Buddy Bell had the first five-hit game of his major league career, driving in two runs and scoring two, to lead the Rangers to a 7-5 victory over the Red Sox. Pat Putnam contributed three RBIs to the Rangers' scoring, while Fred Lynn had a two-run homer for the Red Sox. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Boston Red Sox 5
Game Played on Friday, August    1, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      2  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   5 14  4
Rangers      2  0  2    0  1  0    1  1  x  -   7 12  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     1   0   .289      Rivers cf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .310
Stapleton 2b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .309      Wills 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .251
Lynn cf               4   1   2   2     1   0   .311      Oliver lf             4   3   2   0     1   0   .308
Perez dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Bell 3b               5   2   5   2     0   0   .342
Rice lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Staub dh              2   0   0   0     2   0   .324
Yastrzemski 1b        5   2   2   0     0   1   .262        Zisk ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Evans rf              3   0   2   0     1   1   .259      Putnam 1b             5   0   2   3     0   1   .289
Rader c               4   0   3   1     0   0   .369      Grubb rf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .303
Hoffman 3b            2   1   2   1     0   0   .254        Roberts ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   2   .270
  Wolfe 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Frias ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .241
  Fisk ph,3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .296        Norris ph,rf        0   0   0   1     1   0   .232
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Remmerswaal p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  14   4     3   2             Totals               35   7  12   6     7   3

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 18,325
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Rangers 11
DP: Red Sox 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Rice, Yastrzemski 2, Torrez
Doubles: Oliver (26)
Home Runs: Lynn (11)
Stolen Bases: Oliver (5)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (7)
GIDP: Rader (3), Stapleton (5), Putnam (9)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  2.1   5   4   2   2   1   0  15   4.53
Remmerswaal L(2-1)      2.2   2   1   1   2   1   0  12   4.88
Drago                   2.1   4   2   2   3   1   0  13   4.63
Burgmeier               0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.26
Totals                  8    12   7   5   7   3   0  42

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(9-5)           5.2  11   4   4   0   1   1  26   3.72
Kern                    1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.90
Darwin SV(3)            2     2   1   1   3   1   0  11   2.41
Totals                  9    14   5   5   3   2   1  42

Wild Pitches: Torrez (7), Burgmeier (1), Darwin (1)

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Stapleton
singled to right; Lynn homered [Stapleton scored]; Perez
grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers walked; Wills singled to right [Rivers to
second]; Oliver flied out to left [Rivers to third, Wills to
second (error by Rice)]; Bell singled to pitcher [Rivers scored
(RBI), Wills scored (error by Torrez) (unearned) (no RBI), Bell
to second]; Staub reached on an error by Yastrzemski [Bell to
third]; Putnam grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to pitcher) [Staub out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Rangers 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski made an out to third; Evans singled to
center; Rader grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Grubb flied out to right; Sundberg was called out
on strikes; Frias singled to center; Rivers forced Frias
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Rangers 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman singled to center; Burleson singled to
right [Hoffman to third]; Stapleton grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hoffman scored (no RBI),
Burleson out at second]; Lynn singled to center; Perez flied out
to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
reached on an error by Yastrzemski; Bell singled to center
[Oliver to second]; Torrez threw a wild pitch [Oliver to third,
Bell to second]; Staub was walked intentionally; Putnam singled
to center [Oliver scored (unearned), Bell scored, Staub to
second]; REMMERSWAAL REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Grubb grounded
out (first unassisted) [Staub to third, Putnam to second];
Sundberg struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Rangers 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
singled to left; Evans struck out; Rader singled to right
[Yastrzemski to second]; Hoffman singled to right [Yastrzemski
scored, Rader to third]; Burleson flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Stapleton grounded out (second to first); Lynn
grounded out (second to first); Perez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Oliver singled to right; Oliver stole second; Bell
singled to third [Oliver to third]; Staub walked [Bell to
second]; Putnam grounded out (first unassisted) [Oliver scored,
Bell to third, Staub to second]; Grubb was walked intentionally;
Sundberg popped to first in foul territory; Frias flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
flied out to left; Evans singled to left; Rader singled to
second [Evans to second]; KERN REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); DWYER
BATTED FOR HOFFMAN; Dwyer flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: WOLFE REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING 3B); DRAGO REPLACED
REMMERSWAAL (PITCHING); Rivers lined to center; Wills grounded
out (pitcher to first); Oliver walked; Oliver was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Rangers 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson flied out to center; Stapleton singled to
left; Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Stapleton to second];
Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Bell singled to left; Staub grounded out (second to
first) [Bell to second]; Putnam struck out; Grubb was walked
intentionally; Sundberg singled to first [Bell to third, Grubb
to second]; NORRIS BATTED FOR FRIAS; Norris walked [Bell scored,
Grubb to third, Sundberg to second]; Rivers flied out to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 6.

RED SOX 8TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ROBERTS
REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING SS); DARWIN REPLACED KERN (PITCHING);
Rice made an out to second; Yastrzemski singled to right; Evans
walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Rader singled to left
[Yastrzemski scored, Evans to second]; FISK BATTED FOR WOLFE;
Fisk forced Rader (first to shortstop) [Evans to third]; Darwin
threw a wild pitch [Fisk to second]; Burleson walked; Stapleton
popped to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: FISK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Wills grounded
out (second to first); Oliver doubled to left; Bell singled to
center [Oliver scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING);
ZISK BATTED FOR STAUB; Zisk flied out to left; Burgmeier threw a
wild pitch [Bell to second]; Putnam singled to right [Bell out
at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Rangers 7.

RED SOX 9TH: ZISK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lynn walked;
Perez flied out to right; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Rangers 7.