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Three players and a coach were banished for fighting in a brushback battle that saw the Red Sox defeat the Athletics, 5-3. The brawl broke out when Sonny Siebert, the Red Sox starter, hit Reggie Jackson with a pitch in the sixth inning. Jackson and Blue Moon Odom of the A's and Siebert and coach George Thomas of the Red Sox were banished. Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 3Game Played on Wednesday, April 29, 1970 (Night game) at Fenway ParkA's 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 8 0 Red Sox 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 x - 5 11 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alou lf,rf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .278 Andrews 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .261 Monday cf 5 0 0 0 0 5 .329 Alvarado 3b 4 2 3 1 0 0 .292 Jackson rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .156 Yastrzemski lf 2 0 1 2 2 0 .297 Tartabull pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Conigliaro rf 3 0 2 2 1 0 .281 Bando 3b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .152 Smith pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Mincher 1b 3 1 1 0 1 2 .255 Petrocelli ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Green 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .224 Schofield ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .444 Duncan c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .238 Scott 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .250 Pena ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .268 B. Conigliaro cf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Dobson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Satriano c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Siebert p 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Francona ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 Stange p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Segui p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Phillips p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 8 3 4 14 Totals 31 5 11 5 4 2 Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 14,297 Left on Base: A's 10, Red Sox 7 DP: A's 3, Red Sox 0 Errors: Andrews Doubles: Mincher (4), Alvarado 2 (6) Triples: Scott (2) Home Runs: Francona (1) Stolen Bases: Jackson 2 (7), Bando (2) Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (3) Sacrifice Hits: Tartabull (1) GIDP: Schofield 2 (2) Hit by Pitch: Jackson (3,by Siebert), Siebert (1,by Dobson) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson L(1-4) 4.1 7 4 4 2 1 0 22 6.00 Lindblad 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 0.00 Segui 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 4.26 Grant 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Fingers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.50 Totals 8 11 5 5 4 2 0 36 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Siebert W(1-1) 5 4 0 0 1 9 0 21 7.71 Stange 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 6 2.25 Brett 0.2 1 2 2 2 1 0 5 7.56 Phillips 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00 Lyle SV(5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 8 3 3 4 14 1 40 Hit by Pitch: Dobson (2), Siebert (1) Wild Pitches: Dobson (2), Fingers (1), Phillips (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Bill Kunkel ATHLETICS 1ST: Alou grounded out (second to first); Monday struck out; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Andrews singled to center; Alvarado singled to right [Andrews to second]; Dobson threw a wild pitch [Alvarado to second, Andrews to third]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Alvarado scored, Andrews scored]; Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher to second); T. Conigliaro walked; Petrocelli popped to first in foul territory; Scott forced T. Conigliaro (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando struck out; Mincher struck out; Green singled to left; Duncan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 2ND: B. Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); Satriano singled to center; Siebert grounded out (pitcher to first) [Satriano to second]; Andrews lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Pena lined to center; Dobson struck out; Alou made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: Alvarado made an out to shortstop; Yastrzemski flied out to left; T. Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: SCHOFIELD REPLACED PETROCELLI (PLAYING SS); Monday struck out; Jackson singled to center; Jackson stole second; Bando walked; Jackson stole third and Bando stole second; Mincher was called out on strikes; Green struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: Schofield flied out to center; Scott struck out; B. Conigliaro grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan singled to left; Pena flied out to right; a Sonny Siebert pitch sailed in on Chuck Dobson; the ball struck the bat as Dobson ducked; Dobson popped to first in foul territory; Alou singled to center [Duncan to second]; Monday struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Satriano made an out to third; Siebert was hit by a pitch; Chuck Dobson retaliated by hitting Sonny Siebert on the left shoulder; Siebert started to charged the mound but was restrained; both benches cleared; Andrews singled [Siebert to second]; Alvarado doubled to left [Andrews to third, Siebert scored]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; T. Conigliaro singled to left [Yastrzemski to second, Alvarado to third, Andrews scored]; LINDBLAD REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Schofield grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Alvarado out at home]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 4. ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson was hit by a pitch; Reggie Jackson started to charge the mound but was restrained by HP umpire Bill Haller; both benches cleared; three Oakland players charged Sonny Siebert and knocked him down; some fighting and shoving started; when the melee had quieted, Jackson charged Siebert again and wrestled him to the ground; Sievert, Jackson, Blue Moon Odom and Red Sox coach George Thomas ejected by Haller; TARTABULL RAN FOR JACKSON; STANGE REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Bando made an out to first; Mincher walked [Tartabull to second]; Green struck out; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 6TH: TARTABULL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Scott tripled to right; B. Conigliaro struck out; Satriano walked; Stange hit into a double play (right to catcher) [Scott out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 4. ATHLETICS 7TH: Pena flied out to center; FRANCONA BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Francona homered; BRETT REPLACED STANGE (PITCHING); Alou walked; Monday struck out; Tartabull forced Alou (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: SEGUI REPLACED FRANCONA (PITCHING); Andrews popped to first in foul territory; Alvarado doubled to left; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; T. Conigliaro singled to left [Yastrzemski to third, Alvarado scored]; SMITH RAN FOR T. CONIGLIARO; GRANT REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Schofield grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 5. ATHLETICS 8TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); B. CONIGLIARO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bando walked; Mincher doubled to center [Bando to third]; PHILLIPS REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Green grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bando scored]; Phillips threw a wild pitch [Mincher to third]; Duncan struck out; Pena singled to second [Mincher scored, Pena to second (error by Andrews)]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR GRANT; Johnson flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Scott singled to right; Fingers threw a wild pitch [Scott to second]; B. Conigliaro flied out to center [Scott to third]; Satriano grounded out (third to first); Phillips grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 5. ATHLETICS 9TH: Alou singled to left; LYLE REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Monday was called out on strikes; Tartabull out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Alou to second]; Bando lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 5. |
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