Stretching their lead in the A. L. West to 2½ games, the A's throttled the Red Sox, 7-1, taking advantage of Boston misplays. Six of their seven runs were unearned as the result of three errors by third baseman Butch Hobson and one by shortstop Rick Burleson.

Two throwing errors by Hobson, sandwiched around a single by Gary Alexander, netted the A's two runs in the second inning. Hobson's third error prolonged the sixth inning and Taylor Duncan followed with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Tuesday, June 6, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Red Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 4 A's 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 x - 7 12 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .216 Edwards 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .236 Remy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Thomasson rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .205 Rice lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .335 Guerrero ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .292 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Newman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Fisk c 3 1 2 0 1 1 .267 Page lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Lynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .304 Gross 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .234 Scott dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .286 Armas cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .292 Evans rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .272 Essian c 3 2 2 0 0 0 .240 Hobson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Alexander dh 4 2 1 1 0 0 .214 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Duncan 3b 3 1 2 4 0 0 .182 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Budaska lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 8 1 3 6 Totals 36 7 12 5 1 2 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 7,914 Left on Base: Red Sox 9, A's 7 DP: Red Sox 1, A's 1 Errors: Burleson, Hobson 3 Doubles: Fisk (12), Duncan (1) Home Runs: Duncan (1) Caught Stealing: Armas (2) Sacrifice Hits: Essian (9) GIDP: Hobson (4), Newman (1) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee L(7-3) 5.2 9 6 0 1 2 1 29 2.98 Stanley 2.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 9 2.80 Totals 8 12 7 1 1 2 1 38 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko W(1-1) 7 6 1 1 3 4 0 29 2.45 Langford 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 2.59 Totals 9 8 1 1 3 6 0 37 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller RED SOX 1ST: Burleson was called out on strikes; Remy flied out to left; Rice popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson walked; Guerrero singled [Thomasson to third]; Newman grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk doubled; Lynn flied out to right [Fisk to third]; Scott singled [Fisk scored]; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Page struck out; Armas singled; Armas was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Essian reached on an error by Hobson [Essian to second]; Alexander singled [Essian scored (unearned)]; Duncan reached on an error by Hobson [Alexander scored (unearned) (no RBI), Duncan to second]; Edwards lined to pitcher; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2. RED SOX 3RD: Hobson singled; Burleson grounded out (second to first) [Hobson to second]; Remy flied out to center [Hobson to third]; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Guerrero singled; Newman flied out to center; Page flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk walked; Lynn struck out; Scott forced Fisk (pitcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas reached on an error by Burleson; Essian out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Armas to second]; Alexander grounded out (second to first) [Armas to third]; Duncan doubled [Armas scored (unearned)]; Edwards grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 3. RED SOX 5TH: Evans walked; Hobson grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Evans out at second]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Thomasson struck out; Guerrero flied out to center; Newman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 3. RED SOX 6TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice singled; Yastrzemski singled [Rice to third]; Fisk struck out; Lynn walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Scott made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Page lined to first; Armas made an out to first; Essian singled; Alexander reached on an error by Hobson [Essian to second]; Duncan homered (unearned) [Essian scored (unearned), Alexander scored (unearned)]; Edwards singled; Thomasson singled [Edwards to third]; STANLEY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 6. RED SOX 7TH: GROSS REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING 3B); BUDASKA REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING LF); Evans flied out to center; Debut game for Mark Budaska; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; Burleson singled; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman grounded out (second to first); Gross singled; Armas singled to third [Gross to second]; Essian singled to right [Armas out at third (right to first to shortstop), Gross scored (on throw to 3b) (no RBI)]; Alexander forced Essian (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 7. RED SOX 8TH: LANGFORD REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk singled; Lynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 7. ATHLETICS 8TH: Budaska grounded out (second to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 7. RED SOX 9TH: Scott struck out; Evans singled; Hobson flied out to center; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 7.

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