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Oakland Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1970-04-29 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 14297 · 2:54

Boston Red Sox defeated Oakland Athletics 5–3. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 1st. Sonny Siebert earned the win and Sparky Lyle picked up the save. Tito Francona went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	8
BOS	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		5	11

W: Sonny Siebert L: Chuck Dobson SV: Sparky Lyle

Umpires — HP: Bill Haller · 1B: Jim Odom · 2B: Ed Runge · 3B: Bill Kunkel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Felipe Alou	4	0	2	0	1	0
Rick Monday	5	0	0	0	0	5
Reggie Jackson	2	0	1	0	0	1
Sal Bando	3	1	0	0	2	1
Don Mincher	3	1	1	0	1	2
Dick Green	4	0	1	1	0	2
Dave Duncan	4	0	1	0	0	2
Roberto Pena	4	0	1	1	0	0
Chuck Dobson	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tito Francona	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jose Tartabull	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Andrews	4	2	2	0	0	0
Luis Alvarado	4	2	3	1	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski	2	0	1	2	2	0
Tony Conigliaro	3	0	2	2	1	0
Rico Petrocelli	1	0	0	0	0	0
George Scott	4	0	2	0	0	1
Billy Conigliaro	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Satriano	3	0	1	0	1	0
Sonny Siebert	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dick Schofield	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Stange	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chuck Dobson	4.1	7	2	1
Paul Lindblad	1.2	1	1	1
Diego Segui	0.1	2	1	0
Mudcat Grant	0.2	0	0	0
Rollie Fingers	1.0	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sonny Siebert	5.0	4	1	9
Lee Stange	1.1	1	1	2
Ken Brett	0.2	1	2	1
Ed Phillips	1.0	2	0	1
Sparky Lyle	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Felipe Alou: 43
Rick Monday: K
Reggie Jackson: K

Bot 1

Mike Andrews: S8
Luis Alvarado: S9.1-2
Carl Yastrzemski: WP.1-2;2-3
Carl Yastrzemski: S8.2-H;3-H
Tony Conigliaro: CS2(24)
Tony Conigliaro: W
Rico Petrocelli: 3/FL
George Scott: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Sal Bando: K
Don Mincher: K
Dick Green: S7
Dave Duncan: 2/FL

Bot 2

Billy Conigliaro: 53
Tom Satriano: S8
Sonny Siebert: 13.1-2
Mike Andrews: 9/L

Top 3

Roberto Pena: 8/L
Chuck Dobson: K
Felipe Alou: 4

Bot 3

Luis Alvarado: 6
Carl Yastrzemski: 7
Tony Conigliaro: 53

Top 4

Rick Monday: K
Reggie Jackson: S8
Sal Bando: SB2
Sal Bando: W
Don Mincher: SB2;SB3
Don Mincher: K/C
Dick Green: K

Bot 4

Dick Schofield: 8
George Scott: K
Billy Conigliaro: 23

Top 5

Dave Duncan: S7
Roberto Pena: 9
Chuck Dobson: 3/FL
Felipe Alou: S8.1-2
Rick Monday: K

Bot 5

Tom Satriano: 5
Sonny Siebert: HP
Mike Andrews: S.1-2
Luis Alvarado: D7.1-3;2-H
Carl Yastrzemski: IW
Tony Conigliaro: S7.1-2;2-3;3-H
Dick Schofield: 52(3)3/GDP

Top 6

Reggie Jackson: HP
Sal Bando: 3
Don Mincher: W.1-2
Dick Green: K
Dave Duncan: K

Bot 6

George Scott: T9
Billy Conigliaro: K
Tom Satriano: W
Lee Stange: 9(B)2(3)/DP

Top 7

Roberto Pena: 8
Tito Francona: HR/9
Felipe Alou: W
Rick Monday: K
Jose Tartabull: 6(1)/FO

Bot 7

Mike Andrews: 3/FL
Luis Alvarado: D7
Carl Yastrzemski: IW
Tony Conigliaro: S7.1-3;2-H
Dick Schofield: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Sal Bando: W
Don Mincher: D8.1-3
Dick Green: 63.3-H
Dave Duncan: WP.2-3
Dave Duncan: K
Roberto Pena: S4.3-H;B-2(E4)
Bob Johnson: 7

Bot 8

George Scott: S9
Billy Conigliaro: WP.1-2
Billy Conigliaro: 8.2-3
Tom Satriano: 53
Ed Phillips: 53

Top 9

Felipe Alou: S7
Rick Monday: K/C
Jose Tartabull: 13/SH.1-2
Sal Bando: 4/L

Notes & reviews

a Sonny Siebert pitch sailed in on Chuck Dobson; the ball struck the bat as Dobson ducked
Chuck Dobson retaliated by hitting Sonny Siebert on the left shoulder; Siebert started to charged the mound but was restrained; both benches cleared
Jackson, pitcher Siebert, A's Odom and Red Sox coach Thomas ejected by HP umpire Haller for fighting; Jackson started to charge the mound but was restrained by Haller; both benches cleared; some Oakland players charged Siebert and knocked him down; when the melee had quieted, Jackson charged Siebert again and wrestled him to the ground

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