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Tuesday July 24, 1979
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Carl Yastrzemski cracked his 400th career homer and Dwight Evans smashed a two-run round-tripper to lead the Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over the A's. Yaz' blast came in the seventh inning with Jim Rice aboard via a fielder's choice. Evans' blow came in the eighth with Butch Hobson on base after hitting a triple. Yastrzemski also drove in a run with a single in the first inning and Evans batted in one with a single in the sixth. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 3

Game Played on Tuesday, July 24, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park

A's          0  1  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
Red Sox      2  0  0    0  0  1    2  2  x  -   7 10  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          5   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Brohamer 2b           4   1   0   0     1   0   .262
Page dh               4   1   1   0     0   0   .231      Lynn cf               2   1   1   0     2   0   .323
Newman c              3   1   2   1     1   1   .233      Rice lf               4   1   0   0     0   0   .321
Revering 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .273      Yastrzemski 1b        3   1   2   3     1   0   .285
Heath rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Watson dh             4   1   2   0     0   1   .292
  Armas rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Gross 3b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .221      Hobson 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .248
Picciolo ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Evans rf              3   1   2   3     1   0   .275
Chalk 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .223      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Morgan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     3   3             Totals               32   7  10   6     6   1

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 30,393
Left on Base: A's 7, Red Sox 7
DP: A's 3, Red Sox 1
Errors: Newman, Revering
Doubles: Newman (9), Picciolo (6)
Triples: Revering (2), Hobson (4)
Home Runs: Newman (19), Gross (10), Yastrzemski (17), Evans (14)
Stolen Bases: Henderson 2 (10)
GIDP: Burleson (9), Hobson (11), Rice (9)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morgan L(0-6)           7     8   5   2   6   1   1  33   6.15
Todd                    1     2   2   2   0   0   1   5   6.30
Totals                  8    10   7   4   6   1   2  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(11-5)       9     8   3   3   3   3   2  37   3.14
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   3   2  37

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - John Shulock


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Murphy
made an out to third; Page grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (first to pitcher); Brohamer
walked; Lynn walked [Brohamer to second]; Rice flied out to
left; Yastrzemski singled [Brohamer scored, Lynn to second];
Watson singled [Lynn scored (error by Newman) (unearned) (no
RBI), Yastrzemski to third, Watson to second]; Fisk made an out
to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman homered; Revering flied out to right;
Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Hobson made an out to second; Evans walked;
Burleson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo lined to third; Chalk walked; Henderson
grounded out (first unassisted) [Chalk to second]; Murphy
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Lynn
walked; Rice forced Lynn (shortstop to second); Yastrzemski
walked [Rice to second]; Watson forced Rice (third unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Newman
walked; Revering grounded out (first unassisted) [Newman to
second]; Heath was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk singled; Hobson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; Evans
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross homered; Picciolo grounded out (shortstop
to first); Chalk grounded out (third to first); Henderson
singled; Henderson stole second; Murphy grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson singled; Brohamer made an out to
shortstop; Lynn singled [Burleson to third]; Rice grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page singled; Newman struck out; Revering tripled
[Page scored]; Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
was walked intentionally; Picciolo popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: ARMAS REPLACED HEATH (PLAYING RF); Yastrzemski
flied out to right; Watson singled; Fisk made an out to
shortstop; Hobson walked [Watson to second]; Evans singled
[Watson scored, Hobson to third]; Burleson grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Chalk singled; On a bunt Henderson forced Chalk
(pitcher to shortstop); Murphy lined to center; Henderson stole
second; Page grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Lynn
reached on an error by Revering; Rice forced Lynn (third to
second); Yastrzemski homered (unearned) [Rice scored
(unearned)]; Carl Yastrzemski becomes the 18th ML and 7th AL
with 400 HR; Watson was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman doubled; Revering lined into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Newman out at second]; Armas popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red
Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: TODD REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Fisk grounded out
(third to first); Hobson tripled; Evans homered [Hobson scored];
Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red
Sox 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross flied out to left; Picciolo doubled; Chalk
flied out to center; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 3, Red Sox 7.



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