Homers by Sal Bando and Reggie Jackson carried the Athletics to a 2-1 victory over the Rangers. After Bando accounted for the initial run in the first inning, the Rangers tied the score with singles by Tom Grieve, Jim Sundberg and Roy Smalley in the fifth, but Jackson then produced the winning marker with his smash in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 2, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 6, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Rangers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 A's 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 2 5 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lovitto cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .216 North cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Smalley 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .218 C. Washington lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Hargrove lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 Bando 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .208 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .221 Jackson rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .264 Spencer 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Williams dh 2 0 1 0 1 0 .242 Fregosi ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Alexander pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Tenace c,1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Harrah ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .296 Harper 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Grieve dh 2 1 2 0 1 0 .275 Holt ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Howell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Haney c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Sundberg c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .199 Garner 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Tovar ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Maxvill ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 7 1 2 6 Totals 27 2 5 2 1 1 Time of Game: 1:59 Attendance: 7,624 Left on Base: Rangers 5, A's 2 DP: Rangers 0, A's 3 Home Runs: Bando (10), Jackson (31) Stolen Bases: Bando (6) Caught Stealing: North (10), Alexander (6) GIDP: Smalley (4), Harrah (5), Sundberg (12) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins L(16-15) 8 5 2 2 1 1 2 28 3.66 Totals 8 5 2 2 1 1 2 28 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bahnsen 4.2 7 1 1 1 3 0 20 4.74 Lindblad W(9-0) 3.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 10 2.48 Fingers SV(19) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.17 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 6 0 33 Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Rich Garcia RANGERS 1ST: Lovitto grounded out (second to first); Smalley singled to left; Hargrove was called out on strikes; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; C. Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando homered; Jackson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1. RANGERS 2ND: Spencer singled to second; Harrah made an out to first; Grieve singled to center [Spencer to second]; Howell flied out to center [Spencer to third]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams flied out to left; Tenace grounded out (third to first); Harper flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1. RANGERS 3RD: Lovitto walked; Smalley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lovitto out at second]; Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); North grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1. RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs singled to left; Spencer struck out; Harrah grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: C. Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); Bando singled to center; Jackson popped to third in foul territory; Bando stole second; Williams walked; Tenace flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1. RANGERS 5TH: Grieve singled to center; Howell flied out to center; Sundberg singled [Grieve to third]; Lovitto was called out on strikes; Smalley singled to right [Grieve scored, Sundberg to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Hargrove flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner grounded out (second to first); Martinez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); FREGOSI BATTED FOR SPENCER; Fregosi made an out to third; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); North singled to center; North was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); C. Washington grounded out (first unassisted); Bando flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. RANGERS 7TH: Grieve walked; Howell forced Grieve (pitcher to shortstop); Sundberg grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson homered; Williams singled to center; ALEXANDER RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Tenace popped to shortstop in foul territory; HOLT BATTED FOR HARPER; Holt popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2. RANGERS 8TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Lovitto struck out; Smalley made an out to shortstop; Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); TOVAR BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Tovar flied out to left; North flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2. RANGERS 9TH: MAXVILL REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING SS); HANEY REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Burroughs flied out to center; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR FREGOSI; Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

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