Final
TEX 5 — BOS 1
5/9/1997 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS199705090
Complete available game record for TEX at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damon Buford | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wil Cordero | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rusty Greer | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mo Vaughn | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Gonzalez | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Jefferson | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Clark | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Naehring | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Palmer | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Troy O'Leary | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Valentin | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Stevens | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Devereaux | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Ripken | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Haselman | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Benji Gil | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Bragg | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Garces | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Lacy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wasdin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wasdin | 4.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Witt | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Kerry Lacy | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Rich Garces | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Bragg | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wil Cordero | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Garces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Haselman | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Lacy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Naehring | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Valentin | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wasdin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Clark | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Witt | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Devereaux | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Stevens | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benji Gil | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Rusty Greer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Greer | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Ripken | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 6/P6D | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9/L9LM | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9/F9S | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 4/P4MD | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D8/F78XDW/R4 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P4D | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L7LD | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L6MD/R6.2-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 5/L5 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8/G6M/R4 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/P4MD | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO/L5 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | SB2.1-3(WP) | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43/G4D | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63/L6 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8RD | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7/P56D | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 23/G13S.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G3 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F7M | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7/G56/R4 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7/F7LS/R6 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8/L6MD/R6.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8/G4M/R5.2-H;1-3 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8/L8RS/R6.3-H;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8/G4M/R3.2-H;1-3 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | D8/L78M/R6.3-H;1-3 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/G3 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P5F | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S64/G6M | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8LS | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8RD | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7/F7LD | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8/F89XD | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63/G4M | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G34D | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L6MD/R4 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8/G4M/R4 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7/L7M/R6.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 31/G3.2-3;1-2 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | E4/G4/R3.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | NP | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G56 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G4 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L4 | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO/G6/R3.B-2(E4/TH) | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L78M/R4 | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→2 | 16(1)3/GDP/G13 | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6M | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 7/F7M | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S9/L34D/R4 | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 13/G15 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 13/G3S | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–1 |