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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 1, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 1, 1978 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Matt Keough |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 30,156 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Bill Haller |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dell Alston | Right Fielder |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Robinson | Catcher |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Joe Wallis | Center Fielder |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Garry Hancock | Right Fielder |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 1, 1978
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Tiant
Alston hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Tiant
Revering hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Tiant
Page hits a fly ball into right field. Hancock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Keough
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero misplays the ball. That's an error on Guerrero. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Keough
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Revering. Burleson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Keough
Rice takes first base on ball four. Burleson moves to third. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yastrzemski vs. Keough
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it and throws to second for the out. Burleson scores. Brohamer moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Keough
Fisk hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynn vs. Keough
Lynn takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hancock vs. Keough
Hancock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Tiant
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Tiant
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Tiant
There goes Guerrero. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Keough
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Keough
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Keough
Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Keough
The umpire calls a balk on Keough Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Keough
Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Tiant
Wallis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Tiant
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Tiant
Alston hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Keough
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Keough
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Keough
Fisk strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Tiant
Revering strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Tiant
Page hits a fly ball into right field. Hancock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Tiant
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Tiant
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Carty moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gross vs. Tiant
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Keough
Lynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis. Lynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hancock vs. Keough
Hancock hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Keough
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Keough
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Tiant
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Tiant
Edwards bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alston vs. Tiant
Alston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third. Alston moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Revering vs. Tiant
Revering hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer catches it and throws to home to double up Alston. Edwards tags and scores. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Keough
Burleson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Keough
Brohamer hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Keough
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Page hits a fly ball into right field. Hancock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burgmeier
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Burgmeier
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Burgmeier
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Keough
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Keough
Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Keough
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hancock vs. Keough
The ball gets by Robinson for a passed ball. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hancock vs. Keough
Hancock strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Burgmeier
Wallis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Burgmeier
Edwards bunts towards third. Hobson juggles the ball. That's an error on Hobson. Wallis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alston vs. Burgmeier
Alston bunts in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to third for the out. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Revering vs. Burgmeier
Revering takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to third. Alston moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carty vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. There goes Alston trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Revering moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Drago
Page hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Revering scores. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Lee spins and fires to second, with Burleson covering, and Carty is picked off. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Keough
Tony Armas now playing center field. Joe Wallis now playing left field. Jim Essian now catching.
Scott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Armas. Scott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Keough
There's a wild pitch. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hobson vs. Keough
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burleson vs. Keough
Burleson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brohamer vs. Keough
Brohamer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Keough
Rice takes first base on ball four. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yastrzemski vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Lee
Essian hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Lee
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Lee
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Lee
Wallis hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Lee
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Heaverlo
Glenn Burke now playing left field. Miguel Dilone now playing right field. Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Heaverlo
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. Heaverlo
Hancock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Lee
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Lee
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Lee
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Heaverlo
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Heaverlo
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Heaverlo
Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Heaverlo
Brohamer hits a fly ball into left field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/1/1978 -- Oakland at Boston (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Alston D, rf 4 0 1 0 Burleson R, ss 5 1 2 0
Burke G, lf 1 0 0 0 Brohamer J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Revering D, 1b 3 1 1 1 Rice J, lf 2 0 0 0
Carty R, dh 5 1 3 2 Yastrzemski C, dh 4 0 0 1
Page M, lf 4 0 1 1 Fisk C, c 4 0 2 0
Armas T, cf 0 0 0 0 Lynn F, cf 3 0 1 0
Robinson B, c 2 0 0 0 Hancock G, rf 4 0 0 0
Essian J, c 1 1 1 1 Scott G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Guerrero M, ss 3 0 3 0 Hobson B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Wallis J, cf-lf 4 0 1 0
Dilone M, rf 0 0 0 0
Edwards M, 2b 3 2 1 0
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34 5 12 5 34 1 6 1
Oakland 000 011 210 -- 5
Boston 100 000 000 -- 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Keough M (W) 6.2 4 1 0 4 3
Lacey B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Heaverlo D 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (L)* 5.0 6 2 2 2 4
Burgmeier T 1.1 2 2 1 1 1
Drago D 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Lee B 2.1 2 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Guerrero M, Revering D, Hobson B
DP -- Oakland 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Oakland 7, Boston 10
2B -- Lynn F, Scott G
HR -- Carty R, Essian J
CS -- Guerrero M
SH -- Edwards M
SF -- Revering D
WP -- Keough M
Balk -- Keough M
PB -- Robinson B
T -- 2:59
A -- 30156
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