Sunday August 31, 1980
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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.

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