Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox
April 15, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1978 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 4, Boston Red Sox 12

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 1
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
  Lowenstein ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Oliver lf 4 1 1 1
  Mason ss 0 0 0 0
Zisk rf 4 1 2 0
Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0
Bevacqua dh 4 1 2 2
Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0
Wills 2b 4 1 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 2 0
Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
  Comer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Remy 2b 5 1 2 0
Burleson ss 5 0 1 0
Rice lf 5 2 3 2
Yastrzemski cf 5 2 2 1
Fisk c 5 1 2 1
Scott 1b 2 2 0 0
Carbo dh 4 2 3 4
Evans rf 4 1 1 0
Hobson 3b 4 1 3 4
Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 17 12
Texas 010 021 0004102
Boston 240 110 40x12170
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (1-1) 1.0 4 6 5 1 0
  Jenkins   5.1 11 6 6 1 2
  Comer   1.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
17
12
11
2
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W (2-0) 7.0 8 4 4 0 1
  Stanley   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Wright   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
0
4

  E–Campaneris (2), Oliver (1).  DP–Texas 2, Boston 2.  2B–Texas Zisk (2,off Lee); Bevacqua (1,off Lee), Boston Carbo 2 (2,off D Ellis,off Jenkins); Hobson (1,off Jenkins); Rice (2,off Jenkins); Fisk (3,off Jenkins).  3B–Texas Sundberg (1,off Lee).  HR–Texas Bevacqua (1,5th inning off Lee 0 on, 0 out); Oliver (2,6th inning off Lee 0 on, 0 out), Boston Rice (3,1st inning off D Ellis 1 on, 1 out); Hobson (2,2nd inning off D Ellis 2 on, 0 out); Carbo (1,4th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Hargrove (2,off Lee).  IBB–Scott (1,by Jenkins).  SB–Remy (5,2nd base off D Ellis/Sundberg).  IBB–Jenkins (1,Scott).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:30.  A–18,624.
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