Alex Johnson drove in three runs with a double and homer and Graig Nettles added two more with a homer to account for the Indians' scoring in a 5-4 victory over the Athletics, who were stopped on their four-game winning streak. The victory was the Indians' first of the season over the A's after seven straight losses.

Vida Blue, who started for the A's, gave up two runs on a walk, single by Chris Chambliss and double by Johnson in the first inning before leaving the game because of a recurrence of groin trouble. After the A's took a 3-2 lead, Johnson tied the score with his homer off Gary Waslewski in the fourth. Roy Foster walked and Nettles then homered for the winning blow. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    19, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
A's          0  1  1    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  0
Indians      2  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   2   2   0     0   0   .240      Bell cf               2   1   0   0     2   0   .257
Mangual cf            5   0   3   2     0   1   .249      Leon 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .216
Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .316      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .265
Epstein 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .274      A. Johnson lf         4   1   2   3     0   1   .221
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .243        Unser lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Hegan rf              1   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
  Tenace ph,rf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Foster rf             1   1   0   0     1   1   .223
Duncan c              3   1   2   1     1   0   .235        Lowenstein rf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Nettles 3b            3   1   2   2     0   0   .256
  Cullen 2b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Duffy ss              4   0   2   0     0   2   .211
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .063      Dunning p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Waslewski p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lamb p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Marquez ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Horlen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .245
  Kubiak ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .193        Hennigan p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .357
  Mincher ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .218

Totals               36   4  10   4     2   5             Totals               31   5   8   5     4  10

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 12,830
Left on Base: A's 7, Indians 7
DP: A's 1, Indians 1
Doubles: Campaneris (21), Mangual 2 (12), A. Johnson (9), Duffy (9)
Home Runs: Epstein (21), Duncan (17), A. Johnson (7), Nettles (10)
Stolen Bases: Chambliss (1)
GIDP: Leon (8)
Hit by Pitch: Nettles (4,by Fingers)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    1     2   2   2   1   2   0   6   2.99
Waslewski L(0-2)        2.1   2   3   3   2   2   2  10   1.98
Locker                  0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.66
Horlen                  2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   2.49
Fingers                 2     1   0   0   0   3   0   8   2.40
Totals                  8     8   5   5   4  10   2  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dunning                 2.1   5   2   2   0   0   1  12   2.74
Riddleberger            1.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   4   3.04
Lamb W(3-4)             1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.39
Kilkenny                1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.86
Hennigan SV(3)          3     3   1   1   0   3   0  12   2.75
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   5   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Fingers (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris lined to first; Mangual grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell walked; Leon struck out; Chambliss singled to
left [Bell to third]; A. Johnson doubled to right [Chambliss
scored, Bell scored]; Fosse reached on a fielder's choice [A.
Johnson out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop to third),
Fosse to second]; Foster was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein homered; Bando flied out to center; Hegan
singled to center; Duncan flied out to left; Green made an out
to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: WASLEWSKI REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Nettles
grounded out (second to pitcher); Duffy struck out; Dunning
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians
2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Waslewski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris doubled to left; Mangual doubled to center
[Campaneris scored]; Rudi singled to left [Mangual to third,
Rudi to second (on throw)]; RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED DUNNING
(PITCHING); Epstein hit into a double play (first to catcher to
third to first) [Rudi out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell walked; Leon grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Bell out at second]; Chambliss
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando flied out to center; TENACE BATTED FOR
HEGAN; Tenace grounded out (second to first); Duncan homered;
LAMB REPLACED RIDDLEBERGER (PITCHING); Green grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: TENACE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); A. Johnson
homered; Fosse grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster walked;
Nettles homered [Foster scored]; LOCKER REPLACED WASLEWSKI
(PITCHING); Duffy doubled to left; Lamb walked; Bell forced Lamb
(third to second) [Duffy to third]; Leon flied out to left; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: MARQUEZ BATTED FOR LOCKER; Marquez walked;
Campaneris forced Marquez (third to second); Mangual singled to
center [Campaneris to third]; Rudi struck out; KILKENNY REPLACED
LAMB (PITCHING); Epstein flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 5.

INDIANS 5TH: HORLEN REPLACED MARQUEZ (PITCHING); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); A. Johnson struck out; Fosse
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING RF); Bando
flied out to left; Tenace flied out to left; Duncan walked;
Green was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: CULLEN REPLACED GREEN (PLAYING 2B); Lowenstein
flied out to left; Nettles singled to center; Duffy singled to
left [Nettles to second]; MCCRAW BATTED FOR KILKENNY; McCraw
struck out; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 3, Indians 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED MCCRAW (PITCHING); KUBIAK
BATTED FOR HORLEN; Kubiak made an out to shortstop; Campaneris
singled to left; Mangual doubled to center [Campaneris scored];
Rudi flied out to center [Mangual to third]; Epstein popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: FINGERS REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); Leon singled to
center; Chambliss forced Leon (second to shortstop); Chambliss
stole second; A. Johnson flied out to right; Fosse flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: UNSER REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Bando
flied out to center; Tenace grounded out (third to first);
Duncan singled to center; Cullen was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Lowenstein was called out on strikes; Nettles was
hit by a pitch; Duffy struck out; Hennigan struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MINCHER BATTED FOR FINGERS; Mincher was called
out on strikes; Campaneris made an out to third; Mangual was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Indians 5.