Final
OAK 8 — BOS 6
7/26/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197907260
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Burleson | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Page | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Wolfe | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Brohamer | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Murray | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Revering | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lynn | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Newman | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gross | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Essian | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Armas | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Picciolo | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Chalk | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hamilton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Heaverlo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve McCatty | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Campbell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Ripley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Renko | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McCatty | 7.1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Steve Renko | 5.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Hamilton | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Allen Ripley | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bill Campbell | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dave Heaverlo | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Lynn | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brohamer | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Burleson | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Renko | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Ripley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Wolfe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Newman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Newman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Picciolo | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Revering | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickey Henderson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Armas | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Chalk | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Essian | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gross | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gross | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Heaverlo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickey Henderson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Armas | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve McCatty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Murray | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | WP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | HR.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 163 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 9(B)3(1)/FDP | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 2/BP/FL | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S6 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 6 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S.2-H;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 4 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L/8D | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9/P | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/P | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | D.3-H;2-H | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 31 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S.1-3 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9.3-H;1-H | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 4 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | D | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S.2-H | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S.1-3 | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S.3-H;1-2 | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | S7.2-H;1-3;BX2(724) | 6–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 7–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 7–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S | 7–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 7–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D | 7–4 |
| 7 top | 0→2 | 3(B)6(2)/LDP | 7–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 7–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S | 7–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 7–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 7–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 7–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S4.2-3;1-2 | 7–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/G/FO | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HR | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 8–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S | 8–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 8–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | HR.1-H | 8–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 4(B)6(2)/LDP | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K/C | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 53.1-2 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 8–6 |