Catfish Hunter pitched the Athletics to a 3-2 victory over the White Sox and tied the Oakland club record of 24 games won by Vida Blue in 1971. The A's scored an unearned run off Wilbur Wood in the first inning, but Hunter yielded a homer by Bucky Dent in the White Sox half.

The A's regained the lead with a walk to Gene Tenace and triple by Angel Mangual in the second before scoring what proved to be the winning run in the seventh on a pass to Sal Bando, sacrifice by Joe Rudi and single by Claudell Washington. Ken Henderson homered in the White Sox half, but Hunter bore down thereafter to come away with his victory. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 21, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          1  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  5  0
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Kelly dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Campaneris ss         4   1   2   0     0   0   .297      Dent ss               4   1   1   1     0   1   .275
Jackson rf            3   0   0   1     0   1   .292      Orta 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .316
Bando 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .245      May lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Rudi 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .290      K. Henderson cf       4   1   1   1     0   1   .288
Tenace c              2   1   0   0     1   0   .211      Muser 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Alou dh               2   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Sharp rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .249
  H. Washington pr,dh 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .263
  C. Washington ph,dh 1   0   1   1     0   0   .287      Richard 3b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .164
Mangual lf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .228        Hairston ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Kubiak 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .210        Stein 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   3   5   3     3   1             Totals               30   2   6   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  8,155
Left on Base: A's 3, White Sox 4
DP: A's 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Herrmann
Doubles: May (19)
Triples: Mangual (4)
Home Runs: Dent (5), K. Henderson (20)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (34)
Caught Stealing: H. Washington (14), Campaneris (15), Muser (4), Kelly (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudi (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (8)
GIDP: Kelly (10)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (12,by Wood)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(24-12)         9     6   2   2   3   5   2  33   2.56
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   5   2  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(20-19)           9     5   3   2   3   1   0  33   3.60
Totals                  9     5   3   2   3   1   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Wood (9)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean


ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied to right in foul territory;
Campaneris singled to left; Campaneris stole second [Campaneris
to third (error by Herrmann)]; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Campaneris scored (unearned)]; Bando flied out to right; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly made an out to shortstop; Dent homered;
Orta flied out to left; May flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
walked; Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; Mangual
tripled to left [Tenace scored]; Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson struck out; Muser singled to right;
Muser was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sharp
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North flied out to left; Campaneris made an out
to third; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann flied out to right; Richard walked;
Kelly flied out to center; Dent struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi
made an out to shortstop; Tenace grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta walked; May flied out to left; K. Henderson
popped to third in foul territory; Muser singled to left [Orta
to second]; Sharp was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Alou singled; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR ALOU; H.
Washington was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Mangual flied out to left; Kubiak grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: H. WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH);
Herrmann struck out; Richard flied out to center; Kelly singled
to left; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Jackson grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Dent made an out to second; Orta popped to third
in foul territory; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando walked; Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Bando to second]; Tenace was hit by a pitch;
C. WASHINGTON BATTED FOR H. WASHINGTON; C. Washington singled to
right [Tenace to second, Bando scored]; Mangual flied out to
center; Kubiak flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: C. WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); K.
Henderson homered; Muser flied out to center; Sharp flied out to
left; Herrmann made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North walked; North was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Campaneris singled to third; Campaneris was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Jackson was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HAIRSTON BATTED FOR RICHARD; Hairston walked;
Kelly grounded into a double play (third to first to shortstop)
[Hairston out at second]; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: STEIN REPLACED HAIRSTON (PLAYING 3B); Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi grounded out (third to
first); Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta flied out to center; May doubled to right;
K. Henderson flied out to left; Muser grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 2.