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Oakland Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1980-08-31 Β· Day game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 32022 Β· 90Β°F Β· 2:56

Boston Red Sox defeated Oakland Athletics 5–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 3rd. John Tudor earned the win and Bob Stanley picked up the save. Glenn Hoffman went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
OAK00100000017
BOS0022001058

W: John Tudor   L: Mike Norris   SV: Bob Stanley

Umpires β€” HP: Rocky Roe Β· 1B: Jerry Neudecker Β· 2B: George Maloney Β· 3B: Dallas Parks Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Rickey Henderson301110
Dwayne Murphy300011
Jim Essian401000
Tony Armas402000
Jeff Newman300003
Mike Heath301000
Mario Guerrero301000
Dave McKay311000
Jeff Cox000000
Rob Picciolo200000
Dave Revering100000
Mitchell Page100000
Wayne Gross100001

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Rick Burleson501002
Dave Stapleton411101
Jim Dwyer211020
Jim Rice401102
Tony Perez401002
Carlton Fisk302101
Dave Rader310001
Dwight Evans300012
Glenn Hoffman221220
Larry Wolfe100001

Oakland Athletics β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Mike Norris6.28511
Bob Lacey0.1001
Dave Beard1.0000

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
John Tudor7.1724
Bob Stanley1.2001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Rickey Henderson: 13
  • Dwayne Murphy: W
  • Jim Essian: 63.1-2
  • Tony Armas: 63

Bot 1

  • Rick Burleson: S4
  • Dave Stapleton: 8
  • Jim Dwyer: W.1-2
  • Jim Rice: K+CS3(25)/DP

Top 2

  • Jeff Newman: K
  • Mike Heath: 63
  • Mario Guerrero: 4/L

Bot 2

  • Tony Perez: K
  • Carlton Fisk: K
  • Dave Rader: K

Top 3

  • Dave McKay: S7
  • Jeff Cox: 14/SH.1-2
  • Rickey Henderson: S8.2-H
  • Dwayne Murphy: 36(1)3(B)/GDP

Bot 3

  • Dwight Evans: K
  • Glenn Hoffman: W
  • Rick Burleson: K
  • Dave Stapleton: D7.1-H
  • Jim Dwyer: S4.2-3
  • Jim Rice: S8.3-H;1-2
  • Tony Perez: 8

Top 4

  • Jim Essian: 3
  • Tony Armas: D7
  • Jeff Newman: K
  • Mike Heath: 9

Bot 4

  • Carlton Fisk: S8
  • Dave Rader: 16(1)/FO
  • Dwight Evans: K
  • Glenn Hoffman: HR/7.1-H
  • Rick Burleson: K/C

Top 5

  • Mario Guerrero: D8
  • Dave McKay: 53.2-3
  • Rob Picciolo: 13
  • Rickey Henderson: 53

Bot 5

  • Dave Stapleton: K
  • Jim Dwyer: 63
  • Jim Rice: 6

Top 6

  • Dwayne Murphy: K/C
  • Jim Essian: 8
  • Tony Armas: D9
  • Jeff Newman: K

Bot 6

  • Tony Perez: K/C
  • Carlton Fisk: HP
  • Dave Rader: 3/G.1-2
  • Dwight Evans: W
  • Glenn Hoffman: W.2-3;1-2
  • Rick Burleson: 8

Top 7

  • Mike Heath: S7
  • Mario Guerrero: 4
  • Dave McKay: 4
  • Rob Picciolo: 13

Bot 7

  • Dave Stapleton: 63
  • Jim Dwyer: W
  • Jim Rice: K
  • Tony Perez: S9.1-3
  • Carlton Fisk: S7.3-H;1-2
  • Larry Wolfe: K

Top 8

  • Rickey Henderson: W
  • Dwayne Murphy: 16(1)/FO
  • Jim Essian: S7.1-2
  • Tony Armas: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

  • Dwight Evans: 4
  • Glenn Hoffman: 9
  • Rick Burleson: 43

Top 9

  • Dave Revering: 43
  • Mitchell Page: 63
  • Wayne Gross: K

Notes & reviews

  • Athletics Manager Billy Martin ejected by 1B umpire Jerry Neudecker