The Athletics hiked their Western Division lead to a season-high 8½ games, overcoming a 4-0 deficit to defeat the White Sox, 11-9. Chicago took a 2-0 lead in the second, added two more in the third on only one single and errors by Sal Bando, Angel Mangual, Reggie Jackson and Ted Kubiak. Jesus Alou, who combined with Bill North to drive in seven runs during the A's comeback, singled home the first Oakland run in the third, and the A's tied the score in the fifth on singles by Mangual, Dick Green, Kubiak and North, plus Alou's sacrifice fly.

After the Sox had regained lead in the sixth, Oakland knocked out starter Wilbur Wood and jumped on reliever Terry Forster for four runs in the next frame and three more in the eighth. Alou's RBI single tied the score at 5-5. North followed with a run-scoring double and Bando singled home two more. A walk and singles by Tim Hosley, Claudell Washington and North produced the final three A's runs in the eighth. A White Sox' four-run flurry in the top of the ninth fell short. Ed Herrmann plated three of the runs with a bases-loaded double. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 11, Chicago White Sox 9
Game Played on Monday, July      29, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  2  2    0  0  1    0  0  4  -   9 16  0
A's          0  0  1    0  3  0    4  3  x  -  11 12  4


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bradford lf           3   1   2   0     0   1   .319      Alou dh               3   0   2   3     0   0   .311
  May ph,lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .277        H. Washington pr,dh 0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Orta 2b               4   1   3   1     0   1   .330        C. Washington ph,dh 1   1   1   1     0   0   .271
D. Allen 1b           5   2   1   0     0   2   .300      North cf              5   1   3   4     0   0   .253
Melton 3b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .227      Bando 3b              4   0   1   2     1   2   .273
K. Henderson cf       4   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Downing rf            1   2   1   1     4   0   .280      Tenace 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Santo dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .219      Mangual lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .242
  Kelly ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Green 2b              3   2   2   0     1   0   .274
Herrmann c            4   1   3   4     0   1   .275      Kubiak ss             3   3   1   1     1   0   .229
Dent ss               3   0   2   1     0   0   .268      Haney c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .138
  Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .337        Hosley ph,c         1   2   1   0     1   0   .500
Wood 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        Odom p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   9  16   9     4   6             Totals               33  11  12  11     4   2

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 44,279
Left on Base: White Sox 9, A's 4
DP: White Sox 0, A's 4
Errors: Bando, Jackson, Mangual, Kubiak
Doubles: Santo (9), Herrmann (11), North (14)
Caught Stealing: Dent (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Orta (2), Dent (12), Haney (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Herrmann (3), Melton (3), K. Henderson (5), Alou (1)
GIDP: Santo 2 (12), Dent (7)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood                    6     6   5   5   2   1   0  25   3.69
Forster L(5-7)          2     6   6   6   2   1   0  14   3.80
Totals                  8    12  11  11   4   2   0  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    2.1   4   4   2   2   3   0  15   3.40
Odom                    4     7   1   1   1   3   0  18   4.01
Lindblad W(4-2)         2     4   4   4   1   0   0   9   1.64
Fingers                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.78
Totals                  9    16   9   7   4   6   0  45

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Haller


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bradford singled to pitcher; Orta out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Bradford to second]; D. Allen
struck out; Melton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Alou popped to first in foul territory; North
grounded out (third to first); Bando grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson flied out to center; Downing walked;
Santo doubled to left [Downing to third]; Herrmann hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Downing scored]; Dent singled to center
[Santo scored]; Dent was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Tenace grounded out
(third to first); Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bradford singled to left [Bradford to second
(error by Mangual)]; Orta struck out; D. Allen reached on an
error by Bando [Bradford to third]; Melton reached on an error
by Jackson on a sacrifice fly [Bradford scored (unearned), D.
Allen to second]; K. Henderson reached on an error by Kubiak [D.
Allen to third, Melton to second]; Downing walked [D. Allen
scored (unearned), Melton to third, K. Henderson to second];
ODOM REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Santo flied out to center;
Herrmann struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 4 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green walked; Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Green to second]; Haney grounded out (third to first);
Alou singled to left [Green scored]; North grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Dent singled to second; Bradford struck out; Orta
singled to left [Dent to second]; D. Allen struck out; Melton
forced Dent (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando struck out; Jackson popped to shortstop;
Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: K. Henderson singled to right; K. Henderson was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Downing singled to center;
Santo grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Downing out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Mangual singled to right; Green singled to left
[Mangual to second]; Kubiak singled to left [Green to second,
Mangual scored]; Haney out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Kubiak to second, Green to third]; Alou hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Green scored]; North singled to left [Kubiak scored, North
out at third (left to catcher to third)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Athletics 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Herrmann singled to center; Dent reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Herrmann to second]; MAY
BATTED FOR BRADFORD; May flied into a double play (center to
second) [Dent out at second]; Orta singled to right [Herrmann
scored]; D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bando walked;
Jackson lined to center; Tenace popped to first in foul
territory; Mangual popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 5, Athletics 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton singled to left; K. Henderson flied out to
center; Downing walked [Melton to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED
ODOM (PITCHING); Santo grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Downing out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
5, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Green singled to center; FORSTER REPLACED WOOD
(PITCHING); Kubiak forced Green (pitcher to shortstop); HOSLEY
BATTED FOR HANEY; Hosley walked [Kubiak to second]; Alou singled
to left [Hosley to second, Kubiak scored]; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR
ALOU; North doubled to left [H. Washington to third, Hosley
scored]; Bando singled to left [H. Washington scored, North
scored]; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bando to
second]; Tenace flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Athletics 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: H. WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HOSLEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Herrmann singled to second; Dent
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Herrmann out at second]; May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Green
popped to shortstop; Kubiak walked; Hosley singled to center
[Kubiak to third]; C. WASHINGTON BATTED FOR H. WASHINGTON; C.
Washington singled to left [Kubiak scored, Hosley to third, C.
Washington to second (on throw to 3b)]; North singled to center
[C. Washington scored, Hosley scored]; Bando was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Athletics 11.

WHITE SOX 9TH: C. WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Orta
singled to center; D. Allen singled to left [Orta to second];
Melton singled to right [D. Allen to second, Orta to third]; K.
Henderson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Orta scored]; Downing
walked [D. Allen to third, Melton to second]; FINGERS REPLACED
LINDBLAD (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED FOR SANTO; Kelly flied out to
left; Herrmann doubled to center [D. Allen scored, Melton
scored, Downing scored]; MUSER BATTED FOR DENT; Muser flied out
to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 9, Athletics 11.