Joe Rudi slammed two solo homers and Billy Williams added a two-run blast to power the A's to a 7-3 victory over the Indians. A single by Reggie Jackson and Williams' homer, his 10th, plus a walk to Gene Tenace, a stolen base and single by Phil Garner staked the A's to a 3-0 lead in the second. Oakland Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 3Game Played on Monday, July 7, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumIndians 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 8 0 A's 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 x - 7 10 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lowenstein dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .265 Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .331 North cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .261 Manning rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .287 C. Washington lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .315 Powell 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .285 Jackson rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .247 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .281 Rudi 1b 4 2 2 2 0 0 .282 Gamble lf 4 1 0 0 0 2 .233 Williams dh 4 1 1 2 0 1 .247 Ellis c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .215 Tenace c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .279 Bell 3b 3 0 0 1 0 2 .234 Hopkins pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Duffy ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Fosse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .131 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bando 3b 2 0 1 0 1 1 .208 Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Garner 2b 1 0 1 1 1 0 .236 Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 8 3 0 6 Totals 31 7 10 7 3 7 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 27,702 Left on Base: Indians 5, A's 4 DP: Indians 0, A's 1 Home Runs: Powell (14), Williams (10), Rudi 2 (11) Stolen Bases: Tenace (2), North 2 (23) Caught Stealing: Powell (2), Garner (5), C. Washington (10) Sacrifice Hits: Garner (15) Sacrifice Flies: Bell (3) Hit by Pitch: Ellis (2,by Perry) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley L(5-2) 6 6 5 5 2 6 2 24 2.47 Brown 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 11 5.25 Totals 8 10 7 7 3 7 3 35 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(3-7) 6.1 6 1 1 0 4 0 25 5.06 Fingers 2.2 2 2 2 0 2 1 10 3.25 Totals 9 8 3 3 0 6 1 35 Hit by Pitch: Perry (5) Wild Pitches: Fingers (6) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger INDIANS 1ST: Indians Manager Frank Robinson ejected by HP umpire Larry Barnett sometime in game; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Kuiper struck out; Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris was called out on strikes; North popped to third in foul territory; C. Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. INDIANS 2ND: Powell singled to left; Hendrick struck out while Powell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson singled to left; Rudi flied out to center [Jackson to second]; Williams homered [Jackson scored]; Tenace walked; Tenace stole second; Bando struck out; Garner singled to left [Tenace scored]; Garner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 3. INDIANS 3RD: Ellis was hit by a pitch; Bell lined to left; Duffy flied out to right; Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris struck out; North singled to center; North stole second; C. Washington singled to right [North scored]; C. Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Jackson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 4. INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper flied out to right; Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Williams flied out to center; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 4. INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Gamble struck out; Ellis singled to left; Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando walked; Garner out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bando to second]; Campaneris flied out to left; North made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 4. INDIANS 6TH: Duffy singled to center; Lowenstein flied out to center; Kuiper forced Duffy (third to second); Manning singled to center [Kuiper to third]; Powell lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 6TH: C. Washington struck out; Jackson was called out on strikes; Rudi homered; Williams flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 5. INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick singled to left; Gamble forced Hendrick (first to shortstop); Ellis singled [Gamble to second]; FINGERS REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Fingers threw a wild pitch [Gamble to third, Ellis to second]; Bell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gamble scored, Ellis to third]; Duffy flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 7TH: BROWN REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Tenace flied out to left; Bando singled to center; ALEXANDER RAN FOR BANDO; Garner walked [Alexander to second]; Campaneris singled [Alexander to third, Garner to second]; North forced Campaneris (second to shortstop) [Alexander scored, Garner to third]; North stole second; C. Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 6. INDIANS 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 3B); Lowenstein flied out to center; Kuiper singled to center; Manning forced Kuiper (pitcher to second); Powell homered [Manning scored]; Hendrick flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Rudi homered; Williams was called out on strikes; Tenace singled to left; HOPKINS RAN FOR TENACE; Martinez flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 7. INDIANS 9TH: FOSSE REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING C ); Gamble was called out on strikes; Ellis grounded out (second to first); Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 7. |
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