A four-run explosion in the fifth inning carried the Red Sox to a 6-2 victory over the A's. With the score tied, 1-1, in the fifth, Jerry Remy led off with a single and moved to second on a walk to Fred Lynn. A single by Tony Perez scored Remy and a single by Jim Rice plated Lynn. Carlton Fisk then capped the uprising with a line double off the left field wall, scoring Perez and Rice. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Tuesday, June 17, 1980 (Night game) at Fenway Park

A's 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 2 Red Sox 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 x - 6 10 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .311 Burleson ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .296 Davis lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Remy 2b 5 2 1 0 0 0 .326 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .326 Lynn cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .293 Revering 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .315 Perez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .297 Armas rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 Rice lf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .266 Page dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .244 Fisk c 4 0 1 2 0 1 .302 Newman c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .250 Yastrzemski dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .243 Klutts 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Dwyer rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .308 Picciolo ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Evans rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Essian ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Hobson 3b 3 0 1 1 0 2 .265 Edwards 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Hoffman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 McKay 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .119 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gross ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .264 Guerrero pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 7 2 1 7 Totals 33 6 10 6 5 5 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 24,722 Left on Base: A's 6, Red Sox 8 DP: A's 1, Red Sox 1 Errors: Armas, Newman, Perez Doubles: Klutts (8), Rice (7), Fisk (12) Triples: Lynn (2) Home Runs: Newman (6) Stolen Bases: Rice (1), Remy (13) GIDP: Revering (5) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough L(7-7) 8 10 6 6 5 5 0 38 3.13 Totals 8 10 6 6 5 5 0 38 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(3-6) 9 7 2 2 1 7 1 35 4.12 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 7 1 35 Wild Pitches: Keough (8) Balks: Torrez (3) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Steve Palermo ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to shortstop; Murphy grounded out (second to first) [Henderson to second]; Revering popped to third in foul territory; Armas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to center; Remy grounded out (third to first) [Burleson to second]; Lynn lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Burleson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Page grounded out (first unassisted); Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Klutts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Perez struck out; Rice doubled to left; Fisk was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski walked; Dwyer walked [Rice to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo grounded out (third to first); McKay was called out on strikes; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson flied out to center; Remy grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn singled to shortstop; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy struck out; Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice walked; Rice stole second [Rice to third (error by Newman)]; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Dwyer walked; Hobson singled to left [Rice scored, Dwyer to second]; Burleson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Page grounded out (first unassisted); Newman homered; Klutts popped to catcher in foul territory; Picciolo struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Remy singled to left; Lynn walked [Remy to second]; Perez singled to right [Remy scored (RBI), Lynn to third (error by Armas)]; Rice singled to left [Lynn scored, Perez to third]; Keough threw a wild pitch [Rice to second]; Fisk doubled to left [Perez scored, Rice scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to right [Fisk to third]; Dwyer popped to left; Hobson was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 5. ATHLETICS 6TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); Henderson made an out to first; Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson singled to center; Remy forced Burleson (third to second); Remy stole second; Lynn tripled to center [Remy scored]; Perez struck out; Rice popped to pitcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 6. ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering flied out to right; Armas singled to center; Page struck out; Torrez balked [Armas to second]; Newman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); Fisk flied out to left; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Dwyer made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 6. ATHLETICS 8TH: EVANS REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING RF); HOFFMAN REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); Klutts doubled to right; ESSIAN BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Essian singled to left [Klutts to third]; GROSS BATTED FOR MCKAY; Gross reached on an error by Perez [Klutts scored (RBI), Essian to second]; GUERRERO RAN FOR GROSS; Davis singled to left [Essian to third, Guerrero to second]; Murphy struck out; Revering grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Davis out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 8TH: EDWARDS REPLACED ESSIAN (PLAYING 2B); GUERRERO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Hoffman grounded out (third to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 6. ATHLETICS 9TH: Armas grounded out (third to first); Page walked; Newman singled to left [Page to second]; Klutts flied out to center; Edwards forced Newman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 6.

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