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Oakland Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1977-08-29 Β· Night game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 29750 Β· 83Β°F, night Β· 3:24

Oakland Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 8–7. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 5th. Doug Bair earned the win. Jim Rice went 4-for-5 with 3 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
OAK001041011813
BOS021202000715

W: Doug Bair   L: Bill Campbell   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Bill Kunkel Β· 1B: Ron Luciano Β· 2B: Bill Haller Β· 3B: Mike Reilly Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Bill North311001
Rodney Scott500103
Mitchell Page523401
Jerry Tabb400012
Earl Williams402001
Manny Sanguillen301010
Wayne Gross221020
Jim Tyrone413200
Rob Picciolo211100
Willie Crawford000010
Marty Perez100000
Rich McKinney101000
Sheldon Mallory110000

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Rick Burleson611100
Tommy Helms402010
Butch Hobson500000
Carl Yastrzemski511100
Jim Rice534401
George Scott411011
Fred Lynn503001
Carlton Fisk402111
Denny Doyle511001
Bernie Carbo100001

Oakland Athletics β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Joe Coleman3.0811
Pablo Torrealba3.0612
Doug Bair3.0113

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Rick Wise5.0624
Jim Willoughby2.0403
Bill Campbell1.1331
Bob Stanley0.2000

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Bill North: K
  • Rodney Scott: 13
  • Mitchell Page: T
  • Jerry Tabb: 8

Bot 1

  • Rick Burleson: 4/L
  • Tommy Helms: S
  • Butch Hobson: 9
  • Carl Yastrzemski: 3/G

Top 2

  • Earl Williams: 3/G
  • Manny Sanguillen: D
  • Wayne Gross: PO2(16)
  • Wayne Gross: W
  • Jim Tyrone: 8

Bot 2

  • Jim Rice: HR
  • George Scott: S
  • Fred Lynn: 3/G.1-2
  • Carlton Fisk: S.2-H;B-2(THH)
  • Denny Doyle: S.2-3
  • Rick Burleson: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
  • Tommy Helms: W.2-3;1-2
  • Butch Hobson: 8

Top 3

  • Rob Picciolo: HR
  • Bill North: 13
  • Rodney Scott: K/C
  • Mitchell Page: K

Bot 3

  • Carl Yastrzemski: 3/G
  • Jim Rice: HR/7
  • George Scott: 53
  • Fred Lynn: S
  • Carlton Fisk: K

Top 4

  • Jerry Tabb: K
  • Earl Williams: S
  • Manny Sanguillen: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

  • Denny Doyle: 3E1
  • Rick Burleson: D.1-H(UR)
  • Tommy Helms: 63
  • Butch Hobson: E6/TH.2-3
  • Carl Yastrzemski: 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
  • Jim Rice: S.1-2
  • George Scott: K

Top 5

  • Wayne Gross: W
  • Jim Tyrone: S.1-2
  • Rob Picciolo: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Bill North: HP
  • Rodney Scott: 63.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Mitchell Page: HR.3-H;2-H
  • Jerry Tabb: 5/FL

Bot 5

  • Fred Lynn: S
  • Carlton Fisk: W.1-2
  • Denny Doyle: K/BF
  • Rick Burleson: 4
  • Tommy Helms: 7

Top 6

  • Earl Williams: K
  • Manny Sanguillen: 43
  • Wayne Gross: D
  • Jim Tyrone: D.2-H
  • Rob Picciolo: 53

Bot 6

  • Butch Hobson: 7/L
  • Carl Yastrzemski: S
  • Jim Rice: HR.1-H
  • George Scott: 53
  • Fred Lynn: S
  • Carlton Fisk: S.1-2
  • Denny Doyle: 3/G

Top 7

  • Bill North: S
  • Rodney Scott: SB2
  • Rodney Scott: K
  • Mitchell Page: 43.2-3
  • Jerry Tabb: K

Bot 7

  • Rick Burleson: 43
  • Tommy Helms: S
  • Butch Hobson: SB2
  • Butch Hobson: 63.2-3
  • Carl Yastrzemski: 8

Top 8

  • Earl Williams: S
  • Manny Sanguillen: CS2(26)
  • Manny Sanguillen: W
  • Wayne Gross: 5/FL
  • Jim Tyrone: SB2
  • Jim Tyrone: S.2-H;B-2(THH)
  • Willie Crawford: IW
  • Marty Perez: 53

Bot 8

  • Jim Rice: K
  • George Scott: W
  • Fred Lynn: K/C
  • Carlton Fisk: 7

Top 9

  • Rodney Scott: K
  • Mitchell Page: HR/9
  • Jerry Tabb: W
  • Rich McKinney: S.1-2
  • Sheldon Mallory: 6(B)4(2)/LDP

Bot 9

  • Denny Doyle: 43
  • Rick Burleson: 8
  • Bernie Carbo: K