One bad inning proved costly to Vida Blue when the White Sox scored all their runs to defeat the Athletics, 3-2. Bill Melton, Ron Santo and Ken Henderson hit singles in the fourth for the first run. Blue then struck out Lamar Johnson, but Bucky Dent tripled to drive in Santo and Henderson. The A's racked up a run in the fifth on consecutive singles by Joe Rudi, Reggie Jackson and Gene Tenace. However in the sixth, after Angel Mangual tripled and scored on a single by Ted Kubiak, Terry Forster relieved Bill Moran and checked the A's the rest of the way. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       18, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2 12  1
White Sox    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .198      Downing rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .340
Campaneris ss         5   0   2   0     0   1   .296      May lf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Rudi lf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .315      D. Allen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .269
Jackson dh            2   0   1   0     1   0   .387      Melton 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .238
  Alou ph,dh          2   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Santo 2b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .242
Tenace 1b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .233      K. Henderson cf       3   1   1   1     0   2   .318
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .219      L. Johnson dh         3   0   1   0     0   2   .333
Mangual rf            4   1   4   0     0   0   .250      Dent ss               3   0   1   2     0   2   .210
Kubiak 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .232      Brinkman c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Pitts 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Moran p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2  12   2     2   4             Totals               31   3   8   3     1  10

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 19,064
Left on Base: A's 11, White Sox 5
DP: A's 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Pitts
Doubles: Campaneris (7), Mangual (2), Rudi (14)
Triples: Mangual (2), Dent (2)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (11)
Caught Stealing: May (4)
GIDP: Pitts (1), Kubiak (6)
Hit by Pitch: North (1,by Forster)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(2-5)             8     8   3   3   1  10   0  32   4.29
Totals                  8     8   3   3   1  10   0  32

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moran W(1-1)            5     9   2   2   2   1   0  26   2.70
Forster SV(7)           4     3   0   0   0   3   0  14   3.33
Totals                  9    12   2   2   2   4   0  40

Passed Balls: Brinkman (1)
Hit by Pitch: Forster (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead


ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; Campaneris popped to third in foul
territory; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first) [North to
second]; Brinkman allowed a passed ball [North to third];
Jackson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Downing walked; May forced Downing (shortstop to
second); D. Allen struck out while May was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace struck out; Fosse grounded out (third to
first); Mangual singled to center; Kubiak flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton flied out to center; Santo singled to
right; K. Henderson struck out; L. Johnson struck out; Debut
game for Lamar Johnson; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Pitts flied out to left; North singled to center;
Campaneris doubled to left [North to third]; Rudi popped to
first in foul territory; Jackson was walked intentionally;
Tenace flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent struck out; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop
to first); Downing singled to right; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Fosse made an out to third; Mangual doubled to
right; Kubiak grounded out (first unassisted) [Mangual to
third]; Pitts made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen flied out to center; Melton singled to
left; Santo singled to third [Melton to third, Santo to second
(error by Pitts)]; K. Henderson singled to center [Melton
scored, Santo to third]; L. Johnson struck out; Dent tripled to
center [Santo scored, K. Henderson scored]; Brinkman grounded
out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North made an out to shortstop; Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi singled to right;
Jackson singled to right [Rudi to second]; Tenace singled to
left [Rudi scored, Jackson to second]; Fosse forced Jackson
(third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, White
Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing flied out to center; May singled to
right; D. Allen flied out to left; Melton forced May (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Mangual tripled to center; Kubiak singled to
center [Mangual scored]; FORSTER REPLACED MORAN (PITCHING);
Pitts grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Kubiak out at second]; North was hit by a pitch; Campaneris
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Santo struck out; K. Henderson struck out; L.
Johnson singled to right; Dent struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 2, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi doubled to left; ALOU BATTED FOR JACKSON;
Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace struck out; Fosse
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox
3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Brinkman
grounded out (catcher to first); Downing grounded out (shortstop
to first); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mangual singled to center; Kubiak grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mangual out at
second]; Pitts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: D. Allen struck out; Melton flied out to right;
Santo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: North struck out; Campaneris singled to right;
Rudi flied out to left; Campaneris stole second; Alou popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
White Sox 3.