The Red Sox erupted for eight runs in the fourth inning with their attack including two hits apiece by Carl Yastrzemski and Butch Hobson, to roll over the Athletics, 11-2. Hobson knocked in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the first before the Red Sox opened their big inning with singles by Yastrzemski and Hobson.

After a walk to Dwight Evans loaded the bases, Bob Montgomery plated one run with a single and Jerry Remy drove in two with a double. Two walks then loaded the bases. Yastrzemski, up for a second time, singled to add a run and Hobson followed with a two-run double. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 11, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Friday, May       11, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2 10  1
Red Sox      2  0  0    8  0  1    0  0  x  -  11 11  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .229      Remy 2b               3   1   1   2     0   0   .298
Klutts 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Duffy 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gross 3b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .345      Burleson ss           2   2   0   0     1   0   .287
Revering 1b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .259        Wolfe ss            2   0   1   0     0   1   .214
Guerrero ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Lynn cf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .292
  Picciolo ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Rice dh               2   2   0   0     3   0   .339
Page lf               4   1   3   1     0   1   .203      Yastrzemski lf        2   2   2   2     1   0   .306
Newman dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .195        Dwyer lf            2   0   1   1     0   0   .292
Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Hobson 3b             4   1   3   4     0   0   .258
  Murray cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .235
Essian c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Evans rf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .204
Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Montgomery c          4   1   1   1     0   0   .425
  Minetto p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd 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               35   2  10   2     0   2             Totals               35  11  11  11     6   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 26,637
Left on Base: A's 7, Red Sox 6
DP: A's 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Murphy
Doubles: Gross (4), Remy (3), Hobson (4), Lynn (3)
Triples: Scott (1)
Home Runs: Page (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Revering (3)
GIDP: Hobson (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(0-5)           3.1   5   8   6   4   1   0  20   6.52
Minetto                 0.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   4   4.79
Todd                    2.1   2   1   1   1   2   0   9  10.35
Lacey                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.09
Heaverlo                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.69
Totals                  8    11  11   9   6   4   0  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley W(3-2)          9    10   2   2   0   2   1  36   3.69
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   2   1  36

Umpires: HP - Jim McNally, 1B - Dick Clegg, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Clarence Merritt


ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (third to first); Klutts made
an out to second; Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
reached on an error by Murphy [Burleson to second]; Lynn flied
out to left; Rice walked; Yastrzemski walked [Burleson to third,
Rice to second]; Hobson singled [Burleson scored (unearned),
Rice scored (unearned), Yastrzemski to third]; Scott struck out;
2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering flied out to center; Guerrero singled;
Page singled [Guerrero to second]; Newman popped to third in
foul territory; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery
grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Dilone
grounded out (second to first); Klutts flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson flied out to right; Lynn lined to second;
Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross doubled; Revering grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Gross to third]; Guerrero grounded out (second to
first); Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled; Hobson singled [Yastrzemski to
third]; Scott made an out to shortstop; Evans walked [Hobson to
second]; Montgomery singled [Yastrzemski scored, Hobson to
third, Evans to second]; Remy doubled [Hobson scored, Evans
scored, Montgomery to third]; Burleson walked; MINETTO REPLACED
KEOUGH (PITCHING); Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Montgomery scored, Remy to third, Burleson to second]; Rice was
walked intentionally; Yastrzemski singled [Remy scored, Burleson
scored, Rice to third]; Hobson doubled [Rice scored, Yastrzemski
scored]; TODD REPLACED MINETTO (PITCHING); Scott struck out; 8
R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 10.

ATHLETICS 5TH: DUFFY REPLACED REMY (PLAYING 2B); WOLFE REPLACED
BURLESON (PLAYING SS); DWYER REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF);
Newman flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (second to
first); Essian flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans flied out to center; Montgomery grounded out
(pitcher to first); Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 10.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Dilone singled; Klutts flied out to center; Gross
singled [Dilone to third]; Revering hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Dilone scored]; Guerrero lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 6TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING SS); Wolfe was
called out on strikes; Lynn doubled; Rice walked; Dwyer singled
[Lynn scored, Rice to third]; Hobson grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Dwyer out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 11.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page singled; Newman singled [Page to second];
Murphy struck out; Essian singled [Page out at home (left to
catcher), Newman to second]; Dilone grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 11.

RED SOX 7TH: LACEY REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); MURRAY REPLACED
MURPHY (PLAYING CF); Scott tripled; Evans struck out; Montgomery
grounded out (first unassisted); Duffy grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 11.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Klutts made an out to shortstop; Gross singled;
Revering flied out to right; Picciolo flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 11.

RED SOX 8TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Wolfe singled;
Lynn forced Wolfe (third to second); Rice popped to first in
foul territory; Dwyer popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 11.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Page homered; Newman grounded out (shortstop to
first); Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); Essian grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red
Sox 11.