Jim Rice bounced a 395-foot single off the right-center field wall with two out in the 10th inning to score Butch Hobson from third base and give the Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Rangers in their home opener before 34,747. The Rangers got homers by Jim Sundberg and Mike Hargrove in taking a 4-2 lead, but the Red Sox tied the score in the eighth on a homer by Hobson, single by Jerry Remy, passed ball, infield out and single by Rice.

In the 10th, Hobson dumped a single into short center and advanced on a sacrifice by Remy and grounder by Rick Burleson before Rice's long single ended the game. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4

Game Played on Friday, April 14, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Rangers 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 4 10 1 Red Sox 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 - 5 15 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .190 Remy 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .385 Campaneris ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .100 Burleson ss 6 0 2 0 0 0 .240 Oliver lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .333 Rice dh 4 0 2 2 2 1 .385 Zisk dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 .348 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Harrah 3b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .238 Fisk c 5 1 2 0 0 1 .250 C. Washington rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Lynn cf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .391 Beniquez cf 3 0 2 2 0 0 .211 Scott 1b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .273 Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Evans rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Sundberg c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .105 Hobson 3b 5 2 3 1 0 1 .250 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 4 10 4 1 4 Totals 42 5 15 5 5 4 Time of Game: 3:11 Attendance: 34,747 Left on Base: Rangers 7, Red Sox 14 DP: Rangers 1, Red Sox 0 Errors: Hargrove Doubles: Harrah 2 (3), Scott (1), Burleson (1), Fisk (2) Triples: Fisk (1) Home Runs: Sundberg (1), Hargrove (1), Lynn (2), Hobson (1) Stolen Bases: Beniquez (2) Caught Stealing: Remy (1) Sacrifice Hits: Remy (2) Sacrifice Flies: Beniquez (1) GIDP: Scott (2) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander 6 9 2 2 3 4 1 30 3.75 Barker L(0-1) 3.2 6 3 3 2 0 1 18 5.06 Totals 9.2 15 5 5 5 4 2 48 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley 9.2 10 4 4 1 3 2 40 3.24 Drago W(1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6.00 Totals 10 10 4 4 1 4 2 41 Passed Balls: Sundberg (1) Wild Pitches: Drago (1) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Nestor Chylak RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to left; Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver singled to second; Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Remy made an out to first; Burleson reached on an error by Hargrove [Burleson to first]; Rice flied out to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0. RANGERS 2ND: Harrah doubled to left; C. Washington flied out to center [Harrah to third]; Beniquez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Harrah scored]; Wills flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn singled to left; Scott struck out; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg homered; Hargrove made an out to third; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver walked; Zisk made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Hobson struck out; Remy singled to right; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Remy to second]; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0. RANGERS 4TH: Harrah flied out to right; C. Washington grounded out (first unassisted); Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk struck out; Lynn homered; Scott doubled to center; Evans flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 1. RANGERS 5TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Sundberg struck out; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson flied out to right; Remy walked; Remy was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Burleson singled to left; Rice walked [Burleson to second]; Yastrzemski forced Rice (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 1. RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris struck out; Oliver flied out to right; Zisk lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Fisk tripled to right; Lynn popped to catcher in foul territory; Scott singled to center [Fisk scored]; Evans flied out to center; Hobson singled to center [Scott to third]; Remy flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 2. RANGERS 7TH: Harrah doubled to left; C. Washington flied out to center [Harrah to third]; Beniquez singled to center [Harrah scored]; Wills flied out to center; Beniquez stole second; Sundberg flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 7TH: Burleson doubled to center; Rice walked; BARKER REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Yastrzemski walked [Burleson to third, Rice to second]; Fisk made an out to second; Lynn flied out to center; Scott forced Yastrzemski (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 2. RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove homered; Campaneris flied out to center; Oliver made an out to shortstop; Zisk struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 8TH: Evans flied out to left; Hobson homered; Remy singled to second; Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Remy to second]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Remy to third]; Rice singled to center [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4. RANGERS 9TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); C. Washington singled to right; Beniquez singled to third [C. Washington to second]; Wills flied out to right; Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 9TH: Fisk doubled to left; Lynn was walked intentionally; Scott grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Fisk to third, Lynn out at second]; Evans popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4. RANGERS 10TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Campaneris singled to left; Oliver flied out to right; Zisk singled to left [Campaneris to second]; DRAGO REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Drago threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to third, Zisk to second]; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 10TH: Hobson singled to center; Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hobson to second]; Burleson grounded out (second to first) [Hobson to third]; Rice singled to right [Hobson scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

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