Pushing across a run in the ninth inning, the Rangers edged the Red Sox, 4-3. Buddy Bell began the stanza with a single. After a sacrifice by Rusty Staub, Bell scored on a single by Pat Putnam. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      22, 1980 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  1  -   4 10  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   3  9  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .307      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     1   1   .290
Wills 2b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .259      Stapleton 2b          5   1   2   0     0   1   .293
Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Lynn cf               5   2   3   0     0   0   .307
Bell 3b               4   2   3   0     0   0   .337      Perez 1b              5   0   1   2     0   1   .277
Staub dh              3   1   1   3     0   0   .332      Fisk 3b,c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .297
Putnam 1b             2   0   1   1     2   0   .283      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   1   0     1   0   .260
Grubb rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Dwyer dh              2   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .253        Hancock pr,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Frias ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Evans rf              2   0   0   0     1   2   .227
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rader c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .347
  Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wolfe 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   4  10   4     3   4             Totals               35   3   9   3     3   7

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 24,076
Left on Base: Rangers 3, Red Sox 10
DP: Rangers 0, Red Sox 5
Errors: Rivers, Burleson
Doubles: Rivers (20), Lynn 2 (22), Yastrzemski (13), Perez (20)
Home Runs: Staub (4)
Stolen Bases: Wills (28)
Sacrifice Hits: Frias (6), Staub (1), Evans (4)
GIDP: Bell (6), Grubb 2 (5), Wills (5), Oliver (6)
Hit by Pitch: Dwyer (1,by Perry)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   6.2   6   2   1   1   5   0  28   3.40
Darwin W(9-1)           2.1   3   1   1   2   2   0  12   2.35
Totals                  9     9   3   2   3   7   0  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(5-11)          9    10   4   4   3   4   1  34   4.39
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   4   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Perry (4)
Wild Pitches: Torrez (5)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers doubled to right; Wills singled to center
[Rivers to third]; Oliver was called out on strikes; Bell
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Wills out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Stapleton
grounded out (third to first); Lynn doubled to left; Perez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Red Sox 0.

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

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
doubled to center; Dwyer grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Yastrzemski to third]; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg singled to left; Frias out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Sundberg to second]; On a bunt Rivers
singled [Sundberg to third]; Wills grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Rader grounded out (second to first); Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stapleton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver lined to first; Bell singled to third;
Torrez threw a wild pitch [Bell to second]; Staub homered [Bell
scored]; Putnam walked; Grubb grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Putnam out at second]; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez lined
to third; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Frias grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rivers was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Dwyer
singled to center; Evans struck out; Rader grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills walked; Oliver flied out to center; Wills
stole second; Bell singled to right [Wills to third]; Staub
forced Bell (pitcher to shortstop) [Wills scored (RBI), Staub to
second (error by Burleson)]; Putnam grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson was called out on strikes; Stapleton
singled to left; Lynn singled to center [Stapleton to third,
Lynn to second (error by Rivers)]; Perez doubled to right
[Stapleton scored, Lynn scored (unearned)]; Fisk struck out;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg
struck out; Frias flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Dwyer was hit by a pitch; HANCOCK RAN FOR DWYER;
Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hancock to
second]; Rader grounded out (first unassisted) [Hancock to
third]; Burleson walked; DARWIN REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING);
Stapleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 8TH: HANCOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Rivers flied
out to center; Wills singled to center; Oliver grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wills out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Lynn doubled to left; Perez struck out; Fisk
singled to left [Lynn scored, Fisk to second (on throw)];
Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Hancock lined to center;
Evans walked [Fisk to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Rader
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 3.

RANGERS 9TH: WOLFE REPLACED RADER (PLAYING 3B); FISK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Bell singled to left; Staub out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bell to second]; Putnam
singled to right [Bell scored, Putnam out at second (first to
catcher to shortstop)]; Grubb was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Stapleton
singled to shortstop; Lynn flied out to center; Perez forced
Stapleton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
4, Red Sox 3.