A single by Claudell Washington in the 12th inning for his fourth hit of the game led to the run that gave the Athletics a 4-3 victory and sent the White Sox down to their fifth straight defeat. The A's counted twice in the first on a single by Bert Campaneris, pass to Reggie Jackson, double by Joe Rudi and sacrifice fly by Billy Williams.

Their third run registered in the fifth on singles by Bill North and Rudi around a passed ball. All three of the White Sox runs were unearned. In the 12th, after Washington singled, Terry Forster failed in an attempted forceout on a grounder by Larry Haney. Ted Kubiak then sacrificed before North singled to drive in Washington. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Friday, May       2, 1975 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 16  2
White Sox    0  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   1   2   1     2   1   .254      Bradford rf           5   1   1   0     0   3   .091
Campaneris ss         7   1   2   0     0   3   .203        Kelly ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .345
Jackson rf            5   1   2   0     1   0   .250      Dent ss               5   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Rudi 1b               4   0   3   2     1   0   .333      Henderson cf          4   0   1   0     2   0   .333
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Johnson dh         5   0   0   0     1   2   .210
  Holt 1b             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Nyman pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Williams dh           4   0   0   1     1   1   .197      Melton 3b             3   1   1   0     2   1   .259
Bando 3b              6   0   1   0     0   0   .153        Richard pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
C. Washington lf      6   1   4   0     0   1   .316        Sharp ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Tenace c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .203        Stein ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May 1b                3   0   1   0     2   0   .377
  Haney c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hairston lf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Orta 2b               5   1   1   1     0   0   .269
  Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Downing c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .221
Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mangual ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kubiak 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               48   4  16   4     5   7             Totals               41   3   7   2     7   6

Time of Game: 3:29   Attendance: 12,113
Left on Base: A's 16, White Sox 11
DP: A's 1, White Sox 0
Errors: North, Campaneris, Downing
Doubles: Rudi (7), C. Washington (3), Downing (4), Melton (4)
Stolen Bases: C. Washington (8), Alexander (1), Hopkins (4), Jackson (3), Orta (4)
Caught Stealing: C. Washington (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Tenace (1), Kubiak (2), Dent (3), Downing (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (1)
GIDP: Stein (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                   10     7   3   0   5   6   0  43   2.03
Fingers W(1-2)          1.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   6   4.11
Lindblad SV(1)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.17
Totals                 12     7   3   0   7   6   0  50

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood                    7    11   3   2   3   3   0  34   4.74
Forster L(1-1)          5     5   1   1   2   4   0  22   2.37
Totals                 12    16   4   3   5   7   0  56

Passed Balls: Downing (3)
Balks: Blue (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Campaneris singled to right;
Jackson walked [Campaneris to second]; Rudi doubled to center
[Campaneris scored, Jackson to third]; Williams hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Jackson scored, Rudi to third]; Bando flied out
to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bradford flied out to right; Dent grounded out
(second to first); Henderson walked; D. Johnson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: C. Washington singled to left; Tenace flied out
to center; C. Washington was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second to first); Garner grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton walked; May grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Melton to second]; Hairston reached on an error by
Campaneris [Melton to third]; Orta forced Hairston (shortstop to
second) [Melton scored (unearned)]; Orta stole second; Downing
doubled to center [Orta scored (unearned)]; Bradford struck out;
2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North lined to second; Campaneris struck out;
Jackson singled to right; Rudi flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent singled to right; Blue balked [Dent to
second]; Henderson grounded out (third to first); D. Johnson
struck out; Melton walked; May forced Melton (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Williams flied out to center; Bando singled to
left; C. Washington doubled to left [Bando to third]; Tenace
grounded out (third to first); Garner grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Hairston grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White
Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North singled to shortstop; Campaneris flied out
to center; Downing allowed a passed ball [North to second];
Jackson popped to first in foul territory; Rudi singled to left
[North scored (unearned)]; Williams walked [Rudi to second];
Bando forced Rudi (third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bradford singled to center; Dent out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bradford to second];
Henderson singled to center [Bradford scored (error by North)
(unearned) (no RBI), Henderson to second]; D. Johnson popped to
first in foul territory; Melton was called out on strikes; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: C. Washington grounded out (first unassisted);
Tenace grounded out (third to first); Garner singled to left;
North grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May walked; Hairston made an out to second; Orta
forced May (shortstop to second); Downing grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris singled to center; Jackson grounded
out (first to second to first) [Campaneris to second]; Rudi was
walked intentionally; Williams struck out; Bando popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3,
White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bradford struck out; Dent flied out to right;
Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: C. Washington singled to right; FORSTER REPLACED
WOOD (PITCHING); C. Washington stole second; Tenace out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [C. Washington to third];
MANGUAL BATTED FOR GARNER; Mangual grounded out (shortstop to
first); North walked; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: KUBIAK REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING 2B); D. Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Melton flied out to center;
May singled to center; Hairston grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Jackson lined to shortstop; Rudi singled to
right; ALEXANDER RAN FOR RUDI; Alexander stole second; Williams
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: HOLT REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 1B); Orta
singled to center; Downing out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Orta to second]; Bradford was called out on strikes;
Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 10TH: C. Washington was called out on strikes; Tenace
singled to left; HOPKINS RAN FOR TENACE; Hopkins stole second
[Hopkins to third (error by Downing)]; On a bunt Kubiak made an
out to catcher [Hopkins stayed at third]; Ted Kubiak called
for interference; North walked; Campaneris struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 10TH: HANEY REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING C ); Henderson
flied out to center; D. Johnson was called out on strikes;
Melton doubled to center; RICHARD RAN FOR MELTON; May was walked
intentionally; Hairston made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 11TH: RICHARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Jackson
singled to left; Jackson stole second; Holt struck out; Williams
flied out to right; Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 11TH: FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Orta grounded
out (third to first); Downing lined to third; KELLY BATTED FOR
BRADFORD; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 12TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); C. Washington
singled to left; Haney reached on a fielder's choice [C.
Washington to second]; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR HANEY; Kubiak out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [C. Washington to third,
H. Washington to second]; North singled to right [C. Washington
scored, H. Washington out at home (right to catcher)];
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 12TH: FOSSE REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING C ); Dent
flied out to center; Henderson walked; D. Johnson walked
[Henderson to second]; NYMAN RAN FOR D. JOHNSON; SHARP BATTED
FOR RICHARD; LINDBLAD REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); STEIN BATTED
FOR SHARP; Stein grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Nyman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
4, White Sox 3.