Scattering eight hits, Dennis Eckersley pitched the Red Sox to a 6-0 blanking of the Rangers, Texas' ninth straight defeat. The Sox scored five runs in their first turn at bat on Jim Rice's single, a sacrifice fly by Carl Yastrzemski, Glenn Hoffman's single and a two-run triple by Rich Gedman. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       2, 1982 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0
Red Sox      5  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 13  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wright cf             4   0   2   0     1   0   .305      Remy 2b               4   1   2   0     0   1   .296
Mazzilli dh           5   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Evans rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .226
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Rice lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .288
Grubb rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Yastrzemski dh        3   0   0   1     0   1   .329
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .354      Lansford 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Putnam 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .261      Stapleton 1b          4   2   2   0     0   0   .244
Sample lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .261      Hoffman ss            4   1   3   2     0   1   .337
Wagner ss             3   0   0   0     0   2   .222      Gedman c              4   0   2   2     0   1   .292
  L. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .387      Miller cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .282
Flynn 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .172      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stein ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Matlack p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   0   8   0     3   5             Totals               35   6  13   6     0   7

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 21,011
Left on Base: Rangers 11, Red Sox 6
DP: Rangers 0, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Grubb (1), Hoffman 2 (7)
Triples: Gedman (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(1-3)           0.2   6   5   5   0   0   0   8  12.46
Matlack                 7.1   7   1   1   0   7   0  28   2.61
Totals                  8    13   6   6   0   7   0  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(3-1)        9     8   0   0   3   5   0  38   2.65
Totals                  9     8   0   0   3   5   0  38

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Larry Barnett


RANGERS 1ST: Wright made an out to shortstop; Mazzilli flied out
to right; Bell walked; Grubb flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to left; Evans singled to left [Remy
to second]; Rice singled to right [Remy scored, Evans to third];
Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to right [Evans scored];
Lansford forced Rice (second to shortstop) [Lansford to first];
Stapleton singled to left [Lansford to second]; Hoffman singled
to left [Lansford scored, Stapleton to second]; Gedman tripled
to right [Stapleton scored, Hoffman scored]; MATLACK REPLACED
MEDICH (PITCHING); Miller struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 5.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg made an out to shortstop; Putnam singled
to right; Sample singled to left [Putnam to second]; Wagner
struck out; Flynn singled to center [Putnam to third, Sample to
second]; Wright grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 2ND: Remy struck out; Evans was called out on strikes;
Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red
Sox 5.

RANGERS 3RD: Mazzilli flied out to left; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grubb doubled; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski struck out; Lansford popped to first in
foul territory; Stapleton singled to left; Hoffman doubled to
left [Stapleton scored, Hoffman out at third (center to
shortstop to first to third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam flied out to center; Sample struck out;
Wagner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 4TH: Gedman struck out; Miller flied out to center; Remy
singled to left; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Wright
singled to right; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first)
[Wright to second]; Bell lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice made an out to first; Yastrzemski flied out to
left; Lansford made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Grubb made an out to second; Sundberg grounded out
(second to first); Putnam singled to right; Sample walked
[Putnam to second]; Wagner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Stapleton flied out to left; Hoffman doubled to
left; Gedman grounded out (second to first) [Hoffman to third];
Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Flynn struck out; Wright walked; Mazzilli grounded
out (first unassisted) [Wright to second]; Bell flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Remy flied out to left; Evans grounded out (third
to first); Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); Sundberg
singled to left; Putnam flied out to right; Sample forced
Sundberg (shortstop to second) [Sample to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Lansford singled to center; Stapleton flied out to
center; Hoffman struck out; Gedman singled to left [Lansford to
second]; Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.

RANGERS 9TH: L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR WAGNER; L. Johnson made an
out to third; STEIN BATTED FOR FLYNN; Stein flied out to center;
Wright singled to right; Mazzilli grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.