Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
July 20, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1970 at Fenway Park. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 1 2 0
Monday cf 5 1 1 1
Davis lf 3 0 0 1
  Hovley rf 0 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 0 1 0
Alou rf,lf 4 0 2 0
Rudi 1b 4 0 1 0
Fernandez c 3 1 1 1
Driscoll 2b 3 0 0 0
  Green ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Dobson p 3 0 1 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schofield 3b 3 0 0 0
Smith cf 4 2 3 1
Yastrzemski lf 3 0 1 1
Conigliaro rf 4 0 0 0
Petrocelli ss 4 0 0 0
Pavletich 1b 4 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0
Moses c 3 0 1 0
Brett p 1 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
  Peters ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Fiore ph 1 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Oakland 002 100 000391
Boston 100 001 000260
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (9-10) 7.1 6 2 1 1 10
  Lindblad   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Grant  SV (14) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
10
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brett  L (2-4) 3.2 7 3 3 2 8
  Koonce   2.1 1 0 0 0 3
  Wagner   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lyle   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
14

  E–Alou (6).  DP–Oakland 1, Boston 1.  2B–Oakland Alou (21,off Brett), Boston Smith (20,off Dobson).  3B–Oakland Monday (4,off Brett).  HR–Oakland Fernandez (11,4th inning off Brett 0 on, 0 out), Boston Smith (13,6th inning off Dobson 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Grant (3,off Lyle).  SB–Bando (6,2nd base off Brett/Moses).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Jake O'Donnell.  T–2:37.  A–22,888.
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