Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox
August 21, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1985 at Fenway Park. The Texas Rangers defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 5, Boston Red Sox 3

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 0 0 0
Harrah 2b 4 1 1 0
O'Brien 1b 4 1 2 0
Johnson dh 3 1 0 0
Ward lf 4 2 2 3
Wright rf 3 0 2 0
Buechele 3b 3 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ss 0 0 0 0
Brummer c 4 0 2 1
Tolleson ss,3b 3 0 1 0
Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Evans rf 4 0 0 0
Boggs 3b 3 1 2 1
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Rice lf 4 1 1 0
Gedman c 4 1 1 0
Armas cf 0 0 0 0
  Lyons pr,cf 2 0 1 1
Easler dh 4 0 2 1
Barrett 2b 3 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 0 0
  Stapleton ph 1 0 0 0
  Jurak pr 0 0 0 0
Boyd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Texas 301 000 0015102
Boston 100 002 000381
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Russell  W (1-3) 5.1 7 3 3 1 3
  Harris  SV (8) 3.2 1 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Boyd  L (11-11) 9.0 10 5 4 1 5
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
1
5

  E–Harrah (4), Tolleson (9), Gutierrez (8).  DP–Texas 4, Boston 1.  2B–Boston Easler 2 (23,off Russell 2).  HR–Texas Ward (10,1st inning off Boyd 2 on, 2 out), Boston Boggs (7,1st inning off Russell 0 on, 1 out).  SH–G Wright (3,off Boyd).  SF–Lyons (3,off Russell).  HBP–Armas (1,by Russell).  CS–McDowell (7,2nd base by Boyd/Gedman); G Wright (4,2nd base by Boyd/Gedman); Brummer (4,2nd base by Boyd/Gedman).  HBP–Russell (1,Armas).  T–2:41.  A–18,447.
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