Jim Todd gained his 11th save of the season and Rollie Fingers picked up his 20th as the Athletics defeated the Rangers in a doubleheader, 4-1 and 7-3. Todd pitched 3 2/3 innings of shutout ball after relieving Dick Bosman in the opener. The A's scored twice in the second inning on a double by Roy Fosse, safe bunt by Bill North, squeeze by Bert Campaneris and an error. After Jim Spencer homered for the Rangers in the fourth, the A's added the clinching pair in the fifth on a single by North, double by Reggie Jackson and single by Gene Tenace.

In the nightcap, a two-run homer by Billy Williams paced the A's to a 5-1 lead. Paul Lindblad, who relieved Sonny Siebert, faltered in the eighth and Todd yielded one hit as the Rangers scored twice before Fingers came in to end the threat. The A's then added two runs in their half of veighth to put the game out of the Rangers' reach. Jeff Burroughs drove in two of the Rangers' runs with a homer and single. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Texas Rangers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 7, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  3
A's          0  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .285      North cf              2   2   1   0     1   0   .264
Smalley 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Campaneris ss         1   0   0   1     0   0   .261
Hargrove lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .298        Martinez ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .175
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .206
Spencer 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .265      Jackson rf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .264
Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Tenace 1b,c           4   0   2   1     0   1   .239
Grieve dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   2   .240
Howell 3b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .255      C. Washington lf      3   0   1   0     1   1   .306
Sundberg c            1   0   0   0     1   0   .199      Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Fosse c               2   1   1   0     1   0   .143
  Pruitt c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .214        Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holt ph,1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     5   7             Totals               26   4   6   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:38
Left on Base: Rangers 8, A's 7
DP: Rangers 0, A's 1
Errors: Smalley, Spencer, Howell
Doubles: Randle (22), Grieve (13), Fosse (2), Tenace (14), Jackson (36)
Triples: C. Washington (5)
Home Runs: Spencer (11)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (23), Howell (2), Hopkins (17)
Sacrifice Hits: North (13), Campaneris 2 (19), Martinez (5)
GIDP: Harrah (6)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(4-6)           4.2   5   4   3   2   0   0  23   4.50
Kekich                  1.2   0   0   0   2   2   0   6   4.37
Moore                   1.2   1   0   0   1   3   0   6   6.13
Totals                  8     6   4   3   5   5   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(9-5)           5.1   4   1   1   3   5   1  23   3.48
Todd SV(11)             3.2   1   0   0   2   2   0  13   2.38
Totals                  9     5   1   1   5   7   1  36

Passed Balls: Fosse (2)
Wild Pitches: Todd (5)

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Ron Luciano


RANGERS 1ST: Randle doubled to right; Smalley grounded out
(second to first) [Randle to third]; Hargrove flied out to left;
Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris flied out to right; Bando walked; Jackson flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Harrah
singled to right; Harrah stole second; Grieve struck out; Fosse
allowed a passed ball [Harrah to third]; Howell walked; Howell
stole second; Sundberg walked; Randle flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace popped to first in foul territory;
Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); C. Washington
walked; Garner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove
struck out; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse doubled to left; North reached on an error
by Howell on a sacrifice bunt [Fosse to third, North to second];
Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Fosse
scored, North to third]; Bando grounded out (shortstop to
first); Jackson reached on an error by Smalley [North scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Tenace doubled to left [Jackson to third];
Williams flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Spencer homered; Harrah struck out; Grieve doubled
to right; Howell flied out to center; Sundberg flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: C. Washington grounded out (pitcher to first);
Garner flied out to center; Fosse grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle flied out to left; Smalley struck out;
Hargrove was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North singled to center; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [North to second]; Bando flied
out to right [North to third]; Jackson doubled to left [North
scored]; Tenace singled to center [Jackson scored]; KEKICH
REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Williams struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 4.

RANGERS 6TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS);
Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer walked;
TODD REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Harrah grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Spencer out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: C. Washington struck out; Garner flied out to
left; Fosse walked; HOPKINS RAN FOR FOSSE; Hopkins stole second
[Hopkins out at home (error by Spencer) (shortstop to catcher)];
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 4.

RANGERS 7TH: HANEY REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING C ); Grieve
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell walked; CUBBAGE BATTED
FOR SUNDBERG; Todd threw a wild pitch [Howell to second];
Cubbage grounded out (second to first) [Howell to third]; Randle
walked; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: PRUITT REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING C ); North
walked; Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[North to second]; MOORE REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Bando
struck out; Jackson was walked intentionally; Tenace struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Burroughs struck out;
Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Williams struck out; C. Washington tripled to
center; Garner grounded out (third to first); HOLT BATTED FOR
HANEY; C. Washington was out trying to advance to home (catcher
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 4.

RANGERS 9TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Harrah grounded out (third to first);
Grieve grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell singled to left;
Pruitt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 4.