Dwight Evans hit a homer with a man on base, Rick Burleson drove in three runs with an infield out and single and the Red Sox worked a successful double steal with Carlton Fisk scoring during the course of an 8-4 victory over the Athletics. Wayne Gross and Earl Williams homered for the A's. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 4

Game Played on Saturday, April 30, 1977 (Day game) at Fenway Park

A's 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 - 4 10 0 Red Sox 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 x - 8 11 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Burleson ss 5 0 2 3 0 0 .359 Murray rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Doyle 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Page lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .366 Rice dh 3 0 1 0 1 1 .278 Allen 1b 4 0 1 2 0 2 .313 Yastrzemski lf 2 1 0 0 2 1 .303 Sanguillen dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .325 Scott 1b 2 2 1 0 2 0 .270 Gross 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .306 Fisk c 4 3 3 1 0 0 .371 E. Williams c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .270 Evans rf 4 1 1 2 0 2 .297 Perez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .364 Hobson 3b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .231 Picciolo ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .188 Miller cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .208 Mallory ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scott ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 10 4 0 7 Totals 32 8 11 7 6 6 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 22,999 Left on Base: A's 5, Red Sox 6 DP: A's 2, Red Sox 0 Doubles: Murray (1), Scott (5), Fisk (4) Home Runs: Gross (6), E. Williams (5), Evans (4) Stolen Bases: Hobson (2), Fisk (2) Caught Stealing: Rice (1) GIDP: Scott (3), Doyle (2) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris L(1-1) 5 6 4 4 2 4 1 22 3.38 Bahnsen 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 9 6.23 Umbarger 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 7.71 Giusti 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 2.63 Totals 8 11 8 8 6 6 1 38 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(2-1) 8 9 3 3 0 7 1 32 3.42 Willoughby 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 3.97 Totals 9 10 4 4 0 7 2 36 Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Marty Springstead ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (third to first); Murray singled; Murray was picked off first (pitcher to first); Page flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Doyle struck out (catcher to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Allen struck out; Sanguillen made an out to third; Gross popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; Fisk singled; Evans homered [Fisk scored]; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: E. Williams grounded out (third to first); Perez singled; Picciolo made an out to third; North singled [Perez to second]; Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: Miller popped to third in foul territory; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page flied out to center; Allen struck out; Sanguillen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: Rice flied out to left; Yastrzemski struck out; Scott doubled; Fisk flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross homered; E. Williams singled; Perez was called out on strikes; Picciolo singled to pitcher [E. Williams to second]; North struck out; Murray flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Evans was called out on strikes; Hobson singled; Miller singled [Hobson to third]; Burleson grounded out (second to first) [Hobson scored, Miller to second]; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Page flied out to left; Allen grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Rice singled to shortstop; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; BAHNSEN REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Rice was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Yastrzemski to second]; Scott was walked intentionally; Fisk doubled [Yastrzemski scored, Scott to third]; Evans made an out to third; Hobson singled to shortstop [Scott scored, Fisk to third]; Fisk stole home and Hobson stole second; Miller was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 6. ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross flied out to right; E. Williams flied out to center; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 7TH: Burleson singled; Doyle grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Burleson out at second]; Rice walked; Yastrzemski lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 6. ATHLETICS 8TH: MALLORY BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Mallory singled; North flied out to right; Murray doubled [Mallory to third]; Page struck out; Allen singled [Mallory scored, Murray scored]; Sanguillen was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED MALLORY (PLAYING SS); UMBARGER REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Scott walked; Fisk singled [Scott to third, Fisk to second (on throw to 3b)]; GIUSTI REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Evans was called out on strikes; Hobson was walked intentionally; Miller made an out to shortstop; Burleson singled [Scott scored, Fisk scored, Hobson to third, Burleson to second (on throw)]; Doyle popped to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 8. ATHLETICS 9TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (first unassisted); E. Williams homered; Perez grounded out (second to first); Scott flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 8.

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