With homers accounting for all but one of the game's total of 10 runs, the Athletics beat the Red Sox, 6-4, for their seventh straight victory. Vicente Romo, who started for Red Sox, suffered his first defeat since August 31, 1969, after winning nine games in a row, six of them this season.

Rico Petrocelli homered for the Red Sox after a walk to Mike Andrews and a single by Reggie Smith in the third inning. Circuit clouts by Don Mincher and Reggie Jackson tied the score in the fourth, Mincher's blow coming with Sal Bando on base, but the Red Sox regained the lead with a swat by Smith in the fifth. The Athletics bounced back in their half when Felipe Alou singled and Bando homered. The last run, in the eighth, counted on a walk to Bando, a sacrifice and a throwing error by Carl Yastrzemski. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Tuesday, July      28, 1970 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
A's          0  0  0    3  2  0    0  1  x  -   6  6  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Andrews 2b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .215      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Smith cf              5   1   4   1     0   0   .314      Monday cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .307
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   0     1   0   .323      Alou lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .297
T. Conigliaro rf      5   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Bando 3b              2   3   2   2     2   0   .280
Petrocelli ss         4   1   2   3     0   0   .255      Mincher 1b            3   1   1   2     0   2   .243
Thomas lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .372        Rudi ph,1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Kennedy 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Jackson rf            3   1   1   1     1   2   .232
Moses c               3   0   0   0     1   2   .275      Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .244
Romo p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .118      Green 2b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .195
  Schofield ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .185      Dobson p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .180
  Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Lachemann p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fiore ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .174        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   8   4     5   4             Totals               29   6   6   5     4  10

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  8,914
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, A's 4
DP: Red Sox 0, A's 0
Errors: Yastrzemski
Home Runs: Petrocelli (17), Smith (14), Mincher (17), Jackson (15), Bando (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudi (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Romo L(6-1)             5     6   5   5   2   5   3  23   3.41
Brett                   2     0   0   0   1   4   0   7   4.22
Lyle                    1     0   1   0   1   1   0   4   4.53
Totals                  8     6   6   5   4  10   3  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(11-10)         5.2   5   4   4   5   3   2  27   4.01
Lachemann               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.35
Grant SV(17)            3     3   0   0   0   1   0  12   0.98
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   4   2  40

Passed Balls: Duncan (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett


RED SOX 1ST: Andrews flied out to center; Smith singled to
right; Duncan allowed a passed ball [Smith to second];
Yastrzemski walked; T. Conigliaro flied out to right; Petrocelli
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; Monday lined to
left; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Thomas walked; Kennedy flied out to center; Moses
struck out; Romo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando walked; Mincher was called out on strikes;
Jackson walked [Bando to second]; Duncan struck out; Green
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Andrews walked; Smith singled to right [Andrews to
second]; Yastrzemski forced Smith (second to shortstop) [Andrews
to third]; T. Conigliaro flied out to left; Petrocelli homered
[Andrews scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Thomas grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Dobson was called out on strikes; Campaneris
lined to right; Monday singled to third; Alou forced Monday
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Kennedy flied out to center; Moses struck out; Romo
singled to third; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando singled to third; Mincher homered [Bando
scored]; Jackson homered; Duncan lined to left; Green was called
out on strikes; Dobson grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Smith homered; Yastrzemski popped to third in foul
territory; T. Conigliaro grounded out (third to first);
Petrocelli made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris popped to catcher in foul territory;
Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou singled to
shortstop; Bando homered [Alou scored]; Mincher struck out; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Thomas made an out to second; Kennedy struck out;
Moses walked; SCHOFIELD BATTED FOR ROMO; Schofield walked [Moses
to second]; LACHEMANN REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Andrews
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: BRETT REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PITCHING); Jackson
struck out; Duncan struck out; Green walked; DAVIS BATTED FOR
LACHEMANN; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Athletics 5.

RED SOX 7TH: GRANT REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Smith singled to
right; Yastrzemski flied out to left; T. Conigliaro forced Smith
(shortstop to second); Petrocelli singled [T. Conigliaro to
second]; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Monday struck out;
Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Athletics 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Kennedy flied out to center; Moses flied out to
left; FIORE BATTED FOR BRETT; Fiore lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); Bando walked;
RUDI BATTED FOR MINCHER; Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Bando scored (error by Yastrzemski) (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Jackson was called out on strikes; Duncan grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Athletics 6.

RED SOX 9TH: RUDI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Andrews flied out
to left; Smith made an out to third; Yastrzemski singled to
center; T. Conigliaro flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Athletics 6.