Rallying for five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, the A's notched a 7-5 win over the Red Sox. The outburst began with two runs on consecutive singles by Wayne Gross, Jim Essian and Dwayne Murphy and a pinch-hit double by Jeff Newman that chased Red Sox starter Bob Stanley.

Dick Drago came on in relief to retire Mike Edwards and walk Joe Wallis intentionally to fill the bases. Mario Guerrero fanned, but Mitchell Page beat out an infield hit to tie the score at 5-5. Dave Revering then capped the inning with a two-run single. The Red Sox stranded 18 runners. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 5

Game Played on Tuesday, May 1, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Red Sox      0  0  1    0  3  0    1  0  0  -   5 17  0
A's          0  0  0    2  0  0    5  0  x  -   7 11  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               5   0   2   0     1   2   .309      Wallis rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .107
Burleson ss           5   1   3   1     1   0   .302      Guerrero ss           3   1   1   0     0   1   .167
Lynn cf               5   1   2   0     1   0   .266      Page dh               4   0   1   1     0   0   .207
Rice dh               5   1   1   1     1   0   .333      Revering 1b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .267
Yastrzemski lf        5   0   3   1     1   0   .291      Gross 3b              4   2   2   2     0   0   .322
Scott 1b              4   0   2   1     1   0   .238      Essian c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Hobson 3b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Murphy cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .259
Evans rf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .206      Bryant lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Montgomery c          3   1   2   0     1   1   .480        Newman ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .192
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .353        Murray pr,lf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .161
Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edwards 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .195
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Minetto p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McCatty p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   5  17   5     8   3             Totals               33   7  11   7     1   1

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance:  5,689
Left on Base: Red Sox 18, A's 4
DP: Red Sox 1, A's 2
Doubles: Montgomery (3), Scott (5), Newman (1)
Home Runs: Evans (4), Gross (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Guerrero (1)
GIDP: Evans (3), Rice (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley L(2-2)          6     9   6   6   0   0   1  26   4.46
Drago                   0.2   1   1   1   1   1   0   4   2.21
Burgmeier               1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.17
Totals                  8    11   7   7   1   1   1  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Minetto                 4     9   3   3   2   1   0  21   2.93
Todd                    0     3   1   1   0   0   0   3   9.82
McCatty W(1-0)          3     3   1   1   4   2   1  16   3.00
Heaverlo                1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.39
Lacey SV(2)             0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   6.00
Totals                  9    17   5   5   8   3   1  50

Umpires: HP - Hank Tillman, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Jim Cuneo, 3B - Charles Swenson


RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled; Burleson walked [Remy to second];
Lynn made an out to first; Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis singled; Guerrero out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Wallis to second]; Page grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Wallis to third]; Revering grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics
0.

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

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross grounded out (second to first); Essian
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery doubled; Remy singled to first
[Montgomery to third]; Burleson singled [Montgomery scored, Remy
to second]; On a bunt Lynn made an out to first; Rice grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Burleson out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bryant flied to right in foul territory; Edwards
grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Wallis made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled; Scott popped to first in foul
territory; Hobson singled [Yastrzemski to second]; Evans flied
out to right [Yastrzemski to third]; Montgomery walked [Hobson
to second]; Remy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero singled; Page flied out to left;
Revering flied out to center; Gross homered [Guerrero scored];
Essian singled; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson singled; Lynn singled [Burleson to third];
TODD REPLACED MINETTO (PITCHING); Rice singled [Burleson scored,
Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski singled [Lynn scored, Rice to
third]; Scott doubled [Rice scored, Yastrzemski to third];
MCCATTY REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Hobson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Evans was walked intentionally; Montgomery struck
out; Remy was called out on strikes; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bryant grounded out (third to first); Edwards
singled; Wallis lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Edwards out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Athletics 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn
singled to third; Rice popped to first in foul territory;
Yastrzemski walked [Lynn to second]; Scott walked [Lynn to
third, Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero grounded out (second to first); Page
made an out to third; Revering flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans homered; Montgomery singled; Remy grounded
out (second to first) [Montgomery to second]; Burleson flied out
to center; Lynn walked; Rice made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross singled; Essian singled to shortstop [Gross
to second]; Murphy singled [Gross to third, Essian to second];
NEWMAN BATTED FOR BRYANT; Newman doubled [Gross scored, Essian
scored, Murphy to third]; MURRAY RAN FOR NEWMAN; DRAGO REPLACED
STANLEY (PITCHING); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wallis was walked intentionally; Guerrero struck out; Page
singled to second [Murphy scored, Murray to third, Wallis to
second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Revering singled
[Murray scored, Wallis scored, Page to third, Revering to second
(on throw)]; Gross flied out to right; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Athletics 7.

RED SOX 8TH: MURRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HEAVERLO
REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Yastrzemski singled; Scott flied
out to center; Hobson flied out to center; Evans lined to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian lined to left; Murphy grounded out (first
unassisted); Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 7.

RED SOX 9TH: DWYER BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Dwyer popped to third
in foul territory; Remy walked; Burleson singled to shortstop
[Remy to second]; LACEY REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Lynn
forced Burleson (second unassisted) [Remy to third]; Rice walked
[Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 7.

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