For the second time in six days, Rickey Henderson prevented a no-hitter when the A's rookie outfielder singled with one out in the ninth inning for the only hit off Steve Renko in a 2-0 loss to the Red Sox. Henderson previously had the A's only hit off Luis Tiant of the Yankees July 8.

After Henderson's single spoiled Renko's bid, Dave Chalk popped up for the second out but Mitchell Page walked. Bill Campbell then relieved Renko and fanned Dave Revering for the final out. The Red Sox scored their initial run in the second inning on a single by Jim Rice, pass to Bob Watson and single by Carlton Fisk. A walk to Butch Hobson and singles by Dwight Evans and Jack Brohamer added a run in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Friday, July      13, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 11  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Henderson cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Brohamer 2b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .258      Chalk ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .247
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Page dh               2   0   0   0     2   0   .242
Rice lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .327      Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Yastrzemski dh        4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Newman c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Watson 1b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .278      Essian 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Fisk c                4   0   3   1     0   0   .288      Heath lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Hobson 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .245      Armas rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .272      Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morgan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2  11   2     3   1             Totals               28   0   1   0     3   2

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  8,903
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, A's 4
DP: Red Sox 0, A's 5
Doubles: Fisk (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (7)
GIDP: Hobson (9), Lynn 2 (7), Burleson (8), Evans (9)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(8-3)            8.2   1   0   0   3   1   0  30   2.97
Campbell SV(7)          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.63
Totals                  9     1   0   0   3   2   0  31

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morgan L(0-4)           8    10   2   2   3   1   0  33   7.77
Heaverlo                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.84
Totals                  9    11   2   2   3   1   0  36

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Nick Bremigan


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson was called out on strikes; Brohamer flied
out to center; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Page grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled; Yastrzemski flied out to center;
Watson walked [Rice to second]; Fisk singled [Rice scored,
Watson to second]; Hobson grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering flied out to left; Newman made an out to
first; Essian grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans flied out to right; Burleson singled;
Brohamer popped to third in foul territory; Lynn grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas
grounded out (third to first); Edwards flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice lined to third; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); Watson singled; Fisk lined to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chalk popped to first in foul territory; Page grounded out
(second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics
0.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson walked; Evans singled to first [Hobson to
second]; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Hobson to third, Evans to second]; Brohamer singled [Hobson
scored, Evans to third]; Lynn grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering flied out to left; Newman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Essian flied to left in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Watson made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk doubled; Hobson flied out to right; Evans
walked; Burleson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson struck out; Chalk walked; Page walked
[Chalk to second]; Revering flied out to right [Chalk to third,
Page to second]; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Brohamer singled; Lynn grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Brohamer out at second]; Rice
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian flied out to left; Heath grounded out
(third to first); Armas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski singled; Watson singled [Yastrzemski to
second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Fisk singled to
third [Yastrzemski to third, Watson to second]; Hobson flied out
to center; Evans grounded into a double play (third to catcher)
[Fisk to second, Yastrzemski out at home, Watson out at third];
0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson singled; Chalk made an out to third; Page walked
[Henderson to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING);
Revering struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics
0.