Rookie Dennis Eckersley held the White Sox hitless until the seventh and got home-run backing from Frank Robinson and Charlie Spikes as the Indians defeated Chicago, 5-1. Cleveland scored an unearned run in the second and moved ahead, 2-0, in the fifth when Buddy Bell doubled home Duane Kuiper.

Robinson hit a two-run homer and Spikes followed with a solo shot in the eighth. A walk, passed ball and single by Bill Melton accounted for the Sox' only run in the seventh as Eckersley became the first Indian pitcher to win 10 games this season. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Monday, August    25, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  3  1
Indians      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  3  x  -   5  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .275      Kuiper 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Orta 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Bell 3b               3   0   1   1     1   1   .254
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
D. Johnson 1b         2   1   0   0     2   1   .241      Carty 1b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .304
Henderson cf          4   0   1   0     0   3   .261        Powell 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Melton 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .225      Hendrick rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .268
Nyman lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Robinson dh           3   1   1   2     1   1   .248
Dent ss               2   0   0   0     1   2   .284      Spikes lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .220
Downing c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .168
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     5   8             Totals               33   5   8   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  8,171
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Indians 8
DP: White Sox 0, Indians 1
Errors: D. Johnson
Doubles: Bell (13), Spikes (12)
Home Runs: Robinson (9), Spikes (8)
GIDP: May (10)
Hit by Pitch: Kuiper (6,by Kaat)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(18-10)           8     8   5   4   3   3   2  37   3.09
Totals                  8     8   5   4   3   3   2  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(10-5)       9     3   1   0   5   8   0  34   2.45
Totals                  9     3   1   0   5   8   0  34

Passed Balls: Ashby (5)
Hit by Pitch: Kaat (9)

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Ron Luciano


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly struck out; Orta popped to third in foul
territory; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell struck
out; Manning was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: D. Johnson was called out on strikes; Henderson
struck out; Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty walked; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Carty to second]; Robinson flied out to center [Carty to
third]; Spikes reached on an error by D. Johnson [Carty scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Ashby grounded out (third to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nyman made an out to first; Dent struck out;
Downing walked; Kelly walked [Downing to second]; Orta flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy singled to center; Kuiper grounded out
(second to first) [Duffy to second]; Bell walked; Manning forced
Bell (shortstop unassisted) [Duffy to third]; Carty flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May struck out; D. Johnson walked; Henderson
struck out; Melton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick flied out to right; Robinson walked;
Spikes made an out to second; Ashby forced Robinson (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nyman flied out to center; Dent struck out;
Downing flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Kuiper was hit
by a pitch; Bell doubled to left [Kuiper scored]; Manning lined
to third; Carty popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly popped to first in foul territory; Orta
flied out to right; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Robinson
was called out on strikes; Spikes doubled to right; Ashby flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Johnson walked; Ashby allowed a passed ball
[D. Johnson to second]; Henderson struck out; Melton singled to
center [D. Johnson scored (unearned)]; Nyman grounded out
(second to first) [Melton to second]; Dent walked; Downing made
an out to first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
singled; Bell flied out to right; Manning forced Kuiper (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Kelly flied out to center; Orta singled to
center; May grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Carty made an out to first; Hendrick singled to
right; Robinson homered [Hendrick scored]; Spikes homered; Ashby
flied out to right; Duffy singled to right; Kuiper forced Duffy
(third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: POWELL REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING 1B); D. Johnson
flied out to left; Henderson singled; Melton flied out to left;
Nyman made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Indians 5.