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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 8, 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 August 8, 1975 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 8, 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 | August 8, 1975 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Reggie Cleveland |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 20,575 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Terry Cooney 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Juan Beniquez | DH |
Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Darrell Johnson | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Claudell Washington | Center Fielder |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Billy Williams | DH |
Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 8, 1975
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Holtzman
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Holtzman
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Holtzman
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynn for the out. Beniquez moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Holtzman
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tenace settles under it 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: ---
Campaneris vs. Cleveland
Campaneris bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Cleveland
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Cleveland
Rudi 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: ---
Evans vs. Holtzman
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Washington. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Holtzman
Fisk hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Petrocelli vs. Holtzman
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Holtzman
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cleveland
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Cleveland
Tenace hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Cleveland
Bando strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Holtzman
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Holtzman
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Holtzman
Burleson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Cleveland
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garner for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Cleveland
Fosse is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Cleveland
There goes Fosse. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Cleveland
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Holtzman
Lynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Holtzman
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Holtzman
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Cleveland
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Cleveland
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - 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 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Holtzman
Fisk 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Holtzman
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Holtzman
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Holtzman
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner misplays the ball. That's an error on Garner. Petrocelli scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Holtzman
Beniquez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cleveland
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Cleveland
Tenace hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball 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 left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Holtzman
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Holtzman
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynn for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Holtzman
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Cleveland
Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Cleveland
Fosse hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Cleveland
Campaneris hits a popup towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Holtzman
Evans 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--
Fisk vs. Holtzman
Fisk hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Holtzman
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Cleveland
Washington hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Cleveland
Rudi hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Cleveland
Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cleveland
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Cleveland
Tenace hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Cleveland
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Holtzman
Griffin 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Holtzman
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Washington. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carbo vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching. Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Juan Beniquez.
Carbo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Fingers
Burleson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Cleveland
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Cleveland
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Cleveland
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Fingers
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Fingers
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Fingers
Evans hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/8/1975 -- Boston at Oakland (N) Boston AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Beniquez J, dh 3 0 1 0 Campaneris B, ss 4 0 0 0 Carbo B, ph 1 0 0 0 Washington C, cf 3 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 4 0 0 0 Rudi J, lf 3 0 0 0 Lynn F, cf 4 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 3 1 1 1 Rice J, lf 4 0 0 0 Williams B, dh 2 1 1 0 Evans D, rf 4 1 2 0 Tenace G, 1b 3 1 1 2 Fisk C, c 3 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 2 1 1 1 Garner P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Griffin D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Fosse R, c 2 0 0 0 Cooper C, 1b 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 5 1 26 3 3 3 Boston 010 010 000 -- 2 Oakland 000 000 30x -- 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland R (L) 8.0 3 3 3 1 4 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Holtzman K (W) 7.1 5 2 1 1 3 Fingers R (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 E -- Garner P DP -- Oakland 2 LOB -- Boston 3, Oakland 1 2B -- Evans D, Cooper C HR -- Jackson R, Tenace G CS -- Fosse R HBP -- by Cleveland R (Fosse R) T -- 1:39 A -- 20575
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