After the Athletics came from behind three times to tie the score, Reggie Jackson took matters in his own hands and smashed a two-run homer in the 13th inning to beat the White Sox, 8-6. The White Sox took a 3-0 lead early in the game, but the A's picked up a pair on a single by Bill North and homer by Joe Rudi in the sixth before tying the score for the first time in the ninth on two walks and a single by North.

Carlos May homered for the White Sox in the 11th, but the A's knotted the count again when North tripled to drive in Angel Mangual. After the White Sox once more took the lead with two runs on a bases-loaded single by Deron Johnson in the 12th, the A's came back with tying tallies on singles by Jackson and Rudi, a double steal and single by Phil Garner. The White Sox failed to score against Paul Lindblad in the 13th and the A's reliever gained credit for his seventh straight victory when North walked and Jackson hit his homer off Cecil Upshaw. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Chicago White Sox 6
Game Played on Friday, July      25, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  2    0  -   6 13  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1    0  1  2    2  -   8 14  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              6   2   2   0     0   0   .276      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     3   0   .268
Richard ss            6   1   3   2     0   1   .286      North cf              6   1   4   2     1   0   .255
Henderson cf          5   0   1   1     1   0   .264      Williams dh           7   1   0   0     0   2   .242
D. Johnson dh         6   0   1   2     0   0   .252      Jackson rf            7   2   4   2     0   1   .269
Melton 3b             6   0   1   0     0   1   .223      Rudi lf,1b            6   2   2   2     0   0   .274
May 1b                5   1   1   1     1   1   .283      Tenace 1b,c,1b,c      5   0   0   0     1   1   .261
Stein 2b              6   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Bando 3b              6   0   0   0     0   2   .210
Nyman lf              6   0   2   0     0   0   .214      Garner 2b             5   0   1   2     1   1   .228
Downing c             5   2   2   0     1   0   .248      Fosse c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .125
Osteen p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Osborn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holt 1b             0   0   0   0     1   0   .316
  Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mangual ph,lf       2   1   1   0     0   0   .197
                                                          Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd 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               51   6  13   6     3   5             Totals               51   8  14   8     7   7

Time of Game: 3:56   Attendance: 10,500
Left on Base: White Sox 9, A's 12
DP: White Sox 0, A's 3
Errors: Rudi, Bando
Doubles: Nyman (3), Jackson 2 (23)
Triples: Richard (1), North (4)
Home Runs: May (7), Rudi (13), Jackson (23)
Stolen Bases: Hopkins (15), Jackson (11), Rudi (1)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (9)
GIDP: Henderson (11), Melton (7)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen                  6.2   6   2   2   2   3   1  27   4.50
Osborn                  1     1   0   0   2   0   0   6   4.09
Gogolewski              0.2   1   1   1   2   1   0   5   4.01
Hamilton                2.2   4   3   3   0   2   0  12   4.14
Upshaw L(1-1)           1.2   2   2   2   1   1   1   8   4.18
Totals                 12.2  14   8   8   7   7   2  58

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                5     7   3   3   0   0   0  22   3.47
Todd                    4     1   0   0   2   3   0  14   1.65
Fingers                 3     4   3   2   1   2   1  14   3.09
Lindblad W(7-0)         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.13
Totals                 13    13   6   5   3   5   1  54

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Richard
flied out to right; Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris walked; Campaneris was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); North singled to left; Williams
struck out; Jackson forced North (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: D. Johnson flied out to center; Melton flied out
to center; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
popped to first in foul territory; Bando grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Stein grounded out (first unassisted); Nyman
doubled to right; Downing made an out to first; Kelly grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner walked; Fosse forced Garner (second to
first to shortstop); On a bunt Campaneris singled [Fosse to
second]; North flied out to center [Fosse to third]; Williams
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Richard singled to center; Henderson grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Richard out
at second]; D. Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson doubled to center; Rudi flied out to
right [Jackson to third]; Tenace popped to first in foul
territory; Bando grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Melton singled to third; May flied out to left;
Stein grounded out (second to first) [Melton to second]; Nyman
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner flied out to center; Fosse flied to left
in foul territory; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Downing singled to shortstop; Kelly singled to
right [Downing to third]; Richard tripled to right [Downing
scored, Kelly scored]; Henderson singled to left [Richard
scored]; D. Johnson reached on an error by Bando [Henderson to
third, D. Johnson to second]; TODD REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING);
Melton hit into a double play to right [Henderson out at home
(right to catcher to third)]; May was walked intentionally;
Stein struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North singled to center; Williams flied out to
right; Jackson was called out on strikes; Rudi homered [North
scored]; Tenace was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 3, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Nyman popped to catcher in foul territory;
Downing walked; Kelly made an out to shortstop; On a bunt
Richard singled [Downing to second]; Henderson popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner
grounded out (third to first); Fosse singled to second; HOPKINS
RAN FOR FOSSE; OSBORN REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Hopkins stole
second; Campaneris walked; North grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HOLT REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING 1B); TENACE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); D. Johnson grounded out (third
to first); Melton grounded out (pitcher to first); May struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Williams lined to left; Jackson doubled to
center; Rudi grounded out (third to first); Tenace walked;
GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED OSBORN (PITCHING); Bando flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Stein was called out on strikes; Nyman grounded
out (first to pitcher); Downing made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Garner was called out on strikes; Holt walked;
ALEXANDER RAN FOR HOLT; Campaneris walked [Alexander to second];
North singled to left [Alexander scored, Campaneris to second];
HAMILTON REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Williams forced North
(second to shortstop) [Campaneris to third]; Jackson made an out
to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 10TH: HANEY REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); TENACE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FINGERS REPLACED TODD
(PITCHING); Kelly singled to center; Richard was called out on
strikes; Henderson flied out to center; D. Johnson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Rudi flied out to right; Tenace grounded out
(third to first); Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 11TH: Melton struck out; May homered; Stein flied out
to right; Nyman grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Garner flied out to right; MANGUAL BATTED FOR
HANEY; Mangual singled to pitcher; Campaneris flied out to
right; North tripled to left [Mangual scored]; Williams struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 4.

WHITE SOX 12TH: MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); RUDI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING C ); Downing singled to left; Kelly reached on an error
by Rudi [Downing to third, Kelly to second]; Richard grounded
out (first unassisted); Henderson was walked intentionally; D.
Johnson singled to center [Downing scored, Kelly scored
(unearned), Henderson to second]; Melton grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [D. Johnson out at second]; 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Jackson singled to center; Rudi singled to left
[Jackson to second]; UPSHAW REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Tenace
popped to first in foul territory; Jackson stole third and Rudi
stole second; Bando struck out; Garner singled to center
[Jackson scored, Rudi scored]; Mangual grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Athletics 6.

WHITE SOX 13TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); May
grounded out (pitcher to first); Stein grounded out (shortstop
to first); Nyman singled to center; Downing flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 13TH: Campaneris flied out to center; North walked;
Williams forced North (first to shortstop); Jackson homered
[Williams scored]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Athletics
8.