Driving in two runs apiece, Buddy Bell and Jim Sundberg paced a 14-hit attack that carried the Rangers to a 5-3 victory over the Red Sox. The Rangers loaded the bases in the second inning on singles by Rusty Staub, Pat Putnam and Johnny Grubb and Sundberg then delivered two tallies with a single. Al Oliver stroked an RBI single in the third and Bell had a two-run double in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Monday, July      21, 1980 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  2  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   5 14  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   3  7  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .305      Burleson ss           3   0   2   0     1   0   .293
Wills 2b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .255      Stapleton 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Oliver lf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .300      Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Bell 3b               5   0   1   2     0   0   .331      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Staub dh              3   1   2   0     1   0   .331      Fisk c                4   1   1   1     0   2   .298
Putnam 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .281      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   0     0   1   .259
Grubb rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .306      Evans rf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .229
Sundberg c            3   0   1   2     1   0   .252      Hobson dh             3   0   0   0     1   2   .235
Frias ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Wolfe 3b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .300
  Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Allenson 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .324
                                                          Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  14   5     2   0             Totals               33   3   7   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 24,953
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Red Sox 5
DP: Rangers 1, Red Sox 2
Errors: Grubb, Fisk, Eckersley
Doubles: Bell (16), Wills (20), Burleson (21)
Home Runs: Fisk (12), Evans (8)
Stolen Bases: Wills 2 (27)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (6)
GIDP: Frias (3), Sundberg (11), Stapleton (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(7-5)          7     4   1   1   2   4   1  26   3.47
Darwin                  2     3   2   2   0   3   1   9   2.30
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   7   2  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(5-9)        2     6   3   3   0   0   0  12   4.94
Stanley                 4.2   7   2   2   1   0   0  19   4.01
Lockwood                1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   5.91
Campbell                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   6.97
Totals                  9    14   5   5   2   0   0  40

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Steve Palermo


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first to pitcher); Wills
grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Stapleton singled to right
[Burleson to third (error by Grubb), Stapleton to second]; Lynn
lined to shortstop; Perez reached on a fielder's choice
[Burleson out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Fisk grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (third to first); Staub singled
to right; Putnam singled to right [Staub to second]; Grubb
singled to left [Staub to third, Putnam to second]; Sundberg
singled to right [Staub scored, Putnam scored, Grubb to second];
Frias grounded out (third to first) [Grubb to third, Sundberg to
second]; Rivers flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski struck out; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills singled to right; Wills was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Eckersley [Wills to second]; Oliver
singled to center [Wills scored]; STANLEY REPLACED ECKERSLEY
(PITCHING); Bell flied out to center; Oliver was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Staub singled to right; Putnam
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Wolfe struck out; Burleson flied out to right;
Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg
walked; Frias grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn popped to third in foul territory; Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Wills singled; Wills stole second; Oliver grounded out (second
to first) [Wills to third]; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski lined to left; Evans flied out to
center; Hobson walked; Wolfe grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Staub flied out to right; Putnam singled to right;
Grubb singled to right [Putnam to second]; Sundberg grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grubb out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson singled to center; Stapleton grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Burleson out at
second]; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Frias singled to center; Rivers singled to right
[Frias to third]; Wills reached on a fielder's choice [Frias out
at home (first to catcher), Rivers to second]; Oliver forced
Wills (first to shortstop) [Rivers to third]; Bell doubled to
center [Rivers scored (RBI), Oliver scored (RBI), Bell to third
(error by Fisk)]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Staub
walked; Putnam popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Perez made an out to second; Fisk homered;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Evans singled to
left; Hobson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
5, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Grubb flied out to center; Sundberg made an out to
second; Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: DARWIN REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); DWYER BATTED
FOR WOLFE; Dwyer struck out; Burleson doubled to left; Stapleton
reached on a fielder's choice [Burleson out at third (second to
shortstop)]; Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 9TH: ALLENSON REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING 3B); CAMPBELL
REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Rivers grounded out (second to
first); Wills doubled to left; Wills stole third; Oliver flied
out to left; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Fisk struck
out; Yastrzemski singled to third; Evans homered [Yastrzemski
scored]; Hobson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 5, Red Sox 3.