The pitching of Catfish Hunter in the first game and the batting of Sal Bando in the second game helped the Athletics to 6-3 and 5-4 victories over the White Sox, who lost a doubleheader for the sixth time this season. The A's bunched five singles and a sacrifice fly for four runs in the first inning of the opener. Reggie Jackson, who singled and scored during the outburst, batted in a run with another single in the fifth and then singled and crossed the plate in the eighth. Hunter had only one bad inning, giving up White Sox runs in the fourth on a homer by Bill Melton, a single by Ed Herrmann and a homer by Syd O'Brien.

In the nightcap, Bert Campaneris led off the first inning with a homer for the A's, Steve Hovley doubled and Bando hit for the circuit. After Don Mincher drove in a run with a single in the fifth, Bando belted his second homer of the game in the eighth to supply the deciding tally. Mudcat Grant gave up a run to the White Sox in the ninth before completing the save. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      21, 1970 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
A's          4  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   6 11  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McCraw rf,cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Campaneris ss         4   2   2   0     0   1   .269
Aparicio ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .306      Driscoll 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .091
May lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .296        Green 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Melton 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .291      Jackson cf            4   2   3   1     0   1   .239
Hopkins 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Bando 3b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .276
Herrmann c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .286      Alou rf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .318
O'Brien 2b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .280      Rudi lf               4   0   2   2     0   1   .311
Berry cf              2   0   0   0     0   2   .263      Mincher 1b            2   0   0   1     1   0   .251
  Williams ph,rf      2   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Fernandez c           4   0   0   0     0   2   .231
John p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .135      Hunter p              3   0   1   0     0   2   .174
  Matias ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  Weaver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blanco ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .182

Totals               35   3   8   3     1   6             Totals               31   6  11   6     1   7

Time of Game: 2:16
Left on Base: White Sox 6, A's 5
DP: White Sox 0, A's 1
Errors: John, Driscoll, Green
Doubles: Bando (8)
Home Runs: Melton (11), O'Brien (2)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Driscoll (1), Bando (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Mincher (5)
GIDP: Melton (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(5-10)            6     8   5   5   0   5   0  25   3.68
Weaver                  2     3   1   1   1   2   0  10   6.46
Totals                  8    11   6   6   1   7   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(11-5)          9     8   3   3   1   6   2  36   3.23
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   6   2  36

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Emmett Ashford, 3B - Hank Soar


WHITE SOX 1ST: McCraw singled to right; Aparicio walked [McCraw
to second]; May flied out to left; Melton grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Aparicio out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to center; Driscoll out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Campaneris to second];
Jackson singled to left [Campaneris to third]; Bando singled to
shortstop [Campaneris scored, Jackson to second]; Alou singled
to center [Jackson scored, Bando to third]; Rudi singled to
center [Bando scored, Alou to third]; Mincher hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Alou scored]; Rudi was picked off first but was
safe on an error by John [Rudi to third]; Fernandez was called
out on strikes; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 4.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Hopkins popped to third in foul territory;
Herrmann flied out to center; O'Brien singled to right; Berry
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Hunter struck out; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Driscoll made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 4.

WHITE SOX 3RD: John was called out on strikes; McCraw was called
out on strikes; Aparicio flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Jackson struck out; Bando grounded out (shortstop
to first); Alou grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May flied out to left; Melton homered; Hopkins
grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann singled to center;
O'Brien homered [Herrmann scored]; Berry struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi struck out; Mincher flied out to right;
Fernandez made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
3, Athletics 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: John struck out; McCraw flied out to center;
Aparicio made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hunter struck out; Campaneris singled to third;
Driscoll grounded out (second to first) [Campaneris to second];
Jackson singled to center [Campaneris scored]; Jackson was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May flied out to center; Melton grounded out
(third to first); Hopkins reached on an error by Driscoll
[Hopkins to first]; Herrmann singled to left [Hopkins to
second]; O'Brien forced Herrmann (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando doubled to right; Alou grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first);
Mincher made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: GREEN REPLACED DRISCOLL (PLAYING 2B); WILLIAMS
BATTED FOR BERRY; Williams singled to center; MATIAS BATTED FOR
JOHN; Matias flied out to left; McCraw popped to catcher in foul
territory; Aparicio forced Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: WEAVER REPLACED MATIAS (PITCHING); WILLIAMS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MCCRAW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Fernandez struck out; Hunter singled to center; Campaneris
struck out; Green grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: May singled to right; Melton forced May
(shortstop to second) [Melton to second (error by Green)];
Hopkins made an out to third; Herrmann popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson singled to shortstop; Bando out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Jackson to second]; Alou
popped to catcher in foul territory; Rudi singled to left
[Jackson scored, Rudi to second (on throw to home)]; Mincher was
walked intentionally; Fernandez made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: O'Brien flied out to center; Williams grounded
out (second to first); BLANCO BATTED FOR WEAVER; Blanco struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 6.