The A's scored two runs on a two-base throwing error by Graig Nettles with two out in the eighth inning to snap a tie and defeat the Yankees, 3-2. With runners at first and third, Nettles booted Joe Rudi's hard smash to third, then threw wildly past first, giving Oakland a 3-1 advantage.

The Yankees closed to one run in the ninth when Elliott Maddox' single got past Rudi in left for a two-base error and Maddox scored from third on Lou Piniella's infield out. New York scored once in the third on Nettles' single, a walk and base hit by Maddox, but the A's tied the score in their half of the frame on Larry Haney's single and stolen base, plus a two-out single by Bill North. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Monday, August    12, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  1
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   3  7  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      North cf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .267
Maddox cf             4   1   2   1     0   2   .306      Campaneris dh         3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279        C. Washington ph,dh 1   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Piniella lf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .301      Bando 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Jackson rf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .313
Blomberg dh           3   0   2   0     0   0   .300      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Tenace 1b,c           3   0   0   0     0   2   .219
Munson c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Green 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .257
Mason ss              2   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Haney c               2   1   1   0     0   0   .153
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bourque ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
                                                          Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .190
                                                          Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     1   4             Totals               30   3   7   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 27,137
Left on Base: Yankees 3, A's 5
DP: Yankees 0, A's 1
Errors: Nettles, Rudi
Stolen Bases: Haney (1), North (42)
GIDP: Nettles (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(10-14)         8     7   3   1   2   5   0  32   3.20
Totals                  8     7   3   1   2   5   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(17-9)          9     5   2   1   1   4   0  32   2.86
Totals                  9     5   2   1   1   4   0  32

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy


YANKEES 1ST: Alomar flied out to center; Maddox struck out;
Murcer made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Campaneris grounded out (first
unassisted); Bando made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella popped to catcher in foul territory;
Chambliss struck out; Blomberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Rudi flied out to left;
Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles singled to center; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Nettles to second]; Mason walked; Alomar
flied out to center; Maddox singled to left [Mason to second,
Nettles scored]; Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green grounded out (third to first); Haney
singled to left; Haney stole second; Maxvill flied out to
center; North singled to center [Haney scored, North out at
third (center to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Athletics 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella flied out to center; Chambliss flied out
to left; Blomberg singled to right; Nettles flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Bando
lined to shortstop; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Mason was
called out on strikes; Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
grounded out (shortstop to first); Green singled to first; Haney
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics
1.

YANKEES 6TH: Maddox struck out; Murcer grounded out (second to
first); Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Maxvill grounded out (first unassisted); North
walked; Campaneris popped to first in foul territory; North
stole second; Bando singled to shortstop [North to third];
Jackson walked [Bando to second]; Rudi forced Jackson (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss made an out to second; Blomberg singled
to right; Nettles grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Blomberg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace struck out; Green singled to center;
BOURQUE BATTED FOR HANEY; Bourque flied out to left; Maxvill was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Athletics 1.

YANKEES 8TH: BOURQUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Munson flied out to left; Mason flied
out to center; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North flied out to left; C. WASHINGTON BATTED FOR
CAMPANERIS; C. Washington singled to center; Bando forced C.
Washington (third to second); Jackson singled to left [Bando to
second]; Rudi reached on an error by Nettles [Bando scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Jackson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rudi
out at third (right to shortstop)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 9TH: C. WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Maddox
singled to left [Maddox to second (error by Rudi)]; Murcer
grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to third]; Piniella
grounded out (second to first) [Maddox scored (unearned)];
Chambliss lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Athletics 3.