Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
May 16, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1974 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 3 0 1 1
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0
Rudi lf 4 0 1 0
Tenace 1b 2 1 1 0
Fosse c 4 0 0 0
Alou dh 4 2 3 1
Mangual rf 3 0 1 0
Kubiak 2b 2 0 1 1
Pitts 3b 3 0 0 0
Holtzman p 0 0 0 0
  Odom p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 9 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bradford rf 4 2 2 1
May lf 3 0 2 0
Allen 1b 3 1 0 1
Melton 3b 3 0 1 1
Santo 2b 3 0 0 0
Henderson cf 3 1 1 1
Downing dh 3 0 1 0
Herrmann c 3 0 2 0
Dent ss 1 0 0 0
Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 4 9 4
Oakland 011 001 0392
Chicago 102 100 0491
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  L (3-5) 2.2 5 3 2 2 1
  Odom   3.1 4 1 1 3 0
  Fingers   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
7.0
9
4
3
5
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (6-5) 5.2 8 3 3 3 0
  Acosta   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Forster  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
7.0
9
3
3
3
1

  E–Fosse (2), Mangual (1), D Allen (4).  DP–Oakland 2, Chicago 1.  2B–Oakland Tenace (5,off Wood); North (7,off Wood), Chicago Downing (2,off Odom).  HR–Chicago Bradford (4,3rd inning off Holtzman 0 on, 1 out); K Henderson (5,4th inning off Odom 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Kubiak (1,off Wood).  IBB–Tenace (3,by Wood).  SH–Dent (3,off Odom).  SB–North (13,3rd base off Wood/Herrmann); Campaneris (10,2nd base off Wood/Herrmann); D Allen (2,2nd base off Holtzman/Fosse).  IBB–Wood (1,Tenace).  U-HP–Hank Morgenweck, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:30.  A–12,818.
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