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Oakland Athletics @ Chicago White Sox

1974-05-16 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · 7 innings · Att: 12818 · 76°F · 2:30

Chicago White Sox defeated Oakland Athletics 4–3. Chicago White Sox put up 2 in the 3rd. Wilbur Wood earned the win and Terry Forster picked up the save. Buddy Bradford went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
OAK	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	9
CHA	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	4	9

W: Wilbur Wood L: Ken Holtzman SV: Terry Forster

Umpires — HP: Hank Morgenweck · 1B: Marty Springstead · 2B: Russ Goetz · 3B: Don Denkinger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill North	3	0	1	1	1	0
Bert Campaneris	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Rudi	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Tenace	2	1	1	0	2	1
Ray Fosse	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jesus Alou	4	2	3	1	0	0
Angel Mangual	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ted Kubiak	2	0	1	1	0	0
Gaylen Pitts	3	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Bradford	4	2	2	1	0	0
Carlos May	3	0	2	0	1	0
Dick Allen	3	1	0	1	1	1
Bill Melton	3	0	1	1	1	0
Ron Santo	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ken Henderson	3	1	1	1	0	0
Brian Downing	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Herrmann	3	0	2	0	0	0
Bucky Dent	1	0	0	0	1	1

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Holtzman	2.2	5	2	1
Blue Moon Odom	3.1	4	3	0
Rollie Fingers	1.0	0	0	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilbur Wood	5.2	8	3	0
Cy Acosta	0.1	1	0	0
Terry Forster	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill North: W
Bert Campaneris: S9.1-2
Joe Rudi: SB3;SB2
Joe Rudi: 8/F
Gene Tenace: IW
Ray Fosse: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Buddy Bradford: S7
Carlos May: S9.1-3(E9)
Dick Allen: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Bill Melton: W.1-2
Ron Santo: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Jesus Alou: S8
Angel Mangual: S9.1-3
Ted Kubiak: 8/SF.3-H
Gaylen Pitts: 7/F
Bill North: 4E3.1-3
Bert Campaneris: 13

Bot 2

Ken Henderson: 9/F
Brian Downing: 5/F
Ed Herrmann: S9.BX2(96)

Top 3

Joe Rudi: 8/F
Gene Tenace: D7
Ray Fosse: 7/L
Jesus Alou: S7.2-H
Angel Mangual: 43

Bot 3

Bucky Dent: K
Buddy Bradford: HR
Carlos May: 9
Dick Allen: W
Bill Melton: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Bill Melton: S7.3-H
Ron Santo: 8/F

Top 4

Ted Kubiak: 9
Gaylen Pitts: 2/F
Bill North: 3/F

Bot 4

Ken Henderson: HR
Brian Downing: 53
Ed Herrmann: S8
Bucky Dent: 3/SH.1-2
Buddy Bradford: 9/F

Top 5

Bert Campaneris: 3/F
Joe Rudi: 13
Gene Tenace: W
Ray Fosse: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Carlos May: S9
Dick Allen: 53.1-2
Bill Melton: 53
Ron Santo: W
Ken Henderson: 9/F

Top 6

Jesus Alou: S7
Angel Mangual: 8/L
Ted Kubiak: S9.1-3
Gaylen Pitts: 6/F
Bill North: D9.3-H;1-3
Bert Campaneris: 3/F

Bot 6

Brian Downing: D7
Ed Herrmann: 53
Bucky Dent: W
Buddy Bradford: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Joe Rudi: S8
Gene Tenace: K
Ray Fosse: 9
Jesus Alou: 13

Bot 7

Carlos May: W
Dick Allen: K/C
Bill Melton: 14(1)/FO
Ron Santo: 43

Notes & reviews

In the top of the 8th, Washington hit for Mangual and singled; He stole second; Kubiak grounded out 1-3 with Washington holding at second; Pitts singled Washington home; at that point there was a 1:26 rain delay before the game was called

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