Given a second chance after a controversial foul tip-third strike, Jerry Remy hit a three-run homer to provide the Red Sox with a 4-2 victory over the A's. In the fifth inning, after Butch Hobson and Rick Burleson drew walks, Remy apparently struck out, but plate umpire Durwood Merrill ruled a foul tip on strike three. The A's argued strenuously, but Merrill stuck with the call and moments later Remy smashed his round-tripper. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Sunday, August 20, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Red Sox 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 1 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 9 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 2 1 1 0 2 0 .251 Edwards 2b,ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Remy 2b 4 1 2 3 0 0 .272 Guerrero ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Rice lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .325 Alston rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Fisk c 3 1 2 1 1 0 .296 Page lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .290 Brohamer dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Carty dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .293 Hancock cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Woodard pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Duncan 3b,2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Scott 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Revering 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .270 Hobson 3b 3 1 1 0 1 2 .250 Wallis cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .281 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robinson c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .429 Picciolo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Gross ph,3b 2 1 1 1 1 1 .196 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 4 6 4 5 4 Totals 35 2 9 2 2 5 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 13,411 Left on Base: Red Sox 5, A's 8 DP: Red Sox 1, A's 3 Errors: Hobson Doubles: Revering (17), Page (21) Home Runs: Fisk (18), Remy (2), Page (13), Gross (6) Stolen Bases: Fisk (6) GIDP: Remy (12), Fisk (7), Robinson (1) Hit by Pitch: Rice (3,by Keough) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(14-5) 9 9 2 2 2 5 2 37 3.35 Totals 9 9 2 2 2 5 2 37 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough L(7-11) 9 6 4 4 5 4 2 36 2.97 Totals 9 6 4 4 5 4 2 36 Hit by Pitch: Keough (4) Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Jim Evans RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Remy grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Burleson out at second]; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Alston made an out to second; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk homered; Brohamer walked; Hancock forced Brohamer (catcher to shortstop); Evans forced Hancock (second to shortstop); Scott flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Carty made an out to second; Duncan made an out to shortstop; Revering doubled; Wallis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. RED SOX 3RD: Hobson struck out; Burleson singled; Remy singled [Burleson to second]; Rice was hit by a pitch [Burleson to third, Remy to second]; Fisk grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rice out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Robinson lined to left; Picciolo flied out to center; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. RED SOX 4TH: Brohamer made an out to shortstop; Hancock grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Alston made an out to shortstop; Page flied out to right; Carty singled; Duncan reached on a fielder's choice [Carty to third (error by Hobson)]; Revering flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. RED SOX 5TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hobson walked; Burleson walked [Hobson to second]; Remy homered [Hobson scored, Burleson scored]; Rice struck out; Fisk walked; Brohamer flied out to center; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Wallis lined to right; Robinson singled; GROSS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Gross walked [Robinson to second]; Edwards flied out to center; Alston grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 0. RED SOX 6TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DUNCAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); EDWARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Hancock grounded out (first unassisted); Evans grounded out (third to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Page doubled; Carty flied out to left; Duncan grounded out (third to first) [Page to third]; Revering grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 0. RED SOX 7TH: Hobson singled; Burleson forced Hobson (second to shortstop); Remy forced Burleson (second to shortstop); Rice lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Wallis singled; Robinson flied out to center; Gross struck out; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 0. RED SOX 8TH: On a bunt Fisk singled; Fisk stole second; Brohamer hit into a double play to center [Fisk out at third (center to third)]; Hancock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: On a bunt Alston grounded out (pitcher to first); Page homered; Carty walked; WOODARD RAN FOR CARTY; Duncan struck out; Revering was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Woodard out at second (second unassisted)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 1. RED SOX 9TH: WOODARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Evans flied out to left; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Wallis singled; Robinson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wallis out at second]; Gross homered; GUERRERO BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Guerrero flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 2.

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