For the second time in his career, Bert Campaneris rapped five hits in one game to lead the Athletics to a 7-6 victory over the Red Sox in 11 innings. Campy knocked in two runs with a single in the sixth when the A's counted four times to take a 6-1 lead, but the Red Sox came back with a five-run rally in their half. Rick Miller accounted for two tallies with a double.

In the 11th, Phil Garner singled, took second on a sacrifice by Jeff Newman and stopped at third on a two-out single by Campaneris. Don Baylor then laid down a surprise squeeze bunt, scoring Garner, who beat Jim Willoughby's throw to the plate. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Sunday, August    22, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
A's          0  0  0    2  0  4    0  0  0    0  1  -   7 15  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  0    0  0  -   6 15  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   0   0   0     1   1   .277      Burleson ss           5   1   3   1     1   0   .282
Campaneris ss         6   0   5   2     0   0   .274      Doyle 2b              6   1   1   1     0   0   .254
Baylor rf             6   1   3   1     0   1   .247      Lynn cf               6   0   3   0     0   2   .307
Williams dh           6   2   1   1     0   0   .219      Yastrzemski lf        5   1   4   1     0   0   .258
Bando 3b              5   1   0   0     0   1   .234      Cooper 1b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .289
Tenace 1b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .257      Rice dh               6   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Tovar lf              5   1   2   0     0   2   .178      Fisk c                4   1   1   0     1   0   .228
Garner 2b             4   2   3   1     1   0   .263      Evans rf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Haney c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .229        Darwin ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Gross ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .500        Miller ph,rf        3   1   1   2     0   1   .265
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .037      Hobson 3b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .213
  Newman c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   7  15   5     3   6             Totals               46   6  15   6     3   5

Time of Game: 3:32   Attendance: 27,526
Left on Base: A's 9, Red Sox 12
DP: A's 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Fisk, Hobson
Doubles: Baylor 2 (23), Campaneris (12), Williams (12), Miller (7), Burleson 2 (18)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (45), Tovar (1), Doyle (8)
Caught Stealing: Garner (8), Alexander (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Haney (3), Newman (4), Yastrzemski (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cooper (1,by Lindblad)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris                  1.1   3   1   1   2   0   0   9   4.52
Lindblad                3.2   3   2   2   0   2   0  14   3.34
Fingers W(9-9)          6     9   3   3   1   3   0  28   2.49
Totals                 11    15   6   6   3   5   0  51

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 5     7   2   2   1   5   0  21   3.41
Murphy                  0.2   3   4   1   2   0   0   8   4.37
Willoughby L(2-9)       5.1   5   1   1   0   1   0  20   3.11
Totals                 11    15   7   4   3   6   0  49

Hit by Pitch: Lindblad (3)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
singled to center; Campaneris stole second; Baylor struck out;
Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Doyle forced Burleson (pitcher to
shortstop); Lynn singled to center [Doyle to third]; Yastrzemski
singled to right [Doyle scored, Lynn to third]; Cooper popped to
left; Rice flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
0, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando popped to first; Tenace struck out; Tovar
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk walked; Evans forced Fisk (shortstop to
second); Hobson singled to center [Evans to second]; LINDBLAD
REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Burleson lined into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner singled to left; Haney popped to first in
foul territory; Garner was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); North grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle flied out to center; Lynn singled to right;
Yastrzemski singled to right [Lynn to third]; Cooper forced
Yastrzemski (third to second); Rice flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris singled to right; Baylor doubled to
center [Campaneris out at home (center to shortstop to catcher),
Baylor to third]; Williams reached on a fielder's choice [Baylor
scored]; Bando struck out; Tenace walked [Williams to second];
Tovar singled to left [Williams to third, Tenace to second];
Garner singled to left [Williams scored, Tenace out at home
(left to catcher), Tovar to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk grounded out (second to first); DARWIN BATTED
FOR EVANS; Darwin struck out; Hobson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: DARWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Haney
grounded out (third to first); North struck out; Campaneris
doubled to right; Baylor popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle
flied out to right; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: MURPHY REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Williams
doubled to right; Bando reached on an error by Hobson [Williams
scored (no RBI), Bando to second]; Tenace popped to shortstop;
Tovar singled to right [Bando to third]; Tovar stole second
[Bando scored (error by Fisk) (unearned), Tovar to third];
Garner walked; Haney out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
unassisted) [Garner to second]; North was walked intentionally;
Campaneris singled to center [Tovar scored (unearned), Garner
scored (unearned), North to third]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED MURPHY
(PITCHING); Baylor grounded out (third to first); 4 R (1 ER), 3
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Cooper was hit by a
pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD
(PITCHING); Rice struck out; Fisk singled to left [Yastrzemski
to third, Cooper to second]; MILLER BATTED FOR DARWIN; Miller
doubled to left [Yastrzemski scored, Cooper scored, Fisk to
third]; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fisk scored,
Miller to third]; Burleson doubled to right [Miller scored];
Doyle singled to center [Burleson scored]; Doyle stole second;
Lynn was called out on strikes; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
6, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Williams
grounded out (first unassisted); Bando grounded out (third to
first); Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Cooper flied out to
center; Rice singled to left; Fisk popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tovar struck out; Garner grounded out (shortstop
to first); GROSS BATTED FOR HANEY; Gross singled to center;
ALEXANDER RAN FOR GROSS; Alexander was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red
Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: NEWMAN REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); Miller
flied out to center; Hobson grounded out (third to first);
Burleson singled to left; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
grounded out (second to first); Baylor doubled to left; Williams
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red Sox
6.

RED SOX 9TH: Lynn singled to center; Yastrzemski out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Lynn to second]; Cooper was
walked intentionally; Rice popped to second; Fisk flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Tenace
flied out to right; Tovar flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 6, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 10TH: Miller struck out; Hobson popped to second;
Burleson doubled to left; Doyle grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Garner singled to left; Newman out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Garner to second]; North
grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris singled to third
[Garner to third]; Baylor singled to center [Garner scored,
Campaneris to second]; Williams lined to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 7, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 11TH: Lynn flied out to center; Yastrzemski singled to
third; Cooper forced Yastrzemski (second to shortstop); Rice
forced Cooper (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, Red Sox 6.