Chris Chambliss, who had driven in only four runs previously this season, accounted for four RBIs with a homer and single to lead the Indians to a 6-5 victory over the Athletics. Chambliss homered with a man on base in the second inning. After the A's went ahead, 5-4, on a two-run triple by Ray Fosse in the sixth, John Ellis walked with two out for the Indians in the eighth, Dave Duncan singled and Chambliss drove them home with a double to produce the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Oakland Athletics 5
Game Played on Saturday, May       5, 1973 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
A's          0  1  2    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   5 10  1
Indians      0  2  0    0  2  0    0  2  x  -   6  7  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   1   2   1     0   0   .235      Torres rf             2   0   0   1     1   0   .179
Marquez 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Brohamer 2b           2   0   0   1     0   0   .219
  Green 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Lolich ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Conigliaro ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .293        Ragland 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Maxvill 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Spikes lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .253
  Kubiak 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Gamble dh             3   1   0   0     0   1   .259
Rudi lf               3   0   0   1     1   1   .232        Ellis ph,dh         0   1   0   0     1   0   .250
Jackson rf            4   2   2   0     1   1   .264      Duncan c              3   1   1   0     1   1   .226
Johnson dh            5   0   1   0     0   3   .217      Chambliss 1b          3   2   2   4     1   0   .167
Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Bell 3b               4   1   0   0     0   1   .167
Tenace 1b             2   1   2   1     2   0   .263      Cardenas ss           2   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Fosse c               4   0   1   2     0   0   .279        Williams ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .353
North cf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .225        Duffy ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Odom p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  10   5     5  10             Totals               29   6   7   6     4   4

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance:  4,918
Left on Base: A's 9, Indians 5
DP: A's 1, Indians 1
Errors: Tenace
Doubles: Tenace (4), North (3), Chambliss (2)
Triples: Fosse (1)
Home Runs: Chambliss (2)
Stolen Bases: North (10), Campaneris (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bando (3), Brohamer (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Rudi (1)
GIDP: Gamble (1)
Hit by Pitch: Torres (1,by Odom)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom                    4.1   3   4   2   2   3   1  19   5.97
Knowles L(1-2)          3.1   4   2   2   2   1   0  15   2.63
Pina                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.53
Totals                  8     7   6   4   4   4   1  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox                  5.2   5   5   4   3   7   0  25   4.91
Lamb                    1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.51
Johnson W(2-1)          1.1   3   0   0   2   1   0   8   5.91
Hilgendorf              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.23
Farmer SV(1)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  12.27
Totals                  9    10   5   4   5  10   0  41

Passed Balls: Duncan (6)
Hit by Pitch: Odom (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Ron Luciano


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (second to first);
Marquez was called out on strikes; Rudi popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: GREEN REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); Torres
grounded out (second to first); Brohamer flied to center;
Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson walked; Johnson was called out on
strikes; Bando grounded out (third to first) [Jackson to
second]; Tenace doubled to center [Jackson scored]; Fosse
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes flied to left; Gamble reached on an error by
Tenace; Duncan struck out; Chambliss homered (unearned) [Gamble
scored (unearned)]; Bell struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North doubled to left; Campaneris singled to
center [North scored, Campaneris to second (on throw)];
CONIGLIARO BATTED FOR GREEN; Duncan allowed a passed ball
[Campaneris to third]; Conigliaro struck out (catcher to first);
Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to center [Campaneris scored
(unearned)]; Jackson struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: MAXVILL REPLACED CONIGLIARO (PLAYING 2B); Cardenas
struck out; Torres flied to left; Brohamer grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Johnson struck out; Bando walked; Tenace singled
to right [Bando to third, Tenace to second (on throw)]; Fosse
popped to catcher in foul territory; North grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Spikes
singled to center; Gamble grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Spikes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first);
JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Johnstone struck out; Rudi flied
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: KUBIAK REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 2B); Duncan
walked; Chambliss walked [Duncan to second]; Bell forced Duncan
(third to shortstop) [Chambliss to second]; Cardenas singled
[Chambliss to third, Bell to second]; Torres was hit by a pitch
[Chambliss scored, Bell to third, Cardenas to second]; KNOWLES
REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Brohamer out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Bell scored, Cardenas to third, Torres to
second]; Hendrick lined to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 3, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson singled to left; Johnson struck out;
Bando lined to center; Tenace walked [Jackson to second]; LAMB
REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Fosse tripled to right [Jackson
scored, Tenace scored]; North struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes singled to center; Gamble struck out; Duncan
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Spikes to second]; Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
5, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris grounded out (catcher to first);
Kubiak flied to center; Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell flied to center; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR CARDENAS;
Williams singled to right [Williams out at second (right to
shortstop)]; Torres walked; LOLICH BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Lolich
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: RAGLAND REPLACED LOLICH (PLAYING 2B); DUFFY
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING SS); Jackson singled to center;
JOHNSON REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); Johnson singled to right
[Jackson to second]; Bando out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [Jackson to third, Johnson to second]; Tenace was walked
intentionally; Fosse lined into a double play (shortstop to
second) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick lined to left; Spikes flied to right;
ELLIS BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Ellis walked; Duncan singled to left
[Ellis to second]; Chambliss doubled to center [Ellis scored,
Duncan scored]; PINA REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Bell grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Indians 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); North singled
to center; North stole second; Campaneris singled [North to
third]; Campaneris stole second; Kubiak struck out; Rudi was
walked intentionally; HILGENDORF REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING);
Jackson forced North (first to catcher) [Campaneris to third,
Rudi to second]; FARMER REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Johnson
forced Jackson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 5, Indians 6.