Three pitchers combined to record Texas' second straight shutout as the Rangers pounded the Red Sox, 9-0. The game was tied, 0-0, when the Rangers loaded the bases in the fourth inning as Mickey Rivers singled, Al Oliver was hit by a pitch and Bubby Bell got an infield hit.

A sacrifice fly by Johnny Grubb produced the first run and Pat Putnam then clouted a three-run homer. The Rangers added three runs in the sixth on a two-run single by Mario Mendoza and a single by Bump Wills that was booted by center fielder Rick Miller. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 9, Boston Red Sox 0

Game Played on Tuesday, April 28, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2 Rangers 0 0 0 4 0 3 2 0 x - 9 13 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Wills 2b 5 0 1 0 0 3 .300 Evans rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .360 Rivers cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .317 Hancock rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oliver dh 4 1 0 0 0 1 .292 Yastrzemski dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .184 Bell 3b 4 2 1 0 1 0 .333 Rice lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Grubb rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .313 Poquette lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Putnam 1b 3 1 2 3 1 1 .333 Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .377 Sundberg c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .314 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .173 Sample lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .296 Allenson c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .271 Mendoza ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 .267 Schmidt c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hoffman ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .180 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Miller cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .310 Babcock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 5 0 3 5 Totals 35 9 13 8 2 6 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 11,898 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Rangers 7 DP: Red Sox 1, Rangers 1 Errors: Evans, Miller Doubles: Sample 2 (7) Home Runs: Putnam (1) Sacrifice Flies: Grubb (1), Sundberg (1) GIDP: Perez (2), Oliver (3) Hit by Pitch: Oliver (1,by Crawford) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Crawford L(0-2) 4 5 4 4 0 2 1 18 4.70 Burgmeier 2 5 3 2 0 2 0 11 2.84 Campbell 2 3 2 2 2 2 0 11 6.00 Totals 8 13 9 8 2 6 1 40 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 13 4.86 Comer W(2-0) 3.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 13 3.95 Babcock 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 2.25 Totals 9 5 0 0 3 5 0 34 Passed Balls: Allenson (3) Hit by Pitch: Crawford (2) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to right; Evans flied out to left; Yastrzemski walked [Remy to second]; Rice flied out to center; Lansford forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Rivers popped to third in foul territory; Oliver grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Perez was called out on strikes; Allenson singled to right; Hoffman struck out; Miller walked [Allenson to second]; Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bell flied out to center; Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first); Putnam singled to center; Sundberg popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza grounded out (third to first); Wills was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 4TH: COMER REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Lansford lined to second; Perez flied out to left; Allenson singled to left; Hoffman lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Rivers singled to left; Oliver was hit by a pitch [Rivers to second]; Bell singled to third [Rivers to third, Oliver to second]; Grubb hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rivers scored]; Putnam homered [Oliver scored, Bell scored]; Sundberg lined to first; Sample doubled to left; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 4. RED SOX 5TH: Miller flied out to center; Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans singled to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 5TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers singled to center; Oliver made an out to second; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 4. RED SOX 6TH: Rice walked; Lansford forced Rice (shortstop to second); Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 6TH: Grubb was called out on strikes; Putnam struck out; Sundberg singled to left; Sample doubled [Sundberg to third]; Mendoza singled to left [Sundberg scored, Sample scored]; Wills singled to center [Mendoza scored (error by Miller) (unearned) (no RBI), Wills to second]; Rivers flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 7. RED SOX 7TH: Allenson grounded out (third to first); Hoffman grounded out (second to first); 48 minute rain delay; BABCOCK REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Miller singled to shortstop; Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 7. RANGERS 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); SCHMIDT REPLACED ALLENSON (PLAYING C ); Oliver grounded out (second to first); Debut game for Dave Schmidt; Bell walked; Grubb singled to right [Bell to third (error by Evans), Grubb to second]; Putnam was walked intentionally; Sundberg hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bell scored, Grubb to third]; Sample singled to left [Grubb scored, Putnam to second]; Mendoza forced Sample (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 9. RED SOX 8TH: Evans struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 9. RANGERS 8TH: HANCOCK REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING RF); POQUETTE REPLACED RICE (PLAYING LF); Wills struck out; Rivers singled to center; Oliver struck out; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 9. RED SOX 9TH: Lansford flied out to center; Perez grounded out (first to pitcher); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 9.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".