Danny Darwin allowed only one hit, a bloop single to Rick Miller in the fifth inning, as the Rangers gained their third consecutive shutout victory over the Red Sox, 5-0. The shutout marked the first time in seven years that Boston had been held scoreless three straight games. Johnny Grubb cleared the loaded bases with a double in the first, and Al Oliver connected for a two-run homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     29, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0
Rangers      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   5  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               3   0   0   0     1   2   .242      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Stapleton 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Rivers cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .328
Evans rf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .346      Oliver dh             4   2   1   2     0   0   .290
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .230      Bell 3b               2   1   1   0     2   0   .338
Yastrzemski dh        3   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Sample lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .298
Lansford 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .357      Grubb rf              3   0   1   3     1   0   .314
Allenson c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .260      Putnam 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .309
Hoffman ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .170      Cox c                 3   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Miller cf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .318      Mendoza ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Tudor p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Darwin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               26   0   1   0     5   7             Totals               30   5   8   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 11,632
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Rangers 5
DP: Red Sox 2, Rangers 2
Doubles: Grubb (4), Sample (8)
Home Runs: Oliver (2)
GIDP: Stapleton (3), Miller (1), Wills (3)
Hit by Pitch: Sample (2,by Tudor)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tudor L(1-1)            7     7   5   5   3   3   1  31   4.50
Campbell                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.50
Totals                  8     8   5   5   3   3   1  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darwin W(2-2)           9     1   0   0   5   7   0  31   4.50
Totals                  9     1   0   0   5   7   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Tudor (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser


RED SOX 1ST: Remy struck out; Stapleton grounded out (second to
first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers
singled to left; Oliver forced Rivers (third to second); Bell
walked [Oliver to second]; Sample was hit by a pitch [Oliver to
third, Bell to second]; Grubb doubled [Oliver scored, Bell
scored, Sample scored]; Putnam was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (first
unassisted); Lansford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza
singled to center; Wills grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Mendoza out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson flied out to center; Hoffman flied out to
center; Miller walked; Remy forced Miller (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers flied out to right; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Stapleton grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans
walked; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Sample flied out to left; Grubb grounded out (first
unassisted); Putnam grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Lansford grounded out (third to first); Allenson
made an out to second; Hoffman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Cox struck out; Mendoza grounded out (second to
first); Wills flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller singled to left; Remy was called out on
strikes; Stapleton grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell singled to left; Sample
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans walked; Rice grounded out (third to first)
[Evans to second]; Yastrzemski lined to first; Lansford grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers
3.

RANGERS 7TH: Grubb walked; Putnam struck out; Cox singled to
center [Grubb to second]; Mendoza forced Cox (third to second)
[Grubb to third]; Wills made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Allenson walked; Hoffman flied out to right; Miller
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Allenson out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Rivers singled to first; Oliver homered [Rivers
scored]; Bell walked; CAMPBELL REPLACED TUDOR (PITCHING); Sample
doubled to left [Bell to third]; Grubb hit into a double play
(right to catcher) [Sample to third, Bell out at home]; Putnam
made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers
5.

RED SOX 9TH: Remy walked; Stapleton forced Remy (shortstop to
second); Evans forced Stapleton (third to second); Rice struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 5.