy was called out on strikes; Burleson was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg doubled to center; Frias singled to right
[Sundberg to third]; Rivers struck out; Wills hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Sundberg scored]; Oliver singled to left [Frias to
second]; Bell singled to left [Frias out at home (left to
catcher), Oliver to second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Rangers 7.

RED SOX 9TH: Lynn struck out; Rice grounded out (shortstop to
first); Yastrzemski walked; Perez made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 7.