Defensive blunders in the ninth inning handed the Red Sox a 3-2 victory over the A's. The Red Sox trailed, 2-1, when Jim Rice got an infield hit. Carl Yastrzemski hit an apparent double-play bouncer to third but reached safely when nobody covered second base. Boston Red Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 2Game Played on Sunday, July 15, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRed Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 1 A's 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .280 Henderson cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Brohamer 2b 4 0 4 1 0 0 .279 Chalk ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Poquette cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Page dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .237 Rice lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .324 Revering 1b 3 1 3 0 1 0 .279 Yastrzemski dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Essian 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Dwyer pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 Heath lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Murray lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Fisk c 4 0 0 1 0 1 .271 Murphy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Hobson 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .245 Newman c 3 1 1 2 0 0 .228 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Armas rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 3 8 3 0 6 Totals 30 2 6 2 3 1 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 9,822 Left on Base: Red Sox 6, A's 6 DP: Red Sox 1, A's 0 Errors: Hobson, Chalk Doubles: Revering (17) Triples: Burleson (3) Home Runs: Newman (16) Caught Stealing: Evans (5), Chalk (1) Sacrifice Hits: Henderson (4) Sacrifice Flies: Newman (5) GIDP: Heath (7) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stanley W(11-6) 9 6 2 2 3 1 1 35 3.29 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 1 1 35 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford L(5-10) 9 8 3 1 0 6 0 36 5.10 Totals 9 8 3 1 0 6 0 36 Wild Pitches: Langford (10) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Steve Palermo RED SOX 1ST: Burleson popped to catcher in foul territory; Brohamer singled; Poquette singled [Brohamer to second]; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); Page walked; Revering singled [Page to second]; Essian reached on an error by Hobson [Page to third, Revering to second]; Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. RED SOX 2ND: Watson lined to left; Fisk flied out to right; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans lined to left; Burleson tripled; Brohamer singled [Burleson scored]; Poquette grounded out (second to first) [Brohamer to second]; Rice struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Chalk singled; Chalk was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Watson lined to pitcher; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering walked; Essian grounded out (third to first) [Revering to second]; Heath singled [Revering to third]; Newman lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Revering scored]; Armas forced Heath (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson singled; Evans forced Hobson (third to second); Evans was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Burleson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Edwards walked; Henderson out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Edwards to second]; Chalk grounded out (third to first); Page grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 6TH: Brohamer singled; On a bunt Poquette forced Brohamer (third to shortstop); Rice flied out to left; Langford threw a wild pitch [Poquette to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Revering singled; Essian flied out to left; Heath grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Revering out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 7TH: Watson struck out; Fisk popped to third in foul territory; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman homered; Armas made an out to third; Edwards grounded out (third to first); Henderson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2. RED SOX 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED HEATH (PLAYING LF); Evans lined to third; Burleson grounded out (third to first); Brohamer singled; Poquette lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Chalk grounded out (second to first); Page grounded out (first unassisted); Revering doubled; Essian grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2. RED SOX 9TH: Rice singled; Yastrzemski reached on a fielder's choice [Rice to second]; DWYER RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Watson reached on an error by Chalk [Rice to third, Dwyer to second]; Fisk forced Watson (shortstop to second) [Rice scored (unearned), Dwyer to third]; Hobson reached on a fielder's choice [Dwyer scored (unearned), Fisk to second]; Fisk was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Evans grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MURPHY BATTED FOR MURRAY; Murphy struck out; Newman lined to left; Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 2. |
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