The Red Sox posted their seventh straight victory, defeating the A's, 5-1. After the A's scored their lone run in the third inning on singles by Dave McKay and Rickey Henderson around a sacrifice, the Red Sox came back with two in their half.

Glenn Hoffman walked and scored on a double by Dave Stapleton, who also crossed the plate on singles by Jim Dwyer and Jim Rice. Hoffman iced the decision by smacking a two-run homer in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    31, 1980 (Day game) at Fenway Park
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Red Sox      0  0  2    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          3   0   1   1     1   0   .304      Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   2   .291
Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .270      Stapleton 2b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .309
Essian c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Dwyer cf              2   1   1   0     2   0   .298
Armas rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .263      Rice lf               4   0   1   1     0   2   .270
Newman 1b             3   0   0   0     0   3   .232      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .271
  Revering ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Fisk c                3   0   2   1     0   1   .289
Heath dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Rader dh              3   1   0   0     0   1   .356
  Page ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Wolfe ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .105
Guerrero ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .258
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Hoffman 3b            2   2   1   2     2   0   .296
McKay 3b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .223      Tudor p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cox 2b                0   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Picciolo ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   7   1     2   5             Totals               31   5   8   5     5  12

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 32,022
Left on Base: A's 6, Red Sox 8
DP: A's 1, Red Sox 2
Doubles: Armas 2 (14), Guerrero (14), Stapleton (22)
Home Runs: Hoffman (4)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Cox (10)
GIDP: Murphy (10), Armas (19)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (11,by Norris)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris L(18-8)          6.2   8   5   5   5  11   1  33   2.35
Lacey                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.98
Beard                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.35
Totals                  8     8   5   5   5  12   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tudor W(6-2)            7.1   7   1   1   2   4   0  30   1.83
Stanley SV(13)          1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.42
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   5   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Norris (6)

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Dallas Parks


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy
walked; Essian grounded out (shortstop to first) [Murphy to
second]; Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to second; Stapleton flied out to
center; Dwyer walked [Burleson to second]; Rice struck out while
Burleson was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman struck out; Heath grounded out (shortstop
to first); Guerrero lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez struck out; Fisk struck out; Rader struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McKay singled to left; Cox out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [McKay to second]; Henderson singled to
center [McKay scored]; Murphy grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to first) [Henderson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Hoffman walked; Burleson struck
out; Stapleton doubled to left [Hoffman scored]; Dwyer singled
to second [Stapleton to third]; Rice singled to center
[Stapleton scored, Dwyer to second]; Perez flied out to center;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian made an out to first; Armas doubled to
left; Newman struck out; Heath flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk singled to center; Rader forced Fisk (pitcher
to shortstop); Evans struck out; Hoffman homered [Rader scored];
Burleson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero doubled to center; McKay grounded out
(third to first) [Guerrero to third]; PICCIOLO BATTED FOR COX;
Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: PICCIOLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Stapleton
struck out; Dwyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox
4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy was called out on strikes; Essian flied
out to center; Armas doubled to right; Newman struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Perez was called out on strikes; Fisk was hit by a
pitch; Athletics Manager Billy Martin ejected by 1B umpire
Jerry Neudecker; Rader grounded out (first unassisted) [Fisk
to second]; Evans walked; Hoffman walked [Fisk to third, Evans
to second]; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 1, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Heath singled to left; Guerrero made an out to
second; McKay made an out to second; Picciolo grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 7TH: Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer
walked; Rice struck out; Perez singled to right [Dwyer to
third]; Fisk singled to left [Dwyer scored, Perez to second];
LACEY REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); WOLFE BATTED FOR RADER; Wolfe
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: WOLFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Henderson
walked; Murphy forced Henderson (pitcher to shortstop); Essian
singled to left [Murphy to second]; STANLEY REPLACED TUDOR
(PITCHING); Armas grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Essian out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: BEARD REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Evans made an out
to second; Hoffman flied out to right; Burleson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: REVERING BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Revering grounded out
(second to first); PAGE BATTED FOR HEATH; Page grounded out
(shortstop to first); GROSS BATTED FOR GUERRERO; Gross struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 5.