Ken Holtzman, who started the season in faltering fashion and had a 3-6 record with the Athletics at the end of May, gained his sixth victory in his last seven decisions, pitching a four-hitter to shut out the Angels, 6-0. Bill North and Gene Tenace each batted in two runs to entertain the crowd of 40,879. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 0
Game Played on Friday, July      4, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
A's          0  0  0    0  2  1    2  1  x  -   6 12  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .327      Campaneris ss         5   2   2   0     0   1   .272
Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      North cf              4   0   1   2     0   1   .258
Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      C. Washington lf      5   1   4   1     0   1   .315
Stanton rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .289      Jackson rf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .251
Harper 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Rudi 1b               3   1   0   0     1   2   .286
Lahoud dh             2   0   0   0     1   1   .238      Tenace dh             4   0   1   2     0   1   .279
Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .293        Hopkins pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez c           2   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Bando 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .206
Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   2   .240      Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .236
  Llenas ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .159        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Meoli ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Martinez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fosse c               3   1   1   1     1   0   .133
  Hockenbery p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hudson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   4   0     3   6             Totals               35   6  12   6     3   7

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 40,879
Left on Base: Angels 4, A's 10
DP: Angels 0, A's 1
Errors: Stanton, Ramirez
Stolen Bases: Rivers (45), Jackson (9), Campaneris (15), North (21), Alexander (11)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (9), Stanton (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Garner (14), North (8)
GIDP: Remy (12)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(6-5)           7    10   5   2   2   7   0  34   3.17
Hockenbery              0.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   4  13.50
Hudson                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2  11.57
Totals                  8    12   6   3   3   7   0  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(9-7)         9     4   0   0   3   6   0  31   2.95
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   6   0  31

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


ANGELS 1ST: Collins walked; Remy grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Collins out at second]; Rivers
singled to left; Rivers was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris struck out; North grounded out
(pitcher to first); C. Washington singled to shortstop; Jackson
singled to right [C. Washington to third]; Jackson stole second;
Rudi struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Stanton was called out on strikes; Harper flied out
to left; Lahoud grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace struck out; Bando flied out to left;
Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk popped to pitcher; Rodriguez flied out to
right; Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse flied out to center; Campaneris flied out
to center; North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Collins flied out to center; Remy popped to catcher
in foul territory; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: C. Washington was called out on strikes; Jackson
struck out; Rudi walked; Tenace flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Stanton singled to left; Stanton was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Harper struck out; Lahoud walked;
Chalk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando singled to shortstop; Garner out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Bando to second]; Fosse
grounded out (third to first); Campaneris singled to pitcher
[Bando to third]; Campaneris stole second; North singled to
center [Bando scored, Campaneris scored]; North stole second; C.
Washington singled to third [North to third]; Jackson grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Ramirez
struck out; Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi reached on an error by Stanton [Rudi to
second]; Tenace flied out to center [Rudi to third]; Bando
walked; Garner made an out to second; Fosse singled to right
[Rudi scored (unearned), Bando out at third (right to third)]; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Remy singled to second; Rivers forced Remy (second
unassisted); Rivers stole second; Stanton struck out; Harper
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris singled to center; North out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Campaneris to second]; C.
Washington singled to shortstop [Campaneris stayed at second];
Jackson reached on an error by Ramirez [Campaneris to third, C.
Washington to second]; Rudi struck out; Tenace singled to right
[Campaneris scored (unearned), C. Washington scored (unearned),
Jackson to third]; HOPKINS RAN FOR TENACE; Bando flied out to
center; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 5.

ANGELS 8TH: HOPKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lahoud was
called out on strikes; Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first);
Rodriguez walked; LLENAS BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Llenas flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MEOLI REPLACED LLENAS (PLAYING SS); HOCKENBERY
REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Garner singled to left; Debut
game for Chuck Hockenbery; ALEXANDER RAN FOR GARNER;
Alexander stole second; Fosse walked; Campaneris flied out to
right [Alexander to third]; North reached on a fielder's choice
[Alexander out at home (shortstop to catcher), Fosse to second];
HUDSON REPLACED HOCKENBERY (PITCHING); C. Washington singled to
center [Fosse scored, North to third]; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 6.

ANGELS 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 2B); Collins
singled to left; Remy lined to shortstop; Rivers flied out to
right; Stanton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 6.