Given a second chance after a controversial foul tip-third strike, Jerry Remy hit a three-run homer to provide the Red Sox with a 4-2 victory over the A's. In the fifth inning, after Butch Hobson and Rick Burleson drew walks, Remy apparently struck out, but plate umpire Durwood Merrill ruled a foul tip on strike three. The A's argued strenuously, but Merrill stuck with the call and moments later Remy smashed his round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    20, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  9  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           2   1   1   0     2   0   .251      Edwards 2b,ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Remy 2b               4   1   2   3     0   0   .272        Guerrero ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Rice lf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .325      Alston rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Fisk c                3   1   2   1     1   0   .296      Page lf               4   1   2   1     0   1   .290
Brohamer dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Carty dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .293
Hancock cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Woodard pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Duncan 3b,2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Revering 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Hobson 3b             3   1   1   0     1   2   .250      Wallis cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .281
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Robinson c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .429
                                                          Picciolo ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                            Gross ph,3b         2   1   1   1     1   1   .196
                                                          Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   6   4     5   4             Totals               35   2   9   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 13,411
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, A's 8
DP: Red Sox 1, A's 3
Errors: Hobson
Doubles: Revering (17), Page (21)
Home Runs: Fisk (18), Remy (2), Page (13), Gross (6)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (6)
GIDP: Remy (12), Fisk (7), Robinson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Rice (3,by Keough)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(14-5)       9     9   2   2   2   5   2  37   3.35
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   5   2  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(7-11)          9     6   4   4   5   4   2  36   2.97
Totals                  9     6   4   4   5   4   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Keough (4)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Jim Evans


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Remy grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Burleson out at second]; Rice struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Alston
made an out to second; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk homered; Brohamer walked; Hancock forced
Brohamer (catcher to shortstop); Evans forced Hancock (second to
shortstop); Scott flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Carty made an out to second; Duncan made an out
to shortstop; Revering doubled; Wallis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson struck out; Burleson singled; Remy singled
[Burleson to second]; Rice was hit by a pitch [Burleson to
third, Remy to second]; Fisk grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Rice out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Robinson lined to left; Picciolo flied out to
center; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Brohamer made an out to shortstop; Hancock grounded
out (first to pitcher); Evans grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Alston made an out to shortstop; Page flied out
to right; Carty singled; Duncan reached on a fielder's choice
[Carty to third (error by Hobson)]; Revering flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hobson
walked; Burleson walked [Hobson to second]; Remy homered [Hobson
scored, Burleson scored]; Rice struck out; Fisk walked; Brohamer
flied out to center; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Wallis lined to right; Robinson singled; GROSS
BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Gross walked [Robinson to second]; Edwards
flied out to center; Alston grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 6TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DUNCAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); EDWARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Hancock grounded out (first unassisted); Evans grounded out
(third to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page doubled; Carty flied out to left; Duncan
grounded out (third to first) [Page to third]; Revering grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Athletics 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson singled; Burleson forced Hobson (second to
shortstop); Remy forced Burleson (second to shortstop); Rice
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Wallis singled; Robinson flied out to center;
Gross struck out; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 8TH: On a bunt Fisk singled; Fisk stole second; Brohamer
hit into a double play to center [Fisk out at third (center to
third)]; Hancock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: On a bunt Alston grounded out (pitcher to first);
Page homered; Carty walked; WOODARD RAN FOR CARTY; Duncan struck
out; Revering was credited with a single when a runner was hit
by the batted ball [Woodard out at second (second unassisted)];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 9TH: WOODARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Evans flied
out to left; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Wallis singled; Robinson grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Wallis out at second];
Gross homered; GUERRERO BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Guerrero flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 2.