Jim Holt's first homer in two seasons leading off the fifth and Bill North's RBI double later in that frame gave the Athletics just enough offense to edge the Tigers, 2-1. Oakland's Sonny Siebert and Jim Todd combined on a four-hitter, Siebert going the first five frames and picking up the victory. Singles by Ben Oglivie and Leon Roberts, plus a sacrifice fly by Aurelio Rodriguez, produced the Tigers' only run in the top of the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    20, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
A's          0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      North cf              4   0   1   1     0   2   .266
Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .249      Campaneris ss         2   0   0   0     2   0   .260
Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .202
Horton dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Freehan c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Williams dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Oglivie lf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .275      Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .243
Roberts rf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Holt 1b               3   1   2   1     0   0   .243
Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   1     0   0   .246      Harper lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Garner 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .222
  Brown ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .185      Siebert p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  Baldwin pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Michael ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Bare p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   4   1     0   6             Totals               29   2   5   2     4   6

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance:  6,255
Left on Base: Tigers 2, A's 7
DP: Tigers 0, A's 0
Errors: Pentz
Doubles: Freehan (14), North (11)
Home Runs: Holt (1)
Stolen Bases: Garner (2)
Caught Stealing: Baldwin (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rodriguez (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bare L(7-8)             6     5   2   2   1   4   1  24   3.78
Pentz                   2     0   0   0   3   2   0   9   1.32
Totals                  8     5   2   2   4   6   1  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(3-3)          5     3   1   1   0   2   0  18   3.62
Todd SV(9)              4     1   0   0   0   4   0  12   2.67
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   6   0  30

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Art Frantz


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Sutherland
grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Campaneris walked; Bando
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Campaneris to second]; Jackson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to center; Freehan doubled; Oglivie
grounded out (second to first) [Freehan to third]; Roberts made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams popped to third in foul territory;
Tenace struck out; Holt singled; Harper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to left; Veryzer made an out to
second; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner flied out to center; North grounded out
(shortstop to first); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Sutherland was called out on strikes; Meyer grounded
out (second to first); Horton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando singled; Jackson lined to center; Williams
grounded out (second to first) [Bando to second]; Tenace flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Freehan flied out to left; Oglivie singled; Roberts
singled [Oglivie to third]; Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Oglivie scored]; Veryzer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Holt homered; Harper grounded out (second to
first); Garner singled; Garner stole second; North doubled
[Garner scored]; Campaneris flied out to right; Bando flied out
to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 6TH: TODD REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); LeFlore struck out
(catcher to first); Sutherland grounded out (second to first);
Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson flied out to center; Williams flied out
to right; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan
lined to right; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: PENTZ REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Holt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harper flied out to center; Garner flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Roberts struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (third to
first); BROWN BATTED FOR VERYZER; Brown singled; BALDWIN RAN FOR
BROWN; Baldwin was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MICHAEL REPLACED BALDWIN (PLAYING SS); North
struck out; Campaneris walked; Campaneris was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Pentz [Campaneris to second]; Bando
walked; Jackson struck out; Williams walked [Campaneris to
third, Bando to second]; Tenace made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
struck out; Meyer popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 2.