Vida Blue became the majors' first eight game winner of the season, hurling the A's to a 4-2 victory over the Yankees. The A's broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh when Billy Williams doubled and pinch-runner Don Hopkins scored on Sal Bando's single. They added an insurance marker in the eighth on a walk to Bill North, a sacrifice and Reggie Jackson's double. Blue permitted as many as two baserunners in only one inning, the second. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Friday, May       16, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
A's          0  0  1    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   4  8  0
Yankees      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              2   1   0   0     3   0   .268      White 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   2   .216      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .328
Jackson rf            3   1   1   1     2   2   .255      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .204
Rudi 1b               3   0   1   1     1   1   .303      Munson c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .395
Williams dh           2   0   1   1     1   0   .222      Johnson dh            4   1   2   1     0   0   .300
  Hopkins pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Piniella lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .240
  Mangual ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .213
Bando 3b              4   0   2   1     1   1   .184      Alomar 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .168
Tenace c              2   0   1   0     2   1   .286      Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dempsey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .571
  Fosse c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .063        Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .104
C. Washington lf      5   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   8   4    10   8             Totals               33   2   7   2     0   2

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 24,539
Left on Base: A's 13, Yankees 4
DP: A's 1, Yankees 0
Errors: White, Dobson
Doubles: Williams (5), Jackson (4), Johnson (1)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (8), Jackson (5), Alexander (7)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Rudi (1), Williams (2)
GIDP: Alomar (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(8-1)             9     7   2   2   0   2   0  33   1.96
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   2   0  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(2-5)           6.1   7   3   2   8   7   0  34   3.31
Lyle                    2.2   1   1   1   2   1   0  10   3.14
Totals                  9     8   4   3  10   8   0  44

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dave Phillips


ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; Campaneris flied out to center;
Jackson struck out; Rudi forced North (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White flied out to left; Maddox flied out to right;
Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams walked; Bando walked [Williams to
second]; Tenace struck out; C. Washington reached on an error by
White [Williams to third, Bando to second]; Garner flied out to
center; North grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson singled to center; Johnson doubled to right
[Munson scored]; Piniella grounded out (second to first)
[Johnson to third]; Nettles singled to right [Johnson scored];
Alomar flied out to right; Stanley struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris singled to pitcher [Campaneris to
second (error by Dobson)]; Campaneris stole third; Jackson
struck out; Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to right [Campaneris scored
(unearned)]; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
flied out to left; Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando singled to center; Tenace singled to
shortstop [Bando to second]; C. Washington flied out to right;
Garner made an out to first; North walked [Bando to third,
Tenace to second]; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Johnson
flied out to left; Piniella singled to left; Nettles made an out
to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson walked; Rudi singled to right [Jackson to
third]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to right [Jackson scored,
Rudi to second]; Bando was called out on strikes; Tenace walked;
C. Washington singled to third [Rudi to third, Tenace to
second]; Garner flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Alomar flied out to left; Stanley grounded out
(pitcher to first); White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
struck out; Jackson walked; Jackson stole second; Rudi struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Maddox made an out to second; Bonds grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson singled to left; Johnson flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Williams doubled to center; HOPKINS RAN FOR
WILLIAMS; Bando singled to left [Hopkins scored, Bando out at
second (left to third to second)]; Tenace walked; ALEXANDER RAN
FOR TENACE; LYLE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Alexander stole
second; C. Washington grounded out (first to pitcher) [Alexander
to third]; Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: HOPKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FOSSE REPLACED
ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); Piniella singled to center; Nettles
forced Piniella (pitcher to shortstop); Alomar grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Nettles out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [North to second]; Jackson doubled to center
[North scored]; Jackson was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); Rudi was walked intentionally; MANGUAL BATTED FOR
HOPKINS; Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DEMPSEY BATTED
FOR STANLEY; Dempsey flied out to left; White flied out to
center; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MASON REPLACED DEMPSEY (PLAYING SS); Bando
grounded out (third to first); Fosse struck out; C. Washington
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); Johnson singled to right;
Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Yankees 2.