Billy Williams batted in two runs to raise his career total to 1,400 and Joe Rudi hit a homer to help the Athletics outlast the Indians, 7-6. John Lowenstein homered with two men on base in the second inning to put the Indians ahead, 3-2, but the A's picked up the tying tally in the third and took the lead with Rudi's round-tripper in the sixth.

Williams singled for his RBIs in the seventh when the A's scored their final three runs. The Indians failed to catch up, although getting homers by Jack Brohamer and Rico Carty. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 6
Game Played on Friday, July      18, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
A's          1  1  1    0  0  1    3  0  0  -   7  9  0
Indians      0  3  0    0  0  0    1  1  1  -   6  9  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Lowenstein dh         3   1   1   3     0   1   .228
  Martinez ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Carty ph,dh         2   1   2   1     0   0   .286
North cf              3   3   1   0     2   0   .261      Kuiper 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .321
C. Washington lf      4   0   2   1     1   0   .315      Manning rf,lf         3   0   0   0     2   0   .271
Jackson rf            5   1   1   2     0   2   .248      Powell 1b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .289
Rudi 1b               4   2   2   1     1   1   .281      Hendrick cf           4   1   0   0     0   0   .281
Tenace c              4   0   0   0     1   2   .267      Gamble lf             2   1   0   0     1   0   .222
Williams dh           2   1   1   2     2   0   .254        Spikes ph,rf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .199
  Hopkins pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ellis c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .217
  Mangual ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .159        Sudakis ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .215      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .236
Garner 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .237      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brohamer ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .283
  Abbott p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crosby ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .256
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7   9   7     8   6             Totals               35   6   9   6     4   4

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 33,251
Left on Base: A's 9, Indians 6
DP: A's 1, Indians 0
Doubles: C. Washington (9), Kuiper (5), Spikes (8)
Triples: Rudi (6)
Home Runs: Rudi (12), Lowenstein (7), Brohamer (4), Carty (6)
Stolen Bases: North 2 (26)
Caught Stealing: C. Washington (11)
GIDP: Hendrick (16)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen                 2.1   3   3   3   3   0   1  13   5.74
Abbott W(4-2)           4     2   1   1   1   1   1  14   4.01
Lindblad                1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   2.31
Fingers SV(13)          1.2   1   1   1   0   3   1   6   3.18
Totals                  9     9   6   6   4   4   3  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(4-10)           5.2   7   4   4   3   3   1  26   4.77
Buskey                  1     2   3   3   4   0   0   9   2.91
Beene                   1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   6.04
LaRoche                 1     0   0   0   1   3   0   4   2.00
Totals                  9     9   7   7   8   6   1  43

Passed Balls: Ellis (5)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
North singled to left; North stole second; C. Washington doubled
to right [North scored]; Ellis allowed a passed ball [C.
Washington to third]; Jackson struck out; Rudi made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Manning walked; Powell singled
to center [Manning to second]; Hendrick forced Powell (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first);
Williams walked; Bando grounded out (pitcher to first) [Williams
to second]; Garner singled to right [Williams scored];
Campaneris made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble walked; Ellis singled to right [Gamble to
second]; Bell flied out to center; Duffy flied out to left;
Lowenstein homered [Gamble scored, Ellis scored]; Kuiper flied
out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North walked; North stole second; C. Washington
flied out to center [North to third]; Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [North scored]; Rudi tripled to center;
Tenace struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
walked; ABBOTT REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Hendrick grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Williams made an out to third; Bando made an out
to shortstop; Garner popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Ellis flied
out to right; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted); North
grounded out (shortstop to first); C. Washington singled to
center; C. Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS); Duffy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein struck out; Kuiper
doubled to left; Manning walked; Powell flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi
homered; Tenace struck out; Williams walked; Bando singled to
left [Williams to third]; BUSKEY REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING);
Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (first unassisted); Gamble
grounded out (second to first); Ellis popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Martinez grounded out (second to first); North
walked; C. Washington walked [North to second]; Jackson singled
to left [North scored, C. Washington to third, Jackson to
second]; Rudi was walked intentionally; Tenace forced C.
Washington (third to catcher) [Jackson to third, Rudi to
second]; Williams singled to center [Jackson scored, Rudi
scored, Tenace to third]; HOPKINS RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Bando walked
[Hopkins to second]; BEENE REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Garner
flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 7, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: HOPKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bell grounded
out (third to first); BROHAMER BATTED FOR DUFFY; Brohamer
homered; LINDBLAD REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); CARTY BATTED FOR
LOWENSTEIN; Carty singled to center; Kuiper forced Carty (first
to shortstop); Manning grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: CARTY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CROSBY
REPLACED BROHAMER (PLAYING SS); Martinez made an out to second;
North grounded out (shortstop to first); C. Washington grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7,
Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Powell singled to center; Hendrick forced Powell
(second to shortstop); SPIKES BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Spikes doubled
to right [Hendrick scored]; FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD
(PITCHING); SUDAKIS BATTED FOR ELLIS; Sudakis flied out to left;
Bell was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
7, Indians 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MANNING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SPIKES
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SUDAKIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C
); LAROCHE REPLACED BEENE (PITCHING); Jackson struck out; Rudi
was called out on strikes; Tenace walked; MANGUAL BATTED FOR
HOPKINS; Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 9TH: MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Crosby struck
out; Carty homered; Kuiper was called out on strikes; Manning
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Indians 6.