The Athletics won their fifth straight West Division title, rolling over the White Sox, 13-2, to kill off the last mathematical chance of the Royals, who were their only remaining rivals in the race. Although both clubs had 13 hits, the A's turned on the power to overwhelm the White Sox.

Claudell Washington drove in four runs with a triple and single. Reggie Jackson rapped his 33rd and 34th homers of the season, accounting for three runs, while Sal Bando also had three RBIs with a double and two singles. Vida Blue, who pitched six innings, picked up his 21st victory. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 13, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 24, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 13  4
A's          2  1  1    4  3  0    2  0  x  -  13 13  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hairston lf           5   0   4   0     0   1   .275      North cf              4   2   2   1     1   1   .273
Lemon 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Chant lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Orta 2b               5   0   2   0     0   1   .305      C. Washington lf,cf   5   1   2   4     0   0   .311
Melton dh             5   0   3   1     0   1   .235      Bando 3b              5   2   3   3     0   0   .228
Henderson cf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .253        Pitts pr,3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
L. Johnson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .185      Jackson rf            5   2   2   3     0   2   .252
Dent ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .265        Harper rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Coluccio rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Tenace c              4   0   0   0     1   1   .256
Downing c             2   1   1   0     0   0   .243        Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .147
  Varney ph,c         2   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Williams dh           3   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hopkins pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .167
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holt ph,dh,1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rudi 1b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .275
                                                            Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Campaneris ss         3   2   1   1     1   0   .265
                                                            Martinez pr,ss      0   1   0   0     0   0   .168
                                                          Garner 2b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .245
                                                            Tovar pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   2  13   1     1   6             Totals               38  13  13  12     5   4

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  7,412
Left on Base: White Sox 12, A's 6
DP: White Sox 0, A's 0
Errors: Orta, L. Johnson, Varney, Jefferson, Rudi
Doubles: Hairston 2 (7), Dent (29), L. Johnson (2), Bando (22)
Triples: C. Washington (7)
Home Runs: Jackson 2 (34)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(5-11)       3.2   6   8   6   4   0   2  21   5.00
Hinton                  1     4   3   3   0   1   0   8   4.62
Vuckovich               3.1   3   2   2   1   3   0  14  13.50
Totals                  8    13  13  11   5   4   2  43

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(21-11)           6    10   2   1   1   4   0  29   3.07
Todd                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.10
Lindblad                1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.81
Fingers                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.08
Totals                  9    13   2   1   1   6   0  41

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans


WHITE SOX 1ST: Hairston doubled to center; Lemon popped to first
in foul territory; Orta singled to left [Hairston to third];
Melton struck out; Henderson forced Orta (shortstop to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to left; C. Washington grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bando doubled to center; Jackson
homered [Bando scored]; Tenace walked; Williams flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Dent
flied out to right; Coluccio struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris walked; Campaneris was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Jefferson [Campaneris to second]; Garner lined to
right; North singled to center [Campaneris scored (unearned)];
North was picked off first but was safe on an error by L.
Johnson [North to second]; C. Washington grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics
3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Downing singled to right; Hairston struck out;
Lemon flied out to center; Orta singled to center [Downing to
second]; Melton singled to center [Downing scored, Orta to
second]; Henderson walked [Orta to third, Melton to second]; L.
Johnson forced Henderson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
homered; Tenace grounded out (third to first); Williams grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Dent doubled to left; Coluccio flied out to
center; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Hairston
singled to first [Dent scored (error by Rudi) (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Lemon made an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 2, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi flied out to left; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garner walked; North walked [Garner to
second]; C. Washington singled to center [Garner scored, North
to second]; Bando singled to center [North scored, C. Washington
scored, Bando to second (on throw to home)]; HINTON REPLACED
JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Jackson reached on an error by Orta [Bando
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Tenace struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 8.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Melton
singled to center; Henderson struck out; L. Johnson doubled to
center [Melton to third]; Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Williams singled to center; HOPKINS RAN FOR
WILLIAMS; Rudi singled to right [Hopkins to third]; Campaneris
forced Rudi (second to shortstop) [Hopkins scored]; Garner flied
out to right; North singled to third [Campaneris to second]; C.
Washington tripled to center [Campaneris scored, North scored];
VUCKOVICH REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Athletics 11.

WHITE SOX 6TH: HOPKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Coluccio
grounded out (third to first); VARNEY BATTED FOR DOWNING; Varney
grounded out (third to first); Hairston singled to center; Lemon
forced Hairston (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Athletics 11.

ATHLETICS 6TH: VARNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Jackson
struck out; Tenace grounded out (third to first); HOLT BATTED
FOR HOPKINS; Holt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Athletics 11.

WHITE SOX 7TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); TODD REPLACED
BLUE (PITCHING); Orta grounded out (second to first); Melton
singled to center; Henderson flied out to left; L. Johnson flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 11.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi singled to right; ALEXANDER RAN FOR RUDI;
Campaneris singled to right [Alexander to third, Campaneris to
second (on throw to 3b)]; MARTINEZ RAN FOR CAMPANERIS; Garner
walked; TOVAR RAN FOR GARNER; North was called out on strikes;
C. Washington grounded out (first unassisted) [Alexander scored,
Martinez to third, Tovar to second]; Bando singled to third
[Martinez scored, Tovar to third]; PITTS RAN FOR BANDO; Jackson
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 13.

WHITE SOX 8TH: CHANT REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING LF); C. WASHINGTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); PITTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
3B); HARPER REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); HOLT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); LINDBLAD REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING);
MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); TOVAR STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 2B); Dent grounded out (third to first); Coluccio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Varney singled to left;
Hairston doubled to right [Varney to third]; Lemon struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 13.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace flied out to center; Holt grounded out
(second to first); WALLING BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Varney dropped a
foul fly hit by Walling for an error; Walling grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Athletics 13.

WHITE SOX 9TH: FOSSE REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING C ); FINGERS
REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Orta struck out; Melton made an out
to second; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Athletics 13.