The Athletics, after scoring four runs in the first inning, broke the game wide open with seven more in the fourth and rolled over the Indians, 15-5. Gene Tenace drove in four runs with a homer and single in the 14-hit attack. Bert Campaneris, Claudell Washington and Billy Williams batted in two runs apiece. Williams accounted for his RBIs with a homer.

Ken Holtzman, although staked to a 13-2 lead, failed to last the route and was lifted after 8 2/3 innings. Jim Todd finished. The Indians' 12 hits, 10 off Holtzman, included a homer by Bill Sudakis. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 15, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Tuesday, July      8, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      2  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   5 12  2
A's          4  0  0    7  0  2    0  2  x  -  15 14  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .326      Campaneris ss         4   1   1   2     0   0   .265
Bell 3b               5   2   2   0     0   1   .237        Holt 1b             1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Manning lf,cf         5   2   2   0     0   1   .290      North cf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .261
Hendrick cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Hopkins cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gamble lf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .235      C. Washington lf      4   3   2   2     0   0   .317
Carty dh              4   0   3   1     1   0   .270        Alexander lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Spikes rf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .196      Jackson rf            3   1   1   1     0   0   .248
Ellis c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .211        Mangual ph,rf       1   2   0   0     1   0   .148
Sudakis 1b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .185      Rudi dh               3   1   1   1     0   1   .283
Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .230        Williams ph,dh      2   1   1   2     0   0   .249
Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tenace 1b             3   2   2   4     1   0   .284
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Martinez pr,ss      1   0   1   0     0   0   .205
                                                          Bando 3b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .211
                                                            Haney 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Garner 2b             4   1   1   1     1   0   .236
                                                          Fosse c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .125
                                                          Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  12   5     2   4             Totals               39  15  14  14     5   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  4,041
Left on Base: Indians 9, A's 5
DP: Indians 1, A's 0
Errors: Kuiper, Duffy, Garner
Doubles: Garner (10)
Triples: C. Washington 2 (4)
Home Runs: Sudakis (2), Tenace (14), Williams (11)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood L(2-5)             3.1   4   8   4   3   1   1  18   4.57
Beene                   4.2  10   7   5   2   2   1  26   6.65
Totals                  8    14  15   9   5   3   2  44

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(10-7)        6.2  10   5   5   1   4   1  31   3.11
Todd                    2.1   2   0   0   1   0   0  10   1.92
Totals                  9    12   5   5   2   4   1  41

Wild Pitches: Beene 3 (4)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Bell
singled to center; Manning singled to center [Bell to second];
Hendrick grounded out (second to first) [Bell to third, Manning
to second]; Carty walked; Spikes singled to center [Bell scored,
Manning scored, Carty to second]; Ellis struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
North walked; C. Washington forced North (pitcher to second);
Jackson reached on an error by Kuiper [C. Washington to third];
Rudi singled to right [C. Washington scored (unearned), Jackson
to third]; Tenace homered (unearned) [Jackson scored (unearned),
Rudi scored (unearned)]; Bando flied out to center; 4 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 2ND: Sudakis was called out on strikes; Duffy flied out
to center; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Garner flied out to center; Fosse grounded out
(third to first); Campaneris made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell struck out; Manning struck out; Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North struck out; C. Washington grounded out
(third to first); Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty singled to right; Spikes grounded out (second
to first) [Carty to second]; Ellis grounded out (third to
first); Sudakis made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi flied out to right; Tenace walked; Bando
singled to left [Tenace to second]; Garner doubled to left
[Tenace scored, Bando to third]; Fosse walked; BEENE REPLACED
HOOD (PITCHING); Campaneris singled to left [Bando scored,
Garner scored, Fosse to third]; North singled to center [Fosse
scored, Campaneris to second]; C. Washington tripled to right
[Campaneris scored, North scored]; Jackson singled to right [C.
Washington scored]; Beene threw a wild pitch [Jackson to
second]; Rudi struck out; Tenace flied out to center; 7 R, 6 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 11.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy singled to left; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Duffy to second]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Manning grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 11.

ATHLETICS 5TH: GAMBLE REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING LF); MANNING
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Bando singled to left; Garner
walked [Bando to second]; Fosse forced Garner (shortstop to
second) [Bando to third]; Campaneris flied into a double play
(right to first) [Fosse out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Athletics 11.

INDIANS 6TH: Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
singled to left; Spikes flied out to right; Ellis forced Carty
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Athletics 11.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North flied out to center; C. Washington tripled
to right; MANGUAL BATTED FOR JACKSON; Mangual reached on an
error by Duffy [C. Washington scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Mangual to second]; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR RUDI; Williams flied out
to right; Tenace singled [Mangual scored (unearned)]; MARTINEZ
RAN FOR TENACE; Beene threw a wild pitch [Martinez to second];
Bando grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 13.

INDIANS 7TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HOLT REPLACED
CAMPANERIS (PLAYING 1B); ALEXANDER REPLACED C. WASHINGTON
(PLAYING LF); MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MARTINEZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Sudakis homered; Duffy made an out
to shortstop; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell
singled [Bell to second (error by Garner)]; Manning singled to
right [Bell to third]; Gamble singled to left [Bell scored,
Manning to second]; TODD REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Carty
singled to right [Manning scored, Gamble to second]; Spikes made
an out to second; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Athletics 13.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Garner lined to third; Fosse flied out to left;
Holt singled to right; North grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Athletics 13.

INDIANS 8TH: Ellis flied out to right; Sudakis walked; Duffy
forced Sudakis (third to second); Kuiper singled to center
[Duffy to second]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Athletics 13.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mangual walked; Williams homered [Mangual scored]; Martinez
singled to center; Beene threw a wild pitch [Martinez to
second]; Bando struck out; Garner flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Athletics 15.

INDIANS 9TH: HOPKINS REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); HANEY REPLACED
BANDO (PLAYING 3B); Manning grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gamble flied out to center; Carty grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Athletics 15.