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The Red Sox came up with experienced players as Carl Yastrzemski , Carlton Fisk and Dwight Evans , and two sensational rookies – Fred Lynn and Jim Rice . Lynn took most of the headlines by playing a flawless Center Field , Hitting .331 with 21 Home Run s and 105 RBI , and becoming the first major league player to win the MVP and Rookie Of The Year awards in the same season. Rice, although suffering a broken wrist in late September, finished with a .309 average, 22 homers and 102 RBI. Meanwhile, the Athletics seem ripe to be overthrown without Catfish Hunter in the Starting rotation and a poor offensive support during the regular season. To supplement the familiar faces of Reggie Jackson , Sal Bando , Joe Rudi , Bert Campaneris and Gene Tenace on the roster, Oakland included Claudell Washington , who blossomed into a dangerous hitter, and Billy Williams , who came over from the National League . Umpires: Don Denkinger , Lou DiMuro , Bill Kunkel , Ron Luciano , Jim Evans , Hank Morgenweck Television: NBC ( Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek announcing) Game 1 Game 1 of the best-of-5 series was played at Fenway Park on October 4 . Boston, behind Luis Tiant 's 3-hitter, beats Oakland 7–1 in the opener. Game 2 On October 5 , Yastrzemski's two-run home run is the big blow as the Red Sox win the Game 2, 6–3. Game 3 The scene switched to Oakland Coliseum for Game 3 on October 7 . After winning three consecutive championships, the A's dynasty comes to an end as they are defeated and eliminated by the Red Sox, 5-3. Boston starter Rick Wise baffles the A's for seven-plus innings and earns the win. Yastrzemski makes two great plays in Left Field and has two hits to back Wise's pitching. Line Score s Game 1 at Boston |
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