Stretching their lead in the A. L. West to 2½ games, the A's throttled the Red Sox, 7-1, taking advantage of Boston misplays. Six of their seven runs were unearned as the result of three errors by third baseman Butch Hobson and one by shortstop Rick Burleson.

Two throwing errors by Hobson, sandwiched around a single by Gary Alexander, netted the A's two runs in the second inning. Hobson's third error prolonged the sixth inning and Taylor Duncan followed with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      6, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  4
A's          0  2  0    1  0  3    1  0  x  -   7 12  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .216      Edwards 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Thomasson rf          4   0   1   0     1   1   .205
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .335      Guerrero ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Newman 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Fisk c                3   1   2   0     1   1   .267      Page lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Lynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   2   .304        Gross 3b            1   1   1   0     0   0   .234
Scott dh              4   0   1   1     0   1   .286      Armas cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .292
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .272      Essian c              3   2   2   0     0   0   .240
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Alexander dh          4   2   1   1     0   0   .214
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duncan 3b             3   1   2   4     0   0   .182
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Budaska lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Langford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   8   1     3   6             Totals               36   7  12   5     1   2

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  7,914
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, A's 7
DP: Red Sox 1, A's 1
Errors: Burleson, Hobson 3
Doubles: Fisk (12), Duncan (1)
Home Runs: Duncan (1)
Caught Stealing: Armas (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Essian (9)
GIDP: Hobson (4), Newman (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(7-3)              5.2   9   6   0   1   2   1  29   2.98
Stanley                 2.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   9   2.80
Totals                  8    12   7   1   1   2   1  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(1-1)            7     6   1   1   3   4   0  29   2.45
Langford                2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.59
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   6   0  37

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson was called out on strikes; Remy flied out
to left; Rice popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first);
Thomasson walked; Guerrero singled [Thomasson to third]; Newman
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Guerrero
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk doubled; Lynn
flied out to right [Fisk to third]; Scott singled [Fisk scored];
Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page struck out; Armas singled; Armas was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Essian reached on an error
by Hobson [Essian to second]; Alexander singled [Essian scored
(unearned)]; Duncan reached on an error by Hobson [Alexander
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Duncan to second]; Edwards lined to
pitcher; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson singled; Burleson grounded out (second to
first) [Hobson to second]; Remy flied out to center [Hobson to
third]; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Thomasson grounded out (second to first);
Guerrero singled; Newman flied out to center; Page flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk walked; Lynn
struck out; Scott forced Fisk (pitcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas reached on an error by Burleson; Essian out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Armas to second];
Alexander grounded out (second to first) [Armas to third];
Duncan doubled [Armas scored (unearned)]; Edwards grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans walked; Hobson grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Evans out at second]; Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Thomasson struck out; Guerrero flied out to
center; Newman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice singled;
Yastrzemski singled [Rice to third]; Fisk struck out; Lynn
walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Scott made an out to second; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page lined to first; Armas made an out to first;
Essian singled; Alexander reached on an error by Hobson [Essian
to second]; Duncan homered (unearned) [Essian scored (unearned),
Alexander scored (unearned)]; Edwards singled; Thomasson singled
[Edwards to third]; STANLEY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Guerrero
grounded out (third to first); 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Athletics 6.

RED SOX 7TH: GROSS REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING 3B); BUDASKA REPLACED
DUNCAN (PLAYING LF); Evans flied out to center; Debut game
for Mark Budaska; Hobson popped to first in foul territory;
Burleson singled; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman grounded out (second to first); Gross
singled; Armas singled to third [Gross to second]; Essian
singled to right [Armas out at third (right to first to
shortstop), Gross scored (on throw to 3b) (no RBI)]; Alexander
forced Essian (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Athletics 7.

RED SOX 8TH: LANGFORD REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Rice grounded
out (third to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (first
unassisted); Fisk singled; Lynn was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Budaska grounded out (second to first); Edwards
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 7.

RED SOX 9TH: Scott struck out; Evans singled; Hobson flied out
to center; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 7.