The Athletics were forced to call on five pitchers before posting a 7-6 victory over the White Sox to reduce their magic number to three for clinching the West Division title. The White Sox built up a 4-2 lead, but failed to hold it. The A's tied the score with two runs in the fourth inning on a single by Bert Campaneris, triple by Phil Garner and double by Sal Bando. Two more runs followed in the fifth on a double by Gene Tenace, an infield out that moved Tenace to third, a walk, wild pitch and single by Garner.

The A's then added what proved to be their winning run in the seventh when Tenace walked and Ray Fosse tripled. Jim Todd, who followed Dick Bosman, Sonny Siebert and Paul Lindblad to the 	mound, s the winner. Rollie Fingers, who relieved in the ninth, gave up a homer by jorge Orta before retiring the side and receiving credit for his 23rd save. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 6
Game Played on Thursday, September 18, 1975 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          0  2  0    2  2  0    1  0  0  -   7 12  2
White Sox    0  3  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   6 12  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   1   0     1   2   .268      Kelly rf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .276
C. Washington rf      4   0   0   0     1   2   .310      Hairston lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Bando 3b              4   0   1   1     1   0   .219      Orta 2b               5   1   3   2     0   1   .307
Jackson dh            5   0   1   0     0   1   .257      D. Johnson dh         5   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Tenace c,1b           4   2   1   0     1   0   .249      Melton 3b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Rudi lf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .277        Richard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Stein 3b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .266
  Harper lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Williams 1b           2   2   1   1     1   1   .244      Nyman cf              4   2   1   0     0   0   .223
  Fosse c             1   0   1   1     0   0   .148      Squires 1b            2   1   2   0     0   0   .211
  Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        L. Johnson 1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Haney c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Dent ss               2   0   1   0     2   0   .261
Campaneris ss         4   1   2   1     0   2   .263      Downing c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Garner 2b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .248      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Osborn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .375        Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  12   6     6   8             Totals               39   6  12   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  5,781
Left on Base: A's 9, White Sox 8
DP: A's 0, White Sox 1
Errors: North, Williams
Doubles: Williams (19), Bando (20), Tenace (15)
Triples: Garner (5), Fosse (2)
Home Runs: Orta (11)
Caught Stealing: Alexander (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudi (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  1.2   7   3   3   0   2   0  12   3.64
Siebert                 2.2   3   2   1   1   0   0  11   3.96
Lindblad                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.85
Todd W(8-3)             3.1   1   0   0   0   2   0  11   2.12
Fingers SV(23)          1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   3.08
Totals                  9    12   6   5   2   5   1  41

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(20-13)           4     9   5   5   3   2   0  23   3.23
Osborn                  1     1   1   1   1   2   0   5   3.71
Hinton                  1.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   6   3.86
Upshaw                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.76
Hamilton                2     1   0   0   1   2   0   7   3.57
Totals                  9    12   7   7   6   8   0  43

Wild Pitches: Siebert (6), Lindblad (3), Osborn (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; C. Washington was called out on
strikes; Bando walked [North to second]; Jackson flied into a
double play (center to shortstop) [North out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to right; Hairston flied out to
left; Orta singled to center [Kelly to second]; D. Johnson
struck out; Melton forced Orta (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi
singled to right; Williams doubled to center [Rudi scored];
Campaneris singled to right [Williams scored]; Garner flied out
to right; North singled to right [Campaneris to third]; C.
Washington lined to shortstop; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nyman singled to center; Squires singled to right
[Nyman to third]; Dent flied out to center [Nyman scored (error
by North), Squires to third]; Downing struck out; Kelly singled
to right [Squires scored]; Hairston singled to right [Kelly to
third]; Orta singled to right [Kelly scored, Hairston to third];
SIEBERT REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); D. Johnson forced Orta
(shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, White
Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando grounded out (second to first); Jackson
singled to second; Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory;
Rudi walked [Jackson to second]; Williams struck out; 44
minute rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, White
Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Melton singled to center; RICHARD RAN FOR MELTON;
Nyman forced Richard (shortstop unassisted); Squires singled to
right [Nyman to third]; Siebert threw a wild pitch [Nyman
scored, Squires to third]; Squires was out trying to advance to
home (catcher unassisted); Bucky Dent missed the suicide
squeeze; Dent walked; Downing forced Dent (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: STEIN REPLACED RICHARD (PLAYING 3B); L. JOHNSON
REPLACED SQUIRES (PLAYING 1B); Campaneris singled to center;
Garner tripled to right [Campaneris scored]; North grounded out
(second to first); C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bando doubled to left [Garner scored]; Jackson grounded
out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4,
White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly flied out to left; Hairston grounded out
(second to first); Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace doubled to left; OSBORN REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first) [Tenace to
third]; Williams walked; Osborn threw a wild pitch [Tenace
scored, Williams to second]; Campaneris struck out; Garner
singled to left [Williams scored]; North was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: D. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Stein
singled to right; LINDBLAD REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Nyman
reached on an error by Williams [Stein to second]; L. Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stein to third, Nyman to
second]; Lindblad threw a wild pitch [Stein scored (unearned),
Nyman to third]; TODD REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Dent walked
(walk was charged to Lindblad); Downing made an out to catcher;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: HINTON REPLACED OSBORN (PITCHING); C. Washington
was called out on strikes; Bando made an out to first; Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 6, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: FOSSE REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING C ); TENACE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Kelly was called out on strikes;
Hairston grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace walked; Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Tenace to second]; Fosse tripled to right
[Tenace scored]; HOPKINS RAN FOR FOSSE; UPSHAW REPLACED HINTON
(PITCHING); Campaneris struck out; Garner flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: HANEY REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING C ); D. Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein flied out to right;
Nyman made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7,
White Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HAMILTON REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); North was
called out on strikes; C. Washington walked; Bando popped to
catcher in foul territory; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: L. Johnson grounded out (second to first); Dent
singled to center; Downing flied out to center; Kelly flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, White Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace flied out to left; Rudi singled to center;
ALEXANDER RAN FOR RUDI; Alexander was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher);
Haney flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7,
White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: HARPER REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING LF); FINGERS
REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Hairston grounded out (second to
first); Orta homered; D. Johnson grounded out (third to first);
HENDERSON BATTED FOR STEIN; Henderson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 7, White Sox 6.