The White Sox took advantage of three errors to score two unearned runs and defeat the Athletics, 3-2. The White Sox, who were held to five hits by Ken Holtzman, counted twice in the fourth inning, starting with a run on singles by Jorge Orta, Deron Johnson and Bill Melton. Tommy Harper then fumbled a grounder by Bob Coluccio, allowing Johnson to reach third, and Nyls Nyman followed with a sacrifice fly.

In the seventh, a single by Coluccio, another error by Harper and a walk loaded the bases and a run scored when Sal Bando fumbled a grounder by Bucky Dent. Wilbur Wood limited the A's to three hits, but was lifted after Claudell Washington singled in the ninth. Dave Hamilton relieved and gave up a two-run homer by Gene Tenace before retiring the side. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 17, 1975 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  4  3
White Sox    0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  5  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Hairston lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .277
C. Washington lf      4   1   2   0     0   1   .312      Dent ss               4   0   0   1     0   1   .260
Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .219      Orta 2b               3   1   1   0     0   1   .304
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .257      D. Johnson 1b         4   1   1   0     0   2   .235
Tenace c              4   1   2   2     0   0   .249      Melton 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .230
Rudi dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Stein dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Coluccio rf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .208
Harper 1b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .244      Nyman cf              2   0   1   1     0   0   .223
Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   4   2     3   8             Totals               30   3   5   3     1   6

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance:  4,761
Left on Base: A's 4, White Sox 6
DP: A's 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Bando, Harper 2
Home Runs: Tenace (27)
Sacrifice Flies: Nyman (1)
GIDP: Jackson (9), Orta (17)
Hit by Pitch: Orta (4,by Holtzman)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(17-13)       8     5   3   1   1   6   0  33   3.25
Totals                  8     5   3   1   1   6   0  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(15-19)           8     3   1   1   2   7   0  29   4.15
Hamilton SV(5)          1     1   1   1   1   1   1   4   3.65
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   8   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Holtzman (7)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; C. Washington struck out; Bando
walked; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Hairston grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent
was called out on strikes; Orta was hit by a pitch; D. Johnson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace singled to shortstop; Rudi forced Tenace
(first to shortstop); Campaneris grounded out (third to first)
[Rudi to second]; Harper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein
flied out to center; Coluccio grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); North
made an out to third; C. Washington singled to center; Bando was
called out on strikes [Bando out at first (catcher to first)]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nyman singled to right; On a bunt Downing popped
to catcher in foul territory; Hairston grounded out (second to
first) [Nyman to second]; Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson flied out to left; Tenace flied out to
center; Rudi flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled to center; D. Johnson singled to
center [Orta to third]; Melton singled to center [Orta scored,
D. Johnson to second]; Stein struck out; Coluccio reached on an
error by Harper [D. Johnson to third, Melton to second]; Nyman
hit a sacrifice fly to right [D. Johnson scored (unearned),
Melton to third]; Downing flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harper struck out; Garner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Hairston grounded out (third to first); Dent
flied out to left; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first); C.
Washington grounded out (second to first); Bando grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Johnson was called out on strikes; Melton
grounded out (third to first); Stein lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson struck out; Tenace lined to third; Rudi
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Coluccio singled to center; Nyman reached on an
error by Harper [Coluccio to third, Nyman to second]; Downing
was called out on strikes; Hairston was walked intentionally;
Dent reached on an error by Bando [Coluccio scored (unearned)
(RBI), Nyman to third, Hairston to second]; Orta grounded into a
double play (first to catcher to second) [Nyman out at home]; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Harper
struck out (catcher to first); Garner walked; North grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox
3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: D. Johnson flied out to right; Melton made an out
to third; Stein lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: C. Washington singled to left; HAMILTON REPLACED
WOOD (PITCHING); Bando walked [C. Washington to second]; Jackson
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [C.
Washington to third, Bando out at second]; Tenace homered [C.
Washington scored]; Rudi was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 3.