Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox
May 16, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1986 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 4, Boston Red Sox 1

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 1 2 2
Ward lf 4 0 0 0
Paciorek 1b 4 0 1 0
  O'Brien 1b 0 0 0 0
Incaviglia rf 4 1 2 1
  Wright rf 0 0 0 0
Parrish dh 4 0 0 0
Harrah 2b 4 0 1 0
Slaught c 4 0 0 0
Buechele 3b 4 2 1 1
Fletcher ss 3 0 1 0
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Evans rf 5 0 1 0
Boggs 3b 3 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 3 0 1 0
Rice lf 4 0 1 0
Baylor dh 4 0 1 0
Armas cf 3 0 0 0
Gedman c 4 0 1 0
Barrett 2b 4 0 1 0
Romero ss 2 0 0 0
  Lyons ph 1 1 1 1
Hurst p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Texas 100 011 100480
Boston 000 000 001171
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman  W (3-5) 9.0 7 1 1 4 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
1
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Hurst  L (3-3) 9.0 8 4 3 0 14
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
0
14

  E–Evans (2).  2B–Boston Evans (12,off Guzman); Baylor (3,off Guzman).  HR–Texas McDowell (5,1st inning off Hurst 0 on, 0 out); Incaviglia (7,6th inning off Hurst 0 on, 0 out); Buechele (6,7th inning off Hurst 0 on, 0 out), Boston Lyons (1,9th inning off Guzman 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Romero (3,off Guzman).  SB–Buechele (2,2nd base off Hurst/Gedman).  CS–McDowell (6,2nd base by Hurst/Gedman).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:33.  A–23,673.
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