Allowing only three hits, Catfish Hunter retired the last 18 batters in order while pitching the Athletics to a 7-0 victory over the Indians. Joe Rudi batted in three of the A's first four runs with a pair of singles. The other tallies followed in the seventh on a homer by Pat Bourque and two-run single by Reggie Jackson. The victory was Hunter's fifth in a row and 12th of the season. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Tuesday, July      9, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
A's          3  0  1    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   7  8  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein rf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Campaneris ss         3   2   1   0     1   0   .297
Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .279      C. Washington dh      4   1   1   0     0   0   .300
Ellis 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Bando 3b              2   2   0   1     2   0   .273
Gamble dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Jackson rf            3   0   2   2     1   0   .327
Hendrick cf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .299      Rudi lf               4   0   2   3     0   0   .314
Lee lf                3   0   1   0     0   0   .262        Maxvill 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Bell 3b               2   0   0   0     1   1   .254      Tenace 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .193      Mangual cf,lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Crosby ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Kubiak 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Arlin p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bourque ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .271
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        North cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Haney c               3   1   1   0     0   1   .129
                                                          Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   3   0     3   6             Totals               31   7   8   7     4   3

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  6,655
Left on Base: Indians 4, A's 4
DP: Indians 2, A's 1
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Haney (2)
Home Runs: Bourque (1)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (24)
GIDP: Ellis (8), Tenace (6), Rudi (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(2-3)            6.1   7   7   6   3   2   1  28   6.15
Hilgendorf              0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.09
Wilcox                  1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.83
Totals                  8     8   7   6   4   3   1  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(12-8)          9     3   0   0   3   6   0  31   2.59
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   6   0  31

Wild Pitches: Arlin (2)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein walked; Brohamer flied out to right;
Ellis forced Lowenstein (second to shortstop); Gamble flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled; Campaneris stole second; C.
Washington singled [Campaneris to third]; Arlin threw a wild
pitch [C. Washington to second]; Bando reached on an error by
Bell [Campaneris scored]; Jackson was walked intentionally [C.
Washington to third, Bando to second]; Rudi singled [C.
Washington scored, Bando scored (unearned), Jackson to second];
Tenace grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Jackson to third, Rudi out at second]; Mangual grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick popped to shortstop; Lee singled to right;
Bell walked [Lee to second]; Duncan flied out to right; Crosby
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Kubiak grounded out (second to first); Haney
lined to third; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brohamer struck out; Ellis singled to third [Ellis out at second
(third to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics
3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: C. Washington grounded out (second to first);
Bando walked; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bando to
second]; Rudi singled [Bando scored]; Tenace forced Rudi (third
to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Gamble singled to right; Hendrick struck out; Lee
flied out to left; Bell popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Kubiak
made an out to first; Haney was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Duncan flied out to left; Crosby flied out to
center; Lowenstein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); C.
Washington flied out to left; Bando grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer flied out to right; Ellis popped to
shortstop; Gamble lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson singled; Rudi grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Jackson out at second]; Tenace
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick was called out on strikes; Lee made an out
to first; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Mangual was called out on strikes; BOURQUE BATTED
FOR KUBIAK; Bourque homered; Haney doubled; Campaneris was
walked intentionally; HILGENDORF REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); C.
Washington grounded out (second to first) [Haney to third,
Campaneris to second]; Bando was walked intentionally; Jackson
singled [Haney scored, Campaneris scored, Bando to third];
WILCOX REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Rudi lined to left; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 7.

INDIANS 8TH: NORTH REPLACED BOURQUE (PLAYING CF); MAXVILL
REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING 2B); MANGUAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Duncan struck out; Crosby flied out to right; Lowenstein
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace was called out on strikes; Mangual flied
out to left; North popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 7.

INDIANS 9TH: Brohamer walked; Ellis grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Brohamer out at second]; Gamble
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics
7.