Joining the ranks of 10-game winners, Ken Holtzman pitched the Athletics to a 5-0 victory over the Indians. The southpaw was staked to a big lead in the first inning when the A's scored two runs on a homer by Reggie Jackson and two more on a single by Dave Duncan. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Friday, June      16, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
A's          4  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   5 10  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Martinez ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Rudi lf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .315
A. Johnson lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Jackson cf            4   1   1   2     0   2   .279
Fosse c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .256      Bando 3b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .260
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Epstein 1b            2   1   1   0     1   1   .261
Foster rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .222      Mangual rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .240
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Hendrick rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .186      Duncan c              4   1   2   2     0   1   .223
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      L. Brown 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Lamb p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Holtzman p            4   0   3   1     0   0   .268
  Camilli ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Leon ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   7   0     0   5             Totals               33   5  10   5     1   8

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  6,298
Left on Base: Indians 6, A's 7
DP: Indians 0, A's 3
Errors: Martinez, Holtzman
Doubles: Bando (8), Epstein (5), Duncan (2), Holtzman (1)
Home Runs: Jackson (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudi (4)
GIDP: Fosse (6), Bell (2), Foster (1)
Hit by Pitch: Epstein (5,by Tidrow)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(4-7)           0.2   4   4   4   0   1   1   7   4.26
Lamb                    4.1   4   0   0   0   6   0  17   3.98
Hennigan                1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.38
Riddleberger            1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.60
Hargan                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.94
Totals                  8    10   5   5   1   8   1  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(10-4)        9     7   0   0   0   5   0  33   2.12
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   5   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (3)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


INDIANS 1ST: Bell flied out to right; Brohamer made an out to
second; A. Johnson singled to right; Fosse flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Martinez struck out; Rudi singled to center;
Jackson homered [Rudi scored]; Bando doubled; Epstein was hit by
a pitch; Mangual grounded out (third to first) [Bando to third,
Epstein to second]; Duncan singled to left [Bando scored,
Epstein scored]; LAMB REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); L. Brown flied
out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster
struck out; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Holtzman singled to center; Martinez forced
Holtzman (pitcher to shortstop); Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Martinez to second]; Jackson grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics
4.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy struck out; Lamb struck out; Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando struck out; Epstein struck out; Mangual
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Brohamer reached on an error by Holtzman; A.
Johnson reached on an error by Martinez [Brohamer to second];
Fosse grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Brohamer to third, A. Johnson out at second]; Nettles flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan struck out; L. Brown grounded out (third
to first); Holtzman singled to left; Martinez grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics
4.

INDIANS 5TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
struck out; Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi flied out to left; Jackson struck out; Bando
singled to right; Epstein doubled to right [Bando to third];
Mangual struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics
4.

INDIANS 6TH: CAMILLI BATTED FOR LAMB; Camilli flied out to
center; Bell singled to right; Brohamer flied out to center; A.
Johnson forced Bell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED CAMILLI (PITCHING); Duncan
doubled to left; L. Brown flied out to right [Duncan to third];
Holtzman doubled to center [Duncan scored]; Martinez made an out
to shortstop; Rudi grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse singled to right; Nettles flied out to
center; Foster singled to right [Fosse to second]; Chambliss
flied out to left; Duffy forced Foster (second unassisted); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED HENNIGAN (PITCHING);
Jackson was called out on strikes; Bando grounded out (third to
first); Epstein walked; Mangual flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 5.

INDIANS 8TH: HENDRICK REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING RF); LEON BATTED
FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Leon singled to right; Bell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Leon out at second];
Brohamer singled to left; A. Johnson made an out to second; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HARGAN REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Duncan grounded
out (pitcher to first); L. Brown popped to catcher in foul
territory; Holtzman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Fosse singled to left; Nettles struck out; Foster
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Fosse
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 5.