A crowd of 36,463, the largest in two years in Oakland, saw the A's score eight runs in the first four innings and hold on for a 9-7 decision over the Red Sox. A single by Mitchell Page drove in two of the A's runs in the first frame and Dave Revering, with a double, and Wayne Gross, with a single, each added an RBI. The A's got four tallies in the fourth with a single by Gary Thomasson plating two of them.

Jim Rice hit his 19th homer with a mate aboard in the seventh and had a chance to tie the game in the ninth when he came to bat after Jerry Remy beat out a bunt for a single. But the Bosox slugger struck out and Remy was caught stealing for a game-ending double play. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 9, Boston Red Sox 7

Game Played on Monday, June 5, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Red Sox 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 - 7 14 0 A's 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 x - 9 13 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .216 Dilone cf 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Remy 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .282 Murphy cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .125 Rice lf 5 2 3 2 0 1 .336 Thomasson rf 2 1 1 2 2 0 .203 Yastrzemski 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Kendall 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Page lf 4 2 2 2 0 1 .277 Fisk c 4 1 2 2 0 1 .261 Armas lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Lynn cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .309 Revering 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .264 Scott dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Essian c 3 0 1 1 0 2 .231 Evans rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .271 Gross 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .229 Hobson 3b 4 1 1 1 0 3 .261 Alexander dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Ripley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .237 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Broberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 7 14 6 1 6 Totals 31 9 13 9 3 4 Time of Game: 2:56 Attendance: 36,463 Left on Base: Red Sox 5, A's 4 DP: Red Sox 1, A's 3 Errors: Thomasson Doubles: Evans 2 (6), Dilone (4), Revering 2 (6), Gross (6), Edwards (5), Page (8) Triples: Rice (5) Home Runs: Hobson (11), Rice (19), Fisk (5) Stolen Bases: Page (8) Caught Stealing: Remy (5), Edwards (8), Dilone (10) Sacrifice Hits: Guerrero (8), Essian (8) Sacrifice Flies: Remy (3) GIDP: Scott (4), Remy (6) Hit by Pitch: Edwards (2,by Wright) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ripley L(1-4) 1 4 4 4 1 1 0 7 4.97 Wright 5 7 4 4 2 3 0 23 3.25 Drago 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 1.66 Totals 8 13 9 9 3 4 0 37 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Broberg W(6-4) 6.2 11 5 5 1 4 2 30 3.29 Sosa SV(8) 2.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 9 1.77 Totals 9 14 7 7 1 6 3 39 Hit by Pitch: Wright (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to left; Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice singled; Yastrzemski flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: On a bunt Dilone doubled to left; Thomasson walked; Guerrero out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dilone to third, Thomasson to second]; Page singled [Dilone scored, Thomasson scored]; Page stole second; Revering doubled [Page scored]; Essian was called out on strikes; Gross singled to right [Revering scored, Gross out at second (right to catcher to shortstop)]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 4. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk lined to left; Lynn flied out to center; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 2ND: WRIGHT REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Alexander was called out on strikes; Edwards was hit by a pitch; Edwards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Dilone walked; Dilone was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 4. RED SOX 3RD: MURPHY REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING CF); Evans doubled; Hobson struck out; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Remy made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 3RD: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Page made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 4. RED SOX 4TH: Rice tripled to right [Rice scored (error by Thomasson) (no RBI)]; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk singled [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn singled [Yastrzemski to third, Fisk to second]; Scott grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Fisk to third, Lynn to second, Yastrzemski out at home]; Evans struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering doubled; Essian out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Revering to third]; Gross doubled [Revering scored]; Alexander flied out to center; Edwards singled to shortstop [Gross to third]; Murphy singled [Gross scored, Edwards to third, Murphy to second (on throw)]; Thomasson singled [Edwards scored, Murphy scored]; Guerrero made an out to shortstop; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 8. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson homered; Burleson singled; Remy grounded into a double play (second to first) [Burleson out at second]; Rice flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 8. ATHLETICS 5TH: Page struck out; Revering grounded out (pitcher to first); Essian struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 8. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski made an out to second; Fisk was called out on strikes; Lynn singled; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 8. ATHLETICS 6TH: KENDALL REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B); Gross singled; Alexander popped to first in foul territory; Edwards doubled [Gross to third]; Murphy reached on a fielder's choice [Gross out at home (first to catcher), Edwards to third]; Thomasson walked [Murphy to second]; Guerrero forced Thomasson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 8. RED SOX 7TH: Evans doubled; Hobson struck out; Burleson singled [Evans to third]; Remy lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Evans scored]; Rice homered [Burleson scored]; SOSA REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Kendall singled; Fisk homered [Kendall scored]; Lynn flied out to center; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 8. ATHLETICS 7TH: DRAGO REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Page doubled; Revering grounded out (first unassisted) [Page to third]; Essian singled [Page scored]; Gross lined into a double play (right to first) [Essian out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 9. RED SOX 8TH: ARMAS REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); Scott grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out to left; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 9. ATHLETICS 8TH: Alexander grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 9. RED SOX 9TH: Burleson flied out to left; Tony Armas robbed Rick Burleson of a home run; On a bunt Remy singled; Rice struck out while Remy was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 9.

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