Led by Jerry Remy, every Red Sox batter except Jim Rice participated in the 16-hit attack that resulted in an 8-2 victory over the A's. Rice had only two official times at bat.

Remy beat out a bunt in the first inning, followed with three singles and capped his 5-for-5 day with a double in the seventh inning when the Red Sox scored four runs to clinch their decision. Butch Hobson and George Scott homered. Mike Torrez gave up five hits to the A's, who got one of their runs on a round-tripper by Jeff Newman. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 12, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park

A's          0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2
Red Sox      0  1  2    1  0  0    4  0  x  -   8 16  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Murphy cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .224      Remy 2b               5   1   5   2     0   0   .324
Murray rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Burleson ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .286
Page lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Lynn cf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .291
Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Rice lf               2   0   0   1     2   0   .333
Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Yastrzemski dh        5   0   1   1     0   0   .301
Revering 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .252      Hobson 3b             5   2   1   1     0   0   .254
Newman c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .209      Scott 1b              5   2   3   2     0   0   .250
Klutts dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .236      Evans rf              4   1   3   0     0   1   .225
Edwards 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .186      Allenson c            3   1   1   0     1   1   .231
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCatty p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     4   1             Totals               37   8  16   8     4   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 30,617
Left on Base: A's 6, Red Sox 11
DP: A's 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Guerrero 2
Doubles: Page (3), Scott (7), Lynn (4), Yastrzemski (9), Evans (4), Burleson (4), Remy (4)
Home Runs: Newman (4), Hobson (2), Scott (3)
Stolen Bases: Murphy (4), Remy (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Rice (4), Burleson (2)
GIDP: Edwards (2), Scott (9), Yastrzemski (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(1-5)         5    12   4   4   3   2   1  29   5.88
Lacey                   1     3   4   3   1   0   1   7   5.09
McCatty                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.90
Totals                  8    16   8   7   4   3   2  43

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(4-1)           9     5   2   2   4   1   1  35   4.01
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   1   1  35

Wild Pitches: Langford (3)

Umpires: HP - Dick Clegg, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Clarence Merritt, 3B - Lester Pratt


ATHLETICS 1ST: Murphy walked; Murphy stole second; Murray was
called out on strikes; Page flied out to left; Gross walked;
Guerrero popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Remy singled; Burleson grounded out
(third to first) [Remy to second]; Lynn lined to right [Remy to
third]; Rice walked; Yastrzemski made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering popped to left; Newman homered; Klutts
made an out to second; Edwards singled; Murphy made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Hobson flied out to center; Scott doubled; Evans
struck out; Allenson walked; Remy singled [Scott scored,
Allenson to third, Remy to second (on throw)]; Burleson grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red
Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Murray flied out to center; Page grounded out
(first unassisted); Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Lynn doubled; Rice flied out to left; Yastrzemski
doubled [Lynn scored]; Yastrzemski was out trying to advance to
third (catcher to third); Hobson homered; Scott singled; Evans
doubled [Scott to third]; Allenson struck out; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero lined to shortstop; Revering walked;
Newman singled [Revering to second]; Klutts singled [Revering
scored, Newman to third]; Edwards grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Klutts out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Remy singled; Burleson popped to third in foul
territory; Remy stole second; Lynn walked; Langford threw a wild
pitch [Remy to third, Lynn to second]; Rice lined out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Murphy walked; Murray flied out to center; Page
forced Murphy (shortstop to second); Gross grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson reached on an error by Guerrero; Scott
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hobson out at second]; Evans singled; Allenson forced Evans
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red
Sox 4.

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

RED SOX 6TH: Remy singled; Burleson doubled [Remy to third];
LACEY REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Lynn grounded out (pitcher
to first); Rice was walked intentionally; Yastrzemski grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rice out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Klutts popped to first in foul territory; Edwards
flied out to right; Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson reached on an error by Guerrero; Scott
homered [Hobson scored (unearned)]; Evans singled; Allenson
singled [Evans to second]; MCCATTY REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING);
Remy doubled [Evans scored, Allenson to third]; Burleson hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Allenson scored, Remy to third]; Lynn
struck out; Rice flied out to right; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Murray flied out to right; Page doubled; Gross
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Page to third]; Guerrero
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski made an out to third; Hobson flied out
to left; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Revering flied out to right; Newman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Klutts grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 8.

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