One strike away from the third no-hitter of his career, Ken Holtzman was frustrated when Tom Veryzer doubled for the lone hit off the Athletics' southpaw in a 4-0 victory over the Tigers. Holtzman pitched his no-hitters while with the Cubs in 1969 and '71.

Tom Veryzer, with two out and a two-strike count in the ninth inning, lofted a long fly to left-center field. Bill North, after appearing to get a slow start, failed to catch up with the ball and it dropped to spoil Holtzman's bid. Shaking off his disappointment, Holtzman struck out Ron LeFlore to end the game. The A's scored their runs on two homers by Claudell Washington, who hit a solo shot in the fifth and followed with a three-run drive in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      8, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  1
A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    3  0  x  -   4  7  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .296      North cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Sutherland 2b         2   0   0   0     1   0   .243      C. Washington rf      4   2   2   4     0   0   .313
Meyer lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .190
Horton dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Jackson dh            3   0   0   0     1   1   .238
Roberts rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .299      Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .149      Williams 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Freehan c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .260        Holt 1b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Humphrey c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Tenace c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .289
Stanley 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .209      Campaneris ss         3   1   0   0     0   2   .225
Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .239      xGarner 2b            2   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   0   1   0     1   7             Totals               30   4   7   4     2   4

Time of Game: 1:44   Attendance:  9,780
Left on Base: Tigers 1, A's 6
DP: Tigers 1, A's 1
Errors: Freehan
Doubles: Veryzer (4)
Home Runs: C. Washington 2 (6)
Stolen Bases: C. Washington (16)
GIDP: Meyer (4), Garner (6)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (6,by Coleman)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(3-8)          7     7   4   3   2   4   2  31   5.75
Reynolds                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.00
Totals                  8     7   4   3   2   4   2  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(5-6)         9     1   0   0   1   7   0  28   2.92
Totals                  9     1   0   0   1   7   0  28

Hit by Pitch: Coleman (6)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Nestor Chylak


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Sutherland
grounded out (first to pitcher); Meyer lined to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled; C. Washington forced North
(pitcher to shortstop); C. Washington stole second; Bando flied
out to left; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (second to first); Roberts
struck out; Colbert grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi singled; Williams singled [Rudi to second];
Tenace was hit by a pitch [Rudi to third, Williams to second];
Campaneris struck out; Garner grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Freehan struck out; Stanley struck out; Veryzer
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North flied out to center; C. Washington flied
out to center; Bando walked; Jackson walked [Bando to second];
Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 0.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sutherland walked; Meyer grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Sutherland out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Tenace
struck out; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton flied out to left; Roberts struck out;
Colbert grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); North lined
to third; C. Washington homered; Bando flied out to right; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan flied out to left; Stanley grounded out
(pitcher to first); Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Rudi
flied out to right; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 7TH: HOLT REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); LeFlore flied
out to right; Sutherland flied out to right; Meyer grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace singled; Campaneris forced Tenace (first
to shortstop); Garner reached on catcher's interference by
Freehan [Campaneris to second]; North grounded out (third to
first) [Campaneris to third, Garner to second]; C. Washington
homered [Campaneris scored, Garner scored (unearned)]; Bando
singled; Jackson struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton flied out to center; Roberts grounded out
(pitcher to first); Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED FREEHAN (PLAYING C ); REYNOLDS
REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Rudi flied out to right; Holt
grounded out (first to pitcher); Tenace grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Humphrey grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer doubled; LeFlore
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 4.