Starting with a homer by Bert Campaneris to lead off the first inning, the Athletics piled up 18 hits and beat the Indians, 8-1. Campaneris homered again in the sixth, this time with a man on base, and drove in another run with a single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       12, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
A's          1  0  2    0  0  4    1  0  0  -   8 18  3
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         6   3   4   4     0   0   .236      Uhlaender lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .273
Rudi rf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .262      Pinson cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
  Hovley pr,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Nettles 3b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .153
Epstein 1b            5   1   2   0     1   2   .273      Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Davis lf              4   1   2   1     1   1   .276      Harrelson 1b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .191
Bando 3b              4   0   2   0     2   0   .267        Austin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mangual cf            5   0   2   2     0   0   .235        Lowenstein ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .155
Duncan c              5   0   1   0     0   1   .227      R. Foster rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .192
Green 2b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .226      Leon 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .222
Dobson p              4   2   2   0     0   0   .400      Heidemann ss          3   0   0   0     0   2   .204
                                                          McDowell p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Colbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hodge 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               42   8  18   8     5   7             Totals               31   1   7   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  3,030
Left on Base: A's 15, Indians 6
DP: A's 2, Indians 1
Errors: Davis, Bando, Mangual
Doubles: Dobson (1), Davis (4)
Home Runs: Campaneris 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Pinson (1), R. Foster (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Dobson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (2)
GIDP: Mangual (2), Harrelson (3), Leon (2)
Hit by Pitch: Rudi (1,by Colbert)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(1-0)           9     7   1   1   3   3   0  34   0.69
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   3   0  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(1-5)         5.2  12   6   6   2   4   2  30   4.59
Colbert                 0.2   3   2   2   2   0   0   8   4.03
Austin                  2.2   3   0   0   1   3   0  12   2.53
Totals                  9    18   8   8   5   7   2  50

Hit by Pitch: Colbert (1)
Wild Pitches: Dobson (1), McDowell (4)

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Red Flaherty


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris homered; Rudi grounded out (shortstop
to first); Epstein grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
singled to shortstop; Dobson threw a wild pitch [Pinson to
second]; Nettles was walked intentionally; Pinson was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Davis dropped a foul fly hit
by Fosse for an error; Fosse struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando singled to center; Mangual grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Bando out at second]; Duncan
singled to pitcher; Green struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrelson singled to center [Harrelson to second
(error by Mangual)]; R. Foster popped to second; Leon singled to
right [Harrelson scored]; Heidemann flied out to center;
McDowell singled to right [Leon to third]; Uhlaender popped to
third; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Dobson doubled to left; Campaneris singled to
right [Dobson to third]; Rudi singled to center [Campaneris to
third, Dobson scored]; Epstein struck out; Davis hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Campaneris scored]; Bando flied to left in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Pinson lined to shortstop; Nettles flied out to
center; Fosse popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual singled to center; Duncan struck out;
Green singled to second [Mangual to second]; Dobson forced
Mangual (pitcher to third) [Green to second]; Campaneris forced
Dobson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); R.
Foster singled to left; R. Foster was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi struck out; Epstein singled to right; Davis
singled to second [Epstein to second]; McDowell threw a wild
pitch [Davis to second, Epstein to third]; Bando was walked
intentionally; Mangual forced Epstein (third to catcher) [Bando
to second, Davis to third]; Duncan forced Mangual (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Heidemann struck out; McDowell grounded out (second
to first); Uhlaender singled to left; Pinson flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Green flied out to left; Dobson singled to left;
Campaneris homered [Dobson scored]; Rudi popped to third in foul
territory; Epstein walked; COLBERT REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING);
Davis walked [Epstein to second]; Bando walked [Epstein to
third, Davis to second]; Mangual singled to center [Bando to
second, Davis scored, Epstein scored]; Duncan grounded out
(third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Nettles walked; Fosse flied out to left; Harrelson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7,
Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Green singled to left; Dobson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Green to second]; Campaneris singled
to right [Green scored]; Rudi was hit by a pitch [Campaneris to
second]; HOVLEY RAN FOR RUDI; AUSTIN REPLACED HARRELSON
(PITCHING); HODGE REPLACED COLBERT (PLAYING 1B); Epstein was
called out on strikes; Davis struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 8, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); R. Foster
reached on an error by Bando; Leon grounded out (third to first)
[R. Foster to second]; Heidemann was called out on strikes;
Hodge flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8,
Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando singled to center; Mangual flied out to
right; Duncan popped to catcher in foul territory; Green walked
[Bando to second]; Dobson forced Green (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 8, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Uhlaender walked; Pinson popped to shortstop in
foul territory; Nettles lined to right; Fosse forced Uhlaender
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hovley was called out on strikes; Epstein singled to right;
Davis doubled to left [Epstein to third]; Bando flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 8, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR AUSTIN; Lowenstein singled to
right; R. Foster popped to shortstop; Leon grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lowenstein out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8, Indians 1.