Becoming the first 15-game winner in the major leagues this season, Jim Kaat pitched the White Sox to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics. Bucky Dent provided essential batting support for Kaat, driving in four runs.

A double by Pat Kelly, error by Reggie Jackson on the hit to right field and sacrifice fly by Dent produced the initial run in the first inning. The A's powered their way ahead with homers by Phil Garner and Gene Tenace before Jorge Orta doubled, Kelly walked and Dent hit for the circuit to decide the outcome in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      26, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  1  -   5  8  2
A's          0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   2   2   0     1   0   .279      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Dent ss               3   1   1   4     0   0   .291      North cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .239
D. Johnson dh         4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Henderson cf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .265      Rudi 1b               4   0   2   0     0   1   .276
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Tenace c              4   1   1   1     0   2   .260
Orta 2b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .211
  Richard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .286      Mangual lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Stein 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Garner 2b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .229
Nyman lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .215      Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .248        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   8   5     1   2             Totals               32   2   5   2     1   5

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance: 11,168
Left on Base: White Sox 4, A's 4
DP: White Sox 1, A's 1
Errors: May 2, Jackson
Doubles: Kelly (14), Orta (18)
Home Runs: Dent (2), Garner (5), Tenace (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Dent (3)
GIDP: Melton (8), North (6)
Hit by Pitch: Henderson (1,by Fingers)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(15-7)            9     5   2   2   1   5   2  33   2.93
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   5   2  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  6     3   1   1   0   1   0  21   3.58
Fingers L(6-5)          3     5   4   4   1   1   1  15   3.40
Totals                  9     8   5   5   1   2   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Fingers (5)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly doubled to right [Kelly to third (error by
Jackson)]; Dent hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kelly scored];
May flied out to center; D. Johnson flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris walked; North grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Campaneris out at second];
Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Melton
flied out to right; Orta popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Rudi struck out; Tenace
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nyman popped to catcher in foul territory;
Downing flied out to center; Kelly grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: May dropped a foul fly hit by Bando for an error;
Bando flied out to center; Mangual grounded out (first to
pitcher); Garner homered; Campaneris grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Dent popped to first in foul territory; May flied
out to right; D. Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North flied out to right; Williams flied out to
center; Jackson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Henderson made an out to third; Melton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi flied out to right; Tenace homered; Bando
singled to center; Mangual reached on an error by May [Bando to
second]; Garner flied out to left; Campaneris flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nyman grounded out (second to first); Downing
singled to third; Kelly singled to right [Downing to third];
Dent flied out to right; May grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North flied out to left; Williams struck out;
Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: FINGERS REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); D. Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Henderson was hit by a pitch;
Melton grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi singled to left; Tenace struck out; Bando
made an out to second; Mangual flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta doubled to center; RICHARD RAN FOR ORTA;
Nyman flied out to center; Downing grounded out (pitcher to
first); Kelly walked; Dent homered [Richard scored, Kelly
scored]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: STEIN REPLACED RICHARD (PLAYING 2B); Garner
grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris flied out to center;
North flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: D. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson singled to center; Melton singled to left [Henderson
to second]; Stein struck out; Nyman singled to right [Henderson
scored, Melton to second]; Downing forced Melton (third
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Jackson
made an out to third; Rudi singled to left; Tenace flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Athletics 2.