Obtained from the Yankees, Ed Figueroa was the loser in his first start for the Rangers, while Bob Ojeda was a winner for the first time in the major leagues when the Red Sox posted a 1-0 victory. The game's run counted in the second inning on a double by Jim Rice, an infield out by Carlton Fisk and single by Jim Dwyer. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 1, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    2, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Rivers cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .312
Stapleton 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Oliver lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .308
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .339
Rice lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .260      Ellis dh              2   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .292        Grubb ph,dh         2   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Dwyer dh              3   0   2   1     0   0   .306      Staub 1b,rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .318
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     0   2   .260      Sample rf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .223
Hoffman 3b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .265        Putnam ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Ojeda p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .270
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Frias ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .237
                                                            Norris ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .239
                                                            Roberts ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   7   1     1   3             Totals               32   0   8   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 24,722
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Rangers 7
DP: Red Sox 2, Rangers 2
Doubles: Rice (10)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (17)
Caught Stealing: Sample (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (5)
GIDP: Hoffman (3), Bell (10), Staub (11)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ojeda W(1-1)            6     5   0   0   1   4   0  22   5.56
Stanley SV(2)           3     3   0   0   1   0   0  12   3.96
Totals                  9     8   0   0   2   4   0  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(3-4)         7     7   1   1   1   3   0  27   6.37
Johnson                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.00
Darwin                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.37
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   3   0  33

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to left; Stapleton made an out to
second; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first) [Burleson to
second]; Perez lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: On a bunt Rivers singled; Wills grounded out
(second to first) [Rivers to second]; Oliver grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rivers to third]; Bell walked; Ellis flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice doubled to right; Fisk grounded out (second to
pitcher) [Rice to third]; Dwyer singled to center [Rice scored];
Evans singled to right [Dwyer to third]; Hoffman grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Evans out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Staub struck out; Sample singled to left; Sample
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sundberg
singled to left; Frias flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stapleton flied out to right; Lynn popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Wills
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice
walked; Fisk flied into a double play (center to second to
first) [Rice out at first]; Red Sox Manager Don Zimmer
ejected by 1B umpire John Shulock; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell made an out to second; Ellis struck out; Staub
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Dwyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans was
called out on strikes; Hoffman singled to left; Burleson flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sample lined to third; Sundberg flied out to
center; Frias struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Rangers 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Stapleton grounded out (second to first); Lynn
grounded out (second to pitcher); Perez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Wills
singled to left; Oliver singled to center [Wills to second];
Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Oliver
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice lined to second; Fisk was called out on
strikes; Dwyer singled to right; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED OJEDA (PITCHING); GRUBB BATTED FOR
ELLIS; Grubb singled to right; Staub grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Grubb out at second]; PUTNAM
BATTED FOR SAMPLE; Putnam grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 8TH: STAUB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); PUTNAM STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Hoffman singled to left; JOHNSON REPLACED
FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Hoffman to second]; Stapleton made an out to third;
Lynn lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); NORRIS
BATTED FOR FRIAS; Norris singled to right; Rivers singled to
right [Norris to second]; Wills lined to right [Norris to
third]; Rivers stole second; Oliver was walked intentionally;
Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 9TH: ROBERTS REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING SS); DARWIN
REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rice grounded out (third to first); Fisk made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Staub
grounded out (first unassisted); Putnam popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.