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Retrosheet Boxscore: Oakland Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 3

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Oakland Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 3

Day

Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1978 (N) at Fenway Park

OAK A    0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   4 11  1
BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   3  7  2
BATTING
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Alston rf                     5   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Revering 1b                   4   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
  Woodard pr                  0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Newman 1b                   1   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Dilone pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gross 1b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Carty dh                      3   1   1   0       2   1       0   0
Page lf                       4   1   2   1       0   0       2   0
  Essian c                    1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Robinson c                    3   0   2   2       1   0       4   1
  Armas cf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Guerrero ss                   4   0   1   0       0   0       3   2
Duncan 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       0   3
Wallis cf,lf                  3   0   1   0       1   0       5   0
Edwards 2b                    4   1   2   0       0   0       3   3
Langford p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sosa p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Heaverlo p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       36   4  11   4       4   3      27   9
FIELDING - 
E: Newman (10).
PB: Essian (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Wallis (13,off Torrez); Revering (19,off Torrez); Newman (5,off Torrez).
GDP: Essian (11,off Torrez).
IBB: Carty (7,by Torrez).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Edwards (27,2nd base off Torrez/Fisk).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Burleson ss                   4   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Brohamer 2b                   5   0   0   0       0   1       2   6
Rice rf                       3   1   3   0       1   0       3   0
Yastrzemski lf                4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Fisk c                        4   1   0   0       0   0       4   1
Lynn cf                       3   1   1   0       1   0       3   0
Scott 1b                      4   0   1   2       0   1       9   0
Hobson 3b                     4   0   1   0       0   2       3   2
Bailey dh                     2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Remy pr,dh                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Evans ph,dh                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Hancock pr,dh               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Torrez p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       34   3   7   2       2   5      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Hobson-Brohamer-Scott.
E: Fisk 2 (13).
BATTING - 
2B: Lynn (27,off Langford).
HBP: Burleson (3,by Langford); Bailey (1,by Sosa).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Rice (5,2nd base by Langford/Robinson).
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Langford W(7-10)              6     4   2   1   1   4   0  24
Sosa                          1.2   2   1   0   1   0   0   9
Heaverlo SV(10)               1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5
Totals                        9     7   3   1   2   5   0  38
Langford faced 2 batters in the 7th inning
WP: Sosa (2).
HBP: Langford (3,Burleson); Sosa (1,Bailey).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Sosa 2-2; Heaverlo 1-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Torrez L(15-8)                9    11   4   3   4   3   0  40
IBB: Torrez (7,Carty).
Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano
Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 33051
Starting Lineups:

   Oakland Athletics             Boston Red Sox           
1. Alston              rf        Burleson            ss
2. Revering            1b        Brohamer            2b
3. Carty               dh        Rice                rf
4. Page                lf        Yastrzemski         lf
5. Robinson            c         Fisk                c
6. Guerrero            ss        Lynn                cf
7. Duncan              3b        Scott               1b
8. Wallis              cf        Hobson              3b
9. Edwards             2b        Bailey              dh
   Langford            p         Torrez              p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Alston flied out to right; Revering grounded out
(first unassisted); Carty singled; Page singled [Carty to
second]; Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
flied out to center; Rice singled; Yastrzemski lined to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Duncan flied out to right; Wallis walked; Edwards singled
[Wallis to second]; Alston flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn popped to
left; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red
Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Revering popped to catcher in foul territory;
Carty struck out; Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson struck out; Bailey struck out; Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Robinson walked; Guerrero singled [Robinson to
second]; Duncan forced Robinson (pitcher to third) [Guerrero to
second]; Wallis made an out to shortstop; Edwards singled to
shortstop [Guerrero out at home (shortstop to third), Duncan to
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Brohamer was called out on strikes; Rice singled;
Rice was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Yastrzemski
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox
0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Alston grounded out (second to first); Revering
grounded out (second to first); Carty grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk flied out to left; Lynn lined to right; Scott
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox
0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Robinson
singled; Guerrero flied out to center; Duncan was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson singled; Bailey made an out to shortstop;
Burleson was hit by a pitch [Hobson to second]; Brohamer flied
out to center; Rice walked [Hobson to third, Burleson to
second]; Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Wallis doubled; Edwards reached on a fielder's
choice [Wallis out at third (catcher to third)]; Alston flied
out to center; Edwards stole second [Edwards to third (error by
Fisk)]; Revering doubled [Edwards scored]; WOODARD RAN FOR
REVERING; Carty walked; Page singled [Woodard scored, Carty to
third]; Page safe on a pick-off error by Fisk [Page to second];
Robinson singled [Carty scored, Page scored (unearned)];
Guerrero lined to right; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: NEWMAN REPLACED WOODARD (PLAYING 1B); ESSIAN
REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING C ); ARMAS REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING
CF); WALLIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Fisk reached on an
error by Newman (assist by Duncan); Lynn doubled [Fisk to
third]; SOSA REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Scott singled [Fisk
scored (unearned), Lynn scored]; Hobson forced Scott (third to
second); Bailey was hit by a pitch [Hobson to second]; REMY RAN
FOR BAILEY; Burleson flied out to right; Brohamer flied out to
left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: REMY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Duncan was
called out on strikes; Wallis flied out to center; Edwards made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice singled; Yastrzemski flied out to right [Rice
to second]; Essian allowed a passed ball [Rice to third]; Fisk
made an out to first; Sosa threw a wild pitch [Rice scored
(unearned)]; Lynn walked; HEAVERLO REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING);
Scott forced Lynn (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Alston made an out to shortstop; Newman doubled;
DILONE RAN FOR NEWMAN; Carty was walked intentionally; Essian
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Carty
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: GROSS REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING 1B); Hobson struck
out; EVANS BATTED FOR REMY; Evans singled; HANCOCK RAN FOR
EVANS; Burleson forced Hancock (second to shortstop); Brohamer
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 4, Red Sox 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        4  11   1    9
 Red Sox          3   7   2    8
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