Bill North singled to open the last of the third inning, stole second and third bases, then scored what proved to be the winning run on a single by Bert Campaneris as the Athletics defeated the White Sox, 3-1. The two stolen bases brought North's major league-leading total to 50. Paul Mitchell went 7 2/3 innings and gained his fourth straight victory with help from reliever Rollie Fingers. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Monday, July      26, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
A's          0  1  1    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hairston rf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .182      North cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .282
Garr cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   2     0   0   .250
Orta lf               4   0   0   1     0   0   .276      Rudi lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Kelly dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .257      Williams dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Stein 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .297      Bando 3b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .229
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Tenace c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .252
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Washington rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Brett ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      McMullen 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Downing c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Garner 2b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .258
  Essian c            2   0   2   0     1   0   .232      P. Mitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   1   9   1     1   2             Totals               29   3   8   3     0   2

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 23,182
Left on Base: White Sox 9, A's 3
DP: White Sox 2, A's 0
Home Runs: Bando (20)
Stolen Bases: North 2 (50), Garner 2 (19)
Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (6)
GIDP: Williams (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson L(9-9)       8     8   3   3   0   2   1  30   4.19
Totals                  8     8   3   3   0   2   1  30

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Mitchell W(7-5)      7.2   8   1   1   0   1   0  31   4.53
Fingers SV(14)          1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.45
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   2   0  37

Wild Pitches: B. Johnson (2), P. Mitchell (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney


WHITE SOX 1ST: Hairston singled to right; P. Mitchell threw a
wild pitch [Hairston to second]; Garr grounded out (second to
first) [Hairston to third]; Orta grounded out (first unassisted)
[Hairston scored]; Kelly singled to left; Stein popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied to left in foul territory; On a bunt
Campaneris grounded out (catcher to first); Rudi singled to
left; Williams popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer flied out to center; Bell flied out to
center; Downing singled to center; Dent grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando homered; Tenace struck out; Washington
grounded out (first to pitcher); McMullen popped to third in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hairston grounded out (second to pitcher); Garr
grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Orta grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: ESSIAN REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING C ); Garner
flied out to right; North singled to center; North stole second;
North stole third; Campaneris singled to center [North scored];
Rudi made an out to second; B. Johnson threw a wild pitch
[Campaneris to second]; Williams popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly flied out to left; Stein singled to center;
Spencer struck out; Bell forced Stein (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
struck out; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Essian singled to right; Dent flied out to right;
Hairston grounded out (second to first) [Essian to second]; Garr
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: McMullen popped to first in foul territory;
Garner singled to left; Garner stole second; North flied out to
left; Campaneris popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta flied out to left; Kelly flied out to
center; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi singled to left; Williams grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rudi out at second];
Bando popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Essian singled to right; Dent
singled to left [Essian to second]; Hairston forced Dent
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace flied out to left; Washington made an out
to shortstop; McMullen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Garr flied out to left; Orta lined to center;
Kelly singled to center; FINGERS REPLACED P. MITCHELL
(PITCHING); Stein singled to right [Kelly to third]; Spencer
forced Stein (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Garner singled to left; Garner stole second; On a
bunt North singled [Garner to third]; Campaneris hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Garner scored]; Rudi lined into a double play
(third to first) [North out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: BRETT BATTED FOR BELL; Brett struck out; Essian
walked; Dent flied out to left; Hairston grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 3.