Gaylord Perry failed in an attempt to tie the league record for most consecutive victories, with his string ending at 15 when rookie Claudell Washington singled home pinch-runner Blue Moon Odom with two out in the 10th, giving the Athletics a 4-3 triumph over the Indians. A walk to pinch-hitter Pat Bourque, only Perry's second of the game, opened the decisive 10th. Odom ran for Bourque and was sacrificed to second by Tim Hosley. Bert Campaneris grounded out, but Washington, whose first major league hit had been an eighth-inning triple, grounded a single to right to pin the defeat on Perry.

The Indians had only four hits off winner Vda Blue, but one of them was a two-run homer in the eighth by Dave Duncan which gave Perry a 3-2 lead. The A's tied it in the ninth when Joe Rudi smacked a one-out triple and Gene Tenace followed with a sacrifice fly to score pinch-runner Herb Washington. Perry had fallen behind in the second when Tenace homered after Rudi was hit with a pitched ball. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Monday, July      8, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0    0  -   3  4  0
A's          0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   4  6  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein lf         4   0   0   1     1   2   .255      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     1   3   .297
Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      C. Washington dh      5   0   2   1     0   2   .333
Ellis 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .283      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .275
Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .323
Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .302      Rudi lf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .311
Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .257        H. Washington pr    0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Gamble dh             4   1   1   0     0   2   .292        North cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Duncan c              4   1   1   2     0   0   .195      Tenace 1b             3   1   2   3     0   1   .222
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .212      Mangual cf,lf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .256
G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kubiak 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .221
                                                            Bourque ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .261
                                                            Odom pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Haney c               2   0   1   0     0   1   .119
                                                            Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
                                                            Hosley c            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   4   3     3   7             Totals               33   4   6   4     2  13

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 47,582
Left on Base: Indians 4, A's 5
DP: Indians 0, A's 0
Triples: C. Washington (1), Rudi (4)
Home Runs: Duncan (12), Tenace (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Hosley (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Tenace (4)
Hit by Pitch: Rudi (1,by G. Perry)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry L(15-2)        9.2   6   4   4   2  13   1  38   1.45
Totals                  9.2   6   4   4   2  13   1  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(9-8)            10     4   3   3   3   7   1  37   3.39
Totals                 10     4   3   3   3   7   1  37

Hit by Pitch: G. Perry (5)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein struck out (catcher to first); Brohamer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris struck out; C. Washington struck out;
Bando lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick
flied out to right; Bell walked; Gamble grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi
was hit by a pitch; Tenace homered [Rudi scored]; Mangual
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kubiak grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
flied out to center; Lowenstein lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Haney struck out; Campaneris walked; C.
Washington forced Campaneris (second to shortstop); Bando struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Ellis
popped to first; Spikes flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson lined to second; Rudi flied out to
center; Tenace singled; Mangual forced Tenace (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick singled; Bell singled [Hendrick to
second]; Gamble struck out; Duncan flied out to center; Duffy
walked [Hendrick to third, Bell to second]; Lowenstein walked
[Hendrick scored, Bell to third, Duffy to second]; Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians
1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Kubiak flied out to left; Haney singled;
Campaneris struck out; C. Washington struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Ellis struck out; Spikes grounded out (third to
first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando struck out; Jackson lined to left; Rudi
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
singled; Duncan homered [Gamble scored]; Duffy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lowenstein struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace struck out; Mangual struck out; Kubiak
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Ellis
struck out; Spikes popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: ALOU BATTED FOR HANEY; Alou lined to second;
Campaneris struck out; C. Washington tripled; Bando lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 9TH: HOSLEY REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING C ); Hendrick flied
out to center; Bell flied out to left; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Jackson struck out; Rudi tripled; H. WASHINGTON
RAN FOR RUDI; Tenace hit a sacrifice fly to left [H. Washington
scored]; Mangual struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Athletics 3.

INDIANS 10TH: NORTH REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING CF); MANGUAL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Duncan flied out to center;
Duffy struck out; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 10TH: BOURQUE BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Bourque walked; ODOM
RAN FOR BOURQUE; Hosley out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Odom to second]; Campaneris grounded out (second to
first) [Odom to third]; C. Washington singled [Odom scored]; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 4.