Rico Carty broke a 1-1 tie with a homer in the sixth inning and Jim Essian hit another homer in the eighth to put the finishing touch on the A's 5-1 victory over the Red Sox. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
A's          0  0  0    0  1  1    2  1  0  -   5 12  2
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alston rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Burleson ss           5   1   2   0     0   0   .249
  Burke lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Revering 1b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .275      Rice lf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .324
Carty dh              5   1   3   2     0   0   .299      Yastrzemski dh        4   0   0   1     0   0   .294
Page lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .285      Fisk c                4   0   2   0     0   1   .295
  Armas cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Lynn cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .298
Robinson c            2   0   0   0     1   2   .316      Hancock rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .203
  Essian c            1   1   1   1     0   0   .227      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .253
Guerrero ss           3   0   3   0     1   0   .283      Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .252
Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .192      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wallis cf,lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .272        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dilone rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Edwards 2b            3   2   1   0     0   0   .271        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  12   5     3   6             Totals               34   1   6   1     4   5

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 30,156
Left on Base: A's 7, Red Sox 10
DP: A's 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Revering, Guerrero, Hobson
Doubles: Lynn (26), Scott (14)
Home Runs: Carty (26), Essian (3)
Caught Stealing: Guerrero (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Edwards (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Revering (4)
GIDP: Lynn (9)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough W(8-11)          6.2   4   1   0   4   3   0  30   2.95
Lacey                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.02
Heaverlo                2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.17
Totals                  9     6   1   0   4   5   0  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(9-7)            5     6   2   2   2   4   1  21   3.36
Burgmeier               1.1   2   2   1   1   1   0   8   4.11
Drago                   0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.41
Lee                     2.1   2   1   1   0   1   1   8   3.60
Totals                  9    12   5   4   3   6   2  39

Passed Balls: Robinson (2)
Wild Pitches: Keough (9)
Balks: Keough (2)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller


ATHLETICS 1ST: Alston popped to third in foul territory;
Revering singled; Carty flied out to left; Page flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson reached on an error by Guerrero; Brohamer
reached on a fielder's choice [Burleson to second (error by
Revering)]; Rice walked [Burleson to third, Brohamer to second];
Yastrzemski forced Rice (second to shortstop) [Burleson scored
(unearned), Brohamer to third]; Fisk made an out to shortstop;
Lynn walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Hancock grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Robinson struck out; Guerrero walked; Gross
struck out; Guerrero was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott flied out to center; Hobson struck out;
Burleson singled; Keough balked [Burleson to second]; Brohamer
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox
1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Wallis was called out on strikes; Edwards flied
out to left; Alston flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski flied out to
right; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red
Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering struck out; Carty singled; Page flied
out to right; Robinson walked [Carty to second]; Guerrero
singled to third [Carty to third, Robinson to second]; Gross
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn doubled; Hancock flied out to left; Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Wallis grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Edwards singled; Alston singled [Edwards to third, Alston
to second (on throw to 3b)]; Revering sacrifice flied into a
double play to second [Edwards scored, Alston out at home
(second to pitcher to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

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

ATHLETICS 6TH: Carty homered; BURGMEIER REPLACED TIANT
(PITCHING); Page flied out to right; Robinson struck out;
Guerrero singled; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk
singled; Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Fisk to second];
Robinson allowed a passed ball [Fisk to third]; Hancock struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Wallis singled; Edwards reached on an error by
Hobson on a sacrifice bunt [Wallis to second]; On a bunt Alston
forced Wallis (catcher to third) [Edwards to second]; Revering
walked [Edwards to third, Alston to second]; DRAGO REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Carty singled to center [Edwards scored
(unearned), Alston out at home (center to first to third),
Revering to third]; Page singled [Revering scored, Carty to
second]; LEE REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Carty was picked off
second (pitcher to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: ARMAS REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING CF); WALLIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ESSIAN REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING C );
Scott doubled; Keough threw a wild pitch [Scott to third];
Hobson flied out to right; Burleson made an out to second;
Brohamer walked; Rice walked [Brohamer to second]; LACEY
REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian homered; Guerrero singled; Gross struck
out; Wallis flied out to center; Edwards forced Guerrero
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: BURKE REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING LF); DILONE REPLACED
WALLIS (PLAYING RF); HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Fisk
singled; Lynn grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Fisk out at second]; Hancock popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Burke grounded out (second to first); Revering
grounded out (first to pitcher); Carty grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Scott struck out; Hobson struck out; Burleson
singled; Brohamer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Red Sox 1.