Pushing across a run in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Rangers edged the Red Sox, 3-2. The Sox had tied the contest in the top of the ninth due to an error by Rangers left fielder Billy Sample, who then began the bottom of the frame with a single. Sample advanced to second on a sacrifice by Leon Roberts and scored the game-winning run on a single by Jim Sundberg. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, August    14, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  8  1
Rangers      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               3   0   0   1     0   0   .323      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   2   0     0   0   .247      Oliver dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .321
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Bell 3b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .293
Hancock dh            4   1   1   0     0   0   .111      Stein 1b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .433
Lansford 3b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .327        Putnam 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Gedman c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .311      Sample lf             2   1   1   0     1   0   .304
Hoffman ss            2   1   0   0     1   1   .223      Roberts rf            2   0   0   1     0   1   .301
  Rudi ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Sundberg c            3   0   1   1     1   0   .245
  Valdez pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Mendoza ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Miller cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .293      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     1   2             Totals               28   3   7   3     3   1

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 32,400
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Rangers 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Gedman, Sample
Stolen Bases: Sample (2)
Caught Stealing: Miller (5), Stein (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Mendoza (10), Roberts (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Remy (1), Roberts (2)
Hit by Pitch: Sample (5,by Tanana)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana                  6     5   2   2   2   1   0  25   3.97
Burgmeier L(2-4)        2.1   2   1   1   1   0   0  10   3.44
Totals                  8.1   7   3   3   3   1   0  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  5     3   1   1   1   1   0  18   3.58
Comer                   3.1   5   1   0   0   1   0  16   2.58
Kern W(1-0)             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.69
Totals                  9     8   2   1   1   2   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Tanana (4)

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc


RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans popped
to shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
flied to right; Oliver singled to left; Bell singled to pitcher
[Oliver to second]; Stein singled to left [Oliver scored, Bell
to third]; Sample flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice popped to third; Hancock grounded out (second
to first); Lansford flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Roberts flied to left; Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mendoza flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Gedman was called out on strikes; Hoffman grounded
out (third to first); Miller singled to center; Miller was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers popped to shortstop; Wills flied to center;
Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Remy flied to left; Evans lined to pitcher;
Yastrzemski singled to center; Rice grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell walked; Stein singled to center [Bell to
third, Stein to second (on throw to 3b)]; Sample walked; Roberts
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bell scored, Stein to third];
Stein was caught stealing home (pitcher to first to catcher);
Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Hancock flied to left; Lansford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gedman grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Mendoza singled to left; Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted) [Mendoza to second]; Wills flied to right; Oliver
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Rangers 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Hoffman walked; Miller singled to right [Hoffman to
third]; COMER REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Remy hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Hoffman scored]; Evans flied to right;
Yastrzemski singled to second [Miller to second]; Rice grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Bell popped to first in foul territory; Stein flied
to left; Sample was hit by a pitch; Sample stole second [Sample
to third (error by Gedman)]; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

RED SOX 7TH: PUTNAM REPLACED STEIN (PLAYING 1B); Hancock singled
to right; Lansford singled to left [Hancock to second]; Gedman
forced Lansford (third to second) [Hancock to third]; Hoffman
struck out; Miller flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Sundberg
walked; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Sundberg to second]; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Sundberg to third]; Wills flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Oliver flied to center; Bell flied to right in foul
territory; Putnam grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Hancock
reached on an error by Sample [Hancock to second]; Lansford
singled to center [Hancock scored (unearned)]; Gedman singled to
center [Lansford to second]; KERN REPLACED COMER (PITCHING);
RUDI BATTED FOR HOFFMAN; Rudi forced Gedman (first to shortstop)
[Lansford to third]; VALDEZ RAN FOR RUDI; Miller flied to left;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: VALDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Sample singled
to center; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Sample to second]; Sundberg singled to left [Sample scored]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 3.