Vida Blue spun a six-hitter to outduel Reggie Cleveland, and rookie Mitchell Page drove in two runs with a single in the first inning and triple in the fifth as the Athletics shaded the Red Sox, 2-1. Butch Hobson hit a homer in the third for the Red Sox. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Monday, May       9, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
A's          1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .350      North cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .232
Dillard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .344      Scott ss              4   2   1   0     0   0   .300
Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .260        Picciolo ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Scott 1b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .279      Page lf               4   0   2   2     0   0   .382
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .308        Murray lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .326      Allen 1b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .253
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     1   0   .315
Hobson 3b             3   1   1   1     0   1   .245      Gross 3b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .283
Coleman cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      E. Williams dh        3   0   2   0     0   0   .284
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Armas rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .178
                                                          Perez 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .205
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     1   3             Totals               29   2   5   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 17,290
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, A's 6
DP: Red Sox 1, A's 0
Errors: Burleson, Fisk
Doubles: E. Williams (5)
Triples: Page (2)
Home Runs: Hobson (3)
Stolen Bases: Burleson (5), Scott (7)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (2)
GIDP: Gross (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(2-3)        8     5   2   2   3   6   0  32   2.98
Totals                  8     5   2   2   3   6   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(3-2)             9     6   1   1   1   3   1  33   3.83
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   3   1  33

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Don Denkinger


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to right; Dillard grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Scott singled; Scott stole second [Scott to third (error by
Fisk)]; Page singled [Scott scored]; Allen struck out;
Sanguillen walked [Page to second]; Gross walked [Page to third,
Sanguillen to second]; E. Williams flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott singled; Yastrzemski flied out to center;
Fisk lined to shortstop; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (third to first); Perez was
called out on strikes; North grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson homered; Coleman grounded out (shortstop to
first); Burleson singled; Dillard flied out to center; Burleson
stole second; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Scott grounded out (second to first); Page
grounded out (second to first); Allen flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott singled; Yastrzemski flied out to center
[Scott to second]; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gross was called out on strikes; E. Williams doubled; Armas
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson flied out to center; Coleman popped to first
in foul territory; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); North
walked; Scott forced North (second to shortstop); Page tripled
[Scott scored]; Allen struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Dillard made an out to second; Rice lined to left;
Scott walked; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Sanguillen reached on an error by Burleson; Gross
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Sanguillen out at second]; E. Williams singled; Armas struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Evans popped to
right; Hobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); North flied
out to center; Scott lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING SS); Coleman flied
out to right; Burleson singled; Burleson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Dillard made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page flied out to center; Allen struck out;
Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 2.

RED SOX 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); Rice was called
out on strikes; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski singled; Fisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.