April 25, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Tim WakefieldL: Kevin Gross
Dean Palmer
3B3-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterMV
Mo Vaughn
1B2-2H-AB2 HR · 4 RBI · 3 R
Tim WakefieldP6.0IP3 ER · 6 K · WP5.1IP7 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead TEX by 2 · BOS by 5 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CL Guardians | 99 | 62 | .615 | — |
2NY Yankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7.5 |
| 3TERangers | 90 | 72 | .555 | 9.5 |
4BA Orioles | 88 | 74 | .543 | 11.5 |
5SE Mariners | 85 | 76 | .528 | 14.0 |
| 6BORed Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14.5 |
7CW White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14.5 |
8MI Brewers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 19.5 |
9MI Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.5 |
10OA Athletics | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.5 |
11KC Royals | 75 | 86 | .466 | 24.0 |
12TO Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25.5 |
13LA Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 29.0 |
14DE Tigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 46.5 |
DH Darryl HamiltonCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IR Ivan RodriguezC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
WC Will Clark1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JG Juan GonzalezRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MTMickey TettletonDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DPDean Palmer3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RGRusty GreerLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MMMark McLemore2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WNWarren NewsonPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
2B: Hamilton, Elster
HR: Gonzalez, Palmer
RBI: Gonzalez, Palmer
SB: McLemore
LOB: 21
| ACAlex ColeCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| JVJohn ValentinSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MVMo Vaughn1B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| RJReggie JeffersonDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MS Mike StanleyC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTroy O'LearyRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BSBill Selby2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| EBEsteban Beltre3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
2B: Valentin, Jefferson, Stanley, Greenwell
HR: Vaughn 2, O'Leary
RBI: Vaughn 4, Stanley, O'Leary 3
LOB: 18
HS Heathcliff Slocumb | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| MSMike Stanton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| SBStan Belinda | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| TWTim WakefieldW | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 99 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 148 |
The Red Sox routed the Rangers 8-3 at Fenway Park.
Tim Wakefield got the win and Kevin Gross took the loss. Mo Vaughn went 2-for-2 for the Red Sox, while Dean Palmer went 3-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
