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.