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.

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