A homer by Dwight Evans with two out in the eighth lifted the Red Sox to a 2-1 verdict over the A's. The other Red Sox run came in the third when Evans singled, went to second on an infield out and scored on a single by Jerry Remy. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       2, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   1   1     0   2   .306      Bryant rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Lynn cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Page lf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .211
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .329      Revering 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .269
Yastrzemski dh        3   0   0   0     0   1   .280        Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .230        Picciolo 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .194      Gross 3b,1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .311
Evans rf              3   2   2   1     0   0   .225      Newman dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .179
Allenson c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .195      Murphy cf             1   0   0   0     3   0   .255
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Essian c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .283
                                                          Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .198
                                                          Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     1   9             Totals               28   1   4   1     8   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  4,144
Left on Base: Red Sox 2, A's 10
DP: Red Sox 1, A's 3
Errors: Torrez
Home Runs: Evans (5), Essian (1)
Stolen Bases: Page 2 (4), Dilone (2)
Caught Stealing: Rice (1), Murphy (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Guerrero (2), Bryant (1)
GIDP: Burleson (1), Yastrzemski (3), Newman (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(2-1)           9     4   1   1   8   5   1  38   4.46
Totals                  9     4   1   1   8   5   1  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(0-4)           9     6   2   2   1   9   1  31   5.60
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   9   1  31

Umpires: HP - Charles Swenson, 1B - Hank Tillman, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Tony Patch


RED SOX 1ST: Remy struck out; Burleson grounded out (first to
pitcher); Lynn singled to second; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Bryant walked; Guerrero out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Bryant to second]; Page flied out to center;
Revering struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics
0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski lined to right; Scott flied out to
right; Hobson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross flied out to left; Newman struck out;
Murphy walked; Essian forced Murphy (shortstop to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans singled; Allenson grounded out (third to
first) [Evans to second]; Remy singled [Evans scored]; Burleson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Remy
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards singled; Bryant reached on an error by
Torrez on a sacrifice bunt [Edwards to second]; Guerrero lined
to shortstop; Page struck out; Revering made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice singled;
Yastrzemski struck out while Rice was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross flied out to left; Newman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murphy walked; Murphy was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott struck out; Hobson was called out on strikes;
Evans made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian lined to shortstop; Edwards flied out to
left; Bryant was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Allenson was called out on strikes; On a bunt Remy
grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Page
walked; Page stole second; Revering walked; Gross walked [Page
to third, Revering to second]; Newman popped to third in foul
territory; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn singled to pitcher; Rice flied out to center;
Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Essian homered; Edwards grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bryant grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson was
called out on strikes; Evans homered; Allenson walked; Remy was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page singled; Page stole second; Revering singled
to second [Page to third]; DILONE RAN FOR REVERING; Dilone stole
second; Gross was walked intentionally; Newman grounded into a
double play (second to catcher to first) [Dilone to third, Gross
to second, Page out at home]; Murphy was walked intentionally;
Essian flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Athletics 1.

RED SOX 9TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING 3B); GROSS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Burleson grounded out (second to
first); Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Bryant
flied out to right; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Athletics 1.