Jim Kaat gained his fourth straight victory this season and 11th in a row over two years when the White Sox defeated the Athletics, 5-2. However, the veteran lefthander needed help from Terry Forster, who relieved with the bases loaded and two out in the eighth inning and fanned Claudell Washington to end the threat.

The White Sox were led at bat by Jorge Orta and Brian Downing. Orta, who hit a double and two singles, drove in one run and scored two. Downing contributed a homer. Reggie Jackson also hit one for the A's. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       4, 1975 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
White Sox    0  0  3    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  5  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .278      Kelly rf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .323
Campaneris ss         5   0   0   0     0   0   .191      Orta 2b               4   2   3   1     0   1   .287
Jackson rf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .259      May 1b                2   0   0   1     1   0   .366
Rudi 1b               4   0   1   0     0   2   .326        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .056
Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .165      Melton 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .261
Williams dh           3   0   1   0     1   1   .222      D. Johnson dh         3   0   1   1     0   0   .209
  Alexander pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nyman cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Tenace c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Sharp lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .179
  H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Downing c             2   2   1   1     1   0   .216
C. Washington lf      4   1   1   0     0   1   .302      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garner 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .227        Forster 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               35   2   9   2     3   6             Totals               27   5   5   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 12,931
Left on Base: A's 9, White Sox 4
DP: A's 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Jackson
Doubles: Williams (3), Garner (3), D. Johnson (1), Orta (5)
Home Runs: Jackson (4), Downing (2)
Stolen Bases: Orta (5)
Caught Stealing: Garner (3)
Sacrifice Flies: May (1), D. Johnson (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(2-1)           4     4   4   4   3   1   1  19   3.47
Lindblad                3     1   1   0   1   1   0  11   4.34
Fingers                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.86
Totals                  8     5   5   4   4   3   1  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(4-0)             7.2   8   2   2   3   5   1  34   3.05
Forster SV(3)           1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.21
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   6   1  38

Passed Balls: Tenace (1)
Balks: Abbott (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to center; Campaneris flied out to
right; Jackson struck out; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to left; Orta singled to right;
Orta stole second; May walked; Melton flied out to left; D.
Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando grounded out (third to first); Williams
doubled to right; Tenace flied out to left; C. Washington
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nyman flied out to center; Sharp struck out
(catcher to first); Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner made an out to second; North grounded out
(shortstop to first); Campaneris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Downing walked; Abbott balked [Downing to
second]; Kelly walked; Orta singled to right [Downing scored
(RBI), Kelly scored (error by Jackson) (no RBI), Orta to third];
May hit a sacrifice fly to right [Orta scored]; Melton flied out
to right; D. Johnson doubled to left; Nyman lined to second; 3
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson homered; Rudi struck out; Bando made an
out to shortstop; Williams lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Sharp grounded out (second to first); Dent flied
out to left; Downing homered; Kelly grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace made an out to second; C. Washington
singled to shortstop; Garner doubled to left [C. Washington
scored]; North struck out; Campaneris flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Orta doubled
to center; May grounded out (third to first); Tenace allowed a
passed ball [Orta to third]; Melton was walked intentionally; D.
Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Orta scored (unearned)];
Nyman grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson lined to shortstop; Rudi singled to
center; Bando walked [Rudi to second]; Williams struck out;
Tenace made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Sharp flied out to center; Dent flied out to
center; Downing flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, White Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to first);
Garner grounded out (third to first); North singled to left;
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Kelly flied out to center; Orta was called out on
strikes; May popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); Jackson grounded
out (second to first); Rudi flied out to left; Bando singled to
left; Williams walked [Bando to second]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR
WILLIAMS; Tenace walked [Bando to third, Alexander to second];
H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR TENACE; FORSTER REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING);
C. Washington struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2,
White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HANEY
REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING C ); FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD
(PITCHING); Melton was called out on strikes; D. Johnson flied
out to center; Nyman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: On a bunt Garner singled; Garner was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); North grounded out (pitcher
to first); Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 5.