Making his first major league start, Dennis Eckersley allowed only three hits and pitched the Indians to a 6-0 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Athletics countered by winning the second game, 6-3, with Dick Bosman gaining the decision against his former teammates. Jim Perry, who also went to Oakland with Bosman, started the opener for the A's and failed to survive the third inning. After giving up a run-scoring single in the first by Rico Carty, who wound up the game with four hits, Perry was removed with the bases loaded in the third. Oscar Gamble singled off reliever Paul Lindblad's first pitch to drive in a run. Buddy Bell homered in the fourth.

In the nightcap, Phil Garner and Gene Tenace rapped round-trippers to help the A's build up a 5-0 lead. Garner's blow was the first of the rookie second baseman's major league career. Bosman allowed only four hits but was removed in favor of Jim Todd with two out in the seventh inning after John Lowenstein belted a three-run homer for the Indians. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Oakland Athletics 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       25, 1975 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Indians      1  0  1    1  0  0    1  2  x  -   6 11  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              2   0   1   0     2   0   .268      Bell 3b               3   1   1   1     2   0   .254
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .174      Manning rf            4   2   1   0     1   1   .222
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Hendrick cf           4   2   1   1     1   0   .270
Rudi 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Carty 1b              5   0   4   2     0   0   .301
Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Robinson dh           4   1   1   0     1   0   .218
Tenace c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Gamble lf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .246
C. Washington lf      4   0   2   0     0   1   .302      Brohamer 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Crosby 2b           2   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .220
  Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .097
  Martinez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   3   0     2   6             Totals               32   6  11   6     7   1

Time of Game: 2:23
Left on Base: A's 7, Indians 11
DP: A's 2, Indians 0
Errors: Campaneris, Carty, Eckersley
Doubles: C. Washington (5), Robinson (4), Hendrick (6)
Home Runs: Bell (2)
Stolen Bases: C. Washington (12), North (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (2), Ashby (2)
GIDP: Duffy (7), Robinson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (2,by Eckersley)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(1-7)            2     4   2   2   4   0   0  14   6.81
Lindblad                5     5   2   1   2   1   1  21   4.09
Hamilton                1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   3.41
Totals                  8    11   6   5   7   1   1  41

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(2-0)        9     3   0   0   2   6   0  34   0.00
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   6   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (3)
Wild Pitches: Perry (1), Lindblad (2), Eckersley (1)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney


ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; North was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Eckersley [North to second]; Bando struck
out; Jackson struck out; Rudi lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell flied out to right; Manning singled; Hendrick
grounded out (second to first) [Manning to second]; Carty
singled to center [Manning scored]; Perry threw a wild pitch
[Carty to second]; Robinson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams flied out to right; Tenace struck out;
C. Washington singled to right; C. Washington stole second;
Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble walked; Brohamer singled to center [Gamble
to second]; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Gamble to third, Brohamer to second]; Ashby flied out to left;
Bell walked; Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner popped to catcher in foul territory; North
singled to right; North stole second; Bando popped to third in
foul territory; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Hendrick walked; Carty singled [Hendrick to
second]; Robinson walked [Hendrick to third, Carty to second];
LINDBLAD REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Gamble singled to right
[Hendrick scored, Carty to third, Robinson to second]; Brohamer
forced Carty (first to catcher) [Robinson to third, Gamble to
second]; Duffy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: CROSBY REPLACED BROHAMER (PLAYING 2B); Rudi made
an out to shortstop; Williams grounded out (first unassisted);
Tenace made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Ashby lined to pitcher; Bell homered; Manning
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick flied out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: C. Washington struck out; Campaneris made an out
to first; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty singled; Robinson grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Carty out at second]; Gamble
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North walked; Eckersley threw a wild pitch [North
to second]; Bando flied out to right; Jackson flied out to
right; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Crosby grounded out (second to first); Duffy
walked; Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Duffy
to second]; Bell was walked intentionally; Lindblad threw a wild
pitch [Duffy to third, Bell to second]; Manning struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Tenace
grounded out (pitcher to first); C. Washington doubled to
center; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick flied out to right; Carty grounded out
(third to first); Robinson doubled to right; Gamble reached on
an error by Campaneris [Robinson to third]; Crosby singled to
right [Robinson scored (unearned), Gamble to second]; Duffy
flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HOLT BATTED FOR GARNER; Holt flied out to right;
North reached on an error by Carty; Bando forced North (third to
second); Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING 2B); HAMILTON
REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Ashby grounded out (third to
first); Bell grounded out (second to first); Manning walked;
Hendrick doubled to right [Manning scored]; Carty singled to
right [Hendrick scored]; Robinson flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Rudi made an out to second; Williams flied out to
left; Tenace was hit by a pitch; C. Washington flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 6.