Final
OAK 5 — BOS 1
9/1/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197809010
Complete available game record for OAK at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alston | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Burke | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Burleson | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Revering | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Brohamer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rico Carty | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Armas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Page | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Robinson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Essian | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Lynn | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Guerrero | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Gross | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Hancock | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Scott | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Wallis | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel Dilone | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Edwards | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Drago | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lee | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lacey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Tiant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Keough | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Heaverlo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Keough | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Luis Tiant | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bob Lacey | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Heaverlo | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dick Drago | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Lee | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lynn | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Hancock | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Scott | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Tiant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Brohamer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Hobson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Revering | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Robinson | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Wallis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dell Alston | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Wallis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Armas | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Burke | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Dilone | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Edwards | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Essian | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gross | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Guerrero | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Heaverlo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Keough | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lacey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Page | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | E6/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | FC3.1-2(E3/TH2) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | BK.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S5.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S/BG | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S.1-3;B-2(TH3) | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 4/P/SF/DP.3-H;2XH(412) | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 23 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | PB.2-3 | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | E5/SH.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 25(2)/BG/FO.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | S8.3-H(UR);2XH(835);1-3 | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S.3-H;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | PO2(16) | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | WP.2-3 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | HR | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 31 | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 5–1 |