The Athletics, after taking a 4-0 lead, staved off a rally by the Red Sox to gain a 4-3 victory. Claudell Washington led the A's attack with two doubles, scoring one run and driving in another. His second double came after a single by Bill North in the sixth inning and supplied what proved to be the deciding tally.

The Red Sox kayoed Vida Blue in the eighth, exploding for their runs on a homer by Fred Lynn, single by Jim Rice and homer by Carlton Fisk. The A's had to call on three relievers before nailing down their victory. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Monday, August    11, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  9  0
A's          0  1  0    1  1  1    0  0  x  -   4 11  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez dh           5   0   1   0     0   2   .310      Campaneris ss         4   0   3   1     0   0   .263
Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .263      North lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .260
  Carbo ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .250
  Montgomery ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Mangual lf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Lynn cf               4   1   1   1     1   2   .332      C. Washington cf      4   1   2   1     0   0   .317
Rice lf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .301      Jackson rf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .262
Fisk c                4   1   1   2     0   0   .300      Tenace 1b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .251
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .249      Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .247      Bando 3b              2   1   1   1     1   0   .200
Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .265      Garner 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Cooper 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .330      Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .152
Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago 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
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3   9   3     3  10             Totals               29   4  11   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 46,376
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, A's 5
DP: Red Sox 3, A's 0
Errors: Garner
Doubles: Cooper (11), Bando (13), C. Washington 2 (18)
Home Runs: Lynn (19), Fisk (7)
Stolen Bases: Evans (2)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Garner (18)
GIDP: Williams (8), Fosse (2), Tenace (6)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret L(8-2)            5     7   4   4   3   2   0  22   3.90
Drago                   3     4   0   0   0   0   0  11   4.37
Totals                  8    11   4   4   3   2   0  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(16-8)            7     8   3   3   2   9   2  32   2.91
Fingers                 1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.28
Lindblad                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.98
Todd SV(8)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.82
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3  10   2  40

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy


RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez struck out; Griffin singled; Lynn forced
Griffin (pitcher to shortstop); Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; North flied to
right in foul territory; C. Washington popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk made an out to first; Evans singled; Evans
stole second; Petrocelli struck out; Burleson popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Tenace
walked; Williams made an out to first; Bando doubled [Tenace
scored]; Garner flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Cooper singled; Beniquez was called out on strikes;
Griffin struck out; Lynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse was called out on strikes; Campaneris
singled; Campaneris was picked off first (pitcher to first);
North made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Athletics 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk made
an out to second; Evans reached on an error by Garner;
Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: C. Washington doubled; Jackson struck out; Tenace
singled [C. Washington scored]; Williams grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Tenace out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson walked; Cooper struck out; Beniquez forced
Burleson (shortstop to second); Griffin flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando walked; Garner out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Bando to second]; Fosse popped to third in
foul territory; Campaneris singled [Bando scored]; Campaneris
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn struck out; Rice walked; Fisk made an out to
first; Evans popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North singled; ALEXANDER RAN FOR NORTH; C.
Washington doubled [Alexander scored]; Jackson walked; DRAGO
REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Tenace made an out to third; Williams
popped to catcher in foul territory; Bando forced Jackson
(second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Athletics 4.

RED SOX 7TH: MANGUAL REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING LF); Petrocelli
flied out to left; Burleson singled; Cooper flied to left in
foul territory; Beniquez singled [Burleson to third]; Griffin
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Garner singled; Fosse grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Garner out at second]; Campaneris
singled; Mangual singled [Campaneris to second]; C. Washington
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Athletics 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Lynn homered; Rice singled; Fisk homered [Rice
scored]; FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Evans struck out;
Petrocelli flied out to center; Burleson lined to center; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson singled; On a bunt Tenace grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to second) [Jackson out at
second]; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Cooper doubled; Beniquez flied out to right [Cooper
to third]; CARBO BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; LINDBLAD REPLACED FINGERS
(PITCHING); MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR CARBO; Montgomery grounded out
(second to first); Lynn walked; TODD REPLACED LINDBLAD
(PITCHING); Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Athletics 4.