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CAL
@KCR		5
3
BOS
@OAK		1
2
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@TEX		6
3
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@TOR		4
10
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@HOU		6
1
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@STL		5
6		 
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Monday, May 9, 1977 7:33PM
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 17,290, Time of Game: 2:13
Red Sox
1
14-12
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 2 GB
 at Athletics
2
15-14
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 3½ GB
W: Vida Blue (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  2
Athletics       1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  X    2  5  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Burleson SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .350 .849 -0.036 1.25 0.100 -0.136 -0.1 3 3 SB,CS
Steve Dillard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .344 .832 -0.110 1.10 0.000 -0.110 -0.8 0 5
Jim Rice DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .767 -0.145 1.40 0.000 -0.145 -0.8
George Scott 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .279 .817 0.052 1.21 0.104 -0.052 0.7 9 1
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .821 -0.053 1.53 0.042 -0.095 -0.7 1 0
Carlton Fisk C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .326 .940 -0.195 1.83 0.000 -0.195 -1.1 6 0
Dwight Evans RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .922 -0.095 1.19 0.000 -0.095 -0.7 2 0
Butch Hobson 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .245 .632 0.065 1.01 0.116 -0.051 0.7 0 2 HR
Dave Coleman CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.101 1.34 0.000 -0.101 -0.6 3 0
Reggie Cleveland P 1
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 1 3 .188 .493 -0.618 1.33 0.362 -0.980 -3.4 24 12
HR: B Hobson (3, off V Blue; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: B Hobson 4; G Scott 2; R Burleson 2; C Yastrzemski.
RBI: B Hobson (20).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Scott-R Burleson-G Scott.
E: C Fisk (5); R Burleson (7).
Baserunning
SB: R Burleson (5, 2nd base off V Blue/M Sanguillen).
CS: R Burleson (2, 2nd base by V Blue/M Sanguillen).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill North CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .232 .663 -0.013 0.67 0.032 -0.045 -0.2 5 0
Rodney Scott SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 .300 .767 -0.004 0.94 0.068 -0.072 0.1 1 3 SB
   Rob Picciolo SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .419 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Mitchell Page LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .382 1.165 0.197 0.93 0.227 -0.031 1.3 1 0 3B
   Larry Murray LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .543 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dick Allen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .253 .743 -0.083 0.81 0.000 -0.083 -0.9 10 1
Manny Sanguillen C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .315 .723 0.014 0.72 0.048 -0.034 0.3 3 1
Wayne Gross 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .283 .968 -0.062 1.16 0.025 -0.086 -0.6 0 2 GDP
Earl Williams DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 .284 .892 -0.022 1.12 0.039 -0.061 -0.4 2B
Tony Armas RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .178 .475 -0.083 1.01 0.000 -0.083 -0.8 3 0
Marty Perez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 .570 -0.062 0.83 0.000 -0.062 -0.6 2 1
Vida Blue P 1 2
Team Totals 29 2 5 2 3 6 .172 .526 -0.118 0.90 0.439 -0.557 -1.9 27 11
2B: E Williams (5, off R Cleveland).
3B: M Page (2, off R Cleveland).
TB: M Page 4; E Williams 3; R Scott.
GIDP: W Gross (1).
RBI: M Page 2 (24).
2-out RBI: M Page.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Baserunning
SB: R Scott (7, 2nd base off R Cleveland/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Reggie Cleveland, L (2-3) 8 5 2 2 3 6 0 2.98 32 67 0.118 0.90 1.9
Team Totals 8 5 2 2 3 6 0 2.25 32 67 0.118 1.33 1.9

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vida Blue, W (3-2) 9 6 1 1 1 3 1 3.83 33 73 0.618 1.33 3.4
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 1 3 1 1.00 33 73 0.618 0.90 3.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 17,290.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Oakland Athletics
1 Rick Burleson SS 1 Bill North CF
2 Steve Dillard 2B 2 Rodney Scott SS
3 Jim Rice DH 3 Mitchell Page LF
4 George Scott 1B 4 Dick Allen 1B
5 Carl Yastrzemski LF 5 Manny Sanguillen C
6 Carlton Fisk C 6 Wayne Gross 3B
7 Dwight Evans RF 7 Earl Williams DH
8 Butch Hobson 3B 8 Tony Armas RF
9 Dave Coleman CF 9 Marty Perez 2B
Reggie Cleveland P Vida Blue P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-1 2 1-- R OAK M. Page R. Cleveland 17% 70% Triple; Scott Scores
t3 0-1 0 --- R BOS B. Hobson V. Blue -12% 50% Home Run
t8 1-2 1 1-- O BOS S. Dillard V. Blue 10% 84% Burleson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t9 1-2 2 1-- O BOS C. Fisk V. Blue 8% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 1-2 0 --- O BOS J. Rice V. Blue 7% 91% Strikeout Looking

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson V. Blue 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS S. Dillard V. Blue 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS J. Rice V. Blue 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O OAK B. North R. Cleveland -2% 53% Foul Flyball: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- OAK R. Scott R. Cleveland 2% 55% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- OAK M. Page R. Cleveland 4% 59% Scott Steals 2B; Scott to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b1 0-0 1 --3 R OAK M. Page R. Cleveland 6% 65% Single; Scott Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- O OAK D. Allen R. Cleveland -2% 63% Strikeout
b1 1-0 2 1-- OAK M. Sanguillen R. Cleveland 2% 64% Walk; Page to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- OAK W. Gross R. Cleveland 2% 67% Walk; Page to 3B; Sanguillen to 2B
b1 1-0 2 123 O OAK E. Williams R. Cleveland -6% 61% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- BOS G. Scott V. Blue -4% 57% Single
t2 0-1 0 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski V. Blue 4% 60% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-1 1 1-- O BOS C. Fisk V. Blue 3% 63% Lineout: SS
t2 0-1 2 1-- O BOS D. Evans V. Blue 2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 8-9-1
b2 1-0 0 --- O OAK T. Armas R. Cleveland -2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- O OAK M. Perez R. Cleveland -1% 62% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 2 --- O OAK B. North R. Cleveland -1% 62% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- R BOS B. Hobson V. Blue -12% 50% Home Run
t3 1-1 0 --- O BOS D. Coleman V. Blue 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-1 1 --- BOS R. Burleson V. Blue -3% 50% Single
t3 1-1 1 1-- O BOS S. Dillard V. Blue 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t3 1-1 2 1-- BOS J. Rice V. Blue -1% 52% Burleson Steals 2B
t3 1-1 2 -2- O BOS J. Rice V. Blue 4% 55% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 2-3-4
b3 1-1 0 --- O OAK R. Scott R. Cleveland -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-1 1 --- O OAK M. Page R. Cleveland -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-1 2 --- O OAK D. Allen R. Cleveland -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- BOS G. Scott V. Blue -4% 46% Single
t4 1-1 0 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski V. Blue 2% 48% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Scott to 2B
t4 1-1 1 -2- O BOS C. Fisk V. Blue 4% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-1 2 -2- O BOS D. Evans V. Blue 4% 56% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7
b4 1-1 0 --- O OAK M. Sanguillen R. Cleveland -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-1 1 --- O OAK W. Gross R. Cleveland -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-1 2 --- OAK E. Williams R. Cleveland 3% 54% Double
b4 1-1 2 -2- O OAK T. Armas R. Cleveland -4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
t5 1-1 0 --- O BOS B. Hobson V. Blue 3% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t5 1-1 1 --- O BOS D. Coleman V. Blue 2% 55% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 1-1 2 --- O BOS R. Burleson V. Blue 1% 57% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 9-1-2
b5 1-1 0 --- O OAK M. Perez R. Cleveland -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-1 1 --- OAK B. North R. Cleveland 3% 57% Walk
b5 1-1 1 1-- O OAK R. Scott R. Cleveland -4% 53% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 1-1 2 1-- R OAK M. Page R. Cleveland 17% 70% Triple; Scott Scores
b5 2-1 2 --3 O OAK D. Allen R. Cleveland -4% 66% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
t6 1-2 0 --- O BOS S. Dillard V. Blue 4% 70% Flyball: 2B
t6 1-2 1 --- O BOS J. Rice V. Blue 3% 73% Lineout: LF
t6 1-2 2 --- BOS G. Scott V. Blue -2% 71% Walk
t6 1-2 2 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski V. Blue 4% 74% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7
b6 2-1 0 --- OAK M. Sanguillen R. Cleveland 3% 78% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b6 2-1 0 1-- OO OAK W. Gross R. Cleveland -7% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b6 2-1 2 --- OAK E. Williams R. Cleveland 1% 72% Single
b6 2-1 2 1-- O OAK T. Armas R. Cleveland -2% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
t7 1-2 0 --- O BOS C. Fisk V. Blue 4% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-2 1 --- O BOS D. Evans V. Blue 3% 77% Popfly: RF
t7 1-2 2 --- O BOS B. Hobson V. Blue 2% 79% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 9-1-2
b7 2-1 0 --- O OAK M. Perez R. Cleveland -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2-1 1 --- O OAK B. North R. Cleveland -1% 76% Flyball: CF
b7 2-1 2 --- O OAK R. Scott R. Cleveland -1% 75% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
Rob Picciolo replaces Rodney Scott playing SS batting 2nd
t8 1-2 0 --- O BOS D. Coleman V. Blue 5% 81% Flyball: RF
t8 1-2 1 --- BOS R. Burleson V. Blue -6% 74% Single
t8 1-2 1 1-- O BOS S. Dillard V. Blue 10% 84% Burleson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t8 1-2 2 --- O BOS S. Dillard V. Blue 3% 87% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 3-4-5
b8 2-1 0 --- O OAK M. Page R. Cleveland -1% 86% Flyball: CF
b8 2-1 1 --- O OAK D. Allen R. Cleveland -1% 85% Strikeout
b8 2-1 2 --- O OAK M. Sanguillen R. Cleveland -1% 84% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
Larry Murray replaces Mitchell Page playing LF batting 3rd
t9 1-2 0 --- O BOS J. Rice V. Blue 7% 91% Strikeout Looking
t9 1-2 1 --- O BOS G. Scott V. Blue 5% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1-2 2 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski V. Blue -4% 92% Single
t9 1-2 2 1-- O BOS C. Fisk V. Blue 8% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

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