For the first time in major league history, four pitchers combined on a no-hitter as the Athletics defeated the Angels, 5-0. Vida Blue pitched the first five innings and permitted the only Angels' baserunners of the game -- two on walks and one on an error by Bert Campaneris. Glenn Abbott came in for the sixth inning, Paul Lindblad pitched the seventh and Rollie Fingers hurled the last two frames. Among them, the relievers retired the last 12 straight batters. Reggie Jackson drove in three of the A's runs with his 35th and 36th homers. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, California Angels 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 28, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  0  1
A's          2  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   5  9  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      North cf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .273
Chalk 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .273      C. Washington lf      4   2   1   0     0   0   .308
  Rivers ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Tenace c,1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .255
Stanton cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Jackson rf            4   2   2   3     0   1   .253
Balaz rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Bando 3b              4   0   2   2     0   1   .230
Bochte 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Jackson lf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Rudi 1b               1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Nettles ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Holt ph,1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Dade dh               1   0   0   0     1   0   .200        Harper ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Briggs ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .226        Fosse c             0   0   0   0     1   0   .140
Allietta c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .178      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Hampton ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .152        Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .266        Martinez 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Ross p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .246
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Maxvill ss          1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Pactwa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Abbott p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   0   0   0     2   5             Totals               34   5   9   5     3   5

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 22,131
Left on Base: Angels 2, A's 8
DP: Angels 0, A's 1
Errors: Hampton, Campaneris
Doubles: Bando (24)
Home Runs: Jackson 2 (36)
Stolen Bases: Stanton (18), Bando (7), Hopkins (21)
GIDP: Stanton (8)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ross L(0-1)             5     6   3   3   1   4   1  23   5.40
Monge                   2     2   2   2   1   1   1   9   4.18
Pactwa                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.86
Totals                  8     9   5   5   3   5   2  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(22-11)           5     0   0   0   2   2   0  17   3.01
Abbott                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.25
Lindblad                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.72
Fingers                 2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.98
Totals                  9     0   0   0   2   5   0  29

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


ANGELS 1ST: Remy grounded out (first unassisted); Chalk walked;
Stanton grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Chalk out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to center; C. Washington singled;
Tenace walked [C. Washington to second]; Jackson flied out to
center [C. Washington to third, Tenace to second]; Bando singled
[C. Washington scored, Tenace scored]; Bando stole second;
Williams flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Balaz flied to left in foul territory; Bochte
grounded out (second to first); Jackson popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
was called out on strikes; Garner singled; North singled [Garner
to second]; C. Washington made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Dade lined to center; Allietta flied out to center;
Hampton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Tenace flied out to right; Jackson homered; Bando
doubled; Williams grounded out (second to first) [Bando to
third]; HOLT BATTED FOR RUDI; Holt lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 4TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Remy flied out to
center; Chalk flied out to right; Stanton reached on an error by
Campaneris; Stanton stole second; Balaz popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Garner
was called out on strikes; North reached on an error by Hampton;
C. Washington flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Bochte flied out to left; Jackson struck out; Dade
walked; Allietta flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace flied out to left; Jackson was called out
on strikes; Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 3.

ANGELS 6TH: ABBOTT REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Hampton popped to
catcher in foul territory; Remy grounded out (third to first);
Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: MONGE REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); Williams grounded
out (second to first); HARPER BATTED FOR HOLT; Harper flied out
to center; Campaneris singled; HOPKINS RAN FOR CAMPANERIS;
Hopkins stole second; Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 7TH: TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FOSSE
REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING C ); MARTINEZ REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING
2B); MAXVILL REPLACED GARNER (PLAYING SS); LINDBLAD REPLACED
ABBOTT (PITCHING); Stanton grounded out (third to first); Balaz
struck out; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: North walked; C. Washington forced North (first
to shortstop); Tenace struck out; Jackson homered [C. Washington
scored]; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 5.

ANGELS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); NETTLES BATTED
FOR JACKSON; Nettles grounded out (third to first); BRIGGS
BATTED FOR DADE; Briggs struck out; Allietta grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics
5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BRIGGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NETTLES
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PACTWA REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING);
Williams made an out to second; Fosse walked; Martinez lined to
left; Maxvill singled [Fosse to second]; North grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 5.

ANGELS 9TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR HAMPTON; Collins struck out; Remy
flied out to left; RIVERS BATTED FOR CHALK; Rivers grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics
5.