Bill Melton, proving himself a better hitter than bunter, doubled in the 10th inning to score Carlos May and give the White Sox a 4-3 victory over the Athletics. May led off the stanza with single. Melton missed two bunt attempts, took two called balls and then swung away for the double that ended the White Sox' five-game losing streak.

Melton also homered in the fourth to tie the score at 1-1. The A's went ahead again, 3-1, but walks to Melton and Deron Johnson, a sacrifice by Buddy Bradford and single by Jorge Orta produced the tying pair for the White Sox in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       3, 1975 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          1  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  -   3 10  2
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0    1  -   4  8  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   2   2   0     2   1   .270      Nyman cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .173
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .206      Dent ss               5   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Jackson rf            5   0   2   2     0   2   .260      May 1b                3   1   1   0     1   0   .375
Rudi 1b               4   0   1   0     1   1   .329      Melton 3b             4   2   2   2     1   1   .271
Williams dh           3   1   2   0     1   0   .217      D. Johnson dh         2   1   0   0     2   0   .203
  Hopkins pr,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bradford rf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .087
Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .158        Kelly ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .339
  H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hairston lf           4   0   2   0     0   2   .167
  Kubiak 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Orta 2b               4   0   1   2     0   0   .268
C. Washington lf      3   0   0   0     2   1   .305      Downing c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Tenace c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .210      Osteen p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Fosse c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .077
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .210
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  10   3     7   9             Totals               33   4   8   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 17,874
Left on Base: A's 11, White Sox 9
DP: A's 3, White Sox 2
Errors: Campaneris, Bando, Osteen, Gossage
Doubles: Dent (4), Melton (5)
Triples: North (2)
Home Runs: Melton (1)
Stolen Bases: Alexander (2), Hopkins (5)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (1), Bradford (1)
GIDP: Williams (2), C. Washington (3), D. Johnson (5), Orta (2)
Hit by Pitch: May (1,by Holtzman)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                6     5   3   3   4   3   1  29   2.35
Todd L(0-1)             3     3   1   1   1   1   0  11   5.00
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   4   1  40

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen                  5     8   3   3   3   2   0  24   5.35
Gossage W(1-2)          5     2   0   0   4   7   0  20   1.40
Totals                 10    10   3   3   7   9   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Holtzman (2)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; Campaneris singled to left [North
to second]; Jackson singled to second [North scored, Campaneris
to third]; Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Rudi walked; Williams grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Rudi out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Nyman grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent
grounded out (third to first); May was hit by a pitch; Melton
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando flied out to center; C. Washington struck
out; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: D. Johnson reached on an error by Campaneris;
Bradford flied out to center; Hairston singled to left [D.
Johnson to second]; Orta forced Hairston (second to shortstop)
[D. Johnson to third]; Downing forced Orta (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner flied out to center; North tripled to
center; Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Jackson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nyman popped to catcher in foul territory; Dent
reached on an error by Bando; May lined into a double play
(second to first) [Dent out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi singled to center; Williams singled to
center [Rudi to second]; Bando made an out to shortstop; C.
Washington forced Williams (shortstop to second) [Rudi to
third]; Tenace flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton homered; D. Johnson walked; Bradford
walked [D. Johnson to second]; Hairston was called out on
strikes; Orta forced Bradford (first to shortstop) [D. Johnson
to third]; Downing struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
1, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner flied out to center; North singled to
left; North was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Osteen [North to third]; Campaneris grounded out (third to
first); Jackson singled to right [North scored]; Rudi flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nyman grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent
lined to shortstop; May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Williams singled to right; Bando walked [Williams
to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); C. Washington
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Williams to third, Bando out at second]; Tenace singled to left
[Williams scored]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR TENACE; Alexander stole
second; Garner lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: HANEY REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); Melton
walked; D. Johnson walked [Melton to second]; Bradford out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Melton to third, D. Johnson
to second]; Hairston was called out on strikes; Orta singled to
center [Melton scored, D. Johnson scored]; Downing flied out to
left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: North walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [North to second]; Jackson struck out; Rudi
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Nyman singled to center; Dent doubled to right
[Nyman to third]; TODD REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); May was
walked intentionally; Melton struck out; D. Johnson grounded
into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Nyman out at
home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Williams walked; HOPKINS RAN FOR WILLIAMS;
Hopkins stole second; Bando struck out; C. Washington was walked
intentionally; HOLT BATTED FOR HANEY; Holt struck out; Garner
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HOPKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FOSSE
REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING C ); KELLY BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Kelly
lined to left; Hairston singled to left; Orta grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hairston out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); North struck
out; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Jackson flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Downing grounded out (pitcher to first); Nyman
grounded out (pitcher to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Hopkins
grounded out (third to first); Bando singled to right; H.
WASHINGTON RAN FOR BANDO; H. Washington was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Gossage [H. Washington to second]; C.
Washington was walked intentionally; Fosse struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 10TH: KUBIAK REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING 3B); May
singled to left; Melton doubled to center [May scored]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 4.