An unearned run enabled the Red Sox to defeat the Athletics, 1-0, behind the five-hit pitching of Luis Tiant. The Red Sox counted their run off Joe Coleman in the fifth inning. Carlton Fisk doubled, continued to third on an error by Mitchell Page in left field and scored on a single by Rick Miller. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 1, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Friday, August    5, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


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   .299      Mallory cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Scott 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .263
Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .322      Sanguillen c          3   0   3   0     0   0   .268
Yastrzemski lf        1   0   0   0     3   0   .299        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Newman c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Fisk c                3   1   2   0     0   0   .306      Page lf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .311
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Miller rf             2   0   1   1     1   0   .269      Tyrone rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Dillard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .278        Murray pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Crawford dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
                                                          McKinney 1b           3   0   0   0     0   3   .185
                                                          Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .173
                                                            Hosley ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                          Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   5   1     4   4             Totals               29   0   5   0     0   8

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  7,163
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, A's 2
DP: Red Sox 1, A's 3
Errors: Sanguillen, Page
Doubles: Fisk (15)
Stolen Bases: Burleson (12)
Caught Stealing: Miller (4), Alexander (13), Murray (3)
GIDP: Scott 2 (18), Lynn (8), Gross (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(8-7)            9     5   0   0   0   8   0  29   4.61
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   8   0  29

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(2-3)          7     5   1   0   4   3   0  26   2.71
Lacey                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.90
Totals                  9     5   1   0   4   4   0  32

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn made
an out to second; Rice flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Mallory made an out to second; Scott flied out to
left; Sanguillen singled; Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Scott grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second];
Fisk singled; Hobson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross struck out; Tyrone made an out to second;
Crawford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller walked; Dillard grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Miller to second]; Burleson singled to shortstop [Miller
stayed at second]; Lynn grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Burleson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McKinney struck out; Picciolo made an out to
shortstop; Mallory grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice lined to right; Yastrzemski walked; Scott
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Sanguillen
singled; Page singled [Sanguillen to second]; Gross grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Page out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk doubled [Fisk to third (error by Page)];
Hobson struck out; Miller singled [Fisk scored (unearned)];
Miller was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Dillard
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tyrone flied out to center; Crawford made an out
to second; McKinney was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson singled; Burleson stole second [Burleson
to third (error by Sanguillen)]; Lynn grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rice struck out; Yastrzemski walked; Scott flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Mallory struck out; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Hobson
flied out to left; Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Sanguillen singled; ALEXANDER RAN FOR SANGUILLEN;
Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Page popped to shortstop in foul territory; Gross made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 8TH: NEWMAN REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); LACEY
REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Dillard grounded out (shortstop to
first); Burleson grounded out (second to first); Lynn was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tyrone singled; MURRAY RAN FOR TYRONE; Murray was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Crawford grounded
out (second to first); McKinney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 9TH: MURRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rice grounded
out (catcher to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (first
unassisted); Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: HOSLEY BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Hosley made an out to
first; Mallory flied out to left; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.