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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/15/2008 6:34:10 AM

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/15/2008 6:36:44 AM

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...and now the pitchers:

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/15/2008 6:37:21 AM

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/15/2008 6:38:06 AM

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/15/2008 6:38:51 AM

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/15/2008 6:39:27 AM

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/15/2008 6:41:46 AM

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Obviously, there needs to be some XML tweaking done. This association was with "modern closer usage" OFF. Innings pitched and complete games are too high.

One thing I'm not sure is handled properly by the AI in real MLB leagues: AI seldom (never?) seems to dip into the bullpen for a spot starter. If a team has a few doubleheaders, a very common thing in the 70's and into the 80's, the AI will just continue with the 4-man rotation, even though a selected starter may have only two days' rest. There seems to be no provision for a 5th starter to be worked in without selecting 5-man rotations from the team roster screen.

This results in all of those innings for the starters. I know this "complaint" is in contrast to a previous one of mine regarding reliever innings and decisions. I just feel there needs to be a happy medium, and AI use of spot starters would clear this up, IMO.

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/15/2008 6:49:03 AM

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Oh, by the way, since I mentioned it:

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/15/2008 6:53:51 AM

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It's getting late. As much as I want to start the postseason, it will have to wait a day or two.

AL: Boston vs Oakland (same as real MLB 1975)

NL: Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati (same as real MLB 1975)

That's cool ! ! !

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/16/2008 12:38:40 AM

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I made my postseason roster before going to bed the other night. It was pretty easy. I'll go with Hunter, Holtzman, and Blue as starters. Fingers, Lindblad, Todd, Bahnsen, Bosman, Abbott, and Siebert will be in the pen.

The position players were pretty much the same ones I used from August forward. Tommy Harper, who missed the last 10 days of the season, is back at full strength. I chose to leave Cesar Tovar off the roster because he wasn't acquired until Sep 1st. My opponents, those crafty AI Red Sox, chose to KEEP Deron Johnson on THEIR roster, despite the fact that he wasn't on the team until Sep 22nd. That's all right, beaneaters, break the rules

Do I need to look for cameras in the scoreboard when we visit Fenway?

Let's get this thing started. Game One will be Luis Tiant (25-13, 2.82) against Catfish Hunter (20-13, 2.73).

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/16/2008 12:55:57 AM

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The Gods smiled on the A's today, as a 20 MPH wind was blowing in from right field. With Boston's power game stifled, the A's took the opener of the ALCS 7-1. Catfish Hunter went all the way, allowing only 4 hits. Luis Tiant also went the distance for Boston.

The A's opened the scoring in the last of the 3rd, after Claudell Washington singled, stole 2nd, then scored on a Bill North single. Oakland broke things open in the 4th, scoring on a Sal Bando sac-fly and a two-run single by Washington, making the score 4-0. Reggie Jackson homered against the wind in the 5th, a solo shot giving the A's a 5-0 advantage. Boston's lone run came in the top of the 7th, scoring on Rick Burleson's infield single. The A's answered right back in the bottom of the 7th, as a Billy Williams RBI single increased the lead to 6-1. Oakland added one more in the 8th on a Bill North RBI double.

MON OCT 6 (ALCS GAME ONE)

BOS_____1___4___0
OAK_____7__11___0

Oakland leads series 1-0

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/16/2008 1:01:28 AM

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In Cincinnati, the powerful Reds are down one game to the Pirates, following the Bucs' 6-4 victory. Pittsburgh broke a 4-4 tie in the top of the 9th on a Richie Hebner RBI double and an Al Oliver RBI single. Cincinnati threatened in the 9th, loading the bases on two singles and an error, but reliever Dave Giusti got Joe Morgan to fly out to end the game.

MON OCT 6 (NLCS GAME ONE)

PIT_____6___13___1
CIN_____4__10___0

Pittsburgh leads series 1-0

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/16/2008 1:14:57 AM

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ALCS Game Two: Bill Lee (19-19, 4.51) vs Ken Holtzman (20-10, 3.40).

Fair weather this time, with only a slight breeze out to left. Boston's bats remained cold, as Holtzman (8 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 4 K) and Fingers (1-2-3 9th) combined to blank the BoSox 2-0.

Oakland scored in the bottom of the 6th on three straight singles by Tommy Harper, Reggie Jackson, and Joe Rudi. They added another run in the 8th on a Sal Bando RBI double. Jackson was 3-3 with a walk. Now, it's on to Boston, up two games to none.

TUE OCT 7 (ALCS GAME TWO)

BOS_____0___4___0
OAK_____2___9___0

Oakland leads series 2-0

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/16/2008 1:20:12 AM

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Shocking developments in Cincy, as the Pirates have taken both games from the Reds. Pittsburgh scored the game's only run in the top of the 8th and won 1-0. Jim Rooker went 7 innings for the win. Larry Demery finished up with the save. Cincy's Clay Kirby, from the bullpen, has been saddled with the loss in both games. Cy Young Award contender Don Gullett started and went 6 scoreless innings for the Reds.

TUE OCT 7

PIT_____1___3___1
CIN_____0___6___1

Pittsburgh leads series 2-0

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/16/2008 1:34:03 AM

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The Oakland A's are one game away from their 4th straight World Series, as they again blanked Boston. Vida Blue held the Red Sox to only 6 hits, walked one, and struck out 4 in the A's 3-0 win. Blue went all the way and retired the last seven batters in orderGene Tenace knocked a solo homer in the 2nd. Reggie Jackson matched Tenace's blast with one of his own in the 7th. Later in the 7th, Sal Bando drove home the final run with his RBI single. Boston's Rick Wise also went the distance and took the loss.

THUR OCT 9 (ALCS GAME 3)

OAK_____3___6___1
BOS_____0___6___1

Oakland leads series 3-0

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/16/2008 5:18:55 AM

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The Cincinnati Reds got back into the NLCS with a 3-2 win in Pittsburgh. Johnny Bench swatted a 2-run homer for the Reds. Fred Norman was the winning pitcher, while John Candelaria took the loss. Clay Kirby allowed a run in the bottom of the 9th, but held on for the save.

THUR OCT 9 (NLCS GAME 3)

CIN_____3___8___1
PIT_____2__13___0

Pittsburgh leads series 2-1

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/16/2008 5:40:45 AM

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The Boston Red Sox fought off elimination winning a 9-8 slugfest over Oakland. Fred Lynn's bases-clearing double in the bottom of the 6th provided the winning margin.

Boston jumped on A's starter Catfish Hunter early. Carlton Fisk drive in a run with a single in the 1st. Cecil Cooper's 3-run homer in the 2nd gave the Sox a 4-0 lead. Sal Bando's solo homer in the 3rd made the score 4-1, before Fisk homered in the bottom of the 3rd to put Boston on top 5-1. The A's chipped away, cutting the gap to 5-3 on Billy Williams' 2-run homer in the 4th. Boston made it 6-3 on an RBI single by Cooper in the bottom of the 4th. Sal Bando connected for his second solo homer of the game in the 5th, cutting the Boston lead to 6-4. The A's then took the lead in the 6th. Joe Rudi cut the lead to 6-5 with an RBI single. Billy Williams then blasted his second 2-run homer of the contest, giving the A's a 7-6 lead. Catfish Hunter gave way to Paul Lindblad with two on and one out in the 6th. After retiring Denny Doyle for the 2nd out, Lindblad walked Cooper, loading the bases and setting the stage for Lynn's dramatic double, which gave Boston a 9-7 lead. The A's would stage a 9th inning rally, as Phil Garner's solo homer made it a 9-8 game. The game ended with pinch runner Matt Alexander on 2nd as Claudell Washington grounded out to end the game.

FRI OCT 10 (ALCS GAME 4)

OAK_____8___8___1
BOS_____9__11___1

Oakland leads series 3-1

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/16/2008 5:46:01 AM

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Tony Perez' RBI double in the top of the 10th drove in the eventual game-winner as the Reds evened the NLCS with a 2-1 win over the Pirates. Rawly Eastwick picked up a relief win, while Pirate reliever Ken Brett took the loss.

FRI OCT 10 (NLCS GAME 4)

CIN_____2___7___0
PIT_____1___8___1

Series tied 2-2

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/16/2008 6:08:35 AM

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The Oakland A's are World Series bound following a 4-2 win over the Red Sox. The A's took the series 4 games to 1.

Sal Bando opened the scoring in the 4th with an RBI single. Reggie Jackson made it 2-0 in the 5th with his own RBI single. Joe Rudi added two more in the 7th with his 2-run double. Boston staged one last rally, cutting the lead in half in the bottom of the 8th on an RBI triple from Jim Rice, followed by an RBI single by Carlton Fisk.

Kenny Holtzman earned his 2nd win of the series, going 7 1/3 solid innings. Rollie Fingers recorded the final 5 outs to earn the save.

The A's now await the winner of the NLCS, which is tied two games apiece.

SAT OCT 11 (ALCS GAME 5)

OAK_____4___11___0
BOS_____2___10___1

Oakland wins series 4-1

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/16/2008 6:12:08 AM

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Cincinnati will head back home needing only one win to join the A's in the World Series. The Reds got a complete game performance from Don Gullett and beat the Pirates, 4-1.

SAT OCT 11

CIN_____4___9___0
PIT_____1___6___1

Cincinnati leads series 3-2

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/16/2008 6:16:37 AM

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The Pittsburgh Pirates jumped on Cincinnati starter Fred Norman for 6 runs in the first two innings, then made them stand up, beating the Reds 6-2. Pittsburgh got homers from Al Oliver, Richie Hebner, and Frank Taveras. The series is now tied 3-3, with the visiting team winning all six games.

MON OCT 13 (NLCS GAME 6)

PIT_____6___10___0
CIN____2____9___1

Series tied 3-3

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/16/2008 6:21:39 AM

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The Oakland A's will play......the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1975 World Series. Pittsburgh took game 7 behind a complete-game performance from Jerry Reuss, 4-2. The Bucs also got homers from both Richie Hebner and Frank Taveras, both of whom homered in game 6.

Pittsburgh will travel to Oakland for Game 1. Starting pitchers to be announced.

TUE OCT 14 (NLCS GAME 7)

PIT_____4___10___0
CIN____2____6___0

Pittsburgh wins series 4-3

This particular result is what makes baseball such a great game and PS such a great representation of the sport. Cincinnati pretty much clinched the West by the All-Star break and cruised the rest of the way. Pittsburgh had to scratch and claw their way into postseason and had momentum on their side. Anyone who has followed baseball for any length of time knows that things like this are not rare at all. Ask any Atlanta Braves fan (of which I am one) how much the regular season means once you get to the playoffs. As dominant as they were from 1991-2005 in the regular season, they only went all the way ONE TIME.

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/17/2008 6:24:04 AM

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Jerry Reuss (19-13, 2.63) vs Catfish Hunter (20-13, 2.73) in Game One. A beautiful, calm, 72 degrees at the Coliseum, and a great start to the World Series.

Phil Garner scored on a Ted Martinez infield roller with one out in the bottom of the 11th as the A's won, 7-6.

Oakland plated 3 in the 1st inning. Joe Rudi drove home two with a bases-loaded double. Later in the inning, Sal Bando's sacrifice fly made it 3-0.

Catfish Hunter cruised through the first 2 innings, but things fell apart in the 3rd. Willie Stargell tied the game with a 3-run homer. Richie Zisk and Rennie Stennett both had RBI singles, and Bill Robinson drove in another run with a grondout as the Pirates took a 6-3 lead. Manager motnahp stuck with Catfish, who ended up going 9 innings and allowed only 2 singles the rest of the way.

Jerry Reuss held the A's at bay until the last of the 7th, when Bill North and pinch hitter Angel Mangual (batting for SS Bert Campaneris) both had RBI singles. The Pirates kept the 6-5 lead into the bottom of the 9th.

Bill North led off the 9th with a solo homer, tying the game and sending it into extra innings. The Dodger AI manager stuck with Reuss until the bitter end, which came in the 11th, as Phil Garner led off with a double, then advanced to 3rd on a Bill North grounout. With the infield in, Ted Martinez hit a slow roller to Stennett at 2nd base. Rennie's throw to the plate was too late to get Garner and the A's walked off with a dramatic victory. Rollie Fingers pitched a scoreless 10th and 11th to earn the win. Reuss went all the way and took the loss.

SUN OCT 19 (WS GAME 1)

PIT_____6___11___0
OAK____7___12___1

Oakland leads series 1-0

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/17/2008 6:41:22 AM

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Jim Rooker (15-10, 3.71) vs Ken Holtzman (20-10, 3.40) in Game Two. Weather not a factor.

The Oakland A's are now up two games to none following a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Pittsburgh opened the scoring with two runs in the top of the 2nd, on Manny Sanguillen's RBI double and Rennie Stennett's RBI single.

The A's then cut the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the 4th on a Gene Tenace RBI triple. Claudell Washington tied the game in the 5th on his RBI groundout.

The A's broke it open ini the 6th. Tenace smacked a solo homer to give the A's a 3-2 lead. Phil Garner's RBI triple later in the inning made it 4-2. Garner then scored on an error by shortstop Frank Taveras and the A's led 5-2.

Ken Holtzman went 8 1/3 effective innings. Paul Lindblad walked the first man he faced, then retired the final two men to earn the save. After a day off, the series shifts to Pittsburgh.

MON OCT 20 (WS GAME 2)

PIT_____2___11___1
OAK____5___11___1

Oakland leads series 2-0

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/17/2008 7:01:32 AM

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Vida Blue (18-9, 3.14) vs John Candelaria (16-5, 2.56) in Game 3. Wind 9 MPH to right.

Al Oliver led off the bottom of the 10th with a home run off Rollie Fingers to give the Pirates a dramatic, cone-from-behind 6-5 win in Game 3.

Oliver's sacrifice fly in the 2nd gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead. Joe Rudi smacked a 2-run homer in the top of the 4th, putting the A's on top. Pittsburgh tied the score in their half of the 4th on a Rennie Stennett RBI single.

Oakland took the lead on a Claudell Washington RBI single in the 5th. Reggie Jackson's solo homer in the 6th made it 4-2. Phil Garner's solo shot in the 8th made it 5-2. Just as the A's appeared headed to a 3-0 series lead, their bullpen failed. Paul Lindblad pitched the 8th inning and was knocked around. Stennett and Frank Taveras plated runs with RBI singles. After Rollie Fingers relieved Lindblad, Dave Parker tied the score at 5-5 on a sac fly. Lindblad was charged with 3 runs in only 1/3 of an inning. Fingers escaped further damage in the 8th, but was greeted in the 10th by Oliver's game-winning blast.

WED OCT 22 (WS GAME 3)

OAK_____5___7___0
PIT______6__15___0

Oakland leads series 2-1

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/17/2008 7:19:07 AM

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Hunter vs Reuss in Game 4. 50 degrees and no wind.

The Oakland A's are one win away from a 4th straight championship following a 4-3 victory over the Pirates.

Oakland jumped out 2-0 in the top of the 1st. Bill North smacked an RBI triple, then scored on a Joe Rudi sacrifice fly. Reggie Jackson's sacrifice fly in the 5th scored Hunter and put the A's up 3-0. In the 6th, Hunter lined an RBI double down the left field line and the A's were cruising 4-0.

Willie Stargell slugged a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 6th to cut Oakland's lead to 4-2. Al Oliver made things even tighter when he hit a solo homer in the 7th. Hunter was lifted for a pinch hitter in the 8th. He allowed only 4 hits in 7 innings. A's manager motnahp called on Dick Bosman from the pen. The veteran righty starter threw two perfect innings in a relief role to get the A's on the doorstep of another title.

THUR OCT 23 (WS GAME 4)

OAK_____4___9___0
PIT______3___4___0

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/17/2008 7:42:52 AM

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Holtzman vs Rooker in Game 5. 56 degrees and wind in from right at 12 MPH.

The Oakland A's pounded the Pirates 9-0 and won their 4th consecutive World Series title, 4 games to 1.

Oakland started fast off Rooker, scoring 4 times in the 2nd inning. Gene Tenace smacked a solo homer, Ken Holtzman drew a bases-loaded walk, then Claudell Washington and Bill North plated runs with RBI grounouts.

Reggie Jackson drove in another run with a groundout in the 4th. Joe Rudi followed with an RBI single to make the score 6-0.

The A's added 3 more runs in the 5th, one on a Bert Campaneris sacrifice fly and two more on a Reggie Jackson single. Pirate starter Jim Rooker was not sharp today, as he allowed 7 earned runs on 9 hits in only 4 1/3 innings.

With the big early lead, A's manager motnahp was able to manage the game like an All-Star game. The only position player who had not appeared in the series was Jim Holt. He batted for Holtzman in the 7th and hit into a double play. Four Oakland pitchers combined to complete the shutout over the last 3 innings, as motnahp got Sonny Siebert, Jim Todd, Glenn Abbott, and Stan Bahnsen into the game for their first appearances of the series. The champagne is once again flowing in the Oakland clubhouse. The team's flight back to the west coast will be an enjoyable one.

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/17/2008 7:45:44 AM

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The postseason awards:

NL MVP, Mike Schmidt (Phillies): .289, 45 HR, 121 RBI

AL MVP, Fred Lynn (Red Sox): .341, 37 HR, 110 RBI

NL Cy Young, Jon Matlack (Mets): 21-12, 2.09 ERA

AL Cy Young, Luis Tiant (Red Sox): 25-11, 2.82 ERA

Now its time to do some AutoPlay to try and get the matchup I really wanted to see: A's vs. Reds.

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/17/2008 4:14:29 PM

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My first attempt at AutoPlaying ended up with Boston vs Cincinnati in the WS (Cincy won). I let AI do all the A's managing, so I cannot accept any blame for that one. The next time, AI did me right, so I now have my OAK vs CINN World Series!

Catfish Hunter opposes Gary Nolan in Game 1. 41 degrees with little wind.

The Oakland A's dismantled the Big Red Machine, as Catfish Hunter allowed only 2 hits in 8+ innings. The A's took a 1-0 lead in the series with an 8-0 blanking in Game One.

The A's broke open a scoreless game in the 5th inning with 5 runs. Bert Campaneris doubled to lead off the inning. After Hunter flew out, Claudell Washington doubled in Campy. Following a Bill North fly out, the Cincy AI manager intentionally walked Reggie Jackson to face Joe Rudi. Rudi deposited the ball over the left field wall to give the A's a brief 4-0 lead. It was brief because the next batter, Gene Tenace, matched Rudi with a homer and gave Oakland a 5-0 lead.

Tenace would come through again in the 7th inning, blasting a Pat Darcy offering over the wall for a 3-run homer to make the score 8-0. After Hunter walked the leadoff batter in the bottom of the 9th, A's manager motnahp brought in Rollie Fingers. Fingers allowed a hit, but retired the side with no threat. The powerful Reds never got a runner past second base during the game.

SUN OCT 19 (WS GAME 1)

OAK_____8___10___1
CIN_____0____3___0

Oakland leads series 1-0

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RE: 1975 Oakland A's: What Should Have Been - 1/17/2008 4:34:19 PM

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Holtzman & Gullett for Game 2. 67 degrees with 5 MPH wind in from left field.

The Cincinnati Reds turned the tables on the A's, reassembling their Big Red Machine and blasting the A's 8-0. Don Gullett went the distance, "scattering" 7 hits. He walked 7 and struck out 5. The A's left 13 men on base, including the bases loaded twice.

The Reds wasted no time getting on the board, as Tony Perez put Cincy ahead with a solo homer in the 1st. Johnny Bench added a 3-run homer in the 3rd to make it 4-0. Bench delivered again in the 4th, stroking a 2-run single, making the score 6-0 and sending Holtzman to an early shower. Pete Rose tacked on a 2-run single in the 6th off Sonny Siebert. Holtzman, 24-9 on the year and a Cy Young candidate, was pounded for 10 hits and 6 runs in only 3 2/3 innings.

MON OCT 20 (WS GAME 2)

OAK_____0___7___1
CIN_____8__14___0

Series tied 1-1

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