Taking advantage of misplays, the Red Sox scored three runs in the 11th inning to post a 7-4 decision over the Rangers. Jack Brohamer started the 11th by reaching first on an infield single when Texas pitcher Adrian Devine slipped on the rain-soaked turf while trying to field the ball. Brohamer was then safe at second when shortstop Bud Harrelson failed to step on the bag during a double-play attempt. During the ensuing argument, Brohamer went to third.

Brohamer was next caught in a rundown after Rick Burleson grounded back to Devine, but catcher Jim Sundberg hit Brohamer in the back with a throw, allowing the runner to score. A sacrifice fly by Jim Rice and single by Tony Perez delivered the last two Bosox runs. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       7, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0    0  3  -   7 15  2
Rangers      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  -   4  6  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .197      Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .317
  Yastrzemski ph,rf   2   1   0   0     0   0   .246      Wills 2b              3   1   0   0     2   1   .263
Burleson ss           6   2   1   1     0   0   .198      Oliver lf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .280
Lynn cf               5   1   3   0     0   0   .267      Bell 3b               5   0   1   2     0   1   .357
  Dwyer ph,cf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .429      Putnam 1b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .286
Rice lf               4   0   0   1     1   1   .220      Zisk dh               5   1   1   1     0   0   .211
Perez 1b              6   1   3   1     0   0   .357      Grubb rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .229
Fisk c                6   1   3   3     0   0   .357      Sundberg c            4   1   0   0     0   1   .294
Hobson dh             5   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Frias ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Sizemore 2b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .267        Norris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Remy pr,2b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .326        Harrelson ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hoffman 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brohamer ph,3b      1   1   1   0     0   0   .407        Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               47   7  15   6     2   2             Totals               38   4   6   3     4   4

Time of Game: 3:36   Attendance: 13,866
Left on Base: Red Sox 11, Rangers 5
DP: Red Sox 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Burleson, Sizemore, Sundberg, Harrelson
Doubles: Lynn (6), Oliver (9)
Triples: Putnam (1)
Home Runs: Burleson (3), Fisk (6)
Stolen Bases: Remy (4)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Brohamer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rice (1)
GIDP: Oliver (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  7.2   5   4   1   2   4   0  29   5.29
Burgmeier               0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   3.48
Drago W(2-1)            3.1   1   0   0   1   0   0  12   4.58
Totals                 11     6   4   1   4   4   0  42

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 7.2  10   4   4   0   1   2  32   2.54
Darwin                  0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.07
Lyle                    0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.87
Devine L(0-1)           2     2   3   0   1   0   0  11   1.72
Totals                 11    15   7   4   2   2   2  51

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


RED SOX 1ST: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Burleson
homered; Lynn flied out to center; Rice struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: On a bunt Rivers singled; Rivers was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wills struck out; Oliver
doubled to center; Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez made an out to second; Fisk singled to left;
Hobson forced Fisk (third to second) [Hobson to first]; Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam tripled to left; Zisk singled to center
[Putnam scored]; Grubb singled to shortstop [Zisk to second];
Sundberg flied out to center; Frias forced Grubb (second
unassisted) [Zisk scored (error by Sizemore) (unearned) (no
RBI), Frias to first]; Rivers forced Frias (second to
shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman grounded out (third to first); Evans
singled to left; Burleson forced Evans (shortstop to second)
[Burleson to first]; Burleson was picked off first (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills walked; Oliver grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Wills out at second]; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Rangers 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn flied out to center; Rice grounded out (third
to first); Perez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam lined to left; Zisk grounded out (third to
first); Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Rangers 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore singled to left;
Hoffman made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Rangers 2.

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

RED SOX 6TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
grounded out (third to first); Lynn singled to right; Rice flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills flied out to center; Oliver grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Perez singled to center; Fisk homered [Perez
scored]; Hobson grounded out (third to first); Sizemore singled
to left; REMY RAN FOR SIZEMORE; Remy stole second; Hoffman lined
to left; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: REMY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Putnam popped to
third in foul territory; Zisk flied out to left; Grubb grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Rangers 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
singled to right; Rice popped to catcher in foul territory;
Perez singled to left [Lynn to third]; DARWIN REPLACED MATLACK
(PITCHING); Fisk singled to center [Lynn scored, Perez to
second]; Hobson struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg reached on an error by Burleson [Sundberg
to first]; NORRIS BATTED FOR FRIAS; Norris flied out to center;
Rivers lined to left; Wills walked [Sundberg to second];
BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Oliver walked [Sundberg to
third, Wills to second]; DRAGO REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING);
Bell singled to center [Sundberg scored (unearned), Wills scored
(unearned), Oliver to second]; Putnam walked [Oliver to third,
Bell to second]; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 4.

RED SOX 9TH: HARRELSON REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING SS); Remy
singled to first; BROHAMER BATTED FOR HOFFMAN; Brohamer out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Remy to second]; YASTRZEMSKI
BATTED FOR EVANS; LYLE REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted) [Remy to third]; Burleson lined
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 9TH: YASTRZEMSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BROHAMER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Grubb flied out to center; Sundberg
flied out to right; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 4.

RED SOX 10TH: Lynn doubled to center; Rice walked; DEVINE
REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Perez made an out to first; Fisk made
an out to third; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 10TH: Rivers made an out to second; Wills grounded out
(first unassisted); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 4.

RED SOX 11TH: Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer
singled to pitcher; Yastrzemski reached on a fielder's choice
[Brohamer to third (error by Harrelson)]; Burleson reached on a
fielder's choice [Brohamer scored (error by Sundberg) (unearned)
(no RBI), Yastrzemski to third, Burleson to second]; DWYER
BATTED FOR LYNN; Dwyer was walked intentionally; Rice hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Yastrzemski scored (unearned)]; Perez
singled to center [Burleson scored (unearned), Dwyer to second];
Fisk flied out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
7, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 11TH: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Putnam grounded out (second to first);
Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
Rangers 4.