A trio of two-run innings enabled Catfish Hunter to gain his 15th victory when the Athletics defeated the Indians, 6-5. The A's scored twice in the second on a walk and singles by Joe Rudi and Ray Fosse around an error. Reggie Jackson made it 4-1 with a two-run homer in the fifth, but John Lowenstein tied the score with a three-run smash in the sixth.

The A's came back with two runs in their half on a single by Rudi, a wild pitch, single by Fosse and double by Bert Campaneris. Walt Williams hit a pinch-homer for the Indians in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Friday, July      20, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  1  -   5 11  2
A's          0  2  0    0  2  2    0  0  x  -   6 13  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Campaneris ss         4   1   3   1     0   1   .280
Gamble dh             5   0   2   0     0   1   .267      North cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .289
Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   0     1   2   .227      Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Ellis c               3   1   2   1     0   0   .283      Jackson rf            4   1   2   2     0   1   .290
Lowenstein lf         4   1   1   3     0   0   .312      Johnson dh            3   1   0   0     1   1   .252
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .261      Rudi lf               4   1   3   0     0   1   .246
Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Tenace 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .249
Torres rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .198        Lewis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .194        Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
  Williams ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .246      Fosse c               4   1   2   2     0   1   .265
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Green 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .261
                                                          Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  11   5     2   5             Totals               32   6  13   5     3   7

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  9,236
Left on Base: Indians 6, A's 5
DP: Indians 1, A's 1
Errors: Bell, Brohamer
Doubles: Campaneris (9)
Home Runs: Lowenstein (3), Williams (2), Jackson (21)
Caught Stealing: Hendrick (4), Campaneris (7), North (13), Lewis (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Ellis (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(8-14)           8    13   6   5   3   7   1  35   3.59
Totals                  8    13   6   5   3   7   1  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(15-3)          9    11   5   5   2   5   2  38   3.32
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   5   2  38

Wild Pitches: Perry (14)

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim Evans


INDIANS 1ST: Bell popped to second; Gamble flied out to left;
Chambliss walked; Ellis singled [Chambliss to third]; Lowenstein
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled; Campaneris was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); North walked; North was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bando flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick struck out; Brohamer flied to center;
Torres singled to center; Duffy popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Johnson walked; On a bunt
Rudi singled [Johnson to second]; Tenace forced Rudi (third to
second) [Johnson scored (error by Brohamer), Tenace to second];
Fosse singled to right [Tenace scored (unearned), Fosse out at
second (right to shortstop)]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell singled to center; Gamble singled [Bell to
third]; Chambliss struck out; Ellis hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Bell scored]; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green singled to center; Campaneris was called
out on strikes; North forced Green (shortstop unassisted); Bando
singled [North to second]; Jackson singled [North to third,
Bando to second]; Johnson flied to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Indians 1, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick flied to center; Brohamer flied out to
left; Torres popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi singled to right; Tenace grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Rudi to second]; Fosse grounded out
(shortstop to first); Green flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy singled; Bell hit into a double play (left to
second) [Duffy out at second]; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris singled to third [Campaneris to second
(error by Bell)]; North grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Campaneris to third]; Bando lined to second; Jackson homered
[Campaneris scored]; Johnson popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss singled to center; Ellis singled to left
[Chambliss to second]; Lowenstein homered [Chambliss scored,
Ellis scored]; Hendrick singled to left; Hendrick was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Brohamer flied to center;
Torres walked; Duffy forced Torres (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi singled; Tenace struck out; Perry threw a
wild pitch [Rudi to second]; Fosse singled to center [Rudi
scored, Fosse to second (on throw)]; Green struck out;
Campaneris doubled to right [Fosse scored]; North singled to
right [Campaneris out at home (right to catcher)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Gamble singled
to left; Chambliss struck out; Ellis flied to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Lowenstein popped to shortstop; Hendrick struck
out; Brohamer flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi was called out on strikes; Tenace walked;
LEWIS RAN FOR TENACE; Fosse struck out while Lewis was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Athletics 6.

INDIANS 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED LEWIS (PLAYING 1B); Torres flied to
right; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR DUFFY; Williams homered; Bell
grounded out (third to first); Gamble grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Athletics 6.