Rico Carty broke a 1-1 tie with a homer in the sixth inning and Jim Essian hit another homer in the eighth to put the finishing touch on the A's 5-1 victory over the Red Sox. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

A's 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 - 5 12 2 Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alston rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Burleson ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .249 Burke lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .257 Revering 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .275 Rice lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .324 Carty dh 5 1 3 2 0 0 .299 Yastrzemski dh 4 0 0 1 0 0 .294 Page lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .285 Fisk c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .295 Armas cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Lynn cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .298 Robinson c 2 0 0 0 1 2 .316 Hancock rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .203 Essian c 1 1 1 1 0 0 .227 Scott 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253 Guerrero ss 3 0 3 0 1 0 .283 Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .252 Gross 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .192 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wallis cf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dilone rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards 2b 3 2 1 0 0 0 .271 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 12 5 3 6 Totals 34 1 6 1 4 5 Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 30,156 Left on Base: A's 7, Red Sox 10 DP: A's 1, Red Sox 1 Errors: Revering, Guerrero, Hobson Doubles: Lynn (26), Scott (14) Home Runs: Carty (26), Essian (3) Caught Stealing: Guerrero (5) Sacrifice Hits: Edwards (13) Sacrifice Flies: Revering (4) GIDP: Lynn (9) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough W(8-11) 6.2 4 1 0 4 3 0 30 2.95 Lacey 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.02 Heaverlo 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.17 Totals 9 6 1 0 4 5 0 38 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant L(9-7) 5 6 2 2 2 4 1 21 3.36 Burgmeier 1.1 2 2 1 1 1 0 8 4.11 Drago 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.41 Lee 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 8 3.60 Totals 9 12 5 4 3 6 2 39 Passed Balls: Robinson (2) Wild Pitches: Keough (9) Balks: Keough (2) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller ATHLETICS 1ST: Alston popped to third in foul territory; Revering singled; Carty flied out to left; Page flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson reached on an error by Guerrero; Brohamer reached on a fielder's choice [Burleson to second (error by Revering)]; Rice walked [Burleson to third, Brohamer to second]; Yastrzemski forced Rice (second to shortstop) [Burleson scored (unearned), Brohamer to third]; Fisk made an out to shortstop; Lynn walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Hancock grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Robinson struck out; Guerrero walked; Gross struck out; Guerrero was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Scott flied out to center; Hobson struck out; Burleson singled; Keough balked [Burleson to second]; Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Wallis was called out on strikes; Edwards flied out to left; Alston flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering struck out; Carty singled; Page flied out to right; Robinson walked [Carty to second]; Guerrero singled to third [Carty to third, Robinson to second]; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Lynn doubled; Hancock flied out to left; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Wallis grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Edwards singled; Alston singled [Edwards to third, Alston to second (on throw to 3b)]; Revering sacrifice flied into a double play to second [Edwards scored, Alston out at home (second to pitcher to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Burleson grounded out (catcher to first); Brohamer flied out to right; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Carty homered; BURGMEIER REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Page flied out to right; Robinson struck out; Guerrero singled; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk singled; Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Fisk to second]; Robinson allowed a passed ball [Fisk to third]; Hancock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Wallis singled; Edwards reached on an error by Hobson on a sacrifice bunt [Wallis to second]; On a bunt Alston forced Wallis (catcher to third) [Edwards to second]; Revering walked [Edwards to third, Alston to second]; DRAGO REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Carty singled to center [Edwards scored (unearned), Alston out at home (center to first to third), Revering to third]; Page singled [Revering scored, Carty to second]; LEE REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Carty was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: ARMAS REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING CF); WALLIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ESSIAN REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING C ); Scott doubled; Keough threw a wild pitch [Scott to third]; Hobson flied out to right; Burleson made an out to second; Brohamer walked; Rice walked [Brohamer to second]; LACEY REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian homered; Guerrero singled; Gross struck out; Wallis flied out to center; Edwards forced Guerrero (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: BURKE REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING LF); DILONE REPLACED WALLIS (PLAYING RF); HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Fisk singled; Lynn grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fisk out at second]; Hancock popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Burke grounded out (second to first); Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 9TH: Scott struck out; Hobson struck out; Burleson singled; Brohamer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 1.

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