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Tuesday August 12, 1975
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Walt Williams and Chris Chambliss each rapped three of the Yankees' 15 hits in a 7-2 victory over the Athletics. Williams smacked a homer and two singles, while Chambliss contributed a triple, double and single. Doc Medich limited the A's to six hits while posting his fourth straight victory. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 7, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 12, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Yankees      0  2  0    3  0  0    0  1  1  -   7 15  1
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds cf,rf           4   0   0   0     1   2   .259      Campaneris ss         3   1   0   0     0   0   .261
Alomar 2b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .220      North lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .260
White lf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .291      C. Washington cf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Munson c              5   1   3   0     0   0   .317      Jackson rf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .267
Piniella rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .201      Williams dh           4   1   1   0     0   0   .240
  Bladt cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Tenace 1b,c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Nettles 3b            5   2   2   1     0   0   .271      Bando 3b              2   0   0   1     0   0   .199
Williams dh           5   2   3   1     0   0   .267      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Chambliss 1b          3   1   3   2     1   0   .294      Fosse c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Stanley ss            2   1   0   1     0   0   .208        Holt ph,1b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Abbott p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  15   6     3   2             Totals               31   2   6   1     0   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 10,244
Left on Base: Yankees 9, A's 4
DP: Yankees 1, A's 0
Errors: White, Campaneris, North
Doubles: Chambliss (22), Munson 2 (13)
Triples: Chambliss (4), North (5), Williams (1)
Home Runs: Williams (4)
Stolen Bases: Munson (2), Jackson (13)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanley 2 (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Bando (2)
GIDP: Tenace (7)
Hit by Pitch: Campaneris (6,by Medich)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(11-12)         9     6   2   2   0   4   0  33   3.51
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   4   0  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(14-10)       3     8   5   3   1   1   0  17   3.50
Todd                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.79
Abbott                  4     4   1   1   2   1   1  18   3.99
Lindblad                1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.06
Totals                  9    15   7   5   3   2   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Medich (1)
Wild Pitches: Medich (6)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Alomar walked; White
singled to right [Alomar to third, White out at second (right to
shortstop to second)]; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to center; North grounded
out (first unassisted); C. Washington grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella singled; Nettles forced Piniella (second
to shortstop); Williams singled [Nettles to third]; Chambliss
doubled [Nettles scored, Williams to third]; Stanley out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Williams scored, Chambliss to
third]; Bonds was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson singled; Williams forced Jackson (second
to shortstop); Tenace grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar flied out to left; White grounded out
(second to first); Munson doubled; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
struck out; Fosse flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles singled; Williams singled [Nettles to
third, Williams to second]; Chambliss singled [Nettles scored,
Williams to third]; TODD REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Stanley
reached on a fielder's choice [Williams out at home (shortstop
to catcher), Chambliss to second]; Bonds reached on an error by
Campaneris [Chambliss to third, Stanley to second]; Alomar
singled to left [Chambliss scored (unearned) (RBI), Stanley
scored (error by North) (unearned) (no RBI), Bonds out at third
(left to third to second)]; Alomar was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris was hit by a pitch; North lined to
third; C. Washington singled [Campaneris to third (error by
White)]; Medich threw a wild pitch [Campaneris scored, C.
Washington to second]; Jackson singled to pitcher [C. Washington
to third]; Jackson stole second; Williams grounded out (pitcher
to first); Tenace flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 5, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 5TH: ABBOTT REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); White singled;
Munson singled [White to second]; Piniella popped to first in
foul territory; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher) [White
to third, Munson to second]; Williams flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando flied out to right; Garner flied out to
center; Fosse grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss tripled; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bonds struck out; Alomar grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
North tripled; C. Washington grounded out (pitcher to first);
Jackson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Athletics 1.

YANKEES 7TH: White made an out to shortstop; Munson lined to
shortstop; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: BLADT REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING CF); BONDS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Williams tripled; Tenace
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Williams scored]; Garner flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Williams
homered; Chambliss walked; Stanley out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Chambliss to second]; Bonds was walked
intentionally; Alomar flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 6, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HOLT BATTED FOR FOSSE; Holt struck out;
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); North was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 9TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); LINDBLAD REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING);
White grounded out (third to first); Munson doubled; Munson
stole third; Bladt grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
singled to shortstop [Munson scored]; Williams grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: C. Washington grounded out (first unassisted);
Jackson singled to second; Williams made an out to second;
Tenace struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Athletics 2.



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