Bill North, Joe Rudi and Gene Tenace smashed homers and Ken Holtzman tuned up for the championship series by allowing only three hits in five innings as the Athletics defeated the Angels, 6-3. North's homer was only his first of the season, but it was No. 21 for Rudi and 29 for Tenace. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 27, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  1    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   3  5  1
A's          1  0  0    1  1  2    0  1  x  -   6 12  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .260      North cf              3   1   2   1     0   0   .273
Rivers cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .285        Maxvill ss,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Jackson lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Campaneris ss         2   0   0   0     1   1   .265
  Briggs ph,lf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .233        Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Balaz ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .248        Fingers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chalk 3b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .274        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bochte 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .288      Bando 3b              2   1   1   0     1   0   .228
Dade dh               2   1   0   0     1   1   .207        Alexander pr,cf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Garrett ph,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .234      Tenace 1b             3   2   2   2     1   0   .257
Etchebarren c         4   0   1   0     0   0   .267        Holt 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Miley ss              2   1   0   1     1   0   .174      Rudi lf               3   1   2   1     0   1   .278
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Walling lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harper rf             4   1   3   0     0   1   .255
                                                          Garner 2b             2   0   1   0     0   1   .245
                                                            Tovar 2b,3b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                          Fosse c               3   0   0   1     0   0   .140
                                                            Haney c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .192
                                                          Holtzman p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martinez 3b,2b,ss   2   0   0   0     0   0   .178

Totals               33   3   5   2     5   5             Totals               33   6  12   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  5,177
Left on Base: Angels 9, A's 6
DP: Angels 2, A's 0
Errors: Etchebarren, North, Bando
Doubles: Chalk (24), Bando (23), Harper (14)
Home Runs: North (1), Rudi (21), Tenace (29)
Stolen Bases: Tenace (7), Rudi (2)
Caught Stealing: Alexander (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Miley (2)
GIDP: Fosse (5), Bando (10)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(16-9)          7.1  10   6   6   3   4   3  32   2.62
Kirkwood                0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.11
Totals                  8    12   6   6   3   4   3  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(18-14)       5     3   2   1   1   1   0  21   3.14
Bahnsen                 2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   4.36
Todd                    1     2   1   1   3   0   0   8   2.29
Lindblad SV(7)          1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.74
Totals                  9     5   3   2   5   5   0  39

Passed Balls: Etchebarren (3)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Remy grounded out (third to first); Rivers grounded
out (second to first); Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North popped to first in foul territory;
Campaneris was called out on strikes; Bando doubled to left;
Tenace singled to center [Bando scored]; Rudi struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Stanton grounded out (third to first); Chalk was
called out on strikes; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Harper singled to third; Garner struck out; Fosse
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Harper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Dade grounded out (catcher to first); Etchebarren
grounded out (third to first); Miley reached on an error by
Bando; Remy reached on an error by North [Miley scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Remy to second]; Rivers flied out to right;
1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Holtzman flied out to left; North singled to
center; Campaneris walked [North to second]; Bando grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Campaneris out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Jackson made an out to first; Stanton grounded out
(third to first); Chalk doubled to left; Bochte grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace walked; Rudi singled to left [Tenace to
second]; Tenace stole third and Rudi stole second [Tenace scored
(error by Etchebarren)]; Harper struck out; Garner singled to
shortstop [Rudi to third]; Fosse flied out to center; Holtzman
forced Garner (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 5TH: TOVAR REPLACED GARNER (PLAYING 2B); Dade walked;
Etchebarren singled to center [Dade to third]; Miley hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Dade scored]; Remy singled to center
[Etchebarren to second]; Rivers grounded out (second to first)
[Etchebarren to third, Remy to second]; Jackson flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North homered; Campaneris flied out to center;
Bando walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR BANDO; Alexander was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Tenace
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Athletics 3.

ANGELS 6TH: MAXVILL REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING SS); BAHNSEN
REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PITCHING); ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING CF); MARTINEZ REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PLAYING 3B); Stanton
flied out to center; Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first);
Bochte walked; Dade struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi homered; Harper doubled to center; Tovar
grounded out (first unassisted) [Harper to third]; Fosse
grounded out (third to first) [Harper scored]; Martinez grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Athletics 5.

ANGELS 7TH: MARTINEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); TOVAR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); WALLING REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING
LF); Etchebarren grounded out (second to first); Miley grounded
out (second to first); Remy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first);
FINGERS BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Fingers flied out to center;
Alexander made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Athletics 5.

ANGELS 8TH: TODD REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); MAXVILL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); HANEY REPLACED FOSSE (PLAYING C );
MARTINEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Rivers singled to
center; BRIGGS BATTED FOR JACKSON; Briggs walked [Rivers to
second]; Stanton made an out to second; Chalk singled to center
[Rivers scored, Briggs to second]; Bochte flied out to center;
GARRETT BATTED FOR DADE; Garrett walked [Briggs to third, Chalk
to second]; Etchebarren grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: GARRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BRIGGS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Tenace homered; Walling flied out
to center; KIRKWOOD REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Harper singled
to center; Tovar flied out to left; Haney singled to left
[Harper to second]; Etchebarren allowed a passed ball [Harper to
third, Haney to second]; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 6.

ANGELS 9TH: HOLT REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B); Miley walked;
LINDBLAD REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Remy flied out to right;
Rivers struck out; BALAZ BATTED FOR BRIGGS; Balaz struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 6.