Two-run homers by Cecil Cooper and Jim Rice powered the Red Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Athletics. Cooper's drive followed a single by Bernie Carbo in the first inning. Joe Rudi singled and Gene Tenace homered as the A's tallied a pair in the fourth, but in the Red Sox half Cooper drew a walk and was on base when Rice hit for the circuit to decide the outcome of the game. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    10, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      2  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 11  0
A's          0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carbo dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .258
  Beniquez ph,dh      1   0   0   0     1   0   .313      Holt 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Doyle 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .285        Mangual ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
  Griffin ph,2b       2   0   1   1     0   0   .263        Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .157
Cooper 1b             4   2   1   2     1   0   .326      C. Washington cf      4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .262
Rice lf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .302      Rudi lf               2   1   2   0     0   0   .275
Fisk c                4   0   2   0     0   0   .301        North lf            2   0   2   0     0   0   .259
  Blackwell c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .196        Martinez pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Evans rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .249      Williams dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .243
Petrocelli 3b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Tenace c,1b           2   1   1   3     1   0   .250
Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .224
  Burton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  11   5     3   0             Totals               32   3   7   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 18,806
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, A's 5
DP: Red Sox 1, A's 0
Doubles: Evans (16), Rudi (26), Jackson (27)
Home Runs: Cooper (10), Rice (19), Tenace (18)
Caught Stealing: Fisk 2 (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Petrocelli 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Tenace (3)
GIDP: Holt (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(14-11)          7     5   2   2   2   2   1  27   4.20
Burton                  1.1   2   1   1   0   2   0   6   3.26
Willoughby SV(7)        0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.29
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   4   1  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(7-4)           3.1   4   4   4   1   0   2  15   3.70
Todd                    3.1   3   0   0   0   0   0  12   2.83
Lindblad                1     2   0   0   1   0   0   6   1.99
Fingers                 1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.33
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   0   2  39

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Nestor Chylak


RED SOX 1ST: Carbo singled; Doyle forced Carbo (shortstop
unassisted); Cooper homered [Doyle scored]; Lynn grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rice made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Holt
grounded out (second to first); C. Washington grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk flied out to right; Evans made an out to
first; Petrocelli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson flied out to right; Rudi doubled;
Williams walked; Tenace walked [Rudi to third, Williams to
second]; Bando popped to center; Garner was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: On a bunt Burleson grounded out (third to first);
Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); Doyle grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris singled; Holt grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Campaneris out at second]; C.
Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Cooper walked; Lynn flied to left in foul
territory; Rice homered [Cooper scored]; On a bunt Fisk singled;
TODD REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Fisk was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson popped to left; Rudi singled; Williams
flied to right in foul territory; Tenace homered [Rudi scored];
Bando flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Athletics 2.

RED SOX 5TH: NORTH REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING LF); Petrocelli lined
to center; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner flied out to left; Campaneris popped to
first in foul territory; Holt flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Doyle singled; Cooper flied out to left; Lynn
singled [Doyle to third, Lynn to second]; Rice reached on a
fielder's choice [Doyle out at home (third to catcher), Lynn to
third]; Fisk forced Rice (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: C. Washington grounded out (second to first);
Jackson was called out on strikes; North singled; Williams made
an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans singled; Petrocelli out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Evans to second]; Burleson lined to right;
LINDBLAD REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR CARBO;
Beniquez was walked intentionally; GRIFFIN BATTED FOR DOYLE;
Griffin made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GRIFFIN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Tenace flied out to center; Bando
lined to center; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Lynn popped
to left; Rice singled; Fisk singled [Rice to third]; FINGERS
REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Fisk was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Carlton Fisk ejected by 2B umpire Terry
Cooney; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); BURTON
REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Campaneris was called out on strikes;
MANGUAL BATTED FOR HOLT; Mangual was called out on strikes; C.
Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 9TH: FOSSE REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Evans doubled; Petrocelli out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Evans to third]; Burleson
walked; Beniquez popped to right; Griffin singled [Evans scored,
Burleson to third]; Cooper forced Griffin (shortstop
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Jackson doubled; North singled [Jackson to
third]; MARTINEZ RAN FOR NORTH; Williams made an out to
shortstop; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED BURTON (PITCHING); Tenace hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Jackson scored]; Bando flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 3.