A wild throw by Carl Yastrzemski to the plate, after making a diving stop of a hot grounder by Reggie Jackson, opened the gates for the Athletics, who scored three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Red Sox, 4-1. Larry Haney homered for the A's first run in the seventh. The Red Sox pulled even in their half when Bernie Carbo was safe on an error by Bert Campaneris, Doug Griffin doubled and Rick Burleson hit a sacrifice fly.

In the A's ninth, pinch-hitter Claudell Washington singled. Bill North came in to run and stole second. Jesus Alou singled North to third and gave way on the paths to Blue Moon Odom. Jackson's grounder to Yastrzemski followed. Throwing while on his knees, Yastrzemski bounced the ball past catcher Tim Blackwell as North scored. Sal Bando singled, driving in Odom, but Jackson was thown out at the plate. However, Joe Rudi followed with a single to drive in Bando. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    24, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   4 12  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Miller cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .254
Alou dh               5   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Cooper dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Odom pr,dh          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .286
Jackson rf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .312      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .317
Bando 3b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .255      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Rudi lf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .291      Carbo lf              4   1   0   0     0   1   .254
Tenace 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .225      Griffin 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
  H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burleson ss           2   0   2   1     0   0   .314
  Holt 1b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Blackwell c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Mangual cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .235      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Green 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .244        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Haney c               3   1   1   1     0   1   .165
  C. Washington ph    1   0   1   0     0   0   .269
  North pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .266
  Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   4  12   4     2   3             Totals               31   1   4   1     1   7

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 34,693
Left on Base: A's 11, Red Sox 5
DP: A's 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Campaneris, Yastrzemski, Petrocelli, Lee
Doubles: Griffin (11)
Home Runs: Haney (2)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (13), H. Washington (19), North (46)
Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (5)
GIDP: Alou (6)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (4,by Lee)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(19-10)         9     4   1   0   1   7   0  33   2.76
Totals                  9     4   1   0   1   7   0  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee                     8     8   1   1   2   2   1  35   3.83
Segui L(6-5)            1     4   3   3   0   1   0   7   3.94
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   3   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Lee (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled; Alou grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Campaneris out at second];
Jackson walked; Bando reached on an error by Petrocelli [Jackson
to second]; Rudi lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller struck out; Cooper flied out to left; Evans
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual
grounded out (second to first); Green singled; Haney struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Carbo struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris lined to first; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin flied out to left; Burleson singled;
Blackwell lined to shortstop; Miller walked [Burleson to
second]; Cooper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando struck out; Rudi lined to center; Tenace
walked; Mangual singled [Tenace to second]; Green reached on an
error by Lee [Mangual to second, Tenace to third]; Haney forced
Green (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans flied out to left; Yastrzemski made an out to
second; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (catcher to first); Alou
singled; Jackson singled [Alou to second]; Bando lined to left;
Rudi flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); Griffin
flied out to left; Burleson singled; Blackwell singled [Burleson
to third]; Miller made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace flied out to right; Mangual singled to
right [Mangual out at second (right to shortstop)]; Green flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Cooper made an out to shortstop; Evans struck out;
Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Haney homered; Campaneris grounded out (second to
first); Alou grounded out (third to first); Jackson was hit by a
pitch; Jackson stole second; Bando made an out to second; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Carbo
reached on an error by Campaneris; Griffin doubled [Carbo to
third]; Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Carbo scored
(unearned), Griffin to third]; Blackwell flied out to center; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Tenace
singled; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR TENACE; H. Washington stole
second; Mangual flied out to left; Green lined to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: HOLT REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING 1B); Miller
flied out to left; Cooper flied out to center; Evans made an out
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: SEGUI REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); C. WASHINGTON
BATTED FOR HANEY; C. Washington singled; NORTH RAN FOR C.
WASHINGTON; North stole second; Campaneris struck out; Alou
singled [North to third]; ODOM RAN FOR ALOU; Jackson reached on
an error by Yastrzemski [Jackson to second, Odom to third, North
scored]; Bando singled to center [Bando to second, Jackson out
at home (center to catcher), Odom scored]; Rudi singled [Bando
scored]; Holt made an out to catcher; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: ODOM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FOSSE REPLACED
NORTH (PLAYING C ); Yastrzemski struck out; Petrocelli grounded
out (third to first); Carbo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 1.