An infield hit by Tommy McCraw and two errors on the play enabled the Indians to score two runs in the 11th inning to defeat the White Sox, 4-3, and end their five-game losing streak. The Indians tied the score at 2-2 in the seventh with a homer by Rico Carty and consecutive singles by Buddy Bell, John Ellis and manager Frank Robinson. The White Sox went ahead again in the 11th when Tony Muser singled, Bucky Dent sacrificed and Nyls Nyman singled with two out.

In the Indians' half, Carty walked and advanced to third on a sacrifice by Charlie Spikes and a long fly by Bell. After an intentional pass to Ellis, McCraw topped a bouncer down the third base line, Carty scoring. When Terry Forster threw wildly to first base and Bob Coluccio also made a wild throw in returning the ball to the infield, Ellis came around to cross the plate with the Indians' winning run. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Game Played on Sunday, May 11, 1975 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

White Sox    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   3 11  3
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  -   4 12  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .300      Duffy ss              5   0   2   0     0   1   .247
  Nyman lf            2   0   1   1     0   0   .173      Gamble lf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Orta 2b               5   1   1   0     1   0   .254        Berry lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .160
May lf                2   0   1   0     2   0   .330      Hendrick cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .305
  Coluccio rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .197      Powell 1b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .333
Henderson cf          4   1   1   0     1   1   .309      Carty dh              2   2   1   1     3   0   .283
Melton 3b             2   0   1   1     1   1   .248      Spikes rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .157
  Richard 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Bell 3b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .224
D. Johnson dh         5   0   1   1     0   2   .222      Ashby c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Muser 1b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .219        Ellis ph,c          2   1   2   0     1   0   .227
Dent ss               3   0   2   0     1   0   .260      Brohamer 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Downing c             5   0   1   0     0   2   .213        Robinson ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .222
Osteen p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crosby 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCraw ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .278
                                                          Kern p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   3  11   3     7   8             Totals               40   4  12   3     4   5

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 19,490
Left on Base: White Sox 11, Indians 9
DP: White Sox 3, Indians 2
Errors: Coluccio, Melton, Forster
Triples: Hendrick (1), Spikes (2)
Home Runs: Carty (3)
Caught Stealing: May (1), Dent (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (5), Spikes (1)
GIDP: Orta (3), Gamble (3), Ashby (3), Duffy (5)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen                  6     5   1   1   1   2   1  23   4.44
Forster L(2-2)          4.2   7   3   2   3   3   0  22   2.28
Totals                 10.2  12   4   3   4   5   1  45

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kern                    9     8   2   2   7   8   0  39   1.87
Buskey W(2-0)           2     3   1   1   0   0   0   8   2.29
Totals                 11    11   3   3   7   8   0  47

Wild Pitches: Kern (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dave Phillips


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly was called out on strikes; Orta walked;
Kern threw a wild pitch [Orta to second]; May made an out to
shortstop; Henderson walked; Melton singled to center [Orta
scored, Henderson to third]; D. Johnson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Duffy singled to center; Gamble grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Duffy out at
second]; Hendrick tripled to right; Powell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Muser made an out to shortstop; Dent singled to
right; Downing singled to center [Dent to second]; Kelly walked
[Dent to third, Downing to second]; Orta grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Kelly out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty flied out to right; Spikes tripled to right;
Bell reached on an error by Melton; Ashby grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: May walked; Henderson singled to left [May to
second]; Melton struck out while May was caught stealing third
(catcher to third) [Henderson to second]; D. Johnson singled to
right [Henderson scored]; Muser grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer flied out to center; Duffy struck out;
Gamble singled to right; Hendrick grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: BERRY REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING LF); Dent made an
out to second; Downing flied out to left; Kelly grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians
0.

INDIANS 4TH: Powell flied out to center; Carty walked; Spikes
was called out on strikes; Bell forced Carty (third to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta flied out to left; May singled to center;
Henderson flied out to center; Melton walked [May to second]; D.
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians
0.

INDIANS 5TH: RICHARD REPLACED MELTON (PLAYING 3B); Ashby
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer grounded out (first
to pitcher); Duffy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Muser flied out to center; Dent walked; Dent was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Downing struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
flied out to center; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Kelly singled to right; Orta grounded out (second
to first) [Kelly to second]; May was walked intentionally;
Henderson struck out; Richard grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: NYMAN REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); COLUCCIO
REPLACED MAY (PLAYING RF); Carty homered; FORSTER REPLACED
OSTEEN (PITCHING); Spikes grounded out (second to first); Bell
singled to left; ELLIS BATTED FOR ASHBY; Ellis singled to left
[Bell to second]; ROBINSON BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Robinson singled
to center [Bell scored, Ellis to second]; Duffy singled to left
[Ellis out at home (left to catcher), Robinson to third, Duffy
to second]; Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CROSBY
REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING 2B); D. Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Muser flied out to right; Dent singled to
center; Downing was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick struck out; Powell struck out; Carty
walked; Spikes singled to right [Carty to third]; Bell flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Nyman grounded out (second to first); Orta popped
to catcher in foul territory; Coluccio struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Ellis singled to center; Crosby flied out to
center; Duffy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Ellis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 10TH: BUSKEY REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Henderson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Richard grounded out (second to
first); D. Johnson lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 10TH: Berry flied out to right; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 11TH: Muser singled to center; Dent out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Muser to second]; Downing grounded out
(third to first); Nyman singled to right [Muser scored]; Orta
singled to center [Nyman out at home (center to second to
catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 11TH: Carty walked; Spikes out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Carty to second]; Bell flied to right in
foul territory [Carty to third]; Ellis was walked intentionally;
MCCRAW BATTED FOR CROSBY; McCraw singled [Carty scored (RBI),
Ellis scored (error by Forster) (error by Coluccio) (unearned)
(no RBI)]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 4.

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