Dick Bosman beat his former Cleveland teammates for the third straight time but needed help from Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers to nail down the Athletics' 3-1 victory over the Indians. Bosman gave up only two hits before being lifted after issuing two passes in the sixth inning. Lindblad was touched for the Indians' run in the ninth on singles by Duane Kuiper and George Hendrick and a double by John Ellis. Fingers relieved and struck out Bill Sudakis to save the game. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      9, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  1
A's          2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein dh         2   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Campaneris ss         2   0   1   0     1   0   .267
  Carty ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      North cf              2   1   2   1     1   0   .266
Kuiper 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .331      C. Washington lf      3   1   1   0     1   0   .317
Manning rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .289      Jackson rf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .248
Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Rudi 1b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .285
  Spikes ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Williams dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Gamble lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .208
  Ellis ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .214      Garner 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .237
Sudakis c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .176      Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bell 3b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .235        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .228        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Raich p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     3   4             Totals               29   3   8   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  7,673
Left on Base: Indians 6, A's 8
DP: Indians 0, A's 1
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Ellis (8), Rudi (21), North (8)
Stolen Bases: Kuiper (5), North (24)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (4), North (8)
Sacrifice Hits: North (9), Campaneris (13)
GIDP: Powell (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Raich L(5-3)            6.1   8   3   3   4   1   0  30   3.30
LaRoche                 1.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   5   1.55
Totals                  8     8   3   3   4   4   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(6-3)           5.1   2   0   0   2   1   0  19   3.73
Lindblad                3.1   3   1   1   1   2   0  14   2.24
Fingers SV(11)          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.23
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Raich (2)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
grounded out (first unassisted); Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris lined to pitcher; North walked; North
stole second; C. Washington singled [North stayed at second];
Jackson singled to center [North scored, C. Washington to
third]; Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Rudi doubled to center [C. Washington scored];
Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
made an out to shortstop; Gamble flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace popped to third in foul territory; Bando
grounded out (third to first); Garner flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Sudakis lined to shortstop; Bell flied out to
center; Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris singled to left; North out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Campaneris to second]; C.
Washington flied out to center; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein flied out to right; Kuiper singled to
right; Manning singled to left [Kuiper to second]; Powell
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Manning out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi singled to left; Raich threw a wild pitch
[Rudi to second]; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Tenace flied out to center; Bando grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick made an out to shortstop; Gamble grounded
out (first unassisted); Sudakis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner singled to center; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Garner to second]; North
singled to left [Garner scored]; North was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); C. Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell walked; Duffy popped to third in foul
territory; Lowenstein walked [Bell to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED
BOSMAN (PITCHING); Kuiper forced Lowenstein (second to
shortstop) [Bell to third]; Kuiper stole second; Manning
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson flied out to left; Rudi grounded out
(pitcher to first); Williams walked; Tenace reached on an error
by Bell [Williams to second]; Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Powell struck out; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop
to first); Gamble popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Garner grounded out (pitcher to first);
Campaneris walked; North doubled to left [Campaneris to third];
C. Washington was walked intentionally; LAROCHE REPLACED RAICH
(PITCHING); Jackson struck out; Rudi grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Sudakis flied out to center; Bell grounded out
(second to first); Duffy walked; CARTY BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN;
Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: CARTY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Williams made
an out to second; Tenace struck out; Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper singled to center; Manning was called out on
strikes; SPIKES BATTED FOR POWELL; Spikes flied out to right;
Hendrick singled to left [Kuiper to second]; ELLIS BATTED FOR
GAMBLE; Ellis doubled to left [Kuiper scored, Hendrick to
third]; FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Sudakis was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 3.