The Indians scored three runs in the first two innings and that was enough for Dick Tidrow, who posted a 3-1 victory to drop the Athletics into a first-place tie with the White Sox in the West division race. A walk to Eddie Leon and double by Alex Johnson accounted for the Indians' initial tally in the first. The two other runs in the second resulted from a walk to Ray Fosse, single by Roy Foster, double by Graig Nettles and sacrifice fly by Frank Duffy. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    20, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Indians      1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  5  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   2   0     0   1   .241      Bell cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Mangual cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Leon 2b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .213
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .357      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .261
Rudi lf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .314      A. Johnson lf         3   0   2   1     0   1   .225
Epstein 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .273        Lowenstein lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Bando 3b              3   0   2   0     1   1   .246      Fosse c               2   1   1   0     1   0   .240
Hegan rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Foster rf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .226
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Unser rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Green 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .256
  Mincher ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Duffy ss              2   0   0   1     0   0   .210
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Tidrow p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .135
  Marquez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Horlen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Kubiak ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .193
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Voss ph,cf          2   0   1   0     0   1   .190

Totals               33   1   7   1     3   5             Totals               27   3   5   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 12,818
Left on Base: A's 9, Indians 3
DP: A's 0, Indians 0
Errors: Duffy
Doubles: Voss (6), A. Johnson (10), Nettles (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Rudi (6), Duffy (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(14-10)       2     3   3   3   2   1   0  10   2.57
Horlen                  2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.42
Hamilton                2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.11
Fingers                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.34
Totals                  8     5   3   3   2   6   0  30

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow W(11-11)         9     7   1   1   3   5   0  37   2.78
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   5   0  37

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris struck out; Mangual flied out to
center; Rudi popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell flied out to right; Leon walked; Chambliss
struck out; A. Johnson doubled to right [A. Johnson out at third
(right to shortstop to third), Leon scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein flied out to center; Bando singled; Hegan
forced Bando (first to shortstop) [Hegan to second (error by
Duffy)]; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse walked; Foster singled to center [Fosse to
third]; Nettles doubled to left [Foster to third, Fosse scored];
Duffy hit a sacrifice fly to left [Foster scored]; Tidrow lined
to second; Bell flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green walked; MARQUEZ BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN;
Marquez popped to third in foul territory; Campaneris singled to
center [Green to second]; Mangual made an out to catcher; Rudi
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 3RD: HORLEN REPLACED MARQUEZ (PITCHING); Leon flied out
to right; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); A.
Johnson singled to left; Fosse singled to center [A. Johnson to
third]; Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Epstein singled; Bando singled to right [Epstein
to third]; Hegan was called out on strikes; Duncan popped to
catcher in foul territory; Green grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles struck out; Duffy grounded out (shortstop
to first); Tidrow was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: KUBIAK BATTED FOR HORLEN; Kubiak walked;
Campaneris singled to center [Kubiak to second]; Mangual forced
Campaneris (shortstop to second) [Kubiak to third]; Rudi hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Kubiak scored]; Epstein flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: HAMILTON REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); Bell flied out
to right; Leon flied out to right; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando struck out; Hegan made an out to first;
Duncan made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: A. Johnson struck out; Fosse grounded out (second
to first); Foster popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF);
UNSER REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING RF); Green grounded out
(shortstop to first); VOSS BATTED FOR HAMILTON; Voss doubled to
right; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Mangual
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: VOSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); FINGERS REPLACED
MANGUAL (PITCHING); Nettles flied out to center; Duffy grounded
out (third to first); Tidrow struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi flied out to left; Epstein flied out to
center; Bando walked; Hegan singled to right [Bando to second];
Duncan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell made an out to first; Leon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MINCHER BATTED FOR GREEN; Mincher was called out
on strikes; Voss was called out on strikes; Campaneris grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Indians 3.