Boston Red Sox 17 – 1 Texas Rangers
5 August 1997 · ARL02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | final score 17–1 | 1 in 5,641 games | |
| 43 | Batting Around Twice · 14 | Boston Red Sox | 1 in 131 games |
| 42 | 11 total bases | Troy O'Leary | 1 in 2,522 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Box score
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2 2B |
| John Valentin | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Mike Benjamin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mike Stanley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Jefferson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Wil Cordero | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Shane Mack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Troy O'Leary | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 HR, 2B |
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Walt McKeel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeff Frye | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jesus Tavarez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 49 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 8 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gordon | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Kerry Lacy | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wasdin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Corsi | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Texas Rangers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Damon Buford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark McLemore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Domingo Cedeno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rusty Greer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Warren Newson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Juan Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Simms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Will Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Witt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Leyritz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Stevens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fernando Tatis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Benji Gil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Texas Rangers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Alberro | 2.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Matt Whiteside | 1.2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Vosberg | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Tanyon Sturtze | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wetteland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |