Reggie Jackson batted in five runs, two of them with a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning, to enable the Athletics to defeat the Red Sox, 8-6. Jackson also drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the third and accounted for another RBI with a single in the fifth. Rick Burleson had four hits for the Red Sox, including a pair of two-run doubles.

The A's tied the score at 6-6 with a homer by Tommy Harper in the seventh. Diego Segui, pitching in relief for the Red Sox, lost his control in the ninth and issued three walks to fill the sacks before Jackson broke the tie with his third hit of the game. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Sunday, August    31, 1975 (Day game) at Fenway Park
A's          0  0  2    0  2  1    1  0  2  -   8 13  2
Red Sox      0  0  3    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   6 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   0   0     2   1   .265      Cooper dh             2   0   0   0     0   0   .336
C. Washington lf      5   3   2   0     1   0   .309        Beniquez ph,dh,3b   2   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Bando 3b              3   1   2   0     2   1   .206      Doyle 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Griffin ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   1   .247
  Fosse c             0   0   0   0     1   0   .140        Moret pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jackson rf            5   0   3   5     1   0   .265        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tenace c,1b           5   0   0   0     1   1   .235      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   0     1   0   .277
Williams dh           4   0   1   0     1   0   .244      Lynn cf               2   1   1   0     2   0   .331
Harper 1b             4   1   3   2     0   0   .235      Rice lf               5   2   2   2     0   1   .308
  Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Evans rf              4   2   1   0     1   0   .276
  Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burleson ss           5   0   4   4     0   0   .260
Garner 2b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .233      McAuliffe 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Martinez ss,3b        2   1   0   0     1   0   .181        Heise ph,3b,2b      3   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Siebert p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .375        Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .258
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blackwell c           3   0   1   0     1   0   .202
  Abbott p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
  Bosman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Montgomery c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  13   7    11   3             Totals               36   6  10   6     5   3

Time of Game: 3:49   Attendance: 32,753
Left on Base: A's 15, Red Sox 11
DP: A's 0, Red Sox 2
Errors: Harper, Lindblad, Heise
Doubles: Jackson (34), Garner (18), Bando (18), Lynn (37), Burleson 2 (22)
Home Runs: Harper (4)
Stolen Bases: C. Washington (39), Jackson (15), Yastrzemski (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez 2 (4), Lynn (6), Beniquez (6)
GIDP: North (8), C. Washington (11)
Hit by Pitch: Griffin (2,by Bosman)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert                 2.2   4   3   3   3   1   0  16   4.02
Lindblad                1.2   1   2   2   1   0   0   7   2.56
Abbott                  3     4   1   1   1   1   0  14   4.06
Bosman                  0     0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.56
Fingers W(10-6)         1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.16
Totals                  9    10   6   6   5   3   0  44

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee                     4.2   9   4   4   3   1   0  25   3.65
Willoughby              1.1   2   2   1   3   1   1  10   3.08
Segui L(2-5)            3     2   2   2   5   1   0  15   5.23
Totals                  9    13   8   7  11   3   1  50

Hit by Pitch: Bosman (6)
Wild Pitches: Siebert 2 (4), Abbott (2), Willoughby (2)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (first unassisted); C.
Washington grounded out (second to first); Bando walked; Jackson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Cooper reached on an error by Harper; Doyle made an
out to shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted)
[Cooper to second]; Lynn walked; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace struck out; Williams grounded out (first
unassisted); Harper flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans flied out to right; Burleson singled;
McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted) [Burleson to second];
Siebert threw a wild pitch [Burleson to third]; Blackwell
walked; Cooper lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner grounded out (third to first); Martinez
grounded out (shortstop to first); North walked; C. Washington
singled [North to third, C. Washington to second]; Bando walked;
Jackson doubled [North scored, C. Washington scored, Bando to
third]; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle flied out to center; Yastrzemski made an out
to second; Lynn doubled; Rice singled [Lynn scored]; Evans
walked [Rice to second]; Burleson doubled [Rice scored, Evans
scored]; Siebert threw a wild pitch [Burleson to third];
LINDBLAD REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); HEISE BATTED FOR
MCAULIFFE; Heise grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: HEISE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Williams
singled; Harper singled [Williams to second]; Garner singled
[Williams to third, Harper to second]; Martinez flied out to
right; North grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Blackwell flied out to center; BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR
COOPER; Beniquez made an out to second; GRIFFIN BATTED FOR
DOYLE; Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GRIFFIN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); C. Washington singled; Bando
singled [C. Washington to third]; Jackson singled [C. Washington
scored, Bando to second]; Tenace lined to center; Williams flied
out to center; Harper singled [Bando scored, Jackson to second];
WILLOUGHBY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Garner forced Jackson (third
unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski walked; Lynn out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Yastrzemski to second]; Yastrzemski was
picked off second but was safe on an error by Lindblad
[Yastrzemski to third]; Rice singled [Yastrzemski scored];
ABBOTT REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Evans singled [Rice to
second]; Abbott threw a wild pitch [Rice to third, Evans to
second]; Burleson doubled [Rice scored, Evans scored]; Heise
grounded out (first unassisted) [Burleson to third]; Blackwell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Martinez walked; North reached on an error by
Heise [Martinez to third]; C. Washington forced North (first to
shortstop); C. Washington stole second; Bando struck out;
Willoughby threw a wild pitch [Martinez scored (unearned), C.
Washington to third]; Jackson walked; Jackson stole second;
Tenace walked; Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Griffin was
called out on strikes; Yastrzemski singled; Yastrzemski stole
second; Lynn was walked intentionally; Rice flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Harper homered; Garner doubled; SEGUI REPLACED
WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Garner to third]; North walked; C. Washington
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[North out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red
Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Burleson flied
out to left; Heise grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando doubled; ALEXANDER RAN FOR BANDO; Jackson
grounded out (first unassisted) [Alexander to third]; Tenace
popped to right; Williams walked; HOLT BATTED FOR HARPER; Holt
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red Sox
6.

RED SOX 8TH: FOSSE REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); TENACE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MAXVILL REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING
SS); MARTINEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Blackwell singled;
MILLER RAN FOR BLACKWELL; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Miller to second]; BOSMAN REPLACED ABBOTT
(PITCHING); Griffin was hit by a pitch; FINGERS REPLACED BOSMAN
(PITCHING); MORET RAN FOR GRIFFIN; Yastrzemski made an out to
third; Lynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Athletics 6, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BENIQUEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); HEISE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MONTGOMERY REPLACED MILLER
(PLAYING C ); SEGUI REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Garner walked;
Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Garner to
second]; North struck out; C. Washington was walked
intentionally; Fosse walked [Garner to third, C. Washington to
second]; Jackson singled [Garner scored, C. Washington scored,
Fosse to third]; Tenace forced Jackson (third to second); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 8, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
popped to right; Burleson singled; CARBO BATTED FOR HEISE; Carbo
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8, Red Sox 6.