Back-to-back homers by Denny Doyle and Cecil Cooper in the third inning led the Red Sox to a 7-2 victory over the A's. Rick Burleson led off a four-run third with a single and scored on Bernie Carbo's double before the consecutive blasts off loser Sonny Siebert.

Carlton Fisk added a two-run shot in the fifth for Boston, which coasted for six innings on the three-hit pitching of Bill Lee. Joe Rudi singled and Sal Bando homered in the A's seventh, bringing in Dick Drago to preserve Lee's sixth consecutive triumph. Lee is 11-2 since May 16. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    9, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  1  4    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  6  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carbo dh              4   1   1   1     1   1   .265      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     1   0   .259
Doyle 2b              5   1   1   2     0   0   .284      Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Cooper 1b             5   2   2   1     0   0   .328      C. Washington cf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .318
Lynn cf               5   1   2   0     0   1   .334      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Rice lf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .300      Rudi lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .272
Fisk c                3   1   2   3     1   1   .295      Tenace 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .249
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .245      Bando 3b              3   1   1   2     1   0   .201
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Burleson ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Fosse c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .157
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Siebert p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Abbott p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  11   7     3   6             Totals               32   2   6   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 16,828
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, A's 5
DP: Red Sox 1, A's 0
Errors: Tenace, Bando
Doubles: Carbo (19), C. Washington (16)
Home Runs: Doyle (4), Cooper (9), Fisk (6), Bando (9)
Stolen Bases: Lynn (7), Fisk (1)
GIDP: Tenace (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(15-6)             7     5   2   2   2   2   1  27   3.80
Drago                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.68
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   3   1  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(2-3)          2.2   6   5   5   2   3   2  16   3.77
Abbott                  2     3   2   2   0   0   1   9   4.08
Todd                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.95
Bahnsen                 4     1   0   0   1   3   0  15   5.18
Totals                  9    11   7   7   3   6   3  41

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney


RED SOX 1ST: Carbo was called out on strikes; Doyle flied out to
left; Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris walked; Williams forced Campaneris
(shortstop to second); C. Washington forced Williams (first to
shortstop); Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn singled; Rice flied out to right; Lynn stole
second; Fisk singled [Lynn scored (RBI), Fisk to second (error
by Tenace)]; Evans grounded out (third to first) [Fisk to
third]; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (second to first); Tenace
grounded out (third to first); Bando walked; Garner forced Bando
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson singled; Carbo doubled [Burleson scored];
Doyle homered [Carbo scored]; Cooper homered; Lynn struck out;
Rice struck out; Fisk walked; Fisk stole second; Evans walked;
ABBOTT REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Petrocelli forced Evans
(shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Campaneris singled; Williams forced Campaneris (second to
shortstop); C. Washington grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson flied out to left; Carbo flied out to
right; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson struck out; Rudi singled; Tenace grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Rudi out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Cooper singled; Lynn grounded out (second to first)
[Cooper to second]; Rice popped to first in foul territory; Fisk
homered [Cooper scored]; Evans singled; TODD REPLACED ABBOTT
(PITCHING); Petrocelli singled to center [Evans to third,
Petrocelli out at second (center to third to second)]; 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando popped to third in foul territory; Garner
flied out to right; Fosse singled; Campaneris popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 6TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Burleson flied
out to left; Carbo walked; Doyle forced Carbo (second to
shortstop); Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Williams struck out; C. Washington made an out to
shortstop; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 7, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn flied out to center; Rice struck out; Fisk
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi singled; Tenace popped to right; Bando
homered [Rudi scored]; Garner flied out to right; Fosse flied
out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli
was called out on strikes; Burleson reached on an error by
Bando; Carbo popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: DRAGO REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Campaneris
grounded out (first unassisted); Williams popped to left; C.
Washington doubled; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Cooper
popped to left; Lynn singled; Rice forced Lynn (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Rudi flied out to center; Tenace struck out;
Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
Athletics 2.