Cecil Cooper, batting in the leadoff spot as the Red Sox' designated hitter, smashed a homer, two doubles and a single to support the pitching of Rick Wise, who defeated the Athletics, 6-1, for his 17th victory, matching his previous major league high. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Friday, August    29, 1975 (Night game) at Fenway Park
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  3
Red Sox      1  1  2    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Cooper dh             5   2   4   1     0   0   .340
C. Washington lf      4   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Doyle 2b              2   1   0   0     0   0   .288
Bando 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .201        Griffin ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     1   0   .275
Williams dh           4   0   2   1     0   0   .246      Lynn cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .327
Holt 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Rice lf               2   2   2   1     2   0   .306
Tenace c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Evans rf              3   0   2   1     1   0   .278
Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .228      Burleson ss           3   0   2   1     0   0   .257
Martinez ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .185      McAuliffe 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Harper ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .230      Blackwell c           3   0   0   0     1   0   .195
  Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   8   1     1   4             Totals               29   6  11   4     5   1

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 34,341
Left on Base: A's 8, Red Sox 7
DP: A's 3, Red Sox 0
Errors: Bando, Garner, Todd
Doubles: Williams (17), Cooper 2 (14), Evans (20), Lynn (36)
Home Runs: Cooper (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Doyle (10), Burleson (16), McAuliffe (1)
GIDP: McAuliffe (1), Lynn (9), Griffin (8)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(9-12)         2     2   4   2   3   0   1  12   4.83
Lindblad                4     7   2   2   2   0   0  18   2.42
Todd                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.53
Fingers                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.28
Totals                  8    11   6   4   5   1   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(17-8)            9     8   1   1   1   4   0  36   4.04
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   4   0  36

Passed Balls: Tenace 2 (11)
Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (9)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Rich Garcia


ATHLETICS 1ST: North popped to catcher in foul territory; C.
Washington grounded out (second to first); Bando flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Cooper doubled; Doyle out on a sacrifice bunt
(second to first) [Cooper to third]; Yastrzemski grounded out
(catcher to first); Tenace allowed a passed ball [Cooper scored
(unearned)]; Lynn made an out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Williams made an out to
first; Holt singled; Tenace lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice walked; Bahnsen threw a wild pitch [Rice to
second]; Evans walked; Burleson reached on an error by Bando on
a sacrifice bunt [Rice to third, Evans to second]; McAuliffe
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rice
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Evans to third, Burleson out at
second]; Blackwell grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER),
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner struck out; Martinez grounded out (third
to first); North flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Cooper homered; Doyle reached on an error by
Garner; Yastrzemski walked [Doyle to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED
BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Lynn grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Doyle to third, Yastrzemski out at second];
Rice singled [Doyle scored]; Evans doubled to left [Rice out at
home (left to third to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: C. Washington struck out; Bando singled; Jackson
popped to left; Williams doubled [Bando scored]; Holt grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson singled; Tenace allowed a passed ball
[Burleson to second]; McAuliffe out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Burleson to third]; Blackwell lined to shortstop;
Cooper flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace singled; Garner grounded out (third to
first) [Tenace to second]; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to
first); North grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Doyle flied out to center; Yastrzemski flied out to
center; Lynn doubled; Rice was walked intentionally; Evans
singled [Lynn scored, Rice to third]; Burleson singled [Rice
scored, Evans to third]; McAuliffe lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: C. Washington grounded out (pitcher to first);
Bando popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson singled;
Williams singled [Jackson to second]; Holt forced Williams
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red
Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Blackwell walked; Cooper singled [Blackwell to
second]; GRIFFIN BATTED FOR DOYLE; Griffin grounded into a
double play (third to second) [Blackwell out at third, Cooper
out at second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: GRIFFIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Tenace made
an out to shortstop; Garner singled; HARPER BATTED FOR MARTINEZ;
Harper walked [Garner to second]; North forced Harper (second to
shortstop) [Garner to third]; C. Washington flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: MAXVILL REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING SS); TODD REPLACED
LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rice singled to pitcher [Rice to second (error by Todd)]; Evans
grounded out (third to first); Burleson lined to second; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando singled; Jackson made an out to shortstop;
Williams flied out to right; Holt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); McAuliffe was
called out on strikes; Blackwell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cooper doubled to right [Cooper out at third (right to
shortstop to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red
Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace flied out to left; Garner flied out to
right; ALEXANDER BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Alexander lined to pitcher;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 6.