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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 12, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 12, 1975 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1975 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 12, 1975 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Reggie Cleveland |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Hamilton |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 28,984 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Hank Morgenweck 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Don Denkinger |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Tony Conigliaro | DH |
Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Darrell Johnson | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill North | Center Fielder |
Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Joe Rudi | First Baseman |
Billy Williams | DH |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Gene Tenace | Catcher |
Claudell Washington | Left Fielder |
Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 12, 1975
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Hamilton
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Hamilton
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hamilton
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Cleveland
North hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Cleveland covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Cleveland
Campaneris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Cleveland
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hamilton
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Hamilton
Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hamilton
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North who is chasing the ball. Evans reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Conigliaro vs. Hamilton
Conigliaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Montgomery vs. Hamilton
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans scores. Conigliaro moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Hamilton
Griffin hits a popup towards first. Rudi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Cleveland
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cleveland
Williams hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Cleveland
Bando hits a popup into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Hamilton
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Hamilton
There goes Beniquez. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Beniquez steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Hamilton
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Hamilton
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field. Jackson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jackson. Beniquez scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Fingers spins and fires to second, and Yastrzemski is picked off. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Fingers
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Cleveland
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Cleveland
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Cleveland
Garner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Cleveland
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Fingers
Petrocelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Fingers
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rudi scoops it up and throws to first, with Fingers covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Fingers
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Cleveland
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez who is chasing the ball. Campaneris reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Cleveland
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Cleveland
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cleveland
Williams hits a line drive towards first. Yastrzemski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Fingers
Montgomery strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Fingers
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Fingers
Beniquez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Cleveland
Fred Lynn now playing center field. Juan Beniquez now playing left field.
Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Cleveland
Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Cleveland
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Cleveland
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Fingers
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fingers
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Fingers
Lynn hits a line drive into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Fingers
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Cleveland
North bunts towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Cleveland
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Cleveland
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Cleveland
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Fingers
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Fingers
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Fingers
Montgomery hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rudi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cleveland
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Cleveland
Bando strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Cleveland
Tenace hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Tenace reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching.
Washington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tenace moves to third. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holt vs. Segui
Jim Holt pinch hits for Phil Garner.
Holt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tenace scores. Washington scores. Holt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Segui
Don Hopkins pinch runs for Jim Holt.
North hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hopkins scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Segui
There goes North. The throw from Montgomery and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Segui
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Fingers
Ted Kubiak now playing second base.
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Fingers
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Fingers
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Segui
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Segui
Rudi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Beniquez who is chasing the ball. Rudi reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Moret
Matt Alexander pinch runs for Joe Rudi. Roger Moret now pitching.
Williams hits a fly ball, foul, down the right field line. Evans races for the ball and makes the catch. There goes Alexander. The throw to the plate, AND Alexander is out, for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fingers
Gene Tenace now playing first base. Ray Fosse now catching.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Fingers
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Fingers
Petrocelli hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Fingers
Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lynn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Conigliaro vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Conigliaro hits a line drive, foul, towards third. Bando reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1975 -- Boston at Oakland (N) Boston AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Beniquez J, cf-lf 4 1 1 0 North B, cf 4 0 1 1 Burleson R, ss 4 0 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 3 1 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 0 1 1 Jackson R, rf 3 0 0 1 Rice J, lf 2 0 0 0 Rudi J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lynn F, cf 1 0 0 0 Alexander M, pr 0 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 1 1 1 Fosse R, c 0 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 4 1 2 0 Williams B, dh 4 1 1 0 Conigliaro T, dh 3 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Montgomery B, c 3 0 0 1 Tenace G, c-1b 3 1 1 1 Griffin D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Washington C, lf 3 1 1 0 Garner P, 2b 2 0 1 0 Holt J, ph 1 0 1 2 Hopkins D, pr 0 1 0 0 Kubiak T, 2b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 5 3 30 5 9 5 Boston 021 000 000 -- 3 Oakland 000 100 40x -- 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland R 6.1 5 3 3 1 3 Segui D (L) 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 Moret R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Hamilton D 2.1 4 3 3 1 0 Fingers R (W) 6.1 1 0 0 2 5 Lindblad P (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Jackson R DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 4, Oakland 3 2B -- Williams B, Tenace G 3B -- Evans D, Campaneris B, Rudi J HR -- Petrocelli R SB -- Beniquez J CS -- North B SF -- Jackson R T -- 2:01 A -- 28984
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