Fergie Jenkins, who had not been a winner since June 23, went the distance on a three-hitter and pitched the Red Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Athletics. The A's reached the veteran righthander for their run in the second inning on a single by Jim Tyrone and triple by Willie Crawford. George Scott batted in a matching run with a single in the third and the Red Sox followed with a pair in the seventh on a single by Dwight Evans, wild throw by Sheldon Mallory on a bunt by Rick Miller and singles by Steve Dillard and Rick Burleson. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    4, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  9  0
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   1     1   0   .297      Mallory 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Lynn cf               4   1   0   0     1   0   .257      Scott 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Rice lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .325      Sanguillen c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Scott 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .264      Page dh               3   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Tyrone lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Evans dh              3   1   2   0     1   0   .290      Crawford rf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .233
Carbo rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Murray cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Miller ph,rf        1   1   0   0     0   1   .265      Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .175
Dillard 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .286        Perez ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   9   3     4   2             Totals               29   1   3   1     0   2

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 13,326
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, A's 1
DP: Red Sox 1, A's 0
Errors: Mallory
Doubles: Hobson (20)
Triples: Crawford (1)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (9), Fisk (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Miller (5)
GIDP: Page (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(8-7)          9     3   1   1   0   2   0  29   3.52
Totals                  9     3   1   1   0   2   0  29

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(10-13)           9     9   3   2   4   2   0  38   3.74
Totals                  9     9   3   2   4   2   0  38

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Ted Hendry


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice walked; Scott grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Mallory flied out to center; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sanguillen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
doubled; Evans flied out to left; Carbo grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page flied out to center; Gross grounded out
(second to first); Tyrone singled; Crawford tripled [Tyrone
scored]; Murray flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Dillard singled to right [Dillard out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Burleson walked; Burleson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lynn walked; Rice
singled [Lynn to third]; Scott singled [Lynn scored, Rice to
third]; Fisk lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo made an out to third; Mallory flied out
to right; Scott grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson flied out to center; Evans singled; Carbo
grounded out (second to first) [Evans to second]; Dillard flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Page grounded out
(first unassisted); Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson flied out to right; Lynn grounded out
(third to first); Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tyrone grounded out (shortstop to first);
Crawford flied out to center; Murray grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Fisk singled;
Hobson flied out to center; Fisk was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo struck out; Mallory lined to pitcher; On
a bunt Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans singled; MILLER BATTED FOR CARBO; Miller
reached on an error by Mallory on a sacrifice bunt [Evans to
third]; Dillard singled [Evans scored, Miller to second];
Burleson singled [Miller scored (unearned), Dillard to second];
On a bunt Lynn forced Dillard (pitcher to third) [Burleson to
second]; Rice grounded out (third to first) [Burleson to third,
Lynn to second]; Scott was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Sanguillen
singled; Page grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Sanguillen out at second]; Gross grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Hobson flied
out to right; Evans walked; Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tyrone popped to catcher in foul territory;
Crawford grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics
1.

RED SOX 9TH: Dillard flied out to right; Burleson grounded out
(second to first); Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: PEREZ BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Perez struck out;
Mallory grounded out (second to first); Scott flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.