Thanks to the slugging of Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter became a 20-game winner for the fourth consecutive year when the Athletics defeated the Brewers, 3-1. Manager Alvin Dark lifted Hunter after Tim Johnson singled with one out in the ninth inning. Paul Lindblad came in and struck out Johnny Briggs. Dark then called on Rollie Fingers, who retired Ken Berry on a pop fly to end the game.

The A's scored their first run in the fourth on singles by Bert Campaneris and Claudell Washington, infield out by Jackson and sacrifice fly by Sal Bando. Don Money homered for the Brewers to tie the score in the sixth, but then Jackson took charge, smashing a homer in the seventh and another in the ninth to provide the A's winning margin. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    28, 1974 (Night game) at County Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  1  -   3 10  2
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         3   1   1   0     1   1   .292      Berry cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .206
C. Washington cf      4   0   2   0     0   1   .282      May lf                4   0   0   0     0   2   .225
Jackson rf            4   2   2   2     0   1   .305      Money 3b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .292
Bando 3b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .254      Scott dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Rudi lf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .296      Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Tenace 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .221        Mitchell pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Alou dh               3   0   1   0     0   0   .277        Moore c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  H. Washington pr,dh 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hegan 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .235
  Holt ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Coluccio rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .228
Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .236      T. Johnson ss         4   0   3   0     0   1   .266
Fosse c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Garcia 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hansen ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vukovich 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .191
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Briggs ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .269
                                                          Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3  10   3     1   6             Totals               35   1   8   1     2   9

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 11,059
Left on Base: A's 4, Brewers 9
DP: A's 0, Brewers 2
Errors: Green, Fosse
Home Runs: Jackson 2 (26), Money (12)
Stolen Bases: T. Johnson (3)
Caught Stealing: C. Washington (5), Hegan (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Bando (12)
GIDP: Green (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(20-10)         8.1   8   1   1   2   8   1  35   2.71
Lindblad                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.82
Fingers SV(15)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.20
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   9   1  37

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn L(8-11)         9    10   3   3   1   6   2  34   4.64
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   6   2  34

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - George Maloney


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris struck out; C. Washington singled;
Jackson struck out while C. Washington was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Berry singled; Berry was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Fosse [Berry to second]; May struck out;
Money struck out; Scott walked; Porter flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando struck out; Rudi was called out on strikes;
Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Hegan grounded out (second to first); Coluccio
struck out; T. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Green
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Garcia popped to third in foul territory; Berry
flied out to center; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris singled; C. Washington singled
[Campaneris to second]; Jackson forced C. Washington (third to
second) [Campaneris to third]; Bando hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Campaneris scored]; Rudi singled [Jackson to second]; Jackson
was picked off second (pitcher to second to third); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Money flied out to center; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Porter flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace flied out to center; Alou grounded out
(second to first); Green lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Hegan walked; Hegan was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Coluccio singled; T. Johnson singled
[Coluccio to third]; Garcia struck out; Berry flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris popped to first in foul territory; C. Washington
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Money homered;
Scott popped to first in foul territory; Porter reached on an
error by Green; Hegan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson homered; Bando made an out to shortstop;
Rudi flied out to center; Tenace singled [Tenace out at second
(right to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers
1.

BREWERS 7TH: Coluccio flied out to right; T. Johnson singled;
HANSEN BATTED FOR GARCIA; T. Johnson stole second; Hansen struck
out; Berry popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: VUKOVICH REPLACED HANSEN (PLAYING 2B); Alou
singled; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR ALOU; Green grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [H. Washington out at
second]; Fosse singled; Campaneris walked [Fosse to second]; C.
Washington made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: H. WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); May
grounded out (first to pitcher); Money singled; Scott made an
out to second; Porter singled [Money to third]; MITCHELL RAN FOR
PORTER; Hegan flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MOORE REPLACED MITCHELL (PLAYING C ); Jackson
homered; Bando flied out to left; Rudi singled; Tenace flied out
to left; HOLT BATTED FOR H. WASHINGTON; Holt forced Rudi (second
to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Coluccio flied
out to left; T. Johnson singled; BRIGGS BATTED FOR VUKOVICH;
LINDBLAD REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Briggs struck out; FINGERS
REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Berry flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Brewers 1.