Taking advantage of three errors in their scoring, the Athletics also got combined shutout pitching from Mike Norris and Rollie Fingers to defeat the Red Sox, 2-0. In the fourth inning, Bill North reached base on an error by Denny Doyle, moved up on a sacrifice by Bert Campaneris and scored when Rick Burleson booted a grounder by Joe Rudi and Carlton Fisk dropped the ensuing throw to the plate. Sal Bando followed with a double to drive in Rudi. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Friday, August    13, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  3
A's          0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .267      North cf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .284
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .245      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Lynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   2   .304      Baylor 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Bando 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .224
Cooper dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Tenace c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Fisk c                2   0   0   0     2   0   .233      Washington rf         3   0   1   0     0   1   .245
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Williams dh           1   0   0   0     2   0   .223
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .191      Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   4   0     3   7             Totals               28   2   5   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  6,156
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, A's 6
DP: Red Sox 0, A's 0
Errors: Burleson, Doyle, Fisk, Bando
Doubles: Bando (14), Washington (14)
Caught Stealing: Garner (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (12)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(6-6)        8     5   2   0   3   3   0  32   3.59
Totals                  8     5   2   0   3   3   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris W(4-3)           6.1   2   0   0   3   4   0  25   4.28
Fingers SV(18)          2.2   2   0   0   0   3   0  10   2.22
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   7   0  35

Passed Balls: Tenace (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Doyle
struck out; Lynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; North was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Campaneris struck out; Baylor flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski lined to right; Rice struck out; Cooper
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Fisk flied out to center; Evans singled to center;
Hobson struck out; Burleson singled to second [Evans to second];
Doyle popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Washington struck out; Williams popped to second;
Garner singled to left; Garner was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn flied out to center; Yastrzemski grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rice reached on an error by Bando; Cooper
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North reached on an error by Doyle; Campaneris
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [North to second];
Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi reached on an
error by Burleson [North scored (error by Fisk; assist by
Burleson) (unearned), Rudi to first]; Bando doubled to left
[Rudi scored (unearned)]; Tenace was called out on strikes; 2 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk walked; Evans grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Fisk to second]; Hobson grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Fisk to third]; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Washington grounded out (first to pitcher);
Williams walked; Garner flied out to right; North lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Lynn walked;
Yastrzemski lined to center; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris lined to second; Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rudi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Fisk walked;
FINGERS REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Evans flied out to center;
Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando flied out to center; Tenace popped to
shortstop; Washington doubled to center; Williams was walked
intentionally; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson singled to left; Doyle struck out; Lynn
struck out; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
singled to left; Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory;
Rudi singled to center [Campaneris to second]; Bando popped to
first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice singled to center; Tenace allowed a passed
ball [Rice to second]; Cooper popped to left; Fisk grounded out
(second to first) [Rice to third]; Evans flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.