August 2, 1983 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: Oil Can BoydL: Charlie HoughS: Bob Stanley
Biggest lead BOS by 2 · TEX by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CW White Sox | 99 | 63 | .611 | — |
2BA Orioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | 1.0 |
3DE Tigers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7.0 |
4NY Yankees | 91 | 71 | .562 | 8.0 |
5TO Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 10.0 |
6MI Brewers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 12.0 |
7KC Royals | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20.0 |
8BO Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.0 |
9TE Rangers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 22.0 |
10OA Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25.0 |
11CL Guardians | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29.0 |
12LA Angels | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29.0 |
13MI Twins | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29.0 |
14SE Mariners | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39.0 |
| JRJerry Remy2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JRJim RiceLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TATony ArmasCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DSDave Stapleton1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GAGary AllensonC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GHGlenn HoffmanSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
2B: Evans
HR: Hoffman
RBI: Remy, Rice 2, Allenson 2, Hoffman
LOB: 23
HR: Parrish 2
RBI: Bell, Parrish 3, Sample
SB: Wright, Sample
LOB: 16
CH Charlie HoughL | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| JBJohn Butcher | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| OJOdell Jones | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 72 |
The Red Sox edged the Rangers 6-5 at Arlington Stadium.
Oil Can Boyd got the win, Charlie Hough took the loss and Bob Stanley earned the save. Glenn Hoffman went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Larry Parrish went 3-for-5 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
