Homers by Bump Wills and Mike Hargrove powered the Rangers past vRed Sox, 3-1. The score was 1-1 when Wills and Hargrove clouted solo round-trippers in the fifth inning.

The first Texas run came in the fourth when Jim Sundberg was hit by a pitch, moved to third on a single by Al Oliver and scored when the throw by Butch Hobson hit him in the back on a fielder's choice grounder by Bobby Bonds. The only Sox score was a homer by Sam Bowen in the third inning. It was his first major league hit. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 3, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Thursday, July 27, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Rangers 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 x - 3 4 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261 Hargrove 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .258 Bowen cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .143 Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Rice lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .316 Sundberg c 3 1 0 0 0 0 .304 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Oliver lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .305 Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Bonds rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Bailey dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .237 Gray dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Evans rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .272 Bevacqua 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .199 Kendall 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Wills 2b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .221 Duffy ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .228 Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 8 1 1 4 Totals 28 3 4 2 0 4 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 29,684 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Rangers 3 DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 0 Errors: Hobson Home Runs: Bowen (1), Wills (6), Hargrove (6) Caught Stealing: Evans (4) Hit by Pitch: Bonds (2,by Tiant), Sundberg (2,by Tiant) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant L(7-3) 8 4 3 2 0 4 2 30 3.19 Totals 8 4 3 2 0 4 2 30 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack W(8-8) 9 8 1 1 1 4 1 35 2.24 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 4 1 35 Hit by Pitch: Tiant 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly RED SOX 1ST: Remy struck out; Bowen struck out; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to center; Beniquez flied out to right; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk flied out to center; Hobson flied out to center; Bailey singled; Evans singled [Bailey to second]; Kendall forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds was hit by a pitch; Bonds was picked off first (pitcher to first); Gray singled; Bevacqua lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy struck out; Bowen homered; Rice singled; Fisk forced Rice (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: On a bunt Wills grounded out (catcher to first); Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0. RED SOX 4TH: Hobson lined to shortstop; Bailey flied out to right; Evans singled; Evans was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Beniquez popped to catcher in foul territory; Sundberg was hit by a pitch; Oliver singled [Sundberg to third]; Bonds reached on a fielder's choice [Sundberg scored (error by Hobson) (unearned) (no RBI), Oliver to third, Bonds to second]; Gray popped to catcher in foul territory; Bevacqua flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 1. RED SOX 5TH: Kendall flied out to right; Duffy singled; Remy flied out to left; Bowen made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Wills homered; Campaneris was called out on strikes; Hargrove homered; Beniquez flied out to center; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3. RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Fisk grounded out (third to first); Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Oliver made an out to second; Bonds grounded out (catcher to first); Gray grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3. RED SOX 7TH: Bailey walked; Evans popped to third in foul territory; Kendall flied to left in foul territory; Duffy singled [Bailey to second]; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 7TH: Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills struck out; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3. RED SOX 8TH: Bowen grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice grounded out (third to first); Fisk lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Beniquez struck out; Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3. RED SOX 9TH: Hobson flied out to right; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans singled; Kendall forced Evans (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

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