Sal Bando's three-run homer was the big blow as the A's downed the Rangers, 5-4, with Vida Blue picking up his second victory of the season. The homer, which snapped a 1-1 tie in the fifth frame, came off starter and loser Fergie Jenkins and followed singles by Ted Kubiak and Bill North. Billy Williams hit his first A. L. home run in the second inning.

The A's final tally came in the eighth when reliever Stan Thomas balked home Reggie Jackson from third base. A homer by Tom Grieve was the only hit yielded by Blue until the ninth inning when he tired and was replaced by Rollie Fingers, who yielded a two-run single to Jeff Burroughs before retiring pinch-hitter Jim Spencer on a long fly to center to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     12, 1975 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          0  1  0    0  3  0    0  1  0  -   5 10  0
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  3  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .368      Tovar lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .313
C. Washington lf      5   0   1   0     0   1   .364      Davis cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Bando 3b              4   1   2   3     0   0   .188        Cardenas ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .167      Randle 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .316
Rudi 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   2     0   0   .263
  Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fregosi 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Holt 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Williams dh           4   1   2   1     0   0   .333      Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Tenace c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .125      Grieve dh             3   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Kubiak ss             3   1   1   0     1   0   .231      Nelson 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .118
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .176      Sundberg c            2   1   0   0     1   0   .154
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   4     2   5             Totals               30   4   3   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 20,598
Left on Base: A's 6, Rangers 1
DP: A's 0, Rangers 1
Doubles: Jackson (1)
Home Runs: Williams (1), Bando (1), Grieve (1)
Stolen Bases: North (3)
GIDP: Bando (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(2-0)             8.2   2   4   4   2   3   1  30   2.87
Fingers SV(2)           0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   6.75
Totals                  9     3   4   4   2   3   1  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(0-2)          7    10   5   5   2   4   2  32  10.38
Merritt                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Thomas                  1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    10   5   5   2   5   2  38

Wild Pitches: Fingers (1)
Balks: Thomas (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia


ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to center; North stole second; C.
Washington was called out on strikes; Bando singled to third
[North stayed at second]; Jackson lined to right; Rudi struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Davis grounded out
(second to first); Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams homered; Tenace grounded out (second to
first); Kubiak grounded out (first to pitcher); Garner grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs lined to center; Fregosi grounded out
(second to first); Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (second to first); C.
Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Grieve homered; Nelson popped to first in foul
territory; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Tovar
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson flied out to center; Rudi flied out to
left; Williams singled to right; Tenace flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Randle made
an out to second; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Kubiak singled to center; Garner struck out;
North singled to left [Kubiak to second]; C. Washington flied
out to left; Bando homered [Kubiak scored, North scored];
Jackson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Rangers
1.

RANGERS 5TH: Fregosi popped to first in foul territory; Harrah
popped to catcher in foul territory; Grieve grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
4, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Williams
grounded out (second to pitcher); Tenace walked; Kubiak walked
[Tenace to second]; Garner forced Kubiak (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Nelson grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Tovar flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: North grounded out (first unassisted); C.
Washington singled to center; Bando grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [C. Washington out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Davis struck out; Randle flied out to center;
Burroughs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson doubled to center; Rudi singled to left
[Jackson to third]; HOPKINS RAN FOR RUDI; MERRITT REPLACED
JENKINS (PITCHING); Williams flied out to right; THOMAS REPLACED
MERRITT (PITCHING); Tenace made an out to third; Thomas balked
[Jackson scored, Hopkins to second]; Kubiak lined to left; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: HOLT REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING 1B); Fregosi flied
out to center; Harrah made an out to second; Grieve lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Garner was called out on strikes; North grounded
out (pitcher to first); C. Washington grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Nelson struck out; Sundberg walked; Tovar walked
[Sundberg to second]; CARDENAS BATTED FOR DAVIS; Cardenas struck
out; Randle singled to left [Sundberg scored, Tovar to second];
FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Fingers threw a wild pitch
[Tovar to third, Randle to second]; Burroughs singled to right
[Tovar scored, Randle scored]; SPENCER BATTED FOR FREGOSI;
Spencer flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Rangers 4.