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A sacrifice fly by Butch Hobson with the bases loaded in the ninth inning lifted the Red Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Athletics. The Red Sox scored initially in the third on singles by Hobson and Rick Burleson and a wild pitch by Mike Torrez. Phil Garner tied the score with a homer off Luis Tiant in the eighth. Boston Red Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 1Game Played on Friday, August 20, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway ParkA's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 0 Red Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 2 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .282 Burleson ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .278 Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Doyle 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Baylor rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .244 Lynn cf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .305 Williams dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .220 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Alexander pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .037 Cooper 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .290 Bando 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Rice dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Tenace 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Fisk c 1 0 0 0 2 0 .230 McMullen lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .245 Garner 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .260 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Haney c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Hobson 3b 3 1 1 1 0 2 .217 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 7 1 0 2 Totals 29 2 9 1 4 6 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 30,132 Left on Base: A's 4, Red Sox 8 DP: A's 1, Red Sox 1 Errors: Hobson, Tiant Doubles: North (15), Burleson (16) Home Runs: Garner (6) Stolen Bases: Bando (13) Caught Stealing: Baylor (9), Alexander (6), Burleson (6), Fisk (3) Sacrifice Hits: Haney (2), Rice (2), Fisk (3) Sacrifice Flies: Hobson (2) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez 6.1 7 1 0 3 4 0 25 3.04 Fingers L(8-9) 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 11 2.36 Totals 8.2 9 2 1 4 6 0 36 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(14-10) 9 7 1 1 0 2 1 32 3.09 Totals 9 7 1 1 0 2 1 32 Passed Balls: Haney (5) Wild Pitches: Torrez 2 (6) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean ATHLETICS 1ST: On a bunt North grounded out (catcher to first); Campaneris flied out to right; Baylor singled to right; Baylor was picked off first but was safe on an error by Tiant [Baylor to second]; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to center; Burleson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Doyle singled to center; Torrez threw a wild pitch [Doyle to second]; Lynn singled to center [Doyle out at home (center to catcher)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando flied out to left; Tenace popped to first; McMullen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Cooper lined to center; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk walked; Fisk was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner reached on an error by Hobson; Haney out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Garner to second]; North struck out; Garner was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans was called out on strikes; Hobson singled to left; Haney allowed a passed ball [Hobson to second]; Burleson singled to left [Hobson to third]; Torrez threw a wild pitch [Hobson scored (unearned), Burleson to second]; Doyle popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Baylor singled to center; Williams struck out while Baylor was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Cooper popped to shortstop; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando singled to left; Tenace popped to first in foul territory; McMullen popped to left; Bando stole second; Garner popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Fisk popped to first; Evans struck out; Hobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Haney flied out to center; North singled to center; Campaneris flied out to center; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson doubled to left; Doyle lined to center; Lynn walked; Yastrzemski lined into a double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Burleson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Williams flied out to center; Bando popped to third in foul territory; Tenace popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Cooper singled to left; Rice out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Cooper to second]; Fisk walked; FINGERS REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Evans struck out; Hobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: McMullen flied out to right; Garner homered; Haney flied out to center; North doubled to right; Campaneris lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: Burleson flied out to right; Doyle lined to shortstop; Lynn walked; Yastrzemski lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Baylor flied out to right; Williams singled to right; ALEXANDER RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); Bando flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 9TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cooper singled to right; Rice singled to left [Cooper to second]; Fisk reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Cooper to third, Rice to second]; MILLER BATTED FOR EVANS; Miller popped to left; Hobson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cooper scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 2. |
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