Pounding out 14 hits, the Rangers blasted the Red Sox, 10-0, behind the eight-hit pitching of Doc Medich. Texas jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a single by Mickey Rivers and two-run homer by Buddy Bell, and picked up four more tallies in the sixth on a run-scoring double by Pat Putnam and a bases-loaded infield single by Billy Sample that Bosox shortstop Glenn Hoffman threw into right field, clearing the sacks. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 10, Boston Red Sox 0

Game Played on Monday, April 27, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 2 Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 x - 10 14 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Evans rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .370 Wills 2b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .309 Stapleton 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Rivers cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .293 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Oliver dh 5 2 3 1 0 0 .311 Rice lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .259 Bell 3b 5 1 2 3 0 0 .339 Perez dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 .188 Grubb rf 4 1 1 1 1 1 .311 Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .408 Putnam 1b 2 1 1 1 2 0 .313 Allenson c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Sundberg c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .313 Hoffman ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Sample lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .260 Miller cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Mendoza ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 8 0 1 3 Totals 37 10 14 7 4 2 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 11,862 Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Rangers 7 DP: Red Sox 1, Rangers 3 Errors: Allenson, Hoffman Doubles: Rice (2), Putnam (2), Oliver (5) Home Runs: Bell (2) GIDP: Yastrzemski (2), Stapleton (2), Mendoza (3) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez L(1-1) 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 27 3.63 Stanley 2 8 4 4 1 0 0 14 3.68 Totals 8 14 10 8 4 2 1 41 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich W(2-1) 9 8 0 0 1 3 0 33 1.50 Totals 9 8 0 0 1 3 0 33 Passed Balls: Allenson (2) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Russ Goetz RED SOX 1ST: Evans singled to right; Stapleton singled to right [Evans to second]; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Evans to third, Stapleton out at second]; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers singled to left; Oliver flied out to center; Bell homered [Rivers scored]; Grubb struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RED SOX 2ND: Perez flied out to center; Lansford flied out to center; Allenson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 2ND: Putnam walked; Sundberg forced Putnam (third to second); Sample forced Sundberg (shortstop to second); Mendoza singled to right [Sample to second]; Wills forced Mendoza (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman grounded out (third to first); Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 3RD: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RED SOX 4TH: Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski made an out to second; Rice singled to right; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 4TH: Grubb flied out to left; Putnam grounded out (second to first); Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RED SOX 5TH: Lansford singled to left; Allenson lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Lansford out at first]; Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 5TH: Sample flied out to center; Mendoza grounded out (third to first); Wills was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RED SOX 6TH: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans singled to right; Stapleton grounded into a double play (second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 6TH: Rivers flied out to right; Oliver singled to center; Bell grounded out (third to first) [Oliver to second]; Allenson allowed a passed ball [Oliver to third]; Grubb walked; Putnam doubled to right [Oliver scored, Grubb to third]; Sundberg was walked intentionally; Sample singled to shortstop [Grubb scored, Putnam scored (error by Hoffman) (unearned) (no RBI), Sundberg scored (unearned) (no RBI), Sample to third]; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 6. RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Rice singled to center; Perez was called out on strikes; Lansford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 6. RANGERS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Wills singled to center; Rivers flied out to right; Oliver singled to center [Wills to second]; Bell forced Oliver (third to second) [Wills to third]; Grubb singled to left [Wills scored, Bell to third, Grubb to second (on throw to 3b)]; Putnam was walked intentionally; Sundberg flied to left in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 7. RED SOX 8TH: Allenson flied out to left; Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller singled to center; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 7. RANGERS 8TH: Sample singled to shortstop; Mendoza grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sample out at second]; Wills singled to left; On a bunt Rivers singled to catcher [Wills scored (error by Allenson), Rivers to second]; Oliver doubled to center [Rivers scored]; Bell singled to center [Oliver scored]; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 10. RED SOX 9TH: Stapleton popped to third in foul territory; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Rice doubled to left; Perez walked; Lansford popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 10.

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