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Sunday August 3, 1980
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Glenn Hoffman drove in four runs with a homer and single to spark a 13-hit attack as the Red Sox prevailed over the Rangers, 6-4. The Red Sox scored three times in the second inning on doubles by Carlton Fisk and Dwight Evans and Hoffman's homer. Hoffman singled home two more runs in the fifth. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 6, Texas Rangers 4

Game Played on Sunday, August 3, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Red Sox      0  3  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   6 13  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  2  1    0  1  0  -   4 11  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Rivers cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .314
Stapleton 2b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Wills 2b              4   2   1   0     0   1   .251
Lynn cf               4   0   2   0     1   0   .309      Oliver lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .310
Perez 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Bell 3b               4   1   2   2     0   0   .341
  Dwyer ph,1b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .302      Staub dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .318
Rice lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .259        Zisk ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Burgmeier p,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Putnam 1b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .283
Fisk c                3   2   2   0     2   0   .296        Sample ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Evans rf              5   2   2   1     0   2   .263      Grubb rf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .307
Allenson dh           4   0   2   1     0   1   .380        Ellis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Hoffman 3b            2   1   2   4     1   0   .277      Frias ss              1   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Norris ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .246
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Roberts ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .245
                                                          Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hough 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               38   6  13   6     4   5             Totals               35   4  11   4     0   5

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 32,015
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Rangers 5
DP: Red Sox 3, Rangers 1
Doubles: Fisk (16), Evans (24), Staub (17), Norris (3), Bell (17)
Home Runs: Hoffman (2)
Stolen Bases: Hoffman (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hoffman (5)
GIDP: Evans (3), Staub (12), Ellis (5)
Hit by Pitch: Sample (4,by Burgmeier)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(6-12)          5     5   2   2   0   4   0  19   4.50
Drago                   2.2   5   2   2   0   1   0  12   4.70
Burgmeier               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.23
Lockwood SV(2)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.86
Totals                  9    11   4   4   0   5   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(7-6)          4.2  13   6   6   1   0   1  27   3.68
Hough                   3.1   0   0   0   2   3   0  12   4.91
Johnson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.92
Darwin                  0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.35
Totals                  9    13   6   6   4   5   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Burgmeier (2)
Wild Pitches: Johnson (2)

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


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

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

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk doubled to left; Evans doubled to right [Fisk
scored]; Allenson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Evans to
third]; Hoffman homered [Evans scored]; Burleson lined to right;
Stapleton grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded
out (shortstop to first); Putnam struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Lynn singled to left; Perez singled to left [Lynn
to second]; Rice forced Perez (shortstop to second) [Lynn to
third]; Fisk walked [Rice to second]; Evans grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Grubb flied out to right; Sundberg flied out to
center; Frias struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Rangers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Allenson singled to left; Hoffman out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Allenson to second]; Burleson
grounded out (third to first); Stapleton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers singled to third; Wills flied out to left;
Oliver lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Rivers out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice singled to left; Fisk
singled to shortstop [Rice to second]; Evans singled to third
[Rice to third, Fisk to second]; Allenson singled to shortstop
[Rice scored, Fisk to third, Evans to second]; Hoffman singled
to left [Fisk scored, Evans scored, Allenson to second]; HOUGH
REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Burleson flied out to center; 3 R,
5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Bell singled to left; Staub doubled to right [Bell
to third]; Putnam struck out; Grubb singled to left [Bell
scored, Staub to third]; Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice
[Staub out at home (third to catcher to shortstop), Grubb to
second]; NORRIS BATTED FOR FRIAS; Norris doubled to center
[Grubb scored, Sundberg to third]; Rivers grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers 2.

RED SOX 6TH: ROBERTS REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING SS); Stapleton
grounded out (third to first); Lynn grounded out (third to
first); DWYER BATTED FOR PEREZ; Dwyer grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); DRAGO REPLACED
TORREZ (PITCHING); Wills singled to center; Oliver singled to
center [Wills to third]; Bell forced Oliver (third to second)
[Wills scored]; Staub grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 6, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Fisk grounded
out (pitcher to first); Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Putnam grounded out (first to pitcher); Grubb
grounded out (first to pitcher); Sundberg grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Allenson was called out on strikes; Hoffman walked;
Hoffman stole second; Burleson struck out; Stapleton grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Roberts struck out; Rivers singled to center; Wills
forced Rivers (first to shortstop); Oliver singled to center
[Wills to third]; Bell doubled to center [Wills scored, Oliver
to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); ZISK BATTED FOR
STAUB; Zisk lined to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
6, Rangers 4.

RED SOX 9TH: ZISK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lynn walked;
JOHNSON REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Johnson threw a wild pitch
[Lynn to second]; Dwyer struck out; DARWIN REPLACED JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Rice flied out to center; Fisk was walked
intentionally; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
6, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 9TH: SAMPLE BATTED FOR PUTNAM; Sample was hit by a
pitch; ELLIS BATTED FOR GRUBB; Ellis grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Sample out at second]; Sundberg
singled to center; LOCKWOOD REPLACED ALLENSON (PITCHING);
BURGMEIER REPLACED RICE (PLAYING LF); Roberts popped to catcher
in foul territory; Tom Burgmeier becomes the first Red Sox
pitcher to play another position since Mike Ryba caught three
games in 1942; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers 4.



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