The Oakland Athletics decisively defeated the Boston Red Sox, 8 to 4, on August 19, 1978.

Final

BOS

Red Sox

77-45

4

OAK

8

1

0

0

2

0

2

3

0

2

4

1

0

5

0

0

6

1

1

7

2

0

8

0

3

9

0

R

4

8

H

8

14

E

2

1

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 2nd

BOS

OAK

Athletics

Home run by Rico Carty.

0

1

Athletics

Single by Bruce Robinson; Taylor Duncan scored.

0

2

Bottom 3rd

BOS

OAK

Athletics

Rico Carty groundedout; Dell Alston scored.

0

3

Athletics

Double by Taylor Duncan; Mitchell Page scored.

0

4

Top 4th

BOS

OAK

Red Sox

Single by Butch Hobson; Bob Bailey scored.

1

4

Top 6th

BOS

OAK

Red Sox

Home run by Dwight Evans.

2

4

Bottom 6th

BOS

OAK

Athletics

Mike Edwards hit ground ball; error by Bill Campbell; Darrell Woodard scored.

2

5

Top 7th

BOS

OAK

Red Sox

Triple by Jim Rice; Rick Burleson and Garry Hancock scored.

4

5

Bottom 8th

BOS

OAK

Athletics

Single by Dell Alston; Mike Edwards scored.

4

6

Athletics

Dell Alston stole second; error by Carlton Fisk; Dell Alston and Miguel Dilone scored.

4

8

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