A safe squeeze bunt by Jim Sundberg opened the way for the Rangers to defeat the Red Sox, 4-1, for their fifth straight victory. The Red Sox scored in the sixth inning on a walk to Butch Hobson and singles by Dwight Evans and Rick Burleson.

In the Rangers' half, Richie Zisk singled, took second on an infield out by Toby Harrah and stopped at third on a single by Bump Wills. Sundberg then laid down his bunt to score Zisk. Bert Campaneris followed with a single, driving in Wills. The Rangers iced the decision with two more runs on a double by Mike Hargrove in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 4, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Saturday, April 29, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 x - 4 10 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .312 Hargrove 1b 4 0 2 2 1 0 .237 Burleson ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .208 Jorgensen pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Rice lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .314 C. Washington dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .206 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .284 Bevacqua ph,dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 Fisk c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Oliver lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Zisk rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .300 Scott dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .322 Harrah 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .242 Hobson 3b 2 1 0 0 1 1 .301 Wills 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .254 Evans rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Sundberg c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .259 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campaneris ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 .160 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 1 5 1 4 3 Totals 34 4 10 4 4 6 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 34,101 Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Rangers 12 DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Hobson Doubles: Hargrove (1) Stolen Bases: Burleson (3), Yastrzemski (1), Wills 2 (7), Hargrove (2) Caught Stealing: Remy (2) Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (1) GIDP: Fisk (1) Hit by Pitch: Wills (1,by Eckersley) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley L(0-1) 7.1 10 4 3 3 6 0 37 5.09 Burgmeier 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.25 Stanley 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.06 Totals 8 10 4 3 4 6 0 40 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Ellis W(2-1) 9 5 1 1 4 3 0 33 4.95 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 3 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (1) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson flied out to right; Rice walked; Rice was picked off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to center; C. Washington made an out to second; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills singled to first; Wills stole second; Sundberg walked; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Scott lined to right; Hobson struck out; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris was called out on strikes; Hargrove walked; C. Washington struck out; Oliver singled to right [Hargrove to second]; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 4TH: Remy flied out to left; Burleson grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Harrah struck out; Wills was hit by a pitch; Wills stole second; Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice [Wills out at third (shortstop to second)]; Beniquez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Hargrove singled to right; C. Washington struck out while Hargrove stole second; Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 6TH: Scott flied out to center; Hobson walked; Evans singled to right [Hobson to second]; Remy forced Evans (second to shortstop) [Hobson to third]; Burleson singled to center [Hobson scored, Remy to third]; Burleson stole second; Rice struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Zisk singled to left; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first) [Zisk to second]; Wills singled [Zisk to third]; On a bunt Sundberg singled to pitcher [Zisk scored, Wills to second]; Beniquez flied out to center; Campaneris singled to center [Wills scored, Sundberg to second]; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 2. RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Yastrzemski stole second; Fisk walked; Lynn made an out to third; Scott struck out; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: C. Washington grounded out (second to first); Oliver lined to right; Zisk walked; Harrah singled to left [Zisk to second]; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 2. RED SOX 8TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Remy singled to center; Remy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Burleson walked; Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg reached on an error by Hobson; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sundberg to second]; Campaneris singled to second [Sundberg stayed at second]; Hargrove doubled to left [Sundberg scored (unearned), Campaneris scored]; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; BURGMEIER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR C. WASHINGTON; Bevacqua walked; Oliver flied out to center; STANLEY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Zisk forced Bevacqua (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 4. RED SOX 9TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 4.

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