The Oakland Athletics couldn't pull it off against the Boston Red Sox, 8 to 7, on July 14, 1979.

Final

BOS

Red Sox

55-32

8

OAK

7

1

1

0

2

1

0

3

0

0

4

2

0

5

0

2

6

1

3

7

0

0

8

0

2

9

3

0

R

8

7

H

10

8

E

1

1

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

BOS

OAK

Red Sox

Single by Tom Poquette; Rick Burleson scored.

1

0

Top 2nd

BOS

OAK

Red Sox

Single by Rick Burleson; Bob Watson scored.

2

0

Top 4th

BOS

OAK

Red Sox

Home run by Butch Hobson; Bob Watson scored.

4

0

Bottom 5th

BOS

OAK

Athletics

Double by Jim Essian; Dave Revering scored.

4

1

Athletics

Single by Rickey Henderson; Mike Heath scored.

4

2

Top 6th

BOS

OAK

Red Sox

Sacrifice fly by Butch Hobson; Bob Watson scored.

5

2

Bottom 6th

BOS

OAK

Athletics

Wild pitch by Mike Torrez; wild pitch by Mike Edwards; Jim Essian scored.

5

3

Athletics

Single by Mike Edwards; Tony Armas and Mike Heath scored.

5

5

Bottom 8th

BOS

OAK

Athletics

Home run by Tony Armas; Larry Murray scored.

5

7

Top 9th

BOS

OAK

Red Sox

Single by Jim Rice; Larry Wolfe scored.

6

7

Red Sox

Single by Carl Yastrzemski; Jim Dwyer scored.

7

7

Red Sox

Sacrifice fly by Carlton Fisk; Jim Rice scored.

8

7

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