Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
April 27, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1970 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Monday cf 4 1 3 1
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 0 1 0
Mincher 1b 3 1 2 1
  Tartabull pr 0 0 0 0
Green 2b 4 0 1 0
Fernandez c 4 1 1 1
Pena ss 3 0 0 0
Hunter p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 3 1 0 0
Smith cf 3 2 3 1
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 1
Conigliaro rf 4 0 0 0
Petrocelli ss 4 1 2 0
Scott 1b 4 0 1 1
Moses c 3 0 0 0
Alvarado 3b 2 0 1 0
Romo p 2 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 3
Oakland 000 101 010390
Boston 101 000 11x482
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (3-2) 8.0 8 4 4 3 3
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
3
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Romo  W (2-0) 8.0 9 3 3 1 5
  Lyle  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
6

  E–Smith (2), Moses (2).  DP–Oakland 2, Boston 1.  2B–Boston Petrocelli (5,off Hunter); Scott (1,off Hunter).  3B–Boston Smith (2,off Hunter).  HR–Oakland Fernandez (1,4th inning off Romo 0 on, 2 out); Mincher (6,6th inning off Romo 0 on, 2 out); Monday (2,8th inning off Romo 0 on, 1 out), Boston Smith (3,8th inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Romo (1,off Hunter).  IBB–Alvarado (1,by Hunter).  SB–Yastrzemski (8,2nd base off Hunter/Fernandez).  WP–Hunter (1).  IBB–Hunter (2,Alvarado).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–(none), 3B–Jim Odom.  T–1:59.  A–5,085.
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