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. Oakland Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 6Game Played on Sunday, August 31, 1975 (Day game) at Fenway ParkA'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. |
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