Bombed in his first two starts, Dennis Eckersley turned around and pitched the Indians to a 3-0 victory over the Athletics, who were shut out for the first time in 66 games. Eckersley, last year's A.L. Rookie Pitcher of the Year, yielded only two hits. Before the game, he had an ERA of 23.63. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Friday, April     23, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Indians      0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  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   0   .298      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Washington rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .213      Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .200
Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .308      Bell 3b               4   0   2   1     0   1   .414
Baylor 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .136      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .310
Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .159      Hendrick lf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .179
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Spikes rf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .280
  McMullen 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Howard 1b             2   0   0   1     0   1   .167
Williams dh           3   0   1   0     0   1   .167      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .364
Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   2   .156      Duffy ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .225      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Haney c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .222
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   2   0     2  10             Totals               30   3   7   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  9,581
Left on Base: A's 4, Indians 4
DP: A's 0, Indians 0
Errors: Washington
Doubles: Bell (1), Carty (4)
Triples: Spikes (1)
Stolen Bases: Alexander (2), Spikes (1), Duffy (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Howard (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(1-2)             8     7   3   3   0   5   0  31   2.17
Totals                  8     7   3   3   0   5   0  31

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(1-2)        9     2   0   0   2  10   0  31   5.40
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2  10   0  31

Wild Pitches: Blue (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Lou DiMuro


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Washington
flied to right; Rudi walked; Baylor was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning popped to third in foul territory; Kuiper
popped to shortstop; Bell singled to left; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando was called out on strikes; Williams singled
to left; Campaneris struck out; Garner was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick lined to right; Spikes singled to third;
Spikes stole second; Howard struck out; Ashby popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Haney flied to center; North lined to left;
Washington flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy singled to left; Duffy stole second; Blue
threw a wild pitch [Duffy to third]; Manning grounded out
(second to first); Kuiper was called out on strikes; Bell
doubled to right [Duffy scored, Bell to third (error by
Washington)]; Carty lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi struck out; Baylor grounded out (third to
first); Bando popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick singled to right; Spikes tripled [Hendrick
scored]; Howard hit a sacrifice fly to center [Spikes scored];
Ashby flied to left; Duffy lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Williams struck out; Campaneris struck out;
Garner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning was called out on strikes; Kuiper flied to
left; Bell struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Haney struck out; North grounded out (pitcher to
first); Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty doubled to right; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spikes grounded out (second to first);
Howard flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi grounded out (second to first); Baylor
popped to first; Bando walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR BANDO;
Alexander stole second; Williams flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: MCMULLEN REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 3B); Ashby
grounded out (first unassisted); Duffy popped to second; Manning
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Garner
struck out; Haney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper struck out; Bell grounded out (second to
first); Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: North lined to center; Washington singled to
center; Rudi lined to third; Baylor forced Washington (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 3.