Held to three hits by Reggie Cleveland through six innings, the Athletics rallied with four runs in the seventh and defeated the Red Sox, 5-3. Boston took a 2-0 lead in the second on Rico Petrocelli's homer, Dwight Evans' triple and an infield out. The Bosox added another run in the third on Juan Beniquez' single, a stolen base and Carl Yastrzemski's single. Reggie Jackson's sacrifice fly, on the heels of a triple by Bert Campaneris, got the A's on the board in the fourth. Rollie Fingers, who relieved in the third, held Boston at bay through the eighth.

Billy Williams and Gene Tenace put doubles back to back for the first run of the deciding seventh frame. Claudell Washington's single moved Tenace to third, Washington moving to second on the throw. Both runners scored on Jim Holt's pinch-single. Don Hopkins, running for Holt, later scored the A's final run on Bill North's single. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Monday, May       12, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    4  0  x  -   5  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez cf,lf        4   1   1   0     0   1   .250      North cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .264
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Campaneris ss         3   1   1   0     1   2   .202
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   1   1     1   0   .202      Jackson rf            3   0   0   1     0   1   .242
Rice lf               2   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Rudi 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
  Lynn cf             1   0   0   0     1   0   .320        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   1     0   0   .176        Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
Evans rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .260      Williams dh           4   1   1   0     0   0   .204
Conigliaro dh         3   0   0   0     1   0   .121      Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .175
Montgomery c          3   0   0   1     0   1   .229      Tenace c,1b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .267
Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .257      C. Washington lf      3   1   1   0     0   0   .288
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .241
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holt ph             1   0   1   2     0   0   .444
  Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hopkins pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kubiak 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Hamilton 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               31   3   5   3     3   5             Totals               30   5   9   5     1   4

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 28,984
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, A's 3
DP: Red Sox 1, A's 0
Errors: Jackson
Doubles: Williams (4), Tenace (3)
Triples: Evans (3), Campaneris (1), Rudi (2)
Home Runs: Petrocelli (1)
Stolen Bases: Beniquez (3)
Caught Stealing: North (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               6.1   5   3   3   1   3   0  25   5.09
Segui L(1-1)            1     4   2   2   0   1   0   6   2.81
Moret                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.50
Totals                  8     9   5   5   1   4   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton                2.1   4   3   3   1   0   1  12   2.91
Fingers W(3-2)          6.1   1   0   0   2   5   0  21   2.96
Lindblad SV(2)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   5   1  34

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


RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burleson flied out to left; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (first to pitcher); Campaneris
was called out on strikes; Jackson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice flied out to right; Petrocelli homered; Evans
tripled; Conigliaro walked; Montgomery grounded out (third to
first) [Evans scored, Conigliaro to second]; Griffin made an out
to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi flied out to center; Williams made an out to
shortstop; Bando popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Beniquez singled; Beniquez stole second; Burleson
flied out to center; Yastrzemski singled to right [Beniquez
scored, Yastrzemski to second (error by Jackson)]; FINGERS
REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Yastrzemski was picked off second
(pitcher to second); Rice was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); C.
Washington grounded out (first unassisted); Garner singled;
North forced Garner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli made an out to second; Evans grounded
out (first to pitcher); Conigliaro grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris tripled; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Campaneris scored]; Rudi flied out to center;
Williams lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Athletics 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Montgomery struck out; Griffin struck out; Beniquez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: LYNN REPLACED RICE (PLAYING CF); BENIQUEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bando singled; Tenace flied out to left;
C. Washington flied out to left; Garner grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson flied out to center; Yastrzemski walked;
Lynn lined to center; Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: On a bunt North grounded out (pitcher to first);
Campaneris walked; Jackson was called out on strikes; Rudi
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans flied out to right; Conigliaro grounded out
(third to first); Montgomery popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Williams doubled; Bando struck out; Tenace
doubled [Williams scored]; SEGUI REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING);
C. Washington singled [Tenace to third, C. Washington to
second]; HOLT BATTED FOR GARNER; Holt singled [Tenace scored, C.
Washington scored, Holt to second]; HOPKINS RAN FOR HOLT; North
singled [Hopkins scored]; North was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Campaneris struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 5.

RED SOX 8TH: KUBIAK REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING 2B); Griffin
struck out; Beniquez flied out to right; Burleson flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi
tripled to left; ALEXANDER RAN FOR RUDI; MORET REPLACED SEGUI
(PITCHING); Williams flied into a double play (right to catcher)
[Alexander out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Athletics 5.

RED SOX 9TH: TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FOSSE
REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); Lynn walked; Petrocelli lined to shortstop;
Evans singled [Lynn to third]; LINDBLAD REPLACED FINGERS
(PITCHING); Conigliaro lined to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 5.