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Red Sox 4 @ Athletics 8
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 19, 1978

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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 19, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium. The home team Athletics beat the visiting Red Sox with a score of 8 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 19, 1978 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 4 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 8 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 8
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherJohn Henry Johnson  
Losing PitcherBill Lee  
SaveBob Lacey  
Game Winning RBIRico Carty 

Game Info

DateAugust 19, 1978 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamOakland Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherBill Lee  
Home Starting PitcherJohn Henry Johnson  
BallparkOakland-Alameda County Stadium 
CityOakland 
StateCA 
Attendance11,806 
Time of Game2 hours 41 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Evans
1B: Durwood Merrill
2B: Marty Springstead
3B: Rich Garcia

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rick Burleson  Shortstop 
Jerry Remy  Second Baseman 
Jim Rice  Center Fielder 
Carlton Fisk  Left Fielder 
Dwight Evans  Right Fielder 
George Scott  First Baseman 
Bob Bailey  DH 
Butch Hobson  Third Baseman 
Bob Montgomery  Catcher 
Don Zimmer  Manager 

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Miguel Dilone  Center Fielder 
Dell Alston  Right Fielder 
Mitchell Page  Left Fielder 
Rico Carty  DH 
Taylor Duncan  Third Baseman 
Dave Revering  First Baseman 
Mario Guerrero  Shortstop 
Bruce Robinson  Catcher 
Mike Edwards  Second Baseman 
Jack McKeon  Manager 

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Red Sox 4 @ Athletics 8
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 19, 1978

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         Game of 8/19/1978 -- Boston at Oakland (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Burleson R, ss        3  1  0  0   Dilone M, cf-rf-lf    5  1  1  0   
Remy J, 2b            4  0  1  0   Alston D, rf-lf       5  2  3  1   
Rice J, cf-lf         5  0  2  2   Burke G, rf           0  0  0  0   
Fisk C, lf-c          5  0  0  0   Page M, lf            3  1  1  0   
Evans D, rf           4  1  1  1   Essian J, c           2  0  0  0   
Scott G, 1b           4  0  1  0   Carty R, dh           3  1  2  2   
Bailey B, dh          1  1  1  0   Duncan T, 3b          4  1  2  1   
Brohamer J, ph        1  0  0  0   Revering D, 1b        3  0  1  0   
Kendall F, ph         1  0  0  0   Woodard D, pr         0  1  0  0   
Yastrzemski C, pr     0  0  0  0   Gross W, 1b           1  0  0  0   
Hobson B, 3b          4  0  1  1   Guerrero M, ss        3  0  0  0   
Montgomery B, c       2  0  0  0   Armas T, rf-cf        1  0  1  0   
Hancock G, ph-cf      2  1  1  0   Robinson B, c         3  0  2  1   
                                   Picciolo R, pr-ss     1  0  0  0   
                                   Edwards M, 2b         3  1  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  4  8  4                        37  8 14  6

Boston           000 101 200 --  4
Oakland          022 001 03x --  8

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lee B (L)             5.1 10  5  5  1  0
Campbell B            2.2  4  3  1  0  1

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson J (W)         5.0  3  1  1  3  6
Norris M              1.1  2  3  3  1  3
Lacey B (S)           2.2  3  0  0  0  3

E -- Campbell B, Edwards M, Fisk C
LOB -- Boston 9, Oakland 7
2B -- Scott G, Alston D, Duncan T
3B -- Rice J
HR -- Carty R, Evans D
SB -- Bailey B, Alston D
CS -- Dilone M
SH -- Edwards M
WP -- Johnson J
T -- 2:41
A -- 11806

    

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