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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 13, 1979
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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 May 13, 1979 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 13, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 13, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Norris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Rainey |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 25,651 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dallas Parks 1B: Lester Pratt 2B: Richard LaPierre 3B: Jim McNally |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Larry Murray | Right Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Mickey Klutts | DH |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Gary Allenson | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 13, 1979
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Rainey
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Rainey
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Rainey
Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Rainey
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rainey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Norris
Remy 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Norris
Burleson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Norris
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Norris
Rice takes first base on ball four. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Norris
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Rainey
Guerrero hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Rainey
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--
Newman vs. Rainey
There's a wild pitch. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Rainey
Newman hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klutts vs. Rainey
Klutts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Norris
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Norris
Scott hits a line drive into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Norris
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Evans reaches second base with a double. Hobson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Allenson vs. Norris
Allenson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Remy vs. Norris
Remy hits a line drive into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hobson tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Norris
Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. Allenson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynn vs. Norris
There's a wild pitch. Newman throws it away. That's an error on Newman. Allenson scores. Burleson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Norris
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Rainey
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Rainey
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott juggles the ball. That's an error on Scott. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Rainey
There goes Murphy. The throw from Allenson and he is safe. Murphy steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Rainey
Murray hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Rainey
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Norris
Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Norris
Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Norris
The ball gets by Newman for a passed ball. Rice scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Norris
Hobson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Norris
Scott hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Norris
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Norris
Allenson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Norris
Remy is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Rainey
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Rainey
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Rainey
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Rainey covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Norris
Burleson 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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Norris
Lynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Norris
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Hamilton
Dave Hamilton now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Rainey
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Rainey
Klutts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klutts for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Rainey
Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Rainey
Murphy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Rainey
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Hamilton
Hobson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Hamilton
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Hamilton
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hobson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allenson vs. Hamilton
Allenson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Rainey
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Rainey
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Rainey
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Hamilton
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Hamilton
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Hamilton
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Hamilton
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Hamilton
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Rainey
Revering hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Rainey
Newman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Rainey
Klutts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Rainey
Edwards strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Hamilton
Hobson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Hamilton
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hamilton
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allenson vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Allenson hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Heaverlo
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Heaverlo
Burleson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Rainey
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Rainey
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Rainey
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Heaverlo
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Heaverlo
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heaverlo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Heaverlo
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Heaverlo
Hobson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Rainey
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Rainey
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Rainey
Revering hits a line drive towards first. Scott catches it and steps on first to double up Gross. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/13/1979 -- Oakland at Boston (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Murphy D, cf 3 1 1 2 Remy J, 2b 4 0 1 1
Murray L, rf 3 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 4 1 1 1
Page M, lf 3 0 0 0 Lynn F, cf 3 0 1 0
Gross W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 4 1 3 0
Guerrero M, ss 4 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, dh 5 0 0 0
Revering D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hobson B, 3b 4 3 3 1
Newman J, c 3 0 0 0 Scott G, 1b 4 1 1 2
Klutts M, dh 2 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 3 1 1 0
Edwards M, 2b 3 1 1 0 Allenson G, c 3 1 1 0
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28 2 3 2 34 8 12 5
Oakland 000 020 000 -- 2
Boston 043 000 10x -- 8
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Norris M (L) 3.1 8 7 6 4 5
Hamilton D 3.0 3 1 1 2 0
Heaverlo D 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Rainey C (W) 9.0 3 2 2 5 3
E -- Newman J 3, Scott G
DP -- Oakland 1, Boston 3
LOB -- Oakland 4, Boston 10
2B -- Evans D, Rice J
HR -- Scott G, Murphy D, Hobson B
SB -- Murphy D
SF -- Remy J
WP -- Rainey C, Norris M
PB -- Newman J
T -- 2:27
A -- 25651
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