Homers by Mitchell Page, Wayne Gross and Earl Williams powered the Athletics to a 3-1 victory over the Red Sox. Page opened the scoring with a drive in the first inning. Gross and Williams hit their homers in succession in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       11, 1977 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
A's          1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  5  1


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   .355      North cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Scott ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .283
Rice dh               4   1   1   0     0   1   .260      Page lf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .377
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .305        Murray lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Allen 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Fisk c                4   0   3   1     0   0   .344      Sanguillen c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Evans cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Gross 3b              2   1   1   1     1   0   .287
Carbo rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .314      E. Williams dh        3   1   1   1     0   1   .286
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Armas rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .214
                                                          Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   8   1     0   5             Totals               27   3   5   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  3,183
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, A's 3
DP: Red Sox 0, A's 1
Errors: Scott
Doubles: Fisk (6)
Triples: Sanguillen (1)
Home Runs: Page (8), Gross (9), E. Williams (7)
Caught Stealing: Fisk (2), Scott (7)
Sacrifice Hits: North (3)
GIDP: Scott (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(4-2)          8     5   3   3   2   4   3  30   2.98
Totals                  8     5   3   3   2   4   3  30

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(2-2)           9     8   1   0   0   5   0  34   4.32
Totals                  9     8   1   0   0   5   0  34

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


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

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Page homered; Allen made an out
to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott struck out; Fisk singled; Fisk was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (catcher to first); Gross
walked; E. Williams flied out to right; Armas struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo struck out; Hobson struck out; Burleson
singled; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Perez singled; North out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Perez to second]; Scott grounded out (second
to first) [Perez to third]; Page lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice reached on an error by Scott; On a bunt
Yastrzemski singled [Rice to second]; Scott grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rice to third,
Yastrzemski out at second]; Fisk doubled [Rice scored
(unearned)]; Evans made an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross homered; E.
Williams homered; Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo flied out to center; Hobson lined to pitcher;
Burleson singled; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Perez flied out to center; North flied out to
left; Scott walked; Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page struck out; Allen made an out to first;
Sanguillen tripled; Gross made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 7TH: On a bunt Fisk singled; Evans flied out to right;
Carbo singled [Fisk to second]; Hobson grounded out (second to
first) [Fisk to third, Carbo to second]; Burleson flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: E. Williams struck out; Armas popped to left;
Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Doyle flied out to left; Rice was called out on
strikes; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North lined to shortstop; Scott was called out on
strikes; Page grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); Scott grounded
out (shortstop to first); Fisk lined to center; Evans grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 3.