Scattering six hits in a route-going performance, Rick Honeycutt hurled the Rangers to a 3-0 blanking of the Red Sox. Texas scored in the sixth inning on an RBI single by Bill Stein and twice in the eighth on a run-scoring double by Leon Roberts and a throwing error by Boston catcher Gary Allenson. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    16, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   3  9  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .329      Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Stapleton 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Lansford 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .323      Oliver dh             4   1   2   0     0   0   .322
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Bell 3b               3   1   2   0     1   0   .296
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Sample lf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .296
Rudi dh               4   0   2   0     0   0   .173      Stein 1b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .423
Allenson c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Putnam 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Hoffman ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Roberts rf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .307
Nichols cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Ojeda p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mendoza ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     0   1             Totals               31   3   9   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 20,348
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Rangers 10
DP: Red Sox 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Allenson, Mendoza, Honeycutt
Doubles: Lansford (16), Roberts (12)
Stolen Bases: Oliver (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Nichols (4), Sample (2)
GIDP: Stapleton (8), Allenson (4), Roberts (5)
Hit by Pitch: Sundberg (1,by Ojeda)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ojeda L(1-1)            7.1   9   3   2   3   4   0  34   1.65
Campbell                0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.42
Totals                  8     9   3   2   4   4   0  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt W(8-1)        9     6   0   0   0   1   0  33   2.64
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   1   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Ojeda (1)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Evans singled to center; Stapleton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at
second]; Lansford doubled to left; Rice flied out to right; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

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

RED SOX 2ND: Perez grounded out (third to first); Rudi singled
to center; Allenson grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Rudi out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Stein popped to second; Roberts struck out;
Sundberg was hit by a pitch; Mendoza flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman singled to left; Nichols out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Hoffman to second]; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stapleton grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

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

RED SOX 4TH: Lansford grounded out (third to first); Rice
grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Sample
grounded out (third to first); Stein was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Rudi singled to center; Allenson struck out;
Hoffman forced Rudi (third to second); Nichols lined to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Roberts singled to left; Sundberg lined to left;
Mendoza struck out; Rivers grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans flied out to right; Stapleton flied out to
right; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills flied out to center; Oliver singled to right;
Oliver stole second; Bell was walked intentionally; Sample
walked [Oliver to third, Bell to second]; Stein singled to
shortstop [Oliver scored, Bell to third, Sample to second];
Roberts grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Stein out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers
1.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice singled to left; Perez reached on a fielder's
choice [Rice to third (error by Honeycutt)]; Rudi popped to
shortstop; Allenson popped to second; Hoffman grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg flied out to center; On a bunt Mendoza
singled to third; Mario Mendoza called out by 1B umpire Greg
Kosc but the call was overruled by HP umpire Richie Garcia; Red
Sox Manager Ralph Houk ejected by Garcia; On a bunt Rivers
singled to third [Mendoza to second]; Wills flied out to center;
Oliver grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: On a bunt Nichols reached on an error by Mendoza;
Evans flied out to right; Stapleton forced Nichols (shortstop to
second); Lansford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Bell singled to third; Sample out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Bell to second]; Stein was walked
intentionally; Roberts doubled to left [Bell scored, Stein to
third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED OJEDA (PITCHING); Sundberg was walked
intentionally; Mendoza forced Stein (pitcher to catcher)
[Roberts scored (error by Allenson) (unearned) (no RBI),
Sundberg to second]; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 9TH: PUTNAM REPLACED STEIN (PLAYING 1B); Rice grounded
out (third to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Rangers 3.