John Ellis batted in five runs for the Indians, climaxing his performance with a two-out single in the ninth inning that scored two runs and beat the Athletics, 10-9. Ellis and Charlie Spikes each homered with a man on base as the Indians took an early 6-0 lead. The A's awoke at bat and had homers by Bill North and Gene Tenace en route to taking a 9-8 lead with two runs in the ninth.

In the Indians' half, Rusty Torres singled and when Frank Duffy bunted, Rollie Fingers threw wildly to first, allowing Torres to take third and Duffy to move to second. Fingers then got Geirge Hendrick on an infield fly and struck out Spikes, but the A's reliever could not get past Ellis, who singled to drive in the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 10, Oakland Athletics 9

Game Played on Saturday, July 20, 1974 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

A's          0  0  0    0  2  4    0  1  2  -   9 16  1
Indians      0  2  4    0  1  0    0  1  2  -  10 14  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   3   1     1   0   .242      Lowenstein lf         3   0   0   0     1   1   .258
Campaneris ss         5   1   2   1     0   1   .282        Torres lf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .208
Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Duffy ss              4   3   2   1     0   0   .221
  Kubiak 3b           1   1   1   1     0   0   .222      Hendrick cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .304
  Bourque ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Spikes rf             4   2   2   2     1   1   .277
  Maxvill 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Ellis c               4   2   4   5     1   0   .286
  Alou ph,lf          2   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Bell 3b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .252
  Odom pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCraw 1b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .283
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lis dh                1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Jackson rf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .321        Gamble ph,dh        2   0   0   1     0   1   .275
Rudi lf,1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .301      Brohamer 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .277
Tenace 1b,c,2b        4   1   2   2     0   0   .211      Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Green 2b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .257        Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  H. Washington pr    0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Ellingsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hosley c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
C. Washington dh,lf   4   0   1   2     0   2   .277        Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Haney c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  Mangual ph,lf,3b    3   1   2   1     0   1   .257
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Abbott p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   9  16   8     2   5             Totals               36  10  14  10     3   6

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 19,126
Left on Base: A's 4, Indians 5
DP: A's 0, Indians 2
Errors: Rudi, Ellis
Doubles: Green (3), Campaneris (12), Mangual 2 (12), Jackson (18), Duffy (14), Bell (9), Hendrick (15)
Home Runs: North (4), Tenace (12), Ellis (7), Spikes (13)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (10), H. Washington (12), Lowenstein (23)
Caught Stealing: North (17), Campaneris (12), Tenace (4), Bell (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Gamble (1)
GIDP: Bando (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                2.2   6   5   5   0   1   2  13   3.87
Abbott                  2.1   3   2   2   3   2   0  11   3.00
Lindblad                1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   1.21
Fingers L(7-3)          2     4   3   1   0   1   0  11   3.05
Totals                  8.2  14  10   8   3   6   2  41

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson                5.2   9   6   6   0   4   2  24   4.26
Beene                   2.1   4   2   2   1   1   0  10   4.47
Ellingsen               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Buskey                  0.1   3   1   1   1   0   0   4   4.46
Hilgendorf W(2-2)       0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.20
Totals                  9    16   9   9   2   5   2  40

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


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

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); Duffy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Rudi
flied out to center; Tenace grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes singled to center; Ellis homered [Spikes
scored]; Bell singled to right; Bell was picked off and caught
stealing second (catcher to first); McCraw grounded out (first
unassisted); Lis grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green grounded out (third to shortstop to first);
C. Washington struck out; Haney grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer singled to center; Lowenstein struck out;
Duffy doubled to left [Brohamer scored]; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spikes homered [Duffy scored]; ABBOTT
REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Ellis walked; Bell doubled to
center [Ellis scored, Bell out at third (center to shortstop to
third)]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North singled to center; Campaneris flied out to
center; Bando grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [North out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Indians 6.

INDIANS 4TH: McCraw struck out; GAMBLE BATTED FOR LIS; Gamble
grounded out (second to first); Brohamer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Jackson flied
out to center; Rudi singled to center; Tenace popped to second;
Green doubled to left [Rudi to third]; C. Washington singled to
center [Rudi scored, Green scored]; MANGUAL BATTED FOR HANEY;
Mangual struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians
6.

INDIANS 5TH: TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); MANGUAL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); RUDI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); KUBIAK REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING 3B); Lowenstein walked;
Lowenstein stole second; Duffy singled to right [Lowenstein out
at home (right to catcher), Duffy to second (on throw to home)];
Hendrick popped to catcher in foul territory; Spikes was walked
intentionally; Ellis singled to left [Duffy scored, Spikes to
third]; Bell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Indians 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North homered; Campaneris doubled to left; Kubiak
singled to center [Campaneris scored]; Jackson was called out on
strikes; Rudi flied out to center; Tenace homered [Kubiak
scored]; BEENE REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Green walked; C.
Washington struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Indians 7.

INDIANS 6TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); McCraw struck
out; Gamble struck out; Brohamer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Mangual doubled to left; North reached on a
fielder's choice [Mangual out at third (pitcher to third)];
Campaneris forced North (second unassisted); BOURQUE BATTED FOR
KUBIAK; Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 7.

INDIANS 7TH: MAXVILL REPLACED BOURQUE (PLAYING 3B); Lowenstein
popped to second; Duffy flied out to center; Hendrick doubled to
center; FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Spikes grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Indians 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: ALOU BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Alou flied out to left;
Jackson doubled to center; Jackson stole third [Jackson scored
(error by Ellis)]; Rudi flied out to left; Tenace singled to
left; TORRES REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING LF); Tenace was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Indians 7.

INDIANS 8TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MANGUAL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Ellis singled to right; Bell forced
Ellis (pitcher to shortstop); McCraw singled to third [Bell to
third]; Gamble hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bell scored];
Brohamer flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7,
Indians 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Green singled to left; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR
GREEN; ELLINGSEN REPLACED BEENE (PITCHING); H. Washington stole
second; C. Washington grounded out (catcher unassisted) [H.
Washington to third]; BUSKEY REPLACED ELLINGSEN (PITCHING);
Mangual doubled to center [H. Washington scored]; North was
walked intentionally; Campaneris singled to left [Mangual
scored, North to third, Campaneris to second (on throw)]; Alou
singled to pitcher [North out at third (pitcher to third),
Campaneris stayed at second]; ODOM RAN FOR ALOU; HILGENDORF
REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Jackson grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 9, Indians 8.

INDIANS 9TH: C. WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
FINGERS REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); HOSLEY REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING C ); Torres
singled to right; Duffy reached on an error by Rudi on a
sacrifice bunt [Torres to third, Duffy to second]; Hendrick
popped to second; Spikes struck out; Ellis singled to center
[Torres scored (unearned), Duffy scored (unearned)]; 2 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 9, Indians 10.

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