Final
OAK 4 — BOS 3
9/2/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197809020
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 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alston | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Burleson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Woodard | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brohamer | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel Dilone | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Newman | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gross | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Revering | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Carty | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Rice | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Essian | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Page | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Armas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Robinson | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Guerrero | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lynn | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Duncan | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Scott | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Wallis | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Edwards | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bailey | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Hancock | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Remy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Langford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Heaverlo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Sosa | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Torrez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Langford | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Mike Torrez | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Elias Sosa | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Heaverlo | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Hobson | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Rice | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Burleson | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Scott | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Lynn | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Torrez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brohamer | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Newman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Page | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Revering | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Robinson | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Sosa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Wallis | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Wallis | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Langford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Armas | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Duncan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Edwards | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Essian | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Guerrero | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Heaverlo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dell Alston | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7/P | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 15(2)/FO.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | S6.2XH(65);1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(24)# | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8/8D | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | HP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | FC2.2X3(25) | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH2) | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D.3-H | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | NP | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S.2-H;1-3 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | PO1(E2).1-2 | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S.3-H;2-H(UR) | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 4–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | 5E3 | 4–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D.1-3 | 4–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S.3-H(UR);2-H | 4–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | HP.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K/C | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 4 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | PB.2-3 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 3 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | WP.3-H(UR) | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 6 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | D | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | IW | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 41 | 4–3 |