Bobby Johnson's first hit of the season -- a leadoff homer in the fifth inning -- produced the only run of the contest as the Rangers snapped their 12-game losing streak with a 1-0 triumph over the Red Sox. The Sox outhit Texas, 12-4, and put their leadoff batter on base in five of the first six innings, but a series of outstanding defensive plays behind Doc Medich and Danny Darwin erased six Boston baserunners. The Rangers tied a club record by turning in five double plays. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 1, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Friday, May       7, 1982 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0 12  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   1  4  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               2   0   1   0     1   0   .303      Wright rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Evans rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .252      Mazzilli cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .348
Perez dh              4   0   3   0     0   0   .290      Putnam 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .246
  Nichols pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      L. Johnson dh         2   0   0   0     1   0   .351
Lansford 3b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .281      Grubb lf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Stapleton 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      B. Johnson c          2   1   1   1     0   0   .143
Hoffman ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .314      Stein 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Gedman c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .311      Wagner ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Miller cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0  12   0     3   5             Totals               27   1   4   1     1   3

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 14,338
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Rangers 4
DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 5
Doubles: Lansford (4)
Home Runs: B. Johnson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (4), B. Johnson (1)
GIDP: Miller 2 (3), Rice 2 (6), Gedman (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(3-2)        8     4   1   1   1   3   1  29   2.38
Totals                  8     4   1   1   1   3   1  29

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(2-3)           7.1  10   0   0   2   3   0  28   7.97
Darwin SV(1)            1.2   2   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.00
Totals                  9    12   0   0   3   5   0  36

Passed Balls: B. Johnson (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Rich Garcia


RED SOX 1ST: Remy walked; Evans flied out to left; Rice struck
out; Perez singled to left [Remy to second]; B. Johnson allowed
a passed ball [Remy to third, Perez to second]; Lansford walked;
Stapleton forced Lansford (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wright struck out; Mazzilli made an out to
shortstop; Bell singled to right; Putnam struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Hoffman singled to center; Gedman struck out;
Miller grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Hoffman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: L. Johnson made an out to third; Grubb singled to
center; B. Johnson made an out to first; Stein flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy singled to right; Evans singled to right [Remy
out at third (right to third)]; Rice grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wagner made an out to second; Wright flied out to
left; Mazzilli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Lansford
doubled to left; Stapleton flied out to center; Hoffman flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Putnam grounded
out (second to first); L. Johnson walked; Grubb forced L.
Johnson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Rangers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Gedman singled to left; Miller grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gedman out at
second]; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: B. Johnson homered; Stein flied out to center;
Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); Wright flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans singled to center; Rice grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at
second]; Perez singled to right; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Mazzilli flied out to center; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Putnam flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Stapleton grounded out (second to first); Hoffman
singled to right; Gedman grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Hoffman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb
singled to left; B. Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Grubb to second]; Stein grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller singled to right; Remy out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Miller to second]; DARWIN REPLACED
MEDICH (PITCHING); Evans struck out; Rice flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Wagner struck out; Wright made an out to pitcher;
Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Perez singled to right; NICHOLS RAN FOR PEREZ;
Lansford forced Nichols (shortstop to second); Stapleton singled
to center [Lansford to second]; Hoffman forced Lansford (third
unassisted) [Stapleton to second]; Gedman walked [Hoffman to
second, Stapleton to third]; Miller was called out on strikes; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.