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motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/3/2007 5:37:30 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 OAK_____3___6___0 MIL______6__10___0

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/3/2007 5:52:02 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 OAK_____5___9___0 MIL______7___9___2

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/4/2007 6:15:12 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 OAK_____11___12___0 DET______6___15___1 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 -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/4/2007 6:39:38 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. SAT JUN 14 OAK_____7___13___1 DET_____5___10___1 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 -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/4/2007 5:24:54 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 OAK_____5___10___1 MIN_____6___10___1

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/4/2007 5:41:01 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) OAK_____7___14___0 MIN_____0____7___0

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/4/2007 5:53:26 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. TUE JUN 17 (2) OAK_____3___7___1 MIN_____4___9___1

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/4/2007 6:08:19 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 OAK_____5___8___0 MIN_____7___12___0

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/4/2007 6:30:59 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 OAK_____2___6___2 MIN_____6___17___1

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/4/2007 9:49:33 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 KC______2___7___1 OAK_____3___9___4

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/4/2007 10:05:05 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 KC______4___8___1 OAK_____5___8___0

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/4/2007 10:28:55 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) KC______3___8___0 OAK_____4__10___0

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/4/2007 10:42:30 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) KC______2___6___1 OAK_____4___8___0

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/10/2007 12:11:21 AM)
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 MIN_____14___21___0 OAK_____8____16___0

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/10/2007 12:26:16 AM)
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 MIN_____3___11___0 OAK_____5___9___0

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/10/2007 12:46:09 AM)
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 MIN_____3___10___0 OAK_____4___9___0

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/10/2007 5:06:39 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 OAK_____1___3___0 CAL_____3__12___0

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/10/2007 5:20:33 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 OAK_____1___9___0 CAL_____0___6___1

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/10/2007 5:33:55 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 OAK_____3___7___0 CAL_____1___4___2

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/11/2007 3:54:09 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 OAK_____7___12___0 CHI_____4____6___1

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/11/2007 3:56:51 PM)
Standings at the end of June: [image]local://upfiles/17860/CA208280DBD24B7A8B80F59604115FCF.jpg[/image]

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/11/2007 4:18:31 PM)
Ken Holtzman got the A's off to a great start in July, pitching his 4th shutout of the year, 2-0 over the White Sox. Holtzman allowed 5 hits, struck out 5 and walked 3, as he improved to 10-5 on the season. Phil Garner and Joe Rudi each went 2-4 off losing pitcher Wilbur Wood. TUE JUL 1 OAK_____2___7___0 CHI_____0___5___0

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/11/2007 4:33:53 PM)
Lamar Johnson's infield single in the bottom of the 9th scored Deron Johnson with the winning run as the White Sox edged the A's 2-1. Rich Gossage picked up the win in relief. Catfish Hunter took the loss and falls to 9-6. WED JUL 2 OAK_____1___9___1 CHI_____2___7___0

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/11/2007 7:59:26 PM)
The White Sox pounded Vida Blue for 7 runs in only 2 1/3 innings as Chicago earned a split in the series, 8-6. THUR JUL 3 OAK_____6___11___0 CHI_____8___11___0

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/11/2007 10:06:45 PM)
The A's returned home and opened a 3-game series with the Angels, winning 6-5. Joe Rudi's grand slam in the bottom of the 7th was the key blow. Rudi finished with 5 RBI for the game. Reggie Jackson was 3-4, with a double and triple. Jim Perry went 7 2/3 innings and improved to 4-5. Rollie Fingers pitched the final 1 1/3 innings and earned his 10th save. FRI JUL 4 CAL_____5___10___0 OAK_____6___10___2

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/11/2007 10:21:29 PM)
Kenny Holtzman tossed his 2nd straight shutout and improved to 11-5 as the A's blanked the Angels 9-0. Holtzman allowed 7 hits, waslked 2 and struck out 6. Reggie Jackson was 3-5 with 3 RBI. Joe Rudi was 2-5 with 3 RBI. Gene Tenace and Billy Williams hit back-to-back solo homers in the 8th. SAT JUL 5 CAL_____0___7___2 OAK_____9__14___0

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/11/2007 10:35:47 PM)
Catfish Hunter and Rollie Fingers combined to shut down the Angels as the A's completed the sweep, 3-2. Ted Martinez had an RBI triple and Joe Rudi smacked a solo homer to help the cause. The A's now entertain Cleveland for a 3-game series. SUN JUL 6 CAL_____2___6___0 OAK_____3___7___1

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/12/2007 1:14:17 AM)
Vida Blue went 7 strong innings and Claudell Washington drove in 3 as the A's defeated the Indians 5-1. Washington, Billy Williams, Sal Bando, and Bert Campaneris had 2 hits apiece for the A's. MON JUL 7 CLE_____1___4___0 OAK_____5__10___1

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/12/2007 1:24:54 AM)
The All-Star teams were announced today. Claudell Washington was elected as one of the AL's starting outfielders. Claudell leads all of baseball with a .345 AVG, 65 runs scored, and 114 hits. He leads the AL with 25 doubles and 9 triples. He's also 3rd in stolen bases with 20. Designated hitter Billy Williams was elected as a reserve. Williams is batting .281, with 13 HRs and 46 RBI. Surprisingly, no Oakland pitchers were named to the team. Hunter, Holtzman, and Blue have all cracked double digits in wins with sub-3.00 ERAs, but were not selected.

motnahp -> RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been (10/18/2007 5:23:17 AM)
Billy Williams belted a pair of 2-run homers and the A's got 7 strong innings from Jim Perry to defeat the Indians 8-4. With the score tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the 8th, Williams connected for his 2nd 2-run homer of the game. The A's also scored on a two-run shot by Campy Campaneris, his 1st homer of the year, and RBI doubles from Reggie Jackson and Joe Rudi. TUE JUL 8 CLE_____4___10___1 OAK_____8___10___0

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