Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
July 26, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1979 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 8, Boston Red Sox 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf,lf 4 1 1 1
Page dh 5 1 4 4
Revering 1b 4 0 0 0
  Murray rf 1 0 0 0
Newman 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Gross lf,3b 4 0 0 0
Essian c 4 1 1 0
Armas rf,cf 3 3 3 2
Picciolo ss 4 2 2 0
Chalk 2b 3 0 2 1
McCatty p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 1 2 0
Brohamer 2b 4 2 1 0
  Wolfe ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Lynn cf 2 1 1 3
Rice lf 5 0 1 1
Yastrzemski 1b 5 0 2 0
Watson dh 5 0 1 0
Fisk c 4 1 1 0
Hobson 3b 5 0 1 0
Evans rf 4 1 2 2
Renko p 0 0 0 0
  Ripley p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Oakland 200 023 0108130
Boston 001 030 0206120
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty  W (6-5) 7.1 11 6 6 4 2
  Hamilton   1.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Heaverlo  SV (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
6
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  L (8-5) 5.2 9 7 7 2 0
  Ripley   2.2 4 1 1 0 1
  Campbell   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1, Boston 2.  2B–Oakland Page 2 (9,off Renko,off Ripley); Essian (12,off Renko).  HR–Oakland Page (9,1st inning off Renko 1 on, 0 out); Armas (7,8th inning off Ripley 0 on, 2 out), Boston Lynn (25,5th inning off McCatty 2 on, 1 out); Evans (15,8th inning off McCatty 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Chalk (7,off Renko).  SB–Page (8,2nd base off Renko/Fisk); Chalk (1,2nd base off Ripley/Fisk).  WP–Renko (2).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–3:16.  A–32,660.
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