that, he pitched better for the rest of the year, with his ERA going down to 3.33 in his last 23 starts. In 32 games (31 starts), Tanana had an 11–12 record, a 4.15 ERA, and 113 strikeouts in 204 innings pitched. Boston Red Sox On January 23, 1981, the Angels traded Tanana to the Boston Red Sox along with Jim Dorsey and Joe Rudi for Steve Renko and Fred Lynn (who the Red Sox worried they would lose to free agency because of paperwork errors). "I stunk," Tanana summarized his performance for Boston. He pitched for the Red Sox for a single season, earning only 4 victories against 10 losses (the 10 losses tied with five others for 8th in the AL in a strike-shortened season). While his 4.01 ERA was better than the previous season, he struggled to pitch at Fenway Park, where he had a 5.36 ERA. "Anything can happen in this ballpark, like in a pinball game," he later described Fenway. He would have finished 3–10, but he threw a shutout against the Cleveland Indians on October 3 in his last start of the year (at Cleveland Stadium, not Fenway). Despite the finish, he was granted free agency by the Red Sox on November 13, 1981. Texas Rangers Tanana signed as a free agent with Texas Rangers on January 6, 1982. His contract was for $375,000 a year for two years, plus a $75,000 signing bonus. His first season with the Rangers, his ERA went up to 4.21, only 0.20 higher than his previous season with the Red Sox. However, the Rangers lost 98 games, and Tanana was responsible for 18 of those, tying with Matt Keough for the AL lead in losses while only earning seven wins. For the first time in his career in 1983, Tanana was not a part of his team's starting rotation, opening the season as a long reliever for the Rangers. He had a 1.57 ERA in eight games, though, and returned to the rotation June 10, allowing one run and three hits in six innings in a 4–2 victory over the Twins. Through August 22, he had a 7–4 record, but he went on a five-game losing streak to end the year, finishing up 7–9. He appeared in 29 games (22 starts), had a 3.16 ERA, and struck out 108 in innings. Back in the rotation for good in