The Athletics extended their winning streak to eight games with a 7-3 victory over the Red Sox behind the five-hit pitching of Vida Blue. Fred Lynn drove in the Red Sox runs with a homer in the fourth inning and double in the ninth. The A's had five doubles among their 12 hits. Sal Bando batted in two runs with a double in the first inning and accounted for his third RBI with a safe bunt in the fifth, scoring Bert Campaneris. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    14, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  5  0
A's          3  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  x  -   7 12  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .267      North cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Griffin 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .182      Campaneris ss         4   2   2   0     0   1   .265
Lynn cf               4   1   2   3     0   0   .306      Baylor 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .244
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Rudi lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .273
Rice lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Bando 3b              4   1   2   3     0   0   .227
Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Tenace c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .257
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .247      Williams dh           4   1   1   0     0   0   .223
Petrocelli dh         3   0   0   0     0   3   .210      Washington rf         4   0   2   1     0   1   .247
Hobson 3b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .196      Garner 2b             2   0   0   1     0   0   .256
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   5   3     0   9             Totals               34   7  12   7     0   3

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance:  7,066
Left on Base: Red Sox 1, A's 4
DP: Red Sox 1, A's 1
Doubles: Lynn (20), Rudi (25), Bando (15), Campaneris (11), Tenace (14), Baylor (20)
Home Runs: Lynn (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Garner (4)
GIDP: Burleson (8)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(11-10)        4     7   5   5   0   2   0  19   3.36
Willoughby              2     4   2   2   0   1   0  10   3.09
Murphy                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.02
Pole                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.44
Totals                  8    12   7   7   0   3   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(11-10)           9     5   3   3   0   9   1  31   2.66
Totals                  9     5   3   3   0   9   1  31

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
was called out on strikes; Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Campaneris singled to left;
Baylor singled to left [Campaneris to third]; Rudi doubled to
left [Campaneris scored, Baylor to third]; Bando doubled to left
[Baylor scored, Rudi scored]; Tenace popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Williams grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Rice lined to third;
Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Washington struck out; Garner popped to
shortstop; North flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Petrocelli struck out; Hobson
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Baylor
grounded out (third to first); Rudi popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
grounded out (second to first); Lynn homered; Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando flied out to left; Tenace singled to third;
Williams singled to right [Tenace to third]; Washington singled
to third [Tenace scored, Williams to third]; Garner hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Williams scored]; North lined to center;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice flied out to center; Fisk popped to shortstop;
Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING);
Campaneris doubled to right; Baylor flied out to left
[Campaneris to third]; Rudi popped to catcher in foul territory;
On a bunt Bando singled [Campaneris scored]; Tenace doubled to
right [Bando scored]; Williams grounded out (first unassisted);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 7.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli struck out; Hobson singled to right;
Burleson grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Hobson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Washington singled to right; Garner flied out to
right; North forced Washington (pitcher to shortstop);
Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin flied out to right; Lynn grounded out
(first unassisted); Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MURPHY REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Baylor
doubled to left; Rudi popped to catcher in foul territory; Bando
lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Baylor out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 7.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice was called out on strikes; Fisk flied out to
left; Evans popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: POLE REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Tenace flied out
to right; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Athletics 7.

RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli struck out; Hobson struck out; Burleson
singled to center; Griffin singled to center [Burleson to
second]; Lynn doubled to left [Burleson scored, Griffin scored];
Yastrzemski lined to pitcher; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Athletics 7.