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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 7, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 7, 1981 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 7, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Underwood |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 27,384 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: George Maloney |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Reid Nichols | Center Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | DH |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Dave Stapleton | Third Baseman |
| Gary Allenson | Catcher |
| Glenn Hoffman | Shortstop |
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Keith Drumright | Second Baseman |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 7, 1981
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Underwood
Nichols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Underwood
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Underwood
The umpire calls a balk on Underwood Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Underwood
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Underwood
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Underwood
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Eckersley
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Eckersley
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Eckersley
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stapleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Underwood
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Underwood
Allenson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Underwood
Hoffman hits a line drive towards first. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Eckersley
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Eckersley
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Eckersley
Newman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Eckersley
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spencer tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drumright vs. Eckersley
Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stapleton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Eckersley
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Underwood
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Underwood
Nichols hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Underwood
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Underwood
Lansford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Eckersley
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Eckersley
Eckersley fires to first and picks off Henderson. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Eckersley
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Eckersley
Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Underwood
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Underwood
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Underwood
Stapleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allenson vs. Underwood
Allenson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Eckersley
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Eckersley
Spencer 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Eckersley
Newman 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
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Underwood
Hoffman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Underwood
Remy bunts towards the mound. Underwood juggles the ball. That's an error on Underwood. Hoffman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nichols vs. Underwood
Nichols hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hoffman scores. Remy moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Underwood
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Underwood
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. Remy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Underwood
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Eckersley
Page hits a popup towards short. Hoffman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Eckersley
Drumright hits a popup towards short. Hoffman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Eckersley
Stanley 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
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Underwood
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Underwood
Stapleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allenson vs. Jones
Jeff Jones now pitching.
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoffman vs. Jones
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Eckersley
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Eckersley
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Eckersley
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Jones
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Jones
Nichols strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Jones
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Jones
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Eckersley
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Eckersley
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Eckersley
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jones
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Jones
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Jones
Stapleton hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Eckersley
Page strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Eckersley
Drumright hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Eckersley
Dave McKay pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
McKay strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Jones
Rob Picciolo now playing shortstop.
Allenson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Jones
Hoffman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Jones
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Owchinko
Carl Yastrzemski pinch hits for Reid Nichols. Bob Owchinko now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Eckersley
Rick Miller now playing center field.
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Eckersley
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Eckersley
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Eckersley
Armas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Clear
Mark Clear now pitching.
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Owchinko
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Owchinko
Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Owchinko
There goes Lansford. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Lansford steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Heaverlo
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Clear
Newman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Clear
Shooty Babitt pinch runs for Jeff Newman.
Page strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drumright vs. Clear
Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Babitt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Picciolo vs. Clear
Picciolo hits a line drive towards second. Remy catches it and steps on second to double up Babitt. View Play
Top 11
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Heaverlo
Mike Heath now catching.
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Heaverlo
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross juggles the ball. That's an error on Gross. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. Heaverlo
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Heaverlo
Remy hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Heath fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Clear
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clear fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Clear
Murphy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/7/1981 -- Boston at Oakland (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Nichols R, cf 4 0 0 1 Henderson R, lf 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, ph 1 0 0 0 Murphy D, cf 5 2 2 1
Miller R, cf 0 0 0 0 Gross W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 4 1 2 0 Armas T, rf 4 1 2 2
Lansford C, dh 5 0 1 0 Spencer J, 1b 3 1 0 0
Rice J, lf 5 0 1 1 Newman J, c 4 0 2 0
Perez T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Babitt S, pr 0 0 0 0
Stapleton D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Heath M, c 0 0 0 0
Allenson G, c 5 0 0 0 Page M, dh 3 0 0 1
Hoffman G, ss 5 2 2 1 Drumright K, 2b 4 0 2 0
Remy J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Stanley F, ss 2 0 0 0
McKay D, ph 1 0 0 0
Picciolo R, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 3 7 3 35 4 8 4
Boston 100 010 001 00 -- 3
Oakland 010 000 002 01 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D 8.2 5 3 3 2 8
Clear M (L) 1.2 3 1 1 0 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood T* 5.0 5 2 1 2 5
Jones J 3.2 1 1 1 1 4
Owchinko B 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Heaverlo D (W) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Underwood T, Gross W
DP -- Boston 2, Oakland 1
LOB -- Boston 9, Oakland 3
HR -- Hoffman G, Armas T, Murphy D
SB -- Lansford C
SH -- Remy J
SF -- Page M
Balk -- Underwood T
T -- 3:13
A -- 27384
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