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.

Bill North's single, his first of two stolen bases and Claudell Washington's single made it 4-0 in the third and Rudi's first homer increased the lead to 5-0 in the sixth. The Tribe chased starter Jim Perry in the seventh, getting one run, and scored two more in the eighth on Boog Powell's circuit wallop. Rudi belted his second homer in the eighth to close out the scoring. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Monday, July      7, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      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.