Joe Rudi hit a grand-slam homer and also doubled for a fifth run as the Athletics defeated the Red Sox, 7-0, behind the five-hit hurling of Ken Holtzman. Roger Moret, who had pitched a one-hitter in his last previous start against the White Sox August 21, collared the A's until the fifth inning when lefthander lost his magic and was knocked out by a six-run barrage.

Singles by Angel Mangual, Larry Haney, Bert Campaneris and Ted Kubiak accounted for the first two tallies. After Sal Bando walked to load the bases, Rudi hit his jackpot wallop. Bando drew a pass off reliever Reggie Cleveland in the seventh and scored the last run on Rudi's two-bagger. The crowd of 34,026 gave the Red Sox a record total attendance of 104,837 for the three-game series with the A's. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    25, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
A's          0  0  0    0  6  0    1  0  0  -   7  6  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   1   1     0   1   .288      Beniquez cf           2   0   1   0     2   0   .280
  Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .177      Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Alou dh               1   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Evans rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .287
  H. Washington pr,dh 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rice lf               4   0   2   0     0   2   .308
  Kubiak ph,dh        3   1   1   1     0   0   .223      Petrocelli dh         4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Jackson rf            5   1   0   0     0   1   .308      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Bando 3b              2   2   0   0     2   0   .253      Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Rudi lf               3   1   2   5     1   0   .293      Cater 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .223      Hughes 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Mangual cf            4   1   1   0     0   3   .235      Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .241        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Haney c               2   1   1   0     0   0   .171        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Fosse c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   7   6   7     5   6             Totals               31   0   5   0     3   4

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 34,293
Left on Base: A's 5, Red Sox 7
DP: A's 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Jackson, Griffin, Rice
Doubles: Rudi (34)
Triples: Evans (8)
Home Runs: Rudi (15)
Stolen Bases: H. Washington (20)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Green (3)
GIDP: Griffin (7)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(15-13)       9     5   0   0   3   4   0  34   3.38
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   4   0  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret L(7-6)            5     5   6   6   4   3   1  25   3.45
Cleveland               2     1   1   1   1   1   0   8   4.67
Segui                   2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.84
Totals                  9     6   7   7   5   6   1  39

Wild Pitches: Holtzman (3)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Alou
grounded out (third to first); Jackson made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Griffin
grounded out (third to first); Evans walked; Rice singled [Evans
to third]; Petrocelli lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando made an out to second; Rudi flied out to
right; Tenace walked; Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Burleson flied out to right; Montgomery made an out
to first; Cater flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green flied out to right; Haney made an out to
shortstop; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hughes flied out to center; Beniquez walked;
Griffin flied out to right; Evans forced Beniquez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Alou walked; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR ALOU; H.
Washington stole second; Jackson flied out to center; Bando made
an out to shortstop; Rudi walked; Tenace made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: H. WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Rice
singled; Petrocelli flied out to left; Burleson forced Rice
(third to second); Burleson was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Mangual singled; Green out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Mangual to second]; Haney singled [Mangual
to third]; Campaneris singled [Haney to second, Mangual scored];
KUBIAK BATTED FOR H. WASHINGTON; Kubiak singled [Kubiak to
second (error by Rice), Haney scored, Campaneris to third];
Jackson reached on a fielder's choice [Campaneris out at home
(shortstop to catcher to third)]; Bando walked [Kubiak to third,
Jackson to second]; Rudi homered [Kubiak scored, Jackson scored,
Bando scored]; Tenace reached on an error by Griffin; Mangual
struck out; 6 R, 5 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: KUBIAK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Montgomery made
an out to second; Cater reached on an error by Jackson [Cater to
first]; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Cater to second]; Hughes
made an out to second; Beniquez walked; Griffin grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red
Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Green flied
out to right; HOLT BATTED FOR HANEY; Holt grounded out (second
to first); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: FOSSE REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING C ); Evans struck out;
Rice struck out; Petrocelli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Kubiak flied out to left; Jackson struck out;
Bando walked; Rudi doubled [Bando scored]; Tenace flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson popped to first in foul territory;
Montgomery popped to first in foul territory; Cater singled;
Hughes forced Cater (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 7, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SEGUI REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Mangual
struck out; Green struck out; Fosse flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Beniquez singled; Griffin grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Beniquez out at second];
Evans tripled; Rice struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
7, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Kubiak grounded
out (first to pitcher); Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: MAXVILL REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS);
Petrocelli grounded out (second to first); Burleson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 7, Red Sox 0.