Ken Holtzman and Horacio Pina combined to pitch the Athletics to a 4-0 victory over the Indians. Holtzman, who failed to go the route for the first time in four starts, was lifted with two men on base and two out in the eighth inning. Pina retired the last four batters and posted the first save to the credit of the A's bullpen this season. The A's scoring against Gaylord Perry included a homer by Ted Kubiak in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     24, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2
A's          1  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  x  -   4  7  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Torres rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .152      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .104      North cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .227
  Lolich ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .375      Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .222
  Ragland ss          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Jackson rf            1   1   0   0     3   0   .304
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Bando 3b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .269
  Ellis ph,1b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Tenace 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Spikes lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .228        Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Johnstone dh          4   0   1   1     0   1   .300
Williams dh           3   0   1   0     0   0   .429      Fosse c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .308
  Gamble ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Kubiak 2b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .267
Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bell 3b               3   0   2   0     0   0   .196        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brohamer 2b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .243
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   6   0     1   5             Totals               29   4   7   3     4   6

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  4,119
Left on Base: Indians 7, A's 6
DP: Indians 0, A's 0
Errors: Cardenas, Brohamer
Home Runs: Kubiak (1)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (1), North (1), Johnstone (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bando (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(3-2)            8     7   4   3   4   6   1  34   1.88
Totals                  8     7   4   3   4   6   1  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(3-1)         7.2   6   0   0   1   4   0  30   1.56
Pina SV(1)              1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.13
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   5   0  34

Passed Balls: Duncan (3)
Wild Pitches: Perry (3), Holtzman (2)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Jim Honochick


INDIANS 1ST: Torres grounded out (third to first); Cardenas
grounded out (second to first); Chambliss grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris reached on an error by Cardenas;
Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
North struck out; Rudi singled to left; Jackson walked [Rudi to
second]; Bando singled to center [Rudi scored (unearned),
Jackson to second]; Tenace was called out on strikes; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes lined to center; Duncan flied to right;
Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Johnstone flied to center; Fosse singled to
center; Kubiak forced Fosse (first to shortstop); Campaneris
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Hendrick lined to right; Bell singled to left;
Brohamer singled to right [Bell to second]; Holtzman threw a
wild pitch [Bell to third, Brohamer to second]; Torres struck
out; Cardenas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North singled to center; North was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Rudi struck out; Jackson
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Chambliss popped to third in foul territory; Spikes
grounded out (second to first); Duncan lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
singled to center; Perry threw a wild pitch [Tenace to second];
Johnstone singled to center [Tenace scored]; Fosse lined to
left; Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Williams lined to third; Hendrick popped to second;
Bell singled; Brohamer singled to right [Bell to third]; Torres
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); North
walked; Rudi flied out to left [North to second]; Jackson was
walked intentionally; Bando forced Jackson (third to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss was called out on strikes; Spikes was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace flied to right; Johnstone reached on an
error by Brohamer; Johnstone was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Fosse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Williams
singled to right; Hendrick forced Williams (third to second);
Bell forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Kubiak homered; Campaneris lined to center; North
lined to left; Rudi struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Brohamer flied out to left; Torres grounded out
(shortstop to first); LOLICH BATTED FOR CARDENAS; Lolich singled
to left; ELLIS BATTED FOR CHAMBLISS; Ellis walked [Lolich to
second]; PINA REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Spikes flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: RAGLAND REPLACED LOLICH (PLAYING SS); ELLIS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Jackson walked; Bando out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Jackson to second]; Tenace
grounded out (third to first) [Jackson to third]; Duncan allowed
a passed ball [Jackson scored]; Johnstone struck out; 1 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B); Duncan struck
out; GAMBLE BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Gamble grounded out (second to
pitcher); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 4.