San Jose Mercury News · May 22, 2017
A’s denied what would have been historic sweep
Chad Pinder (18) is greeted at the plate by Ryon Healy after A’s second baseman’s two-run homer in the fourth Sunday.OAKLAND – The A’s fell short in their effort to pull off what would have been a once-in-almost-a-century feat with a 12-3 loss to the Red Sox Sunday.
No A’s team had swept a Red Sox team in a four-game series in exactly 85 years – dating back to May 19-21, 1932 when the middle of the then-Philadelphia lineup included Hall of Famers Mickey Cochrane, Al Simmons and Jimmy Foxx.