Claudell Washington, who entered the game with a .217 average, smashed a homer and single, driving in four runs, to lead the Athletics to a 4-1 win over the Red Sox. Paul Mitchell posted the decision on a three-hitter. Oakland Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 1Game Played on Wednesday, June 16, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRed Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 2 A's 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 x - 4 7 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cooper dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Alexander rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .059 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .219 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .331 Baylor lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .217 Yastrzemski 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .247 Williams dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .199 Rice lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .262 Bando 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .226 Fisk c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Tenace 1b 2 2 1 0 1 0 .250 Petrocelli 3b 2 0 1 0 1 1 .263 Washington cf 3 1 2 4 0 0 .223 Burleson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Garner 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Griffin 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Hosley c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .163 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .297 P. Mitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Doyle 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 3 1 2 6 Totals 28 4 7 4 2 3 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 5,925 Left on Base: Red Sox 4, A's 2 DP: Red Sox 1, A's 0 Errors: Lynn, Petrocelli Doubles: Bando (8) Home Runs: Yastrzemski (12), Washington (3) Caught Stealing: Alexander (4) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant L(8-4) 8 7 4 3 2 3 1 30 2.98 Totals 8 7 4 3 2 3 1 30 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA P. Mitchell W(3-3) 9 3 1 1 2 6 1 32 5.05 Totals 9 3 1 1 2 6 1 32 Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean RED SOX 1ST: Cooper flied out to right; Evans flied out to center; Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Alexander singled to right; Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Campaneris singled to center; Baylor singled to second [Campaneris to second]; Williams lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Baylor out at first]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski homered; Rice struck out; Fisk flied out to center; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando flied out to left; Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory; Washington flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson lined to right; Griffin was called out on strikes; Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner popped to first in foul territory; Hosley struck out; On a bunt Alexander made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. RED SOX 4TH: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn flied out to center; Yastrzemski walked; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris struck out; Baylor flied out to center; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. RED SOX 5TH: Fisk popped to third in foul territory; Petrocelli walked; On a bunt Burleson singled to pitcher [Petrocelli to second]; Griffin popped to right; Cooper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando doubled to center [Bando to third (error by Lynn)]; Tenace walked; Washington homered [Bando scored, Tenace scored]; Garner flied out to center; Hosley grounded out (third to first); Alexander grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 3. RED SOX 6TH: Evans popped to first in foul territory; Lynn grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Baylor grounded out (second to first); Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 3. RED SOX 7TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli singled to center; Burleson forced Petrocelli (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando flied out to left; Tenace singled to third [Tenace to third (error by Petrocelli)]; Washington singled to center [Tenace scored (unearned)]; Garner lined to center; Hosley popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 4. RED SOX 8TH: MILLER BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Miller struck out; Cooper flied out to center; Evans popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: DOYLE REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING 2B); Alexander flied out to right; Campaneris flied out to left; Baylor walked; Baylor was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 4. RED SOX 9TH: Lynn flied out to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 4. |
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