1975 SUPERTEAMS BASEBALL PRELIMINARY
The Dodgers avenged their World Series defeat through a series of comeback wins. Oakland won the bike race when Davey Lopes and Ron Cey had difficulties keeping their feet on the pedals. The A's seemed destined for another win in the running relay as speedy Bill North pulled steadily away from Bill Buckner (who was not yet crippled with injuries). However, as North approached Reggie Jackson he could not complete the baton exchange and ended up face down on the track. By the time Reggie retrieved the baton Bill Russell had sped to a 20 yard lead. Ironically, it was North and Jackson who had to be separated in the A's locker room the previous season during an infamous altercation. North said that Jackson had started too soon and had not looked back. The Dodgers also came back to win the swimming relay as Steve Yeager made up a two body length lead on the last 25 yards to pass Gene Tenace. The Dodgers had only one penalty in the obstacle course, cruising to a fairly easy win. After the A's edged the Dodgers in volleyball, the Dodgers retaliated in the war canoe to capture the overall title. The A's captured the tug of war to close the final score to 4-3, but the Dodgers were the ones advancing to the Superteams final.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Competition Dates: N/A.
Air Date: March 9, 1975
Commentators: Keith Jackson & O.J. Simpson
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1. LOS ANGELES DODGERS (4) - $6,200 |
2. OAKLAND A's (3) - $4,000 |
| Bill Buckner | Sal Bando |
| Ron Cey | Vida Blue |
| Joe Ferguson | Bert Campaneris |
| Steve Garvey | Rollie Fingers |
| Davey Lopes | Ray Fosse |
| Andy Messersmith | Dick Green |
| Bill Russell | Reggie Jackson |
| Don Sutton | Bill North |
| Jim Wynn | Joe Rudi |
| Steve Yeager | Gene Tenace |
INDIVIDUAL EVENT RESULTS
TANDEM BIKE RELAY
| 1. Oakland A's | Campaneris & Bando / Tenace & North / Rudi & Fingers / Fosse & Green |
2:54.89 |
| 2. Los Angeles Dodgers | Sutton & Ferguson / Buckner & Yeager / Russell & Garvey / Lopes & Cey |
3:17.98 |
RUNNING RELAY
| 1. Los Angeles Dodgers | Lopes / Wynn / Garvey / Buckner / Russell / Messersmith |
2:37.56 |
| 2. Oakland A's | Bando / Tenace / Campaneris / North / Jackson / Blue |
2:46.36 |
OBSTACLE COURSE
| 1. Los Angeles Dodgers |
2:00.16 |
| 2. Oakland A's |
N/A |
| LOS ANGELES DODGERS |
TIME |
PENALTIES |
FINAL TIME |
OAKLAND A's |
TIME |
PENALTIES |
FINAL TIME |
| Davey Lopes |
26.24 |
26.24 |
Vida Blue |
25.81 |
HB |
27.81 |
|
| Bill Russell |
25.07 |
|
25.07 |
Bert Campaneris |
25.87 |
WH + HB |
29.87 |
| Steve Garvey |
29.08 |
|
29.08 |
Gene Tenace |
27.39 |
|
27.39 |
| Steve Yeager |
26.56 |
|
26.56 |
Dick Green |
28.87 |
|
28.87 |
| Ron Cey |
26.11 |
WH |
28.11 |
Ray Fosse |
27.20 |
TR |
29.20 |
| Jim Wynn |
25.10 |
|
25.10 |
Reggie Jackson |
N/A |
TR + WH |
N/A |
SWIMMING RELAY
| 1. Los Angeles Dodgers | Garvey / Sutton / Wynn / Messersmith / Yeager | 2:01.21 |
| 2. Oakland A's | Bando / Fingers / Green / Rudi / Tenace | 2:01.94 |
VOLLEYBALL
| 1. Oakland A's |
15 |
| 2. Los Angeles Dodgers |
13 |
WAR CANOE RACE
| 1. Los Angeles Dodgers |
4:12.34 |
| 2. Oakland A's | N/A |
TUG OF WAR
| 1. Oakland A's | |
| 2. Los Angeles Dodgers |
e = estimated time
r = Superstars record
N/A = result not available
dnf - did not finish
nm - no mark