Although kayoed in the seventh inning, Vida Blue received credit for his seventh victory of the season when the Athletics defeated the Yankees, 7-5. The A's scored six of their runs in the third. Joe Rudi knocked in two with a single and Billy Williams delivered two more with another single. Oakland Athletics 7, New York Yankees 5Game Played on Sunday, May 11, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumYankees 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 - 5 9 2 A's 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 x - 7 12 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White 1b 4 2 0 0 1 1 .316 North cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .265 Maddox cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .346 Campaneris ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .198 Bonds rf 4 1 1 2 0 2 .214 Jackson rf 5 0 1 0 0 4 .250 Munson c 4 1 3 1 0 1 .412 Rudi 1b 5 2 2 3 0 1 .296 Johnson dh 4 0 2 1 0 2 .262 Bando 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .170 Williams lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .450 Williams dh 4 1 1 2 0 0 .202 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Tenace c 4 0 3 1 0 0 .265 Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Alexander pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Fosse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Dempsey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 C. Washington lf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .287 Mason ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .104 Garner 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .235 Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Hopkins pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blue p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 9 5 2 8 Totals 34 7 12 7 4 10 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 12,253 Left on Base: Yankees 5, A's 9 DP: Yankees 0, A's 2 Errors: Munson, Lyle, Campaneris Doubles: Garner (4) Home Runs: Bonds (5), Rudi (3) Stolen Bases: Campaneris (6) Caught Stealing: Maddox (2), Hopkins (3) Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (4) Hit by Pitch: C. Washington (3,by May) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA May L(2-2) 2.2 5 6 6 2 4 0 16 3.86 Tidrow 4 6 1 1 0 4 1 18 5.11 Lyle 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 3.27 Totals 8 12 7 7 4 10 1 40 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(7-1) 6.2 9 5 3 2 6 1 30 1.96 Todd SV(3) 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.00 Totals 9 9 5 3 2 8 1 37 Passed Balls: Munson (3) Hit by Pitch: May (2) Wild Pitches: Lyle (2) Balks: Lyle (1) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead YANKEES 1ST: White struck out; Maddox singled to right; Bonds was called out on strikes while Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt Campaneris singled to first; Campaneris stole second [Campaneris to third (error by Munson)]; Jackson was called out on strikes; Rudi made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. YANKEES 2ND: Munson singled to left; Johnson singled to right [Munson to third]; Williams forced Johnson (shortstop to second) [Munson scored]; Nettles lined into a double play (second to first) [Williams out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando struck out; Williams flied out to center; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 0. YANKEES 3RD: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley grounded out (second to pitcher); White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: C. Washington was hit by a pitch; Garner doubled to left [C. Washington to third]; North walked; Campaneris was called out on strikes; Jackson struck out; Rudi singled to center [C. Washington scored, Garner scored, North to third, Rudi to second]; Bando was walked intentionally; Williams singled to right [North scored, Rudi scored, Bando to third]; Tenace singled to left [Bando scored, Williams to third]; TIDROW REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); C. Washington singled to right [Williams scored, Tenace to third]; Garner flied out to center; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 6. YANKEES 4TH: Maddox walked; Bonds struck out; Munson singled to left [Maddox to second]; Johnson struck out; Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 4TH: North singled to right; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [North to second]; Jackson struck out; Rudi made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 6. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to center; Alomar was called out on strikes; Stanley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando struck out; Williams made an out to shortstop; Tenace singled to left; C. Washington singled to right [Tenace to third]; Garner struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 6. YANKEES 6TH: White walked; Maddox singled to center [White to third]; Bonds flied out to right; Munson singled to center [White scored, Maddox to third]; Johnson singled to right [Maddox scored, Munson to second]; Williams singled to left [Munson to third, Johnson to second]; Nettles flied out to right; Alomar forced Williams (third to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 6TH: North grounded out (second to first); Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 6. YANKEES 7TH: DEMPSEY BATTED FOR STANLEY; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); White reached on an error by Campaneris; Maddox flied out to center; Bonds homered (unearned) [White scored (unearned)]; TODD REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Munson struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 7TH: MASON REPLACED DEMPSEY (PLAYING SS); Rudi homered; Bando grounded out (second to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); Tenace singled to left; ALEXANDER RAN FOR TENACE; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Lyle balked [Alexander to second]; C. Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Athletics 7. YANKEES 8TH: FOSSE REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); Johnson struck out; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Athletics 7. ATHLETICS 8TH: Garner walked; HOPKINS RAN FOR GARNER; Hopkins was picked off first but was safe on an error by Lyle [Hopkins to second]; Munson allowed a passed ball [Hopkins to third]; Hopkins was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); North struck out; Campaneris walked; Jackson singled to right [Campaneris to second]; Lyle threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to third, Jackson to second]; Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Athletics 7. YANKEES 9TH: KUBIAK REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING 2B); Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); CHAMBLISS BATTED FOR MASON; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Athletics 7. |
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