Dennis Eckersley, the Indians' rookie righthander who shut out the Athletics, 6-0 on May 25, defeated the defending world champions again, 4-1. All of the Indians' runs counted on homers. Tommy McCraw started the attack with a round-tripper in the first inning. McCraw was on base with a single when George Hendrick hit for the circuit in the third.

Hendrick also accounted for the Indians' last run with his second homer of the game in the fifth. Eckersley gave up his first earned run in 28 innings when the A's scored in the sixth on a safe bunt by Phil Garner and double by Sal Bando. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       31, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      1  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     1   1   .252      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .201
McCraw 1b             4   2   2   1     1   2   .273      Bando 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .188
Hendrick cf           5   2   2   3     0   1   .289      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .236
Robinson dh           0   0   0   0     3   0   .220      Rudi 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .275
  Gamble ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Williams dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Spikes rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .178      Tenace c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .229        Fosse c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .040
Berry lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .200        North ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Crosby 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .275      C. Washington cf      4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Ashby c               1   0   0   0     3   0   .071      Mangual lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .174
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             2   1   1   0     0   0   .234
                                                            Holt ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martinez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   7   4     8   5             Totals               33   1   6   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  7,754
Left on Base: Indians 9, A's 6
DP: Indians 0, A's 0
Doubles: Bando (5)
Home Runs: McCraw (2), Hendrick 2 (9)
Stolen Bases: Ashby (2), Hopkins (8)
Caught Stealing: Ashby (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Crosby (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(3-0)        9     6   1   1   1   5   0  34   0.28
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   5   0  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(3-6)         2.2   4   3   3   3   1   2  14   3.30
Lindblad                3.1   3   1   1   3   2   1  15   3.96
Todd                    3     0   0   0   2   2   0  11   1.60
Totals                  9     7   4   4   8   5   3  40

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Ron Luciano


INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); McCraw
homered; Hendrick grounded out (first unassisted); Robinson
walked; Spikes grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris popped to first in foul territory;
Bando walked; Jackson struck out; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first); Berry was
called out on strikes; Crosby made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams made an out to third; Tenace flied out
to left; C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Ashby walked; Ashby was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Bell flied out to right; McCraw singled;
Hendrick homered [McCraw scored]; Robinson walked; Spikes
singled [Robinson to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); Duffy flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Mangual popped to first in foul territory; Garner
flied to left in foul territory; Campaneris singled; Bando made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 4TH: FOSSE REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING C ); Berry grounded
out (pitcher to first); Crosby grounded out (second to first);
Ashby walked; Ashby stole second; Bell singled to right [Ashby
out at home (right to catcher), Bell to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Rudi made
an out to third; Williams made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 5TH: McCraw struck out; Hendrick homered; Robinson
walked; Spikes flied out to center; Duffy flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Fosse made an out to shortstop; C. Washington
grounded out (first unassisted); Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Berry singled; Crosby out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Berry to second]; Ashby grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bell was walked intentionally; McCraw struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Garner singled; Campaneris flied out to left;
Bando doubled to left [Garner scored]; Jackson popped to third
in foul territory; Rudi popped to third in foul territory; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 7TH: TODD REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Hendrick flied
out to right; GAMBLE BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Gamble flied out to
center; Spikes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Williams
singled to center; Fosse struck out; C. Washington flied out to
center; Mangual popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry
grounded out (third to shortstop to first); Crosby grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HOLT BATTED FOR GARNER; Holt singled to right;
HOPKINS RAN FOR HOLT; Hopkins stole second; Campaneris struck
out; Bando grounded out (third to first); Jackson grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics
1.

INDIANS 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING 2B); Ashby
walked; Bell was called out on strikes; McCraw walked [Ashby to
second]; Hendrick was called out on strikes; Gamble grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Rudi popped to catcher in foul territory;
Williams lined to first; NORTH BATTED FOR FOSSE; North singled
to center; C. Washington flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 1.