Back-to-back homers by Denny Doyle and Cecil Cooper in the third inning led the Red Sox to a 7-2 victory over the A's. Rick Burleson led off a four-run third with a single and scored on Bernie Carbo's double before the consecutive blasts off loser Sonny Siebert. Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 2Game Played on Saturday, August 9, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRed Sox 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 7 11 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Carbo dh 4 1 1 1 1 1 .265 Campaneris ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 Doyle 2b 5 1 1 2 0 0 .284 Williams dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Cooper 1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .328 C. Washington cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .318 Lynn cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .334 Jackson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Rice lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .300 Rudi lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .272 Fisk c 3 1 2 3 1 1 .295 Tenace 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Evans rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .245 Bando 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .201 Petrocelli 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253 Garner 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Burleson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 Fosse c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .157 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Abbott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 7 11 7 3 6 Totals 32 2 6 2 2 3 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 16,828 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, A's 5 DP: Red Sox 1, A's 0 Errors: Tenace, Bando Doubles: Carbo (19), C. Washington (16) Home Runs: Doyle (4), Cooper (9), Fisk (6), Bando (9) Stolen Bases: Lynn (7), Fisk (1) GIDP: Tenace (5) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee W(15-6) 7 5 2 2 2 2 1 27 3.80 Drago 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.68 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 3 1 34 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Siebert L(2-3) 2.2 6 5 5 2 3 2 16 3.77 Abbott 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 9 4.08 Todd 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.95 Bahnsen 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 15 5.18 Totals 9 11 7 7 3 6 3 41 Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney RED SOX 1ST: Carbo was called out on strikes; Doyle flied out to left; Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris walked; Williams forced Campaneris (shortstop to second); C. Washington forced Williams (first to shortstop); Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn singled; Rice flied out to right; Lynn stole second; Fisk singled [Lynn scored (RBI), Fisk to second (error by Tenace)]; Evans grounded out (third to first) [Fisk to third]; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (second to first); Tenace grounded out (third to first); Bando walked; Garner forced Bando (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson singled; Carbo doubled [Burleson scored]; Doyle homered [Carbo scored]; Cooper homered; Lynn struck out; Rice struck out; Fisk walked; Fisk stole second; Evans walked; ABBOTT REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Petrocelli forced Evans (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Campaneris singled; Williams forced Campaneris (second to shortstop); C. Washington grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 0. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson flied out to left; Carbo flied out to right; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson struck out; Rudi singled; Tenace grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rudi out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 0. RED SOX 5TH: Cooper singled; Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Cooper to second]; Rice popped to first in foul territory; Fisk homered [Cooper scored]; Evans singled; TODD REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Petrocelli singled to center [Evans to third, Petrocelli out at second (center to third to second)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando popped to third in foul territory; Garner flied out to right; Fosse singled; Campaneris popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 0. RED SOX 6TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Burleson flied out to left; Carbo walked; Doyle forced Carbo (second to shortstop); Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Williams struck out; C. Washington made an out to shortstop; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 0. RED SOX 7TH: Lynn flied out to center; Rice struck out; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi singled; Tenace popped to right; Bando homered [Rudi scored]; Garner flied out to right; Fosse flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 2. RED SOX 8TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Burleson reached on an error by Bando; Carbo popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: DRAGO REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted); Williams popped to left; C. Washington doubled; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 2. RED SOX 9TH: Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Cooper popped to left; Lynn singled; Rice forced Lynn (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Rudi flied out to center; Tenace struck out; Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 2. |
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