Jumping to an 11-0 lead in the first two innings, the Rangers administered a 16-8 drubbing to the Red Sox. Texas scored seven runs in their first turn at bat. Bump Wills began the game with a grounder past first which turned into a double when the Red Sox' ballboy fielded it. A single by Al Oliver plated Wills and the bases became loaded following a single by Buddy Bell and a walk to Johnny Grubb.

Pat Putnam then cleared the sacks with a two-bagger. The other three runs of the big inning came on an error by Sox shortstop Glenn Hoffman and a two-run single by Wills. The Rangers added four in the second on a sacrifice fly by Putnam, two-run double by Billy Sample and RBI single by Mario Mendoza. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 16, Boston Red Sox 8

Game Played on Wednesday, April 22, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Rangers 7 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 - 16 18 0 Red Sox 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 8 10 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills 2b 5 2 2 2 1 1 .325 Remy 2b 1 3 1 2 4 0 .286 Rivers cf 5 1 1 0 1 1 .267 Evans rf 5 1 4 3 0 0 .389 Oliver dh 6 2 2 1 0 0 .234 Yastrzemski dh 5 0 1 3 0 0 .261 Bell 3b 6 2 2 3 0 1 .370 Rice lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .233 Grubb rf 4 3 2 0 1 0 .294 Perez 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .205 Putnam 1b 5 2 3 4 0 0 .342 Lansford 3b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .472 Sundberg c 4 2 2 1 1 1 .316 Allenson c 5 0 0 0 0 2 .265 Sample lf 5 2 2 3 0 1 .231 Hoffman ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 .194 Mendoza ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .267 Miller cf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .258 Darwin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Babcock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rainey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 44 16 18 16 4 5 Totals 37 8 10 8 8 4 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 15,699 Left on Base: Rangers 8, Red Sox 10 DP: Rangers 0, Red Sox 1 Errors: Hoffman 2 Doubles: Wills (3), Putnam (1), Oliver (4), Sample 2 (4), Sundberg (3), Lansford (5), Evans (2) Triples: Evans (1) Home Runs: Bell (1) Sacrifice Flies: Putnam (1), Mendoza (1) GIDP: Wills (1) Hit by Pitch: Grubb (1,by Clear) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Darwin W(1-2) 5 6 6 6 4 1 0 25 7.20 Babcock 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 11 3.18 Kern 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 9 0.00 Totals 9 10 8 8 8 4 0 45 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley L(1-1) 0.2 5 7 5 2 1 0 10 7.11 Rainey 4.1 7 6 3 0 1 0 21 6.23 Clear 3 6 3 3 2 2 1 17 6.75 Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 18 16 11 4 5 1 51 Hit by Pitch: Clear (1) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Russ Goetz RANGERS 1ST: Wills doubled; Rivers struck out; Oliver singled to right [Wills scored]; Bell singled to left [Oliver to second]; Grubb walked [Oliver to third, Bell to second]; Putnam doubled to center [Oliver scored, Bell scored, Grubb scored, Putnam to third (on throw to home)]; Sundberg walked; Sample reached on an error by Hoffman [Putnam scored, Sundberg to second]; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sundberg to third, Sample to second]; Wills singled to right [Sundberg scored (unearned), Sample scored (unearned)]; RAINEY REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Rivers lined to right; 7 R (5 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy walked; Evans flied out to left; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Red Sox 0. RANGERS 2ND: Oliver doubled to right; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Grubb singled to pitcher [Oliver to third]; Putnam hit a sacrifice fly to left [Oliver scored]; Sundberg reached on an error by Hoffman [Grubb to second]; Sample doubled to left [Grubb scored (unearned), Sundberg scored (unearned), Sample to third (on throw to home)]; Mendoza singled to right [Sample scored (unearned)]; Wills was called out on strikes; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Perez singled to right; Lansford doubled to left [Perez to third]; Allenson struck out; Hoffman made an out to first; Miller walked; Remy singled to left [Perez scored, Lansford scored, Miller to third]; Evans doubled to left [Miller scored, Remy to third]; Yastrzemski singled to left [Remy scored, Evans scored]; Rice grounded out (second to pitcher); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Red Sox 5. RANGERS 3RD: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 3RD: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford flied out to left; Allenson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Red Sox 5. RANGERS 4TH: Grubb singled to right; Putnam singled to right [Grubb to second]; Sundberg doubled to left [Grubb scored, Putnam to third]; Sample lined to third; Mendoza hit a sacrifice fly to center [Putnam scored]; Wills popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 13, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 4TH: Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy walked; Evans tripled to center [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 13, Red Sox 6. RANGERS 5TH: Rivers grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver flied out to center; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 13, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 5TH: Rice grounded out (second to first); Perez flied out to center; Lansford walked; Allenson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 13, Red Sox 6. RANGERS 6TH: CLEAR REPLACED RAINEY (PITCHING); Grubb grounded out (second to first); Putnam made an out to second; Sundberg singled to left; Sample doubled to left [Sundberg to third]; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 13, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 6TH: BABCOCK REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Hoffman singled to right; Miller flied out to left; Remy walked [Hoffman to second]; Evans singled to center [Hoffman scored, Remy to third]; Yastrzemski forced Evans (second to shortstop) [Remy scored]; Rice singled to third [Yastrzemski to second]; Perez flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 13, Red Sox 8. RANGERS 7TH: Wills walked; Rivers singled to right [Wills to third]; Oliver made an out to third; Bell homered [Wills scored, Rivers scored]; Grubb was hit by a pitch; Putnam singled to left [Grubb to second]; Sundberg was called out on strikes; Sample struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 16, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 7TH: Lansford walked; Allenson flied out to left; Hoffman forced Lansford (shortstop to second); Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 16, Red Sox 8. RANGERS 8TH: Mendoza singled to left; Wills grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mendoza out at second]; Rivers walked; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 16, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 8TH: KERN REPLACED BABCOCK (PITCHING); Remy walked; Evans singled to left [Remy to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher) [Remy to third, Evans to second]; Rice was called out on strikes; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 16, Red Sox 8. RANGERS 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); Bell struck out; Grubb flied out to left; Putnam grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 16, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 9TH: Lansford grounded out (second to first); Allenson was called out on strikes; Hoffman walked; Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 16, Red Sox 8.

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