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.

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