Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
July 14, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Boston Red Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 7

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 5 1 1 1
Brohamer 2b 3 0 0 0
  Wolfe ph,2b 1 1 1 0
Poquette cf 4 0 1 1
  Montgomery ph 0 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph,cf 1 1 1 0
Rice lf 5 1 1 1
Yastrzemski dh 3 0 1 1
Watson 1b 3 3 2 0
Fisk c 4 0 0 1
Hobson 3b 4 1 1 3
Evans rf 3 0 1 0
Torrez p 0 0 0 0
  Ripley p 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 5 0 1 1
Chalk 3b 5 0 0 0
Page dh 3 0 0 0
Revering 1b 5 1 1 0
Essian c 3 1 1 1
Heath lf 3 2 2 0
  Murray pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Armas rf 3 2 1 2
Edwards 2b 4 0 2 2
Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0
  Newman ph 1 0 0 0
  Picciolo ss 2 0 0 0
Kingman p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  McCatty p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 8 6
Boston 110 201 0038101
Oakland 000 023 020781
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez   5.2 7 5 5 2 4
  Ripley  W (1-0) 2.1 1 2 2 2 1
  Drago   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Campbell  SV (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
7
7
5
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kingman   5.0 5 5 4 3 1
  Heaverlo   3.0 1 0 0 3 2
  Hamilton   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  McCatty  L (5-5) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Todd   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
7
4

  E–Watson (3), Revering (8).  2B–Boston Wolfe (2,off Hamilton), Oakland Revering (16,off Torrez); Essian (9,off Torrez).  HR–Boston Hobson (12,4th inning off Kingman 1 on, 1 out), Oakland Armas (6,8th inning off Ripley 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Hobson (5,off Heaverlo); Fisk (1,off Todd).  IBB–Yastrzemski (8,by Heaverlo); Watson (4,by Todd).  WP–Torrez (4), Kingman (6).  BK–Heaverlo (1).  IBB–Heaverlo (14,Yastrzemski); Todd (7,Watson).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–3:12.  A–8,738.
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