After trailing by six runs, the Athletics rallied to defeat the Red Sox, 8-7, for their ninth straight victory. Dwight Evans and Fred Lynn homered for the Red Sox, Evans' blow coming with two men on base. The A's, who had a circuit clout by Sal Bando, counted twice in the fifth and added two more runs in the sixth before the Red Sox made it 7-4 in the seventh. After another two-run burst in the eighth, the A's put over the tying and winning tallies with two out in the ninth when Bill North doubled, Bert Campaneris singled and Don Baylor doubled. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 7
Game Played on Sunday, August    15, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  3  3    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   7  9  0
A's          0  0  0    0  2  2    0  2  2  -   8 11  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .263      North cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Doyle 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Campaneris ss         4   3   2   2     1   1   .268
Lynn cf               5   2   1   1     0   0   .304      Baylor 1b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .246
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   1     0   0   .252      Rudi lf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .276
Rice lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .267      Bando 3b              4   1   2   2     0   1   .230
Cooper dh             4   2   3   0     0   0   .279        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .037
Fisk c                3   1   1   0     1   0   .232        McMullen 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Evans rf              4   1   1   3     0   1   .247      Tenace c              3   0   0   1     1   0   .254
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .188      Washington rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Williams dh           2   0   1   0     1   0   .225
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tovar pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .256
                                                          Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7   9   5     1   4             Totals               35   8  11   8     3   3

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  9,087
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, A's 5
DP: Red Sox 1, A's 0
Errors: North, Bando
Doubles: Cooper (14), Yastrzemski (18), North (14), Baylor (21)
Home Runs: Evans (11), Lynn (9), Bando (23)
Stolen Bases: Garner (27), Alexander (15)
Caught Stealing: Tovar (1)
GIDP: Garner (9)
Hit by Pitch: Tovar (2,by Murphy)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    5.2   5   4   4   1   2   1  22   3.80
Murphy                  3     4   3   3   2   1   0  15   4.25
Willoughby L(2-8)       0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   3.22
Totals                  8.2  11   8   8   3   3   1  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  2.2   6   5   4   0   2   2  14   3.15
Lindblad                3.2   3   2   0   1   0   0  17   3.36
Bahnsen W(6-3)          2.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.15
Totals                  9     9   7   4   1   4   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Murphy (4)
Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (5)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Doyle
singled to left; Lynn forced Doyle (shortstop to second);
Yastrzemski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Campaneris popped to first in foul territory; Baylor popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Cooper singled to right; Fisk
singled to left [Cooper to second]; Evans homered [Cooper
scored, Fisk scored]; Hobson was called out on strikes; Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace lined to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn
homered; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice
singled to right; LINDBLAD REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Cooper
singled to right [Rice to third]; Fisk walked [Cooper to
second]; Evans reached on an error by Bando [Rice scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Cooper scored (unearned) (no RBI), Fisk to
third]; Hobson grounded out (third to first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Washington struck out; Williams walked; Garner
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Williams out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson popped to second; Doyle grounded out
(second to first); Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North lined to pitcher; Campaneris struck out;
Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Athletics 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice
popped to right; Cooper doubled to right; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi singled to third; Bando homered [Rudi
scored]; Tenace flied out to left; Washington popped to
shortstop; Williams flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 6, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
flied out to right; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Garner singled to shortstop; Garner stole second;
North flied out to center [Garner to third]; Campaneris singled
to center [Garner scored]; Baylor grounded out (second to first)
[Campaneris to second]; Rudi singled to center [Campaneris
scored]; MURPHY REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Bando struck out; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Athletics 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Doyle flied out to right; Lynn reached on an error
by North [Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski doubled to left [Lynn
scored (unearned)]; BAHNSEN REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING);
Bahnsen threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to third]; Rice grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cooper flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace walked; Washington grounded out (third to
first) [Tenace to second]; Williams singled to left [Tenace to
third]; TOVAR RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Garner popped to right; North
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 7, Athletics 4.

RED SOX 8TH: TOVAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Fisk grounded
out (third to first); Evans was called out on strikes; Hobson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris walked; Baylor singled to right
[Campaneris to third]; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Campaneris scored, Baylor to second]; Bando singled to third
[Baylor to third]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR BANDO; Alexander stole
second; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first) [Baylor
scored]; Washington grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Athletics 6.

RED SOX 9TH: MCMULLEN REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 3B); Burleson
popped to first in foul territory; Doyle flied out to left; Lynn
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
7, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tovar was hit by a pitch; Garner flied out to
left; Tovar was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
North doubled to left; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING);
Campaneris singled to right [North scored, Campaneris to second
(on throw to home)]; Baylor doubled to left [Campaneris scored];
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Athletics 8.