A bases-loaded single by Ron Santo in the seventh inning drove in two runs and sparked the White Sox to a 7-3 victory over the Athletics. Sal Bando batted in the A's three runs with a homer and infield out to produce a 3-3 tie. In the seventh, Bill Melton beat out an infield hit and stopped at third on a double by Carlos May. After an intentional pass to Brian Downing, Santo rapped his single. Bucky Dent added another run with a sacrifice, scoring Downing. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Thursday, August    1, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
White Sox    3  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  x  -   7 16  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   2   3   0     0   0   .260      Bradford rf           5   1   3   0     0   0   .338
C. Washington dh      4   0   2   0     0   1   .286        Sharp rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Bando 3b              3   1   1   3     1   0   .274      Orta 2b               4   1   0   0     0   2   .317
Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .307      D. Allen 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Rudi 1b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .302        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Melton 3b             5   3   3   1     0   0   .234
Mangual lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .242      K. Henderson cf       4   0   3   0     1   1   .287
Green 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .274      May lf                4   1   1   0     1   0   .275
Kubiak ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Downing c             4   1   2   3     1   0   .284
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Santo dh              4   0   1   2     0   0   .219
  Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Dent ss               3   0   2   1     0   0   .275
  Bourque ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Odom p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   7   3     3   6             Totals               38   7  16   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 20,530
Left on Base: A's 6, White Sox 12
DP: A's 0, White Sox 2
Errors: Bando
Doubles: Green (5), North (15), K. Henderson (21), May (15)
Home Runs: Bando (14)
Stolen Bases: K. Henderson (8)
Caught Stealing: North (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Orta (3), Dent (13)
GIDP: Tenace (8)
Hit by Pitch: Rudi (2,by Bahnsen)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(11-12)       6.1  12   6   4   3   2   0  35   3.84
Odom                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.88
Knowles                 1     4   1   1   0   1   0   6   4.54
Totals                  8    16   7   5   3   3   0  43

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(9-12)         9     7   3   3   3   6   1  36   4.28
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   6   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Bahnsen (3)
Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Dave Phillips


ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to third; C. Washington struck out
while North was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Bando walked; Jackson walked [Bando to second]; Bahnsen threw a
wild pitch [Bando to third]; Rudi forced Jackson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bradford singled to center; Orta reached on an
error by Bando on a sacrifice bunt [Bradford to second]; D.
Allen flied out to right; Melton singled to left [Bradford
scored, Orta to second]; K. Henderson walked [Orta to third,
Melton to second]; May popped to shortstop; Downing singled to
left [K. Henderson to second, Melton scored (unearned), Orta
scored (unearned)]; Santo flied out to right; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace flied out to center; Mangual walked; Green
flied out to center; Kubiak grounded out (second to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Dent popped to second; Bradford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North singled to center; C. Washington grounded
out (second to first) [North to second]; Bando homered [North
scored]; Jackson struck out; Rudi flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: D. Allen flied out to center; Melton flied out to
center; On a bunt K. Henderson singled; K. Henderson stole
second; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace was called out on strikes; Mangual
grounded out (third to first); Green doubled to right; Kubiak
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Santo
flied out to center; Dent singled to left; Bradford singled to
center [Dent to third]; Orta struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North doubled; C. Washington singled to shortstop
[North to third]; Bando forced C. Washington (shortstop to
second) [North scored]; Jackson flied out to left; Rudi struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: D. Allen flied out to right; Melton popped to
second; K. Henderson doubled to left; May walked; Downing flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Mangual
grounded out (shortstop to first); Green struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Santo grounded out (second to first); Dent
singled to center; Bradford singled to left [Dent to second];
Orta flied out to left; D. Allen flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ALOU BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); North grounded out (first to pitcher); C.
Washington singled to right; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MAXVILL REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING SS); Melton
singled to shortstop; K. Henderson struck out; May doubled to
right [Melton to third]; Downing was walked intentionally; Santo
singled to center [Downing to third, May scored, Melton scored];
ODOM REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Dent out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Santo to second, Downing scored]; Bradford
flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White
Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SHARP REPLACED BRADFORD (PLAYING RF); Jackson
flied out to left; Rudi was hit by a pitch; Tenace grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rudi out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Orta was called
out on strikes; D. Allen singled to left; Melton singled to left
[D. Allen to second]; K. Henderson singled to right [D. Allen to
third, Melton to second]; May forced D. Allen (first to catcher)
[Melton to third, K. Henderson to second]; Downing singled to
left [Melton scored, K. Henderson out at home (left to catcher),
May to second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Mangual
grounded out (first unassisted); Green struck out; BOURQUE
BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Bourque grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 7.