August 4, 1984 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Oil Can BoydL: Frank Tanana
CF3-4H-AB2B · 2 RTop hitterDE
Dwight Evans
RF3-3H-ABHR · 2B · 2 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP1 ER · 8 K · W
Frank TananaP5.2IP4 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead TEX by 1 · BOS by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1DE Tigers | 104 | 58 | .642 | — |
2TO Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 15.0 |
3NY Yankees | 87 | 75 | .537 | 17.0 |
| 4BORed Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 18.0 |
5BA Orioles | 85 | 77 | .525 | 19.0 |
6KC Royals | 84 | 78 | .519 | 20.0 |
7LA Angels | 81 | 81 | .500 | 23.0 |
8MI Twins | 81 | 81 | .500 | 23.0 |
9OA Athletics | 77 | 85 | .475 | 27.0 |
10CL Guardians | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29.0 |
11CW White Sox | 74 | 88 | .457 | 30.0 |
12SE Mariners | 74 | 88 | .457 | 30.0 |
| 13TERangers | 69 | 92 | .429 | 34.5 |
14MI Brewers | 67 | 94 | .416 | 36.5 |
2B: Ward, Parrish
RBI: Bell
CS: Kunkel
LOB: 5
| DNDickie Noles | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| FTFrank TananaL | 5.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 44 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 63 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DEDwight EvansRF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TATony ArmasCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MEMike EaslerDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BBBill Buckner1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GAGary AllensonC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JGJackie GutierrezSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
2B: Evans
HR: Boggs, Evans, Gutierrez
RBI: Boggs, Evans 2, Gutierrez
LOB: 14
The Red Sox beat the Rangers 5-2 at Fenway Park.
Oil Can Boyd got the win and Frank Tanana took the loss. Dwight Evans went 3-for-3 for the Red Sox, while Gary Ward went 3-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
