Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
August 20, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1976 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 1, Boston Red Sox 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 2 0
Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0
Baylor rf 4 0 2 0
Williams dh 4 0 1 0
  Alexander pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 0 1 0
Tenace 1b 3 0 0 0
McMullen lf 3 0 0 0
Garner 2b 3 1 1 1
Haney c 2 0 0 0
Torrez p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 0 3 0
Doyle 2b 4 0 1 0
Lynn cf 2 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0
Cooper 1b 4 1 2 0
Rice dh 3 0 1 0
Fisk c 1 0 0 0
Evans rf 3 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
Hobson 3b 3 1 1 1
Tiant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 9 1
Oakland 000 000 010170
Boston 001 000 001292
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez   6.1 7 1 0 3 4
  Fingers  L (8-9) 2.1 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.2
9
2
1
4
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  W (14-10) 9.0 7 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
0
2

  E–Hobson (6), Tiant (2).  DP–Oakland 1, Boston 1.  PB–Haney (5).  2B–Oakland North (15,off Tiant), Boston Burleson (16,off Torrez).  HR–Oakland Garner (6,8th inning off Tiant 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Haney (2,off Tiant); Rice (2,off Torrez); Fisk (3,off Fingers).  SF–Hobson (2,off Fingers).  SB–Bando (13,2nd base off Tiant/Fisk).  CS–Baylor (9,2nd base by Tiant/Fisk); Alexander (6,2nd base by Tiant/Fisk); Burleson (6,2nd base by Torrez/Haney); Fisk (3,2nd base by Torrez/Haney).  WP–Torrez 2 (6).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:24.  A–30,132.
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