Following an eight-run outburst that produced an 11-5 victory in the first game, the Athletics also defeated the Rangers in the second game, 6-4, to sweep a twi-night doubleheader. The Rangers held a 4-2 lead in the lidlifter before the A's rose up against Gaylord Perry in the eighth inning. After Bill North and Claudell Washington led off with singles, Sal Bando smashed a homer. Billy Williams also hit for the circuit to kayo Perry. The A's then added their four other runs off Steve Foucault before the inning ended. Toby Harrah batted in four of the Rangers' runs with a homer and single.

The A's began the nightcap with a two-run homer by Reggie Jackson. A walk and doubles by Roy Fosse and North added a pair in the second before the A's wound up their scoring with two more runs in the third on singles by Williams, Gene Tenace and Phil Garner together with a sacrifice fly by Fosse. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 11, Texas Rangers 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 16, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  1  0    0  8  1  -  11 17  1
Rangers      0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   5  8  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .271      Randle cf             5   1   0   0     0   0   .282
C. Washington lf      5   2   4   1     0   0   .311      Smalley 2b            3   2   1   0     2   1   .221
Bando 3b              5   1   1   3     0   3   .220      Harrah ss             4   1   2   4     0   0   .296
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     1   2   .260        Cardenas ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Chant rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burroughs rf          2   0   1   0     2   0   .227
Williams dh           4   1   3   2     0   0   .243      Fregosi 1b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .250
  Tovar ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Hargrove ph,1b      1   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Tenace c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Grieve lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .200      Nelson dh             2   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Haney c             1   1   1   0     0   0   .118        Cubbage ph,dh       2   0   1   0     0   0   .215
Holt 1b               4   1   0   0     1   1   .236      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .251
Garner 2b             5   2   3   1     0   1   .247      Sundberg c            2   1   1   0     2   0   .199
Martinez ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .162      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Harper ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rudi ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .277
  Hopkins pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .167
  Campaneris ss       1   0   1   1     0   0   .263
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43  11  17  10     2   7             Totals               32   5   8   4     7   4

Time of Game: 2:53
Left on Base: A's 7, Rangers 7
DP: A's 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Garner, Randle
Doubles: Garner (21), C. Washington (23), Harrah (22)
Home Runs: Bando (15), Williams (22), Harrah (19)
Caught Stealing: Burroughs (4)
GIDP: Howell (7), Smalley (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    4.1   5   4   4   7   3   1  23   3.09
Todd W(7-3)             4.2   3   1   0   0   1   0  16   2.18
Totals                  9     8   5   4   7   4   1  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(16-17)          7.1   9   6   6   1   7   2  32   3.26
Foucault                0     4   4   4   1   0   0   5   4.21
Kekich                  1.2   4   1   1   0   0   0   8   4.56
Totals                  9    17  11  11   2   7   2  45

Passed Balls: Sundberg (10)

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


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

RANGERS 1ST: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
walked; Harrah made an out to second; Burroughs walked [Smalley
to second]; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Williams singled to center;
Tenace flied out to center; Holt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve grounded out (third to first); Nelson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner flied out to left; Martinez flied out to
right; North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg walked; Randle forced Sundberg (pitcher to
shortstop); Smalley walked [Randle to second]; Harrah homered
[Randle scored, Smalley scored]; Burroughs singled to center;
Burroughs was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Fregosi flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: C. Washington singled to center; Bando was called
out on strikes; Jackson walked [C. Washington to second];
Williams singled [C. Washington scored, Jackson to third];
Tenace forced Williams (shortstop to second); Holt grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers
3.

RANGERS 4TH: Grieve popped to catcher in foul territory; Nelson
was called out on strikes; Howell walked; Sundberg walked
[Howell to second]; Randle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner doubled to left; Martinez grounded out
(second to first) [Garner to third]; North lined to second; C.
Washington doubled to left [Garner scored]; Bando struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Smalley singled to left; Harrah doubled to center
[Smalley scored]; Harrah was picked off second (pitcher to
second); Burroughs walked; Fregosi singled to left [Burroughs to
second]; TODD REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Grieve popped to catcher
in foul territory; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR NELSON; Cubbage grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Rangers 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Jackson
flied out to center; Williams grounded out (second to first);
Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Howell made an out to third; Sundberg flied out to
center; Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Holt flied out to center; Garner struck out;
HARPER BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Harper flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: MAXVILL REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING SS); Smalley
struck out; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers
4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North singled to right; C. Washington singled to
left [North to second]; Bando homered [North scored, C.
Washington scored]; Jackson struck out; Williams homered;
FOUCAULT REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Tenace singled to center;
ALEXANDER RAN FOR TENACE; Sundberg allowed a passed ball
[Alexander to second]; Holt was walked intentionally; Garner
singled to center [Alexander scored (RBI), Holt scored (error by
Randle) (no RBI), Garner to third]; RUDI BATTED FOR MAXVILL;
Rudi singled to center [Garner scored]; HOPKINS RAN FOR RUDI;
North singled to right [Hopkins scored]; KEKICH REPLACED
FOUCAULT (PITCHING); C. Washington singled to left [North to
second]; Bando forced C. Washington (shortstop to second) [North
to third]; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 8 R, 9 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 10, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: HANEY REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); CAMPANERIS
REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING SS); HARGROVE BATTED FOR FREGOSI;
Hargrove singled to left; Grieve flied out to center; Cubbage
singled to right [Hargrove to second]; Howell grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cubbage out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 10, Rangers 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: HARGROVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CARDENAS
REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING SS); TOVAR BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Tovar
grounded out (shortstop to first); Haney singled to center; Holt
flied out to right; Garner singled to center [Haney to second];
Campaneris singled to left [Haney scored, Garner out at third
(left to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 11, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 9TH: CHANT REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Sundberg
singled to right; Randle reached on an error by Garner [Sundberg
to third]; Smalley grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Sundberg scored (unearned), Randle out at
second]; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 11, Rangers 5.