A grand slam by Joe Rudi and two homers by Billy Williams, who drove in three runs, helped power the Athletics to a 10-1 victory over the Rangers. Vida Blue held the Rangers to four hits, but yielded a run in the first inning and trailed, 1-0, until the fifth when the A's exploded for four runs off Jim Umbarger. Rudi hit his grand slam against Tommy Moore in the seventh after a single by Ray Fosse, wild throw on a bunt by Bert Campaneris and intentional pass to Williams. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 10, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    7, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  4  0    4  0  2  -  10 12  0
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         2   1   1   1     0   0   .261      Randle 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .284
  Martinez pr,ss      0   1   0   0     0   0   .211      Harrah ss             1   1   0   0     3   1   .298
Williams dh           4   3   2   3     1   0   .246      Hargrove lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .317
Rudi lf               5   1   1   4     0   0   .272      Burroughs rf          2   0   0   0     2   1   .227
Jackson rf            5   0   2   0     0   1   .264      Robson 1b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .190
  Alexander pr,rf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Grieve dh             3   0   0   0     0   2   .272
Tenace 1b             5   0   2   0     0   2   .251      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   3   .252
  Holt 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Sundberg c            3   0   2   0     0   0   .211
Bando 3b              4   1   0   0     1   1   .201      Moates cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Mangual cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .227      Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garner 2b             3   1   0   0     0   0   .230        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Fosse c               4   2   2   1     0   0   .155        Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36  10  12   9     2   4             Totals               26   1   4   1     5   9

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 20,373
Left on Base: A's 5, Rangers 4
DP: A's 4, Rangers 2
Errors: Hargrove, Sundberg
Doubles: Jackson (26)
Home Runs: Williams 2 (16), Rudi (18)
Caught Stealing: Randle (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (3)
GIDP: Mangual (2), Garner (9), Hargrove (10), Moates 2 (5), Robson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Garner (3,by Umbarger), Campaneris (5,by Foucault), Hargrove (4,by Blue)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(15-8)            9     4   1   1   5   9   0  32   2.88
Totals                  9     4   1   1   5   9   0  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger L(4-5)         4.2   5   4   4   1   1   1  20   4.92
Moore                   1.1   4   4   3   1   2   1  10   3.86
Thomas                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.12
Foucault                1     2   2   2   0   0   1   6   4.71
Totals                  9    12  10   9   2   4   3  42

Hit by Pitch: Blue (5), Umbarger (2), Foucault (4)
Balks: Umbarger (4)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to left; Williams grounded
out (second to first); Rudi grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle singled to center; Randle was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Harrah walked; Hargrove was
hit by a pitch [Harrah to second]; Burroughs walked [Harrah to
third, Hargrove to second]; Robson forced Burroughs (second to
shortstop) [Harrah scored, Hargrove to third]; Grieve struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson singled to left; Tenace singled to right
[Jackson to third]; Bando popped to third in foul territory;
Mangual grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell was called out on strikes; Sundberg flied
out to right; Moates grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse
made an out to second; Campaneris singled to first; Umbarger
balked [Campaneris to second]; Williams grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah
walked; Hargrove grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi flied out to left; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs struck out; Robson flied out to right;
Grieve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando walked; Mangual flied out to right; Garner
was hit by a pitch [Bando to second]; Fosse singled to left
[Bando scored (RBI), Garner scored (error by Hargrove) (no RBI),
Fosse to third]; Campaneris hit a sacrifice fly to left [Fosse
scored]; Williams homered; MOORE REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING);
Rudi grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Howell struck out; Sundberg singled to right;
Moates grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson struck out; Tenace singled to left; Bando
struck out; Mangual singled to center [Tenace to second]; Garner
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Rangers
1.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle was called out on strikes; Harrah walked;
Hargrove forced Harrah (second to shortstop); Burroughs flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fosse singled to right; Campaneris reached on an
error by Sundberg on a sacrifice bunt [Fosse to third,
Campaneris to second]; Williams was walked intentionally; Rudi
homered [Fosse scored, Campaneris scored (unearned), Williams
scored]; THOMAS REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Jackson grounded out
(first to pitcher); Tenace struck out; Bando grounded out (third
to first); 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Robson flied out to right; Grieve flied out to
left; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8,
Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mangual singled to shortstop; Garner grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Mangual out at
second]; Fosse grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 8, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg singled to third; Moates grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Sundberg out at second];
Randle singled to left; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 8, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Campaneris
was hit by a pitch; MARTINEZ RAN FOR CAMPANERIS; Williams
homered [Martinez scored]; Rudi flied out to left; Jackson
doubled to center; ALEXANDER RAN FOR JACKSON; Tenace flied out
to center [Alexander to third]; Bando lined to third; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 10, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ALEXANDER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HOLT REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B);
Hargrove struck out; Burroughs walked; Robson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Burroughs out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 10, Rangers 1.