Ending their five-game losing skein, the A's beat the Red Sox, 8-6. Mitchell Page belted a two-run homer in the first inning and socked a two-run double in the fifth. After the Red Sox tied the game in the bottom of the fifth on a three-run homer by Fred Lynn, the A's kayoed Sox starter Steve Renko in the sixth on a two-out double by Jim Essian and four straight singles. Tony Armas blasted a solo round-tripper for the A's in the eighth before Dwight Evans countered with a two-run shot in the Red Sox half. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Thursday, July      26, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park
A's          2  0  0    0  2  3    0  1  0  -   8 13  0
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  3  0    0  2  0  -   6 12  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson cf,lf       4   1   1   1     1   1   .273      Burleson ss           4   1   2   0     1   0   .278
Page dh               5   1   4   4     0   1   .240      Brohamer 2b           4   2   1   0     0   0   .263
Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .276        Wolfe ph,2b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .224
  Murray rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .187      Lynn cf               2   1   1   3     3   0   .325
Newman 3b,1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Rice lf               5   0   1   1     0   1   .325
Gross lf,3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   2   0     0   0   .286
Essian c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Watson dh             5   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Armas rf,cf           3   3   3   2     1   0   .250      Fisk c                4   1   1   0     1   0   .277
Picciolo ss           4   2   2   0     0   0   .242      Hobson 3b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Chalk 2b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .229      Evans rf              4   1   2   2     0   1   .282
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ripley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  13   8     2   2             Totals               38   6  12   6     6   2

Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance: 32,660
Left on Base: A's 4, Red Sox 11
DP: A's 1, Red Sox 2
Doubles: Page 2 (9), Essian (12)
Home Runs: Page (9), Armas (7), Lynn (25), Evans (15)
Stolen Bases: Page (8), Chalk (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Chalk (7)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(6-5)          7.1  11   6   6   4   2   2  37   4.05
Hamilton                1.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   6   3.92
Heaverlo SV(8)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.26
Totals                  9    12   6   6   6   2   2  44

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(8-5)            5.2   9   7   7   2   0   1  27   3.58
Ripley                  2.2   4   1   1   0   1   1  10   2.66
Campbell                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.29
Totals                  9    13   8   8   2   2   2  39

Wild Pitches: Renko (2)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Terry Cooney


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Renko threw a wild pitch
[Henderson to second]; Page homered [Henderson scored]; Revering
popped to first in foul territory; Newman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gross grounded out (pitcher to shortstop
to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to left; Brohamer grounded out
(first to pitcher); Lynn walked; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Essian flied out to center; Armas walked;
Picciolo flied into a double play (right to first) [Armas out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Watson
singled; Fisk flied out to center; Hobson forced Watson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red
Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Henderson popped to catcher in foul territory; Page singled
to shortstop; Page stole second; Revering made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans flied out to center; Burleson singled;
Brohamer forced Burleson (first to shortstop); Lynn walked
[Brohamer to second]; Rice singled [Brohamer scored, Lynn to
second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman flied out to center; Gross grounded out
(first unassisted); Essian made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Fisk lined to
center; Hobson popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas singled; Picciolo singled [Armas to
second]; Chalk out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Armas to third, Picciolo to second]; Henderson popped to
center; Page doubled [Armas scored, Picciolo scored]; Revering
grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans singled; Burleson forced Evans (shortstop to
second); Brohamer singled [Burleson to third]; Lynn homered
[Burleson scored, Brohamer scored]; Rice flied out to left;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
made an out to second; Essian doubled; Armas singled [Essian
scored]; Picciolo singled [Armas to third]; Chalk singled [Armas
scored, Picciolo to second]; RIPLEY REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING);
Henderson singled to left [Picciolo scored, Chalk to third,
Henderson out at second (left to catcher to second)]; 3 R, 5 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Watson made an out to second; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hobson singled; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page doubled; Revering lined into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Page out at second]; Newman grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING RF); HENDERSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); NEWMAN CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); ARMAS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Burleson singled; Brohamer flied
out to center; Lynn walked [Burleson to second]; Rice popped to
catcher in foul territory; Yastrzemski singled to second
[Burleson to third, Lynn to second]; Watson forced Lynn (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 7, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross flied out to center; Essian grounded out
(third to first); Armas homered; Picciolo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8, Red
Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk singled; Hobson flied out to right; Evans
homered [Fisk scored]; Burleson walked; HAMILTON REPLACED
MCCATTY (PITCHING); WOLFE BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Wolfe walked
[Burleson to second]; Lynn lined into a double play (second to
shortstop) [Burleson out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 8, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: WOLFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Chalk singled;
Chalk stole second; Henderson was called out on strikes;
CAMPBELL REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Page struck out; Murray
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 8, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
singled; Watson grounded out (third to first) [Yastrzemski to
second]; Fisk walked; HEAVERLO REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING);
Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 8,
Red Sox 6.