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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 28, 1980
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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 August 28, 1980 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1980 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 28, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Renko |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 28,262 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: George Maloney 2B: Dallas Parks 3B: Rocky Roe |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Jeff Cox | Second Baseman |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Dave Stapleton | Second Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Hoffman | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 28, 1980
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Renko
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Renko
There goes Henderson. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Renko
Murphy bunts towards first. Perez fields the ball and throws to Renko covering. Safe. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Renko
Page hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Renko
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Revering for the out. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. Renko
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. McCatty
Burleson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. McCatty
Stapleton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. McCatty
Lynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Lynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. McCatty
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. McCatty
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lynn moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yastrzemski vs. McCatty
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
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Renko
Jim Dwyer now playing center field.
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Renko
Essian strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Renko
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. McCatty
Fisk hits a line drive towards third. Gross reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. McCatty
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. McCatty
Hoffman hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Renko
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Renko
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Renko
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. McCatty
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. McCatty
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. McCatty
Dwyer hits a line drive into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Renko
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Renko
Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Page moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Armas vs. Renko
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoffman fields it and throws to first for the out. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gross vs. Renko
Gross is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Essian vs. Renko
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Renko's glove, towards Stapleton, who fields it, throws to second, with Burleson covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McCatty
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. McCatty
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McCatty
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. McCatty
Fisk strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Renko
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Renko
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Renko
Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Renko
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans throws the ball in to Burleson who tags Murphy trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Henderson scores. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. McCatty
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. McCatty
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. McCatty
Burleson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. McCatty
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Renko
Page hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Renko
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Renko
Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. McCatty
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McCatty
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. McCatty
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Renko
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Renko
Essian takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Renko
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McCatty
Yastrzemski hits a popup into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. McCatty
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. McCatty
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. McCatty
There goes Evans. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Evans steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoffman vs. McCatty
Hoffman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans scores. Hoffman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. McCatty
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stapleton vs. McCatty
Stapleton hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Renko
Cox bunts towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cox for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Renko
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Burgmeier
Page strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. McCatty
Dwyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Dwyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. McCatty
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. Dwyer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. McCatty
Rice is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dwyer scores. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Lacey
There goes Rice. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Rice steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fisk vs. Lacey
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Burgmeier
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Revering for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Armas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dwyer. Armas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Stanley
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essian vs. Stanley
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1980 -- Oakland at Boston (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 4 2 2 0 Burleson R, ss 3 0 1 0
Murphy D, cf 4 0 3 1 Stapleton D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Page M, dh 3 0 0 1 Lynn F, cf 1 0 1 0
Revering D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Dwyer J, cf 3 1 1 0
Armas T, rf 4 0 1 0 Perez T, 1b 3 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rice J, dh 3 1 2 1
Essian J, c 3 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 1
Guerrero M, ss 3 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 4 0 0 0
Cox J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 2 1 0 0
Hoffman G, 3b 3 0 1 1
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31 2 7 2 30 3 6 3
Oakland 100 010 000 -- 2
Boston 000 100 11x -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty S (L) 7.1 6 3 3 4 4
Lacey B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Renko S 7.2 5 2 2 2 4
Burgmeier T (W) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Stanley B (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Oakland 5, Boston 7
2B -- Lynn F, Henderson R, Dwyer J, Armas T
HR -- Rice J
SB -- Henderson R, Evans D, Rice J
SF -- Page M
WP -- Renko S
T -- 2:40
A -- 28262
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