The speed of pinch-runner Matt Alexander wound up with the Athletics scoring on a wild pitch by Sparky Lyle with two out in the eighth inning to defeat the Yankees, 4-3. Alexander was the A's second pinch-runner in the inning. Don Hopkins, who was the first, running for Joe Rudi, was thrown out trying to steal.

However, after Billy Williams walked, Alexander took the paths, stole second, continued to third on a wild throw by catcher Thurman Munson and scored on Lyle's errant heave to the plate. Roy White and Graig Nettles hit homers in the game for the Yankees, while the A's had matching blows by Reggie Jackson and Gene Tenace. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Friday, May       9, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 10  1
A's          1  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .324      North cf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .263
Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .340      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Dempsey rf          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Jackson rf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .261
Bonds rf,cf           5   0   0   0     0   2   .206      Rudi 1b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .300
Munson c              4   1   2   0     1   0   .411        Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chambliss 1b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Holt 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .429
Herrmann dh           5   0   2   0     0   0   .294      Williams dh           3   0   0   0     1   2   .207
Nettles 3b            2   1   1   1     2   0   .207        Alexander pr,dh     0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Stanley ss            4   0   2   1     0   0   .200      C. Washington lf      4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Alomar 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Tenace c              3   1   2   1     0   0   .250
  Williams ph,2b      2   0   1   0     0   1   .500      Garner 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kubiak 3b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  10   3     4   4             Totals               27   4   8   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  9,116
Left on Base: Yankees 12, A's 5
DP: Yankees 1, A's 0
Errors: Munson
Doubles: North (4), Rudi (8)
Home Runs: White (4), Nettles (2), Jackson (5), Tenace (3)
Stolen Bases: Alexander (5)
Caught Stealing: Hopkins (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (3), Garner (5), Kubiak (3)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (3,by Fingers)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(2-4)           7.2   8   4   3   3   4   2  32   3.38
Lyle                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.72
Totals                  8     8   4   3   3   4   2  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  3.1   4   2   2   3   1   1  17   3.71
Todd                    3.2   4   0   0   1   2   0  16   3.55
Fingers W(2-2)          2     2   1   1   0   1   1   9   3.86
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   4   2  42

Passed Balls: Munson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Fingers (3)
Wild Pitches: Lyle (1)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett


YANKEES 1ST: White flied out to center; Maddox made an out to
third; Bonds made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North doubled to right; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [North to third]; Jackson
singled to left [North scored]; Rudi doubled to right [Jackson
to third]; Williams struck out; C. Washington grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson walked; Chambliss flied out to center;
Herrmann flied out to center; Nettles walked [Munson to second];
Stanley made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace singled to left; Garner out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Tenace to second]; Kubiak singled to
left [Tenace to third]; North made an out to shortstop;
Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar struck out; White homered; On a bunt Maddox
grounded out (third to first); Bonds flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Jackson homered; Rudi flied out to left; Williams
flied out to right; C. Washington grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to left; Chambliss flied out to
center; Herrmann singled to right [Munson to third]; Nettles
walked [Herrmann to second]; Stanley singled to center [Munson
scored, Herrmann to third, Nettles to second]; TODD REPLACED
ABBOTT (PITCHING); Alomar forced Herrmann (pitcher to catcher)
[Nettles to third, Stanley to second]; White flied out to right;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace homered; Garner singled to right; Kubiak
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Garner to second];
Munson allowed a passed ball [Garner to third]; North struck
out; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Maddox singled to third; Bonds struck out; Munson
grounded out (third to first) [Maddox to second]; Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson flied out to right; Rudi grounded out
(third to first); Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Herrmann singled to center; Nettles grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Herrmann to second]; Stanley singled to left
[Herrmann to third]; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Williams struck
out; White walked [Stanley to second]; Maddox forced White
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); C.
Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); Tenace grounded out
(third to first); Garner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Bonds grounded out (second to first); Munson
singled to left; Chambliss flied out to center; Herrmann
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
North walked; Campaneris lined into a double play (center to
first) [North out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Athletics 3.

YANKEES 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Nettles homered;
Stanley flied out to center; Williams singled to left; White
grounded out (first unassisted) [Williams to second]; Maddox was
hit by a pitch; Bonds struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING RF); BONDS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); Rudi walked; HOPKINS RAN FOR RUDI; Hopkins was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Williams walked;
ALEXANDER RAN FOR WILLIAMS; LYLE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING);
Alexander stole second [Alexander to third (error by Munson)];
Lyle threw a wild pitch [Alexander scored (unearned)]; C.
Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 4.

YANKEES 9TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HOLT
REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING 1B); Munson grounded out (third to
first); Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); Herrmann
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Athletics 4.