BOS @ OAK

October 07, 1975

Final Score: BOS 5 - OAK 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance
49,358
Game Duration
150 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Rick Wise
Losing Pitcher
Ken Holtzman
Save
Dick Drago

Umpires

Home Plate
Bill Kunkel
First Base
Ron Luciano
Second Base
Jim Evans
Third Base
Hank Morgenweck

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
60°F
Sky
Overcast
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
fromrf
Wind Speed
16 mph

Line Score

BOS @ OAK — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BOS 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 5 11 1
OAK 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 6 1

BOS Batting

BOS @ OAK — BOS Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Juan Beniquez 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Rick Burleson 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Cecil Cooper 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Denny Doyle 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Dick Drago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dwight Evans 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carlton Fisk 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
Fred Lynn 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Rico Petrocelli 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Rick Wise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carl Yastrzemski 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 35 5 11 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .314

OAK Batting

BOS @ OAK — OAK Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sal Bando 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Bert Campaneris 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Phil Garner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Holt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken Holtzman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Reggie Jackson 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Paul Lindblad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ted Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill North 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Rudi 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gene Tenace 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Todd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cesar Tovar 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Claudell Washington 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Billy Williams 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 3 6 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 .188

BOS Pitching

BOS @ OAK — BOS Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dick Drago (SV) SV 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Rick Wise (W) W 7.1 6 3 2 3 2 0 2.45
Team Totals 9.0 6 3 2 4 2 0 2.00

OAK Pitching

BOS @ OAK — OAK Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ken Holtzman (L) L 4.2 7 4 3 0 3 0 5.79
Paul Lindblad - 4.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 2.08
Jim Todd - 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 11 5 4 1 3 0 4.00

Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics, October 7, 1975

The Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 7, 1975 in a League Championship Series game. The game information lists attendance of 49,358, a game time of 150 minutes, and a night start. The weather notes give 60 degrees, overcast skies, and a 16 mph wind. The Boston Red Sox's runs came in the fourth, fifth, and eighth innings, 3 of them in the fifth. The Oakland Athletics scored in the sixth and eighth innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run eighth. Hits were 11 for the Boston Red Sox and 6 for the Oakland Athletics, with 1 and 1 errors. Rick Wise was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 6 hits in 7.1 innings. Ken Holtzman took the loss after 4.2 innings and 4 runs. Dick Drago earned the save. The Oakland Athletics used Ken Holtzman, Paul Lindblad, and Jim Todd on the mound. The Boston Red Sox's top hitter was Carlton Fisk, 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. Sal Bando led the Oakland Athletics at the plate: 2 for 4 and 2 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Bill Kunkel.

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