Held to one hit in the first six innings, the Athletics rallied against Jim Perry in the seventh to defeat the Indians, 3-1. Bill North opened the frame with a single and, after an infield out by Sal Bando, Perry walked Reggie Jackson intentionally. Joe Rudi and Gene Tenace followed with singles, each driving in a run. Deron Johnson then walked and Ray Fosse delivered the A's third run with a single off reliever Milt Wilcox. Charlie Spikes, who had hit safely in 19 straight games for the Indians, was stopped on his streak. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Friday, May       3, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   3  6  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .189      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Lowenstein lf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .293      North cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .205
Bell 3b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .217      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .301
Ellis 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Jackson rf            2   1   1   0     2   0   .393
Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .329      Rudi lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .333
Hendrick cf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .238      Tenace 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .197
Gamble dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .295      Johnson dh            2   0   0   0     1   1   .088
Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .254        H. Washington pr,dh 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hermoso 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Fosse c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .230
J. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kubiak 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .186
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   0     1   4             Totals               28   3   6   3     4   2

Time of Game: 1:43   Attendance:  4,460
Left on Base: Indians 6, A's 5
DP: Indians 0, A's 1
Errors: Tenace
Stolen Bases: Gamble (1), North (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Lowenstein (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Perry L(2-2)         6.1   4   3   3   3   2   0  25   2.70
Wilcox                  1.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   3.12
Totals                  8     6   3   3   4   2   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(2-3)         7.2   7   1   0   1   2   0  30   3.18
Fingers SV(2)           1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.04
Totals                  9     7   1   0   1   4   0  34

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - George Maloney


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy popped to first; Lowenstein flied out to
center; Bell walked; Ellis singled to third [Bell scored (error
by Tenace) (unearned) (no RBI), Ellis to second]; Spikes popped
to first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; North grounded out
(second to first); Bando popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick singled to center; Gamble singled to left
[Hendrick to third]; Gamble stole second; Duncan struck out;
Hermoso hit into a double play (right to catcher) [Hendrick out
at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson singled to right [Jackson out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Rudi flied out to right; Tenace popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy flied out to center; Lowenstein flied out to
center; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Johnson flied out to center; Fosse grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kubiak grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis flied out to center; Spikes flied out to
right; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris lined to second; North flied out to
left; Bando walked; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Gamble made an out to shortstop; Duncan flied out
to right; Hermoso grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Tenace flied
out to center; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy singled to left; Lowenstein out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Duffy to second]; Bell flied
out to right; Ellis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Fosse flied out to center; Kubiak struck out;
Campaneris grounded out (third to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes lined to first; Hendrick singled to left;
Gamble singled to center [Hendrick to second]; Duncan forced
Gamble (second to shortstop) [Hendrick to third]; Hermoso
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: North singled to center; Bando grounded out
(second to first) [North to second]; Jackson was walked
intentionally; Rudi singled to left [Jackson to second, North
scored]; Tenace singled to center [Rudi to second, Jackson
scored]; Johnson walked [Tenace to second, Rudi to third]; H.
WASHINGTON RAN FOR JOHNSON; WILCOX REPLACED J. PERRY (PITCHING);
Fosse singled to center [Rudi scored, H. Washington to third,
Tenace out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; Kubiak
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
1, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 8TH: H. WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Duffy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein was called out on
strikes; Bell singled to left; FINGERS REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); Ellis made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); North
singled to left; North stole second; Bando made an out to first;
Jackson was walked intentionally; Rudi made an out to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Spikes was called out on strikes; Hendrick was
called out on strikes; Gamble made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 3.