With two out in the ninth inning, successive singles by Jerry Hairston, Bucky Dent and Brian Downing gave the White Sox a 5-4 victory over the Athletics. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Wednesday, July      2, 1975 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          2  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  0
White Sox    1  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  1  -   5  7  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Kelly rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .278
North cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .260      Orta 2b               4   0   1   2     0   1   .288
C. Washington lf      5   2   3   0     0   0   .311      May 1b                3   1   1   1     1   0   .304
Jackson rf            3   0   1   2     1   1   .255      D. Johnson dh         4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Rudi 1b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .282      Henderson cf          4   0   0   1     0   2   .244
Tenace c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .276      Melton 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .240
  Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hairston lf           3   2   2   0     1   0   .348
  Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .123      Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Williams dh           4   0   2   0     0   1   .249      Downing c             3   1   1   1     1   0   .242
Bando 3b              3   0   1   1     1   2   .204      Osteen p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Osborn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Perry 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               36   4  11   4     3   5             Totals               32   5   7   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 16,750
Left on Base: A's 8, White Sox 5
DP: A's 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Dent
Doubles: C. Washington (8), Rudi (20), May (13), Hairston (2)
Triples: Orta (8)
Stolen Bases: Hopkins (13)
Caught Stealing: C. Washington 2 (9)
GIDP: Campaneris (9), D. Johnson (9)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   4.1   3   4   3   2   2   0  18   5.38
Lindblad                3.2   1   0   0   2   2   0  13   2.34
Fingers L(5-4)          0.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.17
Totals                  8.2   7   5   4   4   4   0  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen                  3     5   3   2   3   1   0  17   4.03
Osborn                  4.1   5   1   1   0   3   0  17   3.72
Gossage W(4-6)          1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.78
Totals                  9    11   4   3   3   5   0  39

Passed Balls: Tenace (8)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (first to pitcher); On a
bunt North singled; C. Washington reached on an error by Dent
[North to third, C. Washington to second]; Jackson singled to
center [North scored, C. Washington scored (unearned)]; Rudi
made an out to second; Tenace flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to center; Orta struck out; Tenace
allowed a passed ball [Kelly to third]; May grounded out (second
to first) [Kelly scored (unearned)]; D. Johnson flied out to
right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams struck out; Bando walked; Garner lined
to left; Campaneris made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson struck out; Melton grounded out (first
unassisted); Hairston walked; Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (third to first); C.
Washington singled to left; C. Washington was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Jackson walked; Rudi forced
Jackson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Downing popped to catcher in foul territory;
Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); Orta lined to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace walked; Williams singled to center [Tenace
to third]; Bando singled to center [Tenace scored, Williams to
second]; OSBORN REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Garner made an out
to second; Campaneris grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Bando out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May doubled to left; D. Johnson popped to second
in foul territory [May to third]; Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [May scored]; Melton flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first); C.
Washington doubled to left; Jackson struck out; Rudi doubled to
center [C. Washington scored]; Tenace flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Hairston doubled to right; On a bunt Dent popped
to catcher in foul territory; Downing walked; LINDBLAD REPLACED
PERRY (PITCHING); Kelly popped to catcher in foul territory;
Orta tripled to center [Hairston scored, Downing scored]; May
flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, White Sox
4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Williams singled to center; Bando struck out;
Garner grounded out (third to first) [Williams to second];
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Johnson struck out; Henderson struck out;
Melton walked; Hairston forced Melton (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: North struck out; C. Washington singled to left;
Jackson forced C. Washington (third to shortstop); Rudi forced
Jackson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4,
White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent made an out to first; Downing made an out to
third; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 4, White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace singled to center; HOPKINS RAN FOR TENACE;
Hopkins stole second; Williams grounded out (second to first)
[Hopkins to third]; GOSSAGE REPLACED OSBORN (PITCHING); Bando
struck out; the Athletics protested the game because Jerry
Hairston was allowed to warm up in LF while Rich Gossage was
warming up; HOLT BATTED FOR GARNER; Holt grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, White
Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: FOSSE REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING C ); MARTINEZ
REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING 2B); Orta made an out to third; May
walked; D. Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris singled to left; On a bunt North
forced Campaneris (pitcher to shortstop); C. Washington forced
North (third to second); C. Washington was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Henderson
flied out to left; Melton made an out to shortstop; Hairston
singled to center; Dent singled to right [Hairston to third];
Downing singled to left [Hairston scored, Dent to second]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, White Sox 5.