1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:37 am

Milwaukee takes the opener of the series behind Pete Broberg's complete game, 6-3. Broberg allowed a 3rd-inning 3-run homer to Reggie Jackson, then shut the door the rest of the way. Catfish Hunter fell to 7-5, allowing 6 earned runs on 10 hits in 7 1/3 innings. Hank Aaron and Robin Yount homered for the Brewers.

WED JUN 11

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:52 am

Milwaukee completed the 2-game sweep, beating the A's 7-5. Pedro Garcia was 2-2 with a homer and 4 RBI. George Scott also homered and drove in 2. For Oakland, Claudell Washington continued his hot hitting. The young left fielder was 4-5, with a double, triple, and 3 batted in. He also stole his 11th base. Claudell is now hitting .362, tops in the American League. The road trip continues into Detroit tomorrow.

THU JUN 12

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:15 am

Joe Rudi's grand slam in the top of the 6th broke a 5-5 tie and the A's went on to defeat Detroit 11-6. Rudi smacked 2 homers on the day and drove in 6. Reggie Jackson was 3-4 with an RBI. Claudell Washington continued his hot streak, as he was 2-4 with an RBI. Dick Bosman allowed 5 runs in 5 innings, but got the win to improve to 5-1.

FRI JUN 13

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Kansas City dropped both games of a doubleleader at home against Boston. The A's trail the Royals by only a half-game for the division lead.

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:39 am

The A's took their 2nd straight against the Tigers, 7-5. Billy Williams had a 2-run homer. Joe Rudi was 2-5 with 2 RBI, and Sal Bando was 3-5. Ken Holtzman allowed 2 earned runs in 7 innings, picking up the victory and improving to 8-4.

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The A's Sunday game at Detroit was rained out. The A's traded reliever Dave Hamilton to the White Sox for pitcher Stan Bahnsen. Bahnsen is currently on the disabled list. He's eligible to be activated near the end of this month, but may not be ready to pitch until late July.

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:24 pm

Rod Carew's triple in the last of the 9th scored Steve Brye with the winning run as the Twins edged the A's 6-5. Oakland led 5-2 going into the 7th, before Minnesota scored once and loaded the bases against a tiring Catfish Hunter. Paul Lindblad was brought in to face Carew, who lined hard to Reggie Jackson in right field. Jackson misplayed the ball, allowing the tying runs to score. Gene Tenace was 3-5 with a double, homer, and 3 RBI for the A's. The A's and Twins play a doubleheader on Tuesday, followed by single games on Wednesday and Thursday.

MON JUN 16

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:41 pm

The A's took the opener of a twinbill on Vida Blue's 3rd shutout of the season, 7-0. Blue allowed 7 hits and 3 walks, as he improved to 9-4 on the season. Claudell Washington went 3-5 with a homer. Gene Tenace was 2-5 with a homer. Billy Williams was 3-4 with 2 RBI.

TUE JUN 17 (1)

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:53 pm

Bert Blyleven bested Dick Bosman as the Twins earned the doubleheader split, 4-3 over the A's. Oakland's Billy Williams was 3-5, with a double, homer, and 2 RBI.

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:08 pm

Lyman Bostock's 2-run triple off Rollie Fingers in the bottom of the 8th was the key blow in Minnesota's 7-5 win over the A's. Fingers allowed 3 runs in only 1/3 of an inning to take the loss.

WED JUN 18

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:30 pm

Minnesota pounded Oakland pitching for 17 hits and the Twins took 4 of 5 from the A's, 6-2. The A's now host division-leading Kansas City for single games Friday and Saturday, followed by a doubleheader on Sunday.

THU JUN 19

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:49 pm

Ray Fosse's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th scored Phil Garner with the game-winner as the A's took the first of 4 with the Royals 3-2. Jim Todd (1-4) picked up the win in relief of Catfish Hunter, who went 10 innings.

FRI JUN 20

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:05 pm

Reggie Jackson tripled in Billy North with the game-winner in the last of the 11th as the A's took another extra-inning game from the Royals, 5-4. Rollie Fingers pitched the final 4 innings to pick up the win. Nelson Briles took the loss.

SAT JUN 21

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:28 pm

Claudell Washington was 2-4 with a triple and RBI. The A's won their 3rd straight against the Royals, 4-3. Starting pitcher Dick Bosman suffered a knee injury in the 1st inning and was replaced by Glenn Abbott, who earned the win. Paul Lindblad picked up his 3rd save. Bosman will be unavailable for at least 3 weeks. Gene Tenace also suffered a minor wrist injury and will be out a few days. The A's recalled pitcher Mike Norris from AAA.

SUN JUN 22 (1)

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:42 pm

The A's completed a 4-game sweep of the Royals 4-2, opening up a 2 1/2 game lead in the AL West. Ken Holtzman pitched 7 strong innings and then got bullpen help from Jim Todd and Paul Lindblad. Ray Fosse was 3-4. Phil Garner had a 2-run triple and was 2-4 on the game. The A's now host Minnesota for a 3-game series.

SUN JUN 22 (2)

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:11 pm

Minnesota broke open an 8-8 game, scoring 6 runs in the top of the 9th to beat the A's 14-8. Johnny Briggs was 4-5 with 3 RBI. Eric Soderholm was 4-6 with a homer. Larry Hisle was 3-5 with a homer. Steve Braun and Tony Oliva also homered. The A's are now 2-8 against the Twins this season.

MON JUN 23

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:26 pm

Billy Williams smacked a 3-run homer in the last of the 5th to lead the A's over the Twins 5-3. Catfish Hunter went all the way and improves to 8-5. Bert Blyleven took the loss. Joe Rudi drove in the A's other two runs with a 3rd-inning double.

TUE JUN 24

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:46 pm

The A's scored twice in the bottom of the 8th and went on to beat the Twins 4-3. With the A's trailing 3-2, Billy Williams hit a solo homer to tie the game. One out later, Bert Campaneris tripled. Larry Haney, who had driven Campy home with a sac fly back in the 6th after another Campaneris triple, again delivered a sacrifice fly for the game-winner. Paul Lindblad (2-3) picked up the win in relief. The A's will take Thursday off, before heading to Anaheim for a 3-game series with the Angels.

WED JUN 25

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:06 am

Ed Figueroa held the A's to only 3 hits as the Angels took the opener of the 3-game series 3-1. Ken Holtzman took the loss.

FRI JUN 27

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:20 am

Catfish Hunter outdueled Bill Singer and the A's evened the series with a 1-0 victory over the Angels. The A's scored the only run of the game in the top of the 5th. Bert Campaneris singled, stole 2nd, then scored on Claudell Washington's double.

SAT JUN 28

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:33 am

Vida Blue held the Angels off the board for 8 2/3 innings as the A's took the series from California with a 3-1 win in Anaheim. Claudell Washington cracked a 2-run homer for the A's. The road trip continues with a visit to Comiskey to face the White Sox for a 4-game series.

SUN JUN 29

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:54 pm

Jim Perry got the start and took a shutout into the 8th inning. The A's chased Chicago starter Pete Vuckovich in the 4th and beat the White Sox 7-4. Gene Tenace returned to the lineup with a 3-run homer and Claudell Washington continued his hot hitting, going 4 for 5. The A's finish off a great 18-11 June in first place.

MON JUN 30

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