One strike away from the third no-hitter of his career, Ken Holtzman was frustrated when Tom Veryzer doubled for the lone hit off the Athletics' southpaw in a 4-0 victory over the Tigers. Holtzman pitched his no-hitters while with the Cubs in 1969 and '71. Oakland Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 0Game Played on Sunday, June 8, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumTigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 A's 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 x - 4 7 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .296 North cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Sutherland 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .243 C. Washington rf 4 2 2 4 0 0 .313 Meyer lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Bando 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .190 Horton dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Jackson dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .238 Roberts rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .299 Rudi lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Colbert 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .149 Williams 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Freehan c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Holt 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Humphrey c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Tenace c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .289 Stanley 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .209 Campaneris ss 3 1 0 0 0 2 .225 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .239 xGarner 2b 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 27 0 1 0 1 7 Totals 30 4 7 4 2 4 Time of Game: 1:44 Attendance: 9,780 Left on Base: Tigers 1, A's 6 DP: Tigers 1, A's 1 Errors: Freehan Doubles: Veryzer (4) Home Runs: C. Washington 2 (6) Stolen Bases: C. Washington (16) GIDP: Meyer (4), Garner (6) Hit by Pitch: Tenace (6,by Coleman) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Coleman L(3-8) 7 7 4 3 2 4 2 31 5.75 Reynolds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.00 Totals 8 7 4 3 2 4 2 34 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman W(5-6) 9 1 0 0 1 7 0 28 2.92 Totals 9 1 0 0 1 7 0 28 Hit by Pitch: Coleman (6) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Nestor Chylak TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Sutherland grounded out (first to pitcher); Meyer lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled; C. Washington forced North (pitcher to shortstop); C. Washington stole second; Bando flied out to left; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (second to first); Roberts struck out; Colbert grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi singled; Williams singled [Rudi to second]; Tenace was hit by a pitch [Rudi to third, Williams to second]; Campaneris struck out; Garner grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. TIGERS 3RD: Freehan struck out; Stanley struck out; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: North flied out to center; C. Washington flied out to center; Bando walked; Jackson walked [Bando to second]; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutherland walked; Meyer grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Sutherland out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Tenace struck out; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. TIGERS 5TH: Horton flied out to left; Roberts struck out; Colbert grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); North lined to third; C. Washington homered; Bando flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1. TIGERS 6TH: Freehan flied out to left; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Rudi flied out to right; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1. TIGERS 7TH: HOLT REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); LeFlore flied out to right; Sutherland flied out to right; Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace singled; Campaneris forced Tenace (first to shortstop); Garner reached on catcher's interference by Freehan [Campaneris to second]; North grounded out (third to first) [Campaneris to third, Garner to second]; C. Washington homered [Campaneris scored, Garner scored (unearned)]; Bando singled; Jackson struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 4. TIGERS 8TH: Horton flied out to center; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED FREEHAN (PLAYING C ); REYNOLDS REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Rudi flied out to right; Holt grounded out (first to pitcher); Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 4. TIGERS 9TH: Humphrey grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer doubled; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 4. |
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