Helped by three Ranger errors which led to five runs in the sixth inning, reliever Paul Lindblad picked up his eighth victory without a loss as the Athletics defeated Texas, 12-6. The Rangers got away to a 3-0 lead, but Reggie Jackson's two-run homer in the fourth, his sixth in eight games, closed the gap.

The A's entered the sixth trailing, 4-2. Jackson doubled and scored on a single by Joe Rudi, who went to second on an error by Mike Hargrove. Reliever Tommy Moore 
walked Gene Tenace and gave an intentional pass to Sal Bando after a wild pitch to the load bases with none out. Tenace scored the tying run on catcher Jim Sundberg's throwing error, and pinch-hitter Jim Holt singled home the go-ahead run. Claudell Washington singled home another run with two out, and the fifth marker tallied on a second error by Hargrove. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 12, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Monday, July      28, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      2  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   6 14  4
A's          0  0  0    2  0  5    2  3  x  -  12 16  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moates cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .260      Campaneris ss         5   1   2   0     0   1   .274
  Robson ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .214        Martinez ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Randle 2b             5   2   1   0     0   1   .279      C. Washington cf      5   1   2   1     0   0   .308
Hargrove lf           5   0   1   1     0   2   .335      Williams dh           5   1   1   1     0   0   .238
Burroughs rf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .225      Jackson rf            3   3   2   2     2   0   .271
Spencer 1b            3   2   3   1     0   0   .284      Rudi lf               4   0   3   2     0   0   .283
  Fregosi ph,1b       2   0   0   1     0   1   .273        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Harrah ss             4   0   3   1     1   0   .283        Mangual lf          1   1   0   0     0   0   .198
Grieve dh             5   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Tenace 1b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .263
Howell 3b             2   0   1   1     0   1   .242      Bando 3b              4   2   0   0     1   0   .212
  Cardenas ph,3b      2   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Garner 2b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .234
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .218      Fosse c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .143
Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holt ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .333
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Hopkins pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .167
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Haney c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Perzanowski p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  14   6     3   7             Totals               39  12  16   9     4   2

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 39,061
Left on Base: Rangers 10, A's 7
DP: Rangers 2, A's 1
Errors: Hargrove 2, Howell, Sundberg, Martinez
Doubles: Harrah (17), Spencer (13), Jackson (24), Rudi (24), Garner (12), Williams (13)
Home Runs: Jackson (26)
Stolen Bases: Moates (3)
Caught Stealing: Howell (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Burroughs (4)
GIDP: Sundberg (8), C. Washington (7), Fosse (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands                   5     9   4   4   0   2   1  23   3.86
Moore L(0-1)            0.1   0   2   2   2   0   0   3   3.14
Thomas                  0.1   1   1   0   0   0   0   2   3.48
Umbarger                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.59
Foucault                1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   4.52
Perzanowski             1     3   3   3   1   0   0   7   6.35
Totals                  8    16  12  11   4   2   1  43

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  5     9   4   4   2   5   0  25   3.69
Lindblad W(8-0)         4     5   2   0   1   2   0  18   2.03
Totals                  9    14   6   4   3   7   0  43

Wild Pitches: Moore (1), Perzanowski (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Lou DiMuro


RANGERS 1ST: Moates walked; Moates stole second; Randle singled
to right [Moates to third]; Hargrove grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Moates scored, Randle to second]; Burroughs made an
out to second; Spencer singled to left [Randle scored]; Harrah
doubled to left [Spencer to third]; Grieve grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to shortstop; C. Washington
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Campaneris out
at second]; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell struck out; Sundberg singled to right;
Moates singled to left [Sundberg to second]; Randle forced
Moates (second to shortstop) [Sundberg to third]; Hargrove
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson flied out to center; Rudi singled to
pitcher; Tenace flied out to left; Bando lined to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Spencer
singled to right; Harrah walked [Spencer to second]; Grieve was
called out on strikes; Howell singled to left [Spencer scored,
Harrah to second]; Howell was caught stealing second (catcher to
third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner singled to left; Fosse grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Garner out at second];
Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Athletics 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Moates flied out to
center; Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: C. Washington singled to center; Williams popped
to third in foul territory; Jackson homered [C. Washington
scored]; Rudi flied out to center; Tenace singled to left; Bando
forced Tenace (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove flied out to left; Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spencer doubled to right; Harrah singled
to left [Spencer scored, Harrah to second]; Grieve grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner struck out; Fosse singled to left;
Campaneris reached on an error by Howell [Fosse to second]; C.
Washington forced Campaneris (shortstop to second) [Fosse to
third]; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 6TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); CARDENAS
BATTED FOR HOWELL; Cardenas grounded out (third to first);
Sundberg flied out to right; Moates flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: CARDENAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Jackson
doubled to left; Rudi singled to left [Jackson scored (RBI),
Rudi to second (error by Hargrove)]; MOORE REPLACED HANDS
(PITCHING); Tenace walked; Moore threw a wild pitch [Rudi to
third, Tenace to second]; Bando was walked intentionally; Garner
forced Rudi (third to catcher) [Tenace scored (error by
Sundberg) (no RBI), Bando to third]; THOMAS REPLACED MOORE
(PITCHING); HOLT BATTED FOR FOSSE; Holt singled to shortstop
[Bando scored, Garner to second]; HOPKINS RAN FOR HOLT;
Campaneris flied out to left; UMBARGER REPLACED THOMAS
(PITCHING); C. Washington singled to left [Garner scored (RBI),
Hopkins scored (error by Hargrove) (unearned), C. Washington to
second]; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 5 R (4 ER), 4
H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 7.

RANGERS 7TH: HANEY REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING C ); Randle made an
out to second; Hargrove was called out on strikes; Burroughs
singled to center; FREGOSI BATTED FOR SPENCER; Fregosi struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FOUCAULT
REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Jackson walked; Rudi doubled to
center [Jackson scored]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR RUDI; Tenace flied
out to right [Alexander to third]; Bando reached on a fielder's
choice [Alexander out at home (second to catcher)]; Garner
doubled to center [Bando scored]; Haney flied out to left; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 9.

RANGERS 8TH: MANGUAL REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING LF); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve singled to center;
Cardenas singled to pitcher [Grieve to second]; Sundberg
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cardenas out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Athletics 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: PERZANOWSKI REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING);
Campaneris singled to right; C. Washington lined to shortstop;
Williams doubled to left [Campaneris scored]; Jackson was walked
intentionally; Mangual forced Jackson (pitcher to shortstop)
[Williams to third]; Tenace singled to center [Williams scored,
Mangual to third]; Perzanowski threw a wild pitch [Mangual
scored, Tenace to second]; Bando grounded out (third to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 12.

RANGERS 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS); ROBSON
BATTED FOR MOATES; Robson walked; Randle reached on an error by
Martinez [Robson to second]; Hargrove singled to center [Robson
to third, Randle to second]; Burroughs hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Robson scored (unearned), Randle to third]; Fregosi
forced Hargrove (second to shortstop) [Randle scored
(unearned)]; Harrah singled to right [Fregosi to third]; Grieve
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 6, Athletics 12.