The defending world champion Athletics wound up their home season with a 3-2 victory over the White Sox, but finished with a total attendance of only 836,712, representing a decline at the gate of nearly 165,000 from last year. The A's used reserves at most positions. Manny Trillo, getting a chance to start at second base, drove in two runs with a pair of singles. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 29, 1974 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  6  0
A's          0  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   3 12  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .276      C. Washington lf      3   0   1   1     1   0   .289
  Santo ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Mangual cf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .235
Dent ss               4   0   1   1     0   1   .275      Rudi 1b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Orta 2b               4   0   1   0     0   2   .319        Holt 1b             1   0   1   0     0   0   .235
May lf                4   1   1   0     0   0   .249        H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
K. Henderson cf       4   0   1   1     0   0   .295        Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Muser 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Jackson dh            2   0   0   0     1   1   .290
Sharp rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .249        North ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Melton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Tenace c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .213
  Downing rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Haney c,1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Stein 3b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .286      Alou rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Herrmann c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Garner 3b             4   2   3   0     0   0   .179
  Bradford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Maxvill ss            2   1   1   0     1   0   .174
  Varney c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Trillo 2b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .167
Otten p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     0   7             Totals               32   3  12   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  6,448
Left on Base: White Sox 3, A's 9
DP: White Sox 0, A's 1
Errors: Trillo
Doubles: Orta (31), K. Henderson (35), Garner (1), Alou (8)
Stolen Bases: Mangual (3)
Caught Stealing: C. Washington (8), H. Washington (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Maxvill (6)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Otten L(0-1)            5.1   9   3   3   3   3   0  26   5.51
Gossage                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.36
Forster                 2.1   3   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.43
Totals                  8    12   3   3   3   3   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.00
Hamilton W(7-4)         3.1   1   1   1   0   4   0  11   3.18
Knowles SV(3)           3     3   1   1   0   2   0  12   4.38
Fingers                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.62
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   7   0  32

Wild Pitches: Knowles (2)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Larry McCoy


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to center; Dent was called out on
strikes; Orta doubled to left [Kelly to third]; May lined into a
double play (second to shortstop) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: C. Washington walked; C. Washington was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mangual singled to left;
Rudi flied out to right; Jackson walked [Mangual to second];
Tenace forced Jackson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson grounded out (first unassisted);
Muser grounded out (shortstop to first); Sharp grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
doubled to left; Maxvill flied out to center; Trillo singled to
left [Garner scored]; C. Washington flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: HAMILTON REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Stein struck
out (catcher to first); Herrmann struck out; Kelly flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Mangual singled to center; Rudi flied out to
right; Mangual stole second; Jackson struck out; Tenace grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Orta struck
out; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Alou doubled to center; Garner grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Maxvill singled to left [Alou
out at home (left to catcher)]; Trillo singled to right [Maxvill
scored]; C. Washington forced Trillo (shortstop to second); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: K. Henderson flied to right in foul territory;
Muser struck out; Sharp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Mangual singled to center; Rudi struck out;
Jackson grounded out (pitcher to third to first) [Mangual to
second]; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: HOLT REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING 1B); HANEY REPLACED
TENACE (PLAYING C ); Stein singled to right; Herrmann popped to
catcher in foul territory; KNOWLES REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING);
Knowles threw a wild pitch [Stein to second]; Kelly flied out to
left; Dent singled to center [Stein scored]; Orta grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Garner
singled to left; Maxvill walked [Garner to second]; GOSSAGE
REPLACED OTTEN (PITCHING); Trillo flied out to center [Garner to
third]; FORSTER REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); C. Washington
singled to second [Maxvill to second, Garner scored]; Mangual
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May singled to second [May to second (error by
Trillo)]; K. Henderson doubled to center [May scored]; Muser
grounded out (shortstop to first); MELTON BATTED FOR SHARP;
Melton flied out to left; Stein grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: DOWNING REPLACED MELTON (PLAYING RF); Holt
singled to right; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR HOLT; NORTH BATTED FOR
JACKSON; H. Washington was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); North flied out to right; Haney
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
2, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FOSSE REPLACED
H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING C ); HANEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); BRADFORD BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Bradford struck out; SANTO
BATTED FOR KELLY; Santo flied out to left; Dent made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SANTO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); VARNEY
REPLACED BRADFORD (PLAYING C ); Alou lined to shortstop; Garner
singled to left; Maxvill out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Garner to second]; Trillo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta struck out; FINGERS REPLACED KNOWLES
(PITCHING); May grounded out (second to first); K. Henderson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Athletics 3.