After going hitless for the first three innings, the Athletics erupted for six runs in the fourth and defeated the Red Sox, 7-4. Reggie Jackson singled for the A's first hit, Sal Bando walked and Felipe Alou singled to score Jackson. Dave Duncan then hit a three-run homer to send the A's in front, 4-3. Don Mincher kept the inning going with a single, Dick Green walked, Rollie Fingers beat out a bunt to load the bases and Bert Campaneris capped the outburst with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       10, 1970 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      1  1  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 11  0
A's          0  0  0    6  0  0    1  0  x  -   7 10  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     2   1   .208      Campaneris ss         4   1   2   2     0   0   .253
Smith cf              4   0   2   0     1   0   .320      Monday cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .304
Yastrzemski lf        5   1   2   1     0   1   .330      Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .183
T. Conigliaro rf      4   1   2   1     1   1   .267      Bando 3b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .229
Petrocelli ss         5   1   1   0     0   1   .242      Alou lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .315
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Duncan c              3   1   1   3     0   1   .296
Alvarado 3b           4   1   1   0     0   2   .271      Mincher 1b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .225
Moses c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .325      Green 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .196
Peters p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .188      Odom p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Stange p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           3   0   2   0     0   0   .250
  Derrick ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schofield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  11   4     4   7             Totals               31   7  10   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 10,972
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, A's 4
DP: Red Sox 1, A's 3
Errors: Monday, Green
Doubles: Alvarado (9), Smith (5), Monday (7)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (8), T. Conigliaro (4), Duncan (5)
Stolen Bases: Smith (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Duncan (2)
GIDP: Petrocelli (4), Schofield (4), Monday (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters L(3-2)           3.1   4   6   6   3   1   1  17   5.06
Stange                  0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.08
Lee                     2.2   3   1   1   0   2   0  10   3.43
Romo                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.00
Lyle                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.93
Totals                  8    10   7   7   3   3   1  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom                    1.2   4   2   2   2   1   1  11   5.01
Fingers W(2-1)          7.1   7   2   1   2   6   1  30   3.00
Totals                  9    11   4   3   4   7   2  41

Wild Pitches: Peters (3)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz


RED SOX 1ST: Andrews flied out to center; Smith grounded out
(first unassisted); Yastrzemski homered; T. Conigliaro singled
to left; Petrocelli struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Alvarado
doubled to left; Moses made an out to second; Peters singled to
right [Alvarado scored]; Andrews walked [Peters to second];
Smith walked [Peters to third, Andrews to second]; FINGERS
REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Yastrzemski lined to first; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando walked; Alou forced Bando (pitcher to
shortstop); Duncan struck out; Mincher popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: T. Conigliaro struck out; Petrocelli singled to
left; Scott reached on an error by Green [Petrocelli to third];
Alvarado struck out; Moses singled to left [Scott to second,
Petrocelli scored (unearned)]; Peters grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green grounded out (third to first); Fingers
grounded out (third to first); Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Andrews walked; Smith singled to right [Andrews to
third]; Smith stole second; Yastrzemski struck out; T.
Conigliaro was walked intentionally; Petrocelli grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [T. Conigliaro out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Jackson
singled to right; Peters threw a wild pitch [Jackson to second];
Bando walked; Alou singled to center [Bando to second, Jackson
scored]; Duncan homered [Bando scored, Alou scored]; Mincher
singled to center; Green walked [Mincher to second]; STANGE
REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING); Fingers singled to shortstop [Green
to second, Mincher to third]; Campaneris singled to left
[Fingers to second, Green scored, Mincher scored]; Monday
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Campaneris out at second]; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Athletics 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott struck out; Alvarado popped to first in foul
territory; Moses singled to left; DERRICK BATTED FOR STANGE;
Derrick forced Moses (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: LEE REPLACED DERRICK (PITCHING); Jackson made an
out to third; Bando struck out; Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Andrews struck out; Smith doubled to left;
Yastrzemski lined into a double play (second to shortstop)
[Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Mincher was
called out on strikes; Green popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 6.

RED SOX 7TH: T. Conigliaro homered; Petrocelli popped to third
in foul territory; Scott grounded out (third to first); Alvarado
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fingers singled; Campaneris singled [Fingers to
third, Campaneris to second (on throw to 3b)]; Fingers was
picked off third (catcher to shortstop); Monday doubled to
center [Campaneris scored]; Jackson grounded out (first to
pitcher); ROMO REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Bando popped to catcher
in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 7.

RED SOX 8TH: Moses reached on an error by Monday; SCHOFIELD
BATTED FOR ROMO; Schofield grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Moses out at second]; Andrews popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PITCHING); Alou singled
to left; Duncan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Alou
to second]; Mincher grounded out (first unassisted); Green
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Athletics 7.

RED SOX 9TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Yastrzemski
singled to right; T. Conigliaro made an out to third; Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Athletics 7.