After tying the score with homers by Reggie Jackson and Sal Bando in the second inning, the Athletics broke away with three runs in the third and defeated the Indians, 6-3. A double by Billy Williams, walk to Jackson and singles by Joe Rudi, Gene Tenace and Bando produced the tie-breaking tallies. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      17, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
A's          0  2  3    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  0
Indians      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Kuiper 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .325
C. Washington lf      4   0   0   1     0   0   .313      Bell 3b               3   2   1   0     1   0   .239
Williams dh           5   1   1   0     0   0   .253      Manning lf,rf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .276
Jackson rf            2   2   2   1     2   0   .248      Hendrick cf           4   0   2   1     0   1   .284
Rudi 1b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .278      Carty dh              1   0   0   2     1   0   .277
Tenace c              4   0   1   1     0   1   .271      Spikes rf             1   0   0   0     1   0   .195
Bando 3b              3   1   2   2     1   0   .213        Gamble ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .237      Ellis c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Martinez ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .224        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sudakis 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .178
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .224
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brohamer ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .277
                                                            Ashby ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .163
                                                          Raich p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   9   6     4   2             Totals               29   3   5   3     6   2

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 15,085
Left on Base: A's 6, Indians 7
DP: A's 1, Indians 0
Doubles: Williams (10), Jackson (18)
Home Runs: Jackson (19), Bando (7)
Stolen Bases: Martinez (1)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: North (10)
Sacrifice Flies: C. Washington (6), Carty 2 (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(12-7)        5     4   3   3   5   1   0  23   3.22
Todd                    3.1   1   0   0   1   1   0  12   1.80
Lindblad SV(5)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.22
Totals                  9     5   3   3   6   2   0  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Raich L(5-4)            2.2   7   5   5   1   1   2  16   3.86
Brown                   6.1   2   1   1   3   1   0  23   4.98
Totals                  9     9   6   6   4   2   2  39

Wild Pitches: Todd (3), Raich (3)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Russ Goetz


ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to center; C. Washington popped
to third in foul territory; Williams grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

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

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson homered; Rudi flied out to center; Tenace
was called out on strikes; Bando homered; Garner singled to
center; Martinez grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Sudakis lined to shortstop; Duffy grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kuiper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (pitcher to first); C.
Washington grounded out (second to first); Williams doubled to
left; Raich threw a wild pitch [Williams to third]; Jackson
walked; Rudi singled to left [Williams scored, Jackson to
third]; Tenace singled to center [Jackson scored, Rudi to
third]; Bando singled to right [Rudi scored, Tenace to third];
BROWN REPLACED RAICH (PITCHING); Garner grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell singled to center; Manning flied out to right;
Hendrick singled to right [Bell to third]; Carty sacrifice flied
into a double play (right to pitcher to first) [Bell scored
(RBI), Hendrick out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
5, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Martinez singled to left; Martinez stole second;
North out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Martinez to
third]; C. Washington hit a sacrifice fly to right [Martinez
scored]; Williams made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes flied out to left; Ellis grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sudakis walked; Duffy forced Sudakis
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson doubled to center; Rudi grounded out
(second to first) [Jackson to third]; Tenace grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bando walked; Garner walked [Bando to
second]; Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Bell flied out to
right; Manning walked; Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North grounded out (first to pitcher); C.
Washington flied out to right; Williams grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty walked; TODD REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING);
GAMBLE BATTED FOR SPIKES; Todd threw a wild pitch [Carty to
second]; Gamble grounded out (second to first); Ellis made an
out to shortstop; Sudakis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MANNING
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Jackson walked; Jackson was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rudi flied out to
left; Tenace lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy walked; Kuiper grounded out (second to first)
[Duffy to second]; Bell grounded out (third to first); Manning
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians
3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Garner
grounded out (third to first); Martinez flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick struck out; Carty grounded out (third to
first); Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: North struck out; C. Washington grounded out
(second to first); Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR ELLIS; Lowenstein grounded
out (second to first); Sudakis singled to center; BROHAMER
BATTED FOR DUFFY; LINDBLAD REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); ASHBY
BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Ashby flied out to center; Kuiper flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 3.