The Indians knocked out Wilbur Wood with a four-run third inning and survived a four-run White Sox rally against Gaylord Perry in the sixth to edge Chicago, 7-6. Wood gave up a single run in the second, but Deron Johnson hit his third homer of the season to tie the score in the bottom of the same inning.

George Hendrick doubled home Buddy Bell, then scored ahead of Boog Powell, who homered in the third. The Indians expanded their lead to 7-2 in the fifth when Hendrick homered with Bell on first. The Sox' sixth-inning rally against Perry included consecutive singles by Bucky Dent, Brian Downing, Pat Kelly, Jorge Orta and Carlos May, plus an error by Charlie Spikes. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Chicago White Sox 6
Game Played on Sunday, May       18, 1975 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Indians      0  1  4    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  1
White Sox    0  1  0    1  0  4    0  0  0  -   6 11  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               4   2   2   1     0   0   .242      Kelly rf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .304
Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Orta 2b               2   1   1   1     3   0   .294
Hendrick cf           4   2   2   3     0   1   .287      May lf                5   0   1   1     0   0   .312
Powell 1b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .296      Henderson cf          5   0   0   0     0   3   .286
Robinson dh           1   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Melton 3b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .232
  Gamble ph,dh        3   0   0   0     0   1   .246      D. Johnson dh         4   2   2   1     0   0   .232
Carty lf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .290      Muser 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
  Berry pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .172      Dent ss               4   1   3   1     0   0   .303
Ellis c               3   0   2   1     0   1   .215      Downing c             3   1   1   0     1   1   .214
  Ashby c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Spikes rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .173        Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brohamer 2b           4   1   2   0     0   2   .276        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eckersley p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   7  11   7     2   7             Totals               37   6  11   5     4   6

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 10,033
Left on Base: Indians 2, White Sox 8
DP: Indians 0, White Sox 2
Errors: Spikes
Doubles: Carty (3), Bell (3), Hendrick (4), Ellis (4), Dent (8)
Home Runs: Powell (6), Hendrick (6), D. Johnson (3)
Stolen Bases: May (3)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Ashby (1)
GIDP: Gamble (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry W(5-5)         5.2  11   6   5   3   4   1  30   3.40
Buskey                  2.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.86
LaRoche                 0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   4.00
Eckersley SV(2)         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    11   6   5   4   6   1  41

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(2-7)             2.2   6   5   5   0   0   1  13   5.07
Gogolewski              3.1   3   2   2   1   4   1  13   5.14
Forster                 3     2   0   0   1   3   0  10   2.23
Totals                  9    11   7   7   2   7   2  36

Passed Balls: Downing (4)
Wild Pitches: G. Perry (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Jim McKean


INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (third to first); Duffy lined to
third; Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to right; Kelly was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Orta flied out to right; May
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Robinson
flied out to center; Carty doubled to left; Ellis singled to
left [Carty scored, Ellis out at second (left to third to
second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Melton
flied out to right; D. Johnson homered; Muser flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Spikes grounded out (third to first); Brohamer
singled; Downing allowed a passed ball [Brohamer to second];
Bell doubled to left [Brohamer scored]; Duffy grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Bell to third]; Hendrick doubled to left
[Bell scored]; Powell homered [Hendrick scored]; GOGOLEWSKI
REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); GAMBLE BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Gamble
grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Dent doubled
to left; Downing walked; Kelly flied out to left; Orta walked
[Dent to third, Downing to second]; May made an out to first;
Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 5, White
Sox 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty made an out to second; Ellis doubled; Spikes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton struck out; D. Johnson singled to left;
Muser singled to center [D. Johnson to second]; Dent singled [D.
Johnson scored, Muser to second]; Downing was called out on
strikes; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell singled; Duffy struck out; Hendrick homered
[Bell scored]; Powell walked; Gamble grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Powell out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 7, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta walked; G. Perry threw a wild pitch [Orta to
second]; May made an out to pitcher; Henderson struck out;
Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7,
White Sox 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty was called out on strikes; Ellis struck out;
Spikes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 7, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: ASHBY REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING C ); D. Johnson
flied out to center; Muser grounded out (second to first); Dent
singled to left; Downing singled [Dent to second]; Kelly singled
to left [Dent scored, Downing to second]; Orta singled to right
[Downing scored, Kelly to second]; May singled to right [Kelly
scored (RBI), Orta scored (error by Spikes) (unearned) (no RBI),
May to third]; BUSKEY REPLACED G. PERRY (PITCHING); Henderson
grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 7, White Sox 6.

INDIANS 7TH: FORSTER REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Brohamer
struck out; Bell flied out to center; Duffy grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton popped to catcher in foul territory; D.
Johnson grounded out (third to first); Muser grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, White
Sox 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick struck out; Powell grounded out (second to
first); Gamble was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 7, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Dent lined to second; Downing grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kelly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 7, White Sox 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Carty singled to right; BERRY RAN FOR CARTY; Ashby
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Berry to second];
Spikes was walked intentionally; Brohamer singled to left [Berry
out at home (left to catcher), Spikes out at third (catcher to
third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: BERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LAROCHE
REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Orta walked; May forced Orta (third
to shortstop); May stole second; Henderson struck out; ECKERSLEY
REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Melton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 7, White Sox 6.