Athletics 3-7 Red Sox (Jul 23, 1979)

OAK

BOS

1

0

2

1

0

3

0

4

0

5

1

0

6

1

7

0

2

8

0

2

9

0

X

R

3

7

H

8

10

E

2

0

W: D. Eckersley

L: M. Morgan

OAK

Team Stats

BOS

2

HR

2

3

R

7

8

H

10

2

SB

0

LOB

.235

AVG

.313

.297

OBP

.421

.529

SLG

.563

4.50

ERA

3.00

1

K

3

6

BB

3

Current Series

Athletics

3

Red Sox

7

Game 1

Final

Athletics

4

Red Sox

16

Game 2

Final

Athletics

8

Red Sox

6

Game 3

Final

1979 AL West

OAK BOS

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Angels	88	74	.543
Royals	85	77	.525	3.0
Rangers	83	79	.512	5.0
Twins	82	80	.506	6.0
White Sox	73	86	.459	13.5
Mariners	67	95	.414	21.0
Athletics	54	108	.333	34.0

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	102	57	.642
Brewers	95	66	.590	8.0
Red Sox	91	69	.569	11.5
Yankees	89	71	.556	13.5
Tigers	84	76	.525	18.5
Indians	81	80	.503	22.0
Blue Jays	53	109	.327	50.5

Game Summary

The Boston Red Sox decisively defeated the Oakland Athletics, 7 to 3, on July 24, 1979.

Game Info

July 23, 1979

OAK

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Rickey Henderson R. Henderson LF	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	1
Dwayne Murphy D. Murphy CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mitchell Page M. Page DH	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Newman J. Newman C	3	1	2	1	1	0	1	1
Dave Revering D. Revering 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Heath M. Heath RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Armas T. Armas RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Gross W. Gross 3B	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
Rob Picciolo R. Picciolo SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Chalk D. Chalk 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	34	3	8	3	2	2	3	3

BOS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Rick Burleson R. Burleson SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Brohamer J. Brohamer 2B	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
Fred Lynn F. Lynn CF	2	1	1	0	0	2	0
Jim Rice J. Rice LF	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski 1B	3	1	2	3	1	1	0
Bob Watson B. Watson DH	4	1	2	0	0	0	1
Carlton Fisk C. Fisk C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Butch Hobson B. Hobson 3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Dwight Evans D. Evans RF	3	1	2	3	1	1	0
Totals	32	7	10	6	2	6	1

Batting

2B: J. Newman, R. Picciolo

3B: D. Revering

HR: W. Gross, J. Newman

TB: D. Chalk, W. Gross 4, R. Henderson, J. Newman 6, M. Page, R. Picciolo 2, D. Revering 3

RBI: W. Gross, J. Newman, D. Revering

IBB: W. Gross

Baserunning

SB: R. Henderson 2

Batting

3B: B. Hobson

HR: D. Evans, C. Yastrzemski

TB: R. Burleson, D. Evans 5, C. Fisk, B. Hobson 3, F. Lynn, B. Watson 2, C. Yastrzemski 5

RBI: D. Evans 3, C. Yastrzemski 3

GIDP: R. Burleson, B. Hobson, J. Rice

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Mike Morgan M. Morgan (L)	7.0	8	5	2	6	1	1	2.57
Jim Todd J. Todd	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	18.00
Totals	8.0	10	7	4	6	1	2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley (W)	9.0	8	3	3	3	3	2	3.00
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	3	3	2

Batters faced: M. Morgan 33, J. Todd 5

Batters faced: D. Eckersley 37

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Rickey Henderson R. Henderson LF	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	1
Dwayne Murphy D. Murphy CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mitchell Page M. Page DH	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Newman J. Newman C	3	1	2	1	1	0	1	1
Dave Revering D. Revering 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Heath M. Heath RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Armas T. Armas RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Gross W. Gross 3B	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
Rob Picciolo R. Picciolo SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Chalk D. Chalk 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	34	3	8	3	2	2	3	3

Batting

2B: J. Newman, R. Picciolo

3B: D. Revering

HR: W. Gross, J. Newman

TB: D. Chalk, W. Gross 4, R. Henderson, J. Newman 6, M. Page, R. Picciolo 2, D. Revering 3

RBI: W. Gross, J. Newman, D. Revering

IBB: W. Gross

Baserunning

SB: R. Henderson 2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Mike Morgan M. Morgan (L)	7.0	8	5	2	6	1	1	2.57
Jim Todd J. Todd	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	18.00
Totals	8.0	10	7	4	6	1	2

Batters faced: M. Morgan 33, J. Todd 5

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Rick Burleson R. Burleson SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Brohamer J. Brohamer 2B	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
Fred Lynn F. Lynn CF	2	1	1	0	0	2	0
Jim Rice J. Rice LF	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski 1B	3	1	2	3	1	1	0
Bob Watson B. Watson DH	4	1	2	0	0	0	1
Carlton Fisk C. Fisk C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Butch Hobson B. Hobson 3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Dwight Evans D. Evans RF	3	1	2	3	1	1	0
Totals	32	7	10	6	2	6	1

Batting

3B: B. Hobson

HR: D. Evans, C. Yastrzemski

TB: R. Burleson, D. Evans 5, C. Fisk, B. Hobson 3, F. Lynn, B. Watson 2, C. Yastrzemski 5

RBI: D. Evans 3, C. Yastrzemski 3

GIDP: R. Burleson, B. Hobson, J. Rice

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley (W)	9.0	8	3	3	3	3	2	3.00
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	3	3	2

Batters faced: D. Eckersley 37

26-74 OAK

BOS 59-35

Team Stats

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