After falling behind by four runs, the Rangers uncorked a four-homer barrage, capping their attack with a round-tripper by Willie Montanez in the 11th inning, to defeat the Red Sox, 7-6. The Rangers pulled within one run at 5-4, when Richie Zisk and Eric Soderholm hit for the circuit in the seventh, Soderholm's smash coming with a man on base.

In the ninth, John Ellis homered and Soderholm, Mickey Rivers and Bump Wills followed with singles to put the Rangers ahead, but the Red Sox tied the score in their half when Carlton Fisk was hit by a pitch, Rick Burleson sacrificed and Tom Poquette singled. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Sunday, September 2, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  2    0  1  -   7 12  0
Red Sox      3  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  -   6 10  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             6   1   3   0     0   2   .280      Burleson ss           5   0   1   1     0   0   .283
Wills 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .267      Poquette rf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .277
Oliver lf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .324      Lynn cf               3   1   1   0     2   0   .343
Bell 3b,ss            4   0   1   0     1   0   .302      Rice dh               4   1   2   1     1   1   .326
Zisk rf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .271      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   2     0   0   .272
J. Ellis dh           5   2   3   1     0   1   .290      Watson 1b             4   0   2   1     1   1   .310
Montanez 1b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .239      Hobson 3b             5   1   0   0     0   0   .259
Mahlberg c            4   0   0   0     1   1   .125      Papi 2b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .188
Norman ss             1   0   0   0     0   0   .197        Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Soderholm ph,3b     4   2   2   2     0   0   .256      O'Berry c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fisk ph             0   1   0   0     0   0   .276
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Allenson c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Evans ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
                                                          Tudor p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ripley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   7  12   7     2   5             Totals               38   6  10   6     5   4

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 30,133
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Red Sox 7
DP: Rangers 2, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Rivers 2 (23), Yastrzemski (26), Watson (16)
Triples: Rice (5)
Home Runs: Zisk (15), Soderholm (10), J. Ellis (12), Montanez (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (10), Burleson (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (7), Yastrzemski (5)
GIDP: Mahlberg (1), Hobson (17), Watson (8)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (4,by Kern)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander               6     7   5   5   5   1   0  28   4.60
Lyle                    2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.25
Kern W(12-4)            3     2   1   1   0   1   0  11   1.50
Totals                 11    10   6   6   5   4   0  46

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tudor                   6.2   6   4   4   2   1   2  27   7.90
Burgmeier               1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.18
Ripley                  1     3   2   2   0   1   1   6   4.42
Campbell                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.75
Drago L(9-5)            2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7   2.92
Totals                 11    12   7   7   2   5   4  46

Passed Balls: O'Berry (1)
Hit by Pitch: Kern (2)
Wild Pitches: Alexander (2)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers doubled to right; Wills grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first)
[Rivers to third]; Bell walked; Zisk lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Poquette flied out to left; Lynn walked; Rice tripled to right
[Lynn scored]; Yastrzemski doubled to center [Rice scored];
Watson doubled to right [Yastrzemski scored]; Alexander threw a
wild pitch [Watson to third]; Hobson popped to first in foul
territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

RANGERS 2ND: J. Ellis singled to center; Montanez forced J.
Ellis (shortstop to second); Mahlberg grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Montanez out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Papi grounded out (shortstop to first); O'Berry
grounded out (second to first); Burleson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Norman flied out to right; Rivers grounded out
(pitcher to first); Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Poquette singled to right; Lynn walked [Poquette to
second]; Rice walked [Poquette to third, Lynn to second];
Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to right [Poquette scored, Lynn
to third]; Watson walked [Rice to second]; Hobson grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell
grounded out (second to first); Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Papi flied out to right; O'Berry flied out to
center; Burleson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 5TH: J. Ellis was called out on strikes; Montanez flied
out to left; Mahlberg walked; SODERHOLM BATTED FOR NORMAN;
O'Berry allowed a passed ball [Mahlberg to second]; Soderholm
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: SODERHOLM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Poquette grounded out (first
unassisted); Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice singled
to left; Yastrzemski lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Rivers doubled to left; Wills out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Rivers to third]; Oliver hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Rivers scored]; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 6TH: Watson singled to center; Hobson forced Watson
(second unassisted); Papi walked [Hobson to second]; O'Berry was
called out on strikes; Burleson singled to center [Hobson
scored, Papi out at third (center to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Zisk homered; J. Ellis singled to left; Montanez
grounded out (second to first) [J. Ellis to second]; Mahlberg
popped to first in foul territory; Soderholm homered [J. Ellis
scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED TUDOR (PITCHING); Rivers struck out;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: LYLE REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Poquette made
an out to third; Lynn singled to left; Rice flied out to center;
Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell singled to center;
RIPLEY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Zisk flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Watson struck out; Hobson flied out to center; Papi
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

RANGERS 9TH: J. Ellis homered; Montanez lined to center;
Mahlberg struck out; Soderholm singled to left; Rivers singled
to right [Soderholm to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED RIPLEY
(PITCHING); Wills singled to center [Soderholm scored, Rivers to
third]; Oliver flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 6, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: KERN REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); FISK BATTED FOR
O'BERRY; Fisk was hit by a pitch; Burleson out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Fisk to second]; Poquette singled to
left [Fisk scored]; Lynn flied out to center; Rice struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox 6.

RANGERS 10TH: ALLENSON REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); DRAGO
REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Zisk struck out; J. Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 10TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; On a bunt Watson
grounded into a double play (first to second to second)
[Yastrzemski out at second]; Hobson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox 6.

RANGERS 11TH: Montanez homered; Mahlberg grounded out (second to
first); Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Rivers struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 11TH: DWYER BATTED FOR PAPI; Dwyer made an out to
shortstop; EVANS BATTED FOR ALLENSON; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burleson grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Red Sox 6.