Scattering six hits, John Tudor pitched the Red Sox to a 5-1 decision over the A's. The Red Sox took the lead in the second inning on a homer by Jim Rice and added four unearned runs in the fourth following an error by A's third baseman Dave McKay. Glenn Hoffman accounted for two runs with a single. Despite taking the loss, Rick Langford pitched his 18th straight complete game. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 1

Game Played on Thursday, August 21, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Red Sox 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 12 1 A's 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .283 Henderson lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .303 Stapleton 2b 5 0 3 0 0 0 .311 Murphy cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .268 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .305 Essian c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Perez 1b 5 1 0 0 0 1 .279 Armas rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .258 Rice dh 4 2 2 1 0 0 .268 Newman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .239 Yastrzemski lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .276 Heath dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Fisk c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .287 McKay 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .224 Evans rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .261 Guerrero ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 .248 Hoffman 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .304 Cox 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Tudor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 5 12 4 3 2 Totals 31 1 6 1 4 5 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 11,357 Left on Base: Red Sox 8, A's 8 DP: Red Sox 0, A's 0 Errors: Tudor, McKay Doubles: Stapleton (19), Essian (9) Triples: Armas (5), Guerrero (2) Home Runs: Rice (15) Caught Stealing: Burleson (12) Sacrifice Hits: Cox (8) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tudor W(4-2) 9 6 1 1 4 5 0 36 2.01 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 5 0 36 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford L(13-10) 9 12 5 1 3 2 1 40 2.95 Totals 9 12 5 1 3 2 1 40 Wild Pitches: Langford (6) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Dan Morrison RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to left; Stapleton lined to second; Burleson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy was called out on strikes; Essian grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. RED SOX 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Rice homered; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski to second]; Yastrzemski was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas tripled to left [Armas out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; Newman struck out; Heath lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans flied out to right; Hoffman singled to left; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hoffman to second]; Stapleton singled to shortstop [Hoffman out at home (shortstop to third to catcher to shortstop)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero singled to left; Guerrero was picked off first but was safe on an error by Tudor [Guerrero to second]; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first) [Guerrero to third]; Henderson walked; Murphy forced Henderson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. RED SOX 4TH: Lynn flied out to center; Perez reached on an error by McKay; Rice singled to right [Perez to second]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Perez to third, Rice to second]; Langford threw a wild pitch [Perez scored (unearned), Rice to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk was walked intentionally; Evans struck out; Hoffman singled to center [Rice scored (unearned), Yastrzemski scored (unearned), Fisk to third]; Burleson singled to pitcher [Fisk scored (unearned), Hoffman to second]; Stapleton forced Burleson (shortstop to second); 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian doubled to center; Armas was called out on strikes; Newman struck out; Heath made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 0. RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Perez struck out; Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero walked; Cox out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Guerrero to second]; Henderson singled to center [Guerrero scored]; Murphy walked [Henderson to second]; Essian grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk flied out to left; Evans singled to left; Hoffman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas flied out to right; Newman struck out; Heath lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1. RED SOX 7TH: Burleson flied out to left; Stapleton singled to right; Lynn forced Stapleton (second to shortstop); Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: McKay flied out to center; Guerrero tripled to right; Cox grounded out (third to first); Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1. RED SOX 8TH: Rice popped to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk singled to center; Evans flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: On a bunt Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Essian grounded out (third to first); Armas singled to center; Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1. RED SOX 9TH: Hoffman flied to left in foul territory; Burleson grounded out (third to first); Stapleton doubled to left; Lynn walked; Perez forced Lynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Heath flied out to right; McKay walked; Guerrero lined to left; EDWARDS BATTED FOR COX; Edwards forced McKay (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1.

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