Close
Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 30, 1980
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 30, 1980 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 30, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 30, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Matt Keough |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 27,146 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dallas Parks 1B: Rocky Roe 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: George Maloney |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Jeff Cox | Second Baseman |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Dave Stapleton | Second Baseman |
| Jim Dwyer | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Hoffman | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 30, 1980
Top 1
-
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Eckersley
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Eckersley
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Eckersley
Page is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Keough
Burleson hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Keough
Stapleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson throws the ball in to Cox who tags Stapleton, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Keough
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Eckersley
Revering hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Eckersley
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Eckersley
Armas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Eckersley
Essian hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Keough
Rice hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Keough
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Keough
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Keough
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Essian and he is out, Cox applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
-
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Eckersley
Guerrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Eckersley
There goes Guerrero. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Guerrero steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Eckersley
Cox hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Eckersley
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Eckersley
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Keough
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Keough
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Keough
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Eckersley
Page hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Eckersley
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Revering for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Eckersley
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Eckersley
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Keough
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Keough
Stapleton hits a popup into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Keough
Dwyer hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Keough
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Eckersley
Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Eckersley
Guerrero hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Eckersley
Cox bunts towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. Essian moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Eckersley
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Keough
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Keough
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Keough
Fisk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Keough
Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoffman vs. Keough
Hoffman hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Eckersley
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Eckersley
There goes Murphy. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Murphy steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Eckersley
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murphy scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Eckersley
Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Page moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Eckersley
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton fields it and throws to second for the out. Page scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Eckersley
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoffman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Keough
Burleson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Keough
Stapleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Keough
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Keough
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Dwyer for the double play. View Play
Top 7
-
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Eckersley
Essian hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Eckersley
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Eckersley
Cox bunts towards the mound. Eckersley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Eckersley
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Keough
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Keough
Perez hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Keough scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Keough
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Eckersley
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Eckersley
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Eckersley
Revering hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Revering reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Eckersley
Gross is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Armas vs. Eckersley
Dave McKay pinch runs for Wayne Gross.
Armas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching.
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Keough
Dave McKay now playing third base.
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Keough
Hoffman hits a popup into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Keough
Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Keough
Stapleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dwyer vs. Keough
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Campbell
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Campbell
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Campbell
Henderson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Keough
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Keough
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Keough
There's a wild pitch. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Keough
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Beard
Dave Beard now pitching.
Fisk takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching.
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yastrzemski tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoffman vs. Lacey
Hoffman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. Hoffman reaches third base with a triple. Perez scores. Fisk goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burleson vs. Lacey
Burleson hits a line drive towards short. Guerrero reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stapleton vs. Lacey
Stapleton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dwyer vs. Lacey
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
-
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Campbell
Garry Hancock now playing left field.
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Campbell
There goes Murphy. The throw from Fisk and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Page vs. Campbell
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Revering vs. Campbell
Revering hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoffman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McKay vs. Campbell
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McKay for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
-
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Lacey
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/30/1980 -- Oakland at Boston (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 5 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 5 1 3 1
Murphy D, cf 5 1 2 0 Stapleton D, 2b 4 0 2 0
Page M, dh 5 2 2 2 Dwyer J, cf 4 0 0 0
Revering D, 1b 5 1 2 0 Rice J, dh 5 2 2 2
Gross W, 3b 3 0 2 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 2 2 1
McKay D, pr-3b 1 1 0 0 Hancock G, lf 0 0 0 0
Armas T, rf 4 1 1 3 Perez T, 1b 4 1 1 0
Essian J, c 4 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 3 1 0 0
Guerrero M, ss 4 0 2 0 Evans D, rf 3 0 1 1
Cox J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Hoffman G, 3b 4 0 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 12 6 35 7 12 7
Oakland 000 102 030 0 -- 6
Boston 000 011 004 1 -- 7
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Keough M* 8.0 10 5 5 2 1
Beard D+ 0.0 0 1 1 1 0
Lacey B (L) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D 7.2 11 6 6 1 1
Campbell B (W) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Fisk C
DP -- Oakland 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Oakland 5, Boston 6
2B -- Evans D, Revering D
3B -- Hoffman G
HR -- Page M, Yastrzemski C, Burleson R, Armas T, Rice J 2
SB -- Guerrero M, Murphy D 2
CS -- Yastrzemski C
SH -- Cox J
SF -- Evans D
WP -- Keough M
T -- 3:38
A -- 27146
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
