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Saturday April 24, 1976
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With two out in the ninth inning, Claudell Washington walked and Joe Rudi smashed his first homer of the season to power the Athletics to an 8-7 victory over the Indians. [The Sporting News]


Oakland Athletics 8, Cleveland Indians 7

Game Played on Saturday, April 24, 1976 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

A's          0  0  5    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   8 11  1
Indians      2  2  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   7 14  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   1   3   2     0   1   .327      Manning cf            5   2   2   0     1   0   .306
Washington rf         4   1   1   0     1   0   .216      Kuiper 2b             5   1   1   1     1   0   .200
Rudi lf               4   2   2   3     1   2   .326      Bell 3b               5   2   2   2     0   0   .412
Baylor 1b             4   1   1   3     1   0   .146      Powell 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .227
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .146      Carty dh              2   0   1   3     1   0   .323
Williams dh           2   0   1   0     1   0   .184      Hendrick lf           5   0   1   0     0   2   .182
  Alexander pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Spikes rf             3   1   2   0     2   1   .321
  Tovar ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .308
Campaneris ss         2   0   0   0     1   1   .149      Duffy ss              2   1   2   0     1   0   .333
Garner 2b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .250        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Haney c               2   1   1   0     1   0   .273        Blanks ss           1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hosley c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bosman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   8  11   8     6   4             Totals               37   7  14   7     6   5

Time of Game: 3:29   Attendance: 17,509
Left on Base: A's 5, Indians 14
DP: A's 0, Indians 0
Errors: Campaneris
Triples: Manning (1)
Home Runs: Baylor (2), Rudi (1)
Stolen Bases: Garner (2), North (7)
Caught Stealing: Washington (2), Williams (1), Alexander (1), Campaneris (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (2), Bell (1), Ashby (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (2), Carty 2 (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris                  1.1   5   4   3   1   1   0  11   4.22
Bosman                  3.2   1   0   0   2   1   0  14   0.00
Lindblad                1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   3.60
Fingers W(2-0)          2     5   2   2   1   2   0  12   2.53
Todd SV(2)              1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.90
Totals                  9    14   7   6   6   5   0  48

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson                2.2   5   4   4   0   3   0  12   6.30
Brown                   3.2   5   2   2   2   1   1  16   3.68
Hood                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.91
Thomas                  0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   0.00
Buskey L(0-1)           2.1   1   2   2   2   0   1   9   6.00
Totals                  9    11   8   8   6   4   2  40

Wild Pitches: Hood (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Washington singled to center;
Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rudi
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to right; Kuiper walked [Manning to
second]; Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Manning to third, Kuiper to second]; Powell hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Manning scored, Kuiper to third]; Carty singled to
center [Kuiper scored]; Hendrick struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Baylor flied to center; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes singled to left; Ashby flied to center;
Duffy singled to left [Spikes to second]; Manning reached on an
error by Campaneris [Spikes to third, Duffy to second]; Kuiper
singled to center [Spikes scored, Duffy to third, Manning to
second]; BOSMAN REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Bell forced Kuiper
(shortstop to second) [Duffy scored (unearned), Manning to
third]; Powell lined to right; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris was called out on strikes; Garner
singled to center; Haney singled to left [Garner to second];
North singled to left [Garner scored, Haney to second];
Washington lined to right; Rudi singled to left [Haney scored,
North to second]; BROWN REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Baylor
homered [North scored, Rudi scored]; Bando grounded out (third
to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 3RD: Carty lined to left; Hendrick grounded out (third
to first); Spikes walked; Ashby flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Williams walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Williams to second]; Williams was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Garner singled to third;
Garner stole second; Haney walked; North singled to center
[Garner scored, Haney to second]; Washington grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Duffy singled to third; Manning grounded out (first
unassisted) [Duffy to second]; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Duffy to third]; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi struck out; Baylor popped to second; Bando
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Powell popped to shortstop; Carty walked; Hendrick
forced Carty (shortstop to second); Spikes was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Williams singled to right; ALEXANDER RAN FOR
WILLIAMS; Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Garner
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LINDBLAD
REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Ashby struck out; Duffy walked;
Manning popped to third; Kuiper grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Haney flied to center; North singled to center;
HOOD REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); North stole second; Hood threw a
wild pitch [North to third]; Washington grounded out (third to
first); THOMAS REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Rudi walked; Baylor
walked [Rudi to second]; BUSKEY REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING);
Bando forced Baylor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Athletics 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell singled to left; Powell singled to center
[Bell to third]; FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Carty hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Bell scored]; Hendrick singled to
left [Powell to second]; Spikes walked [Powell to third,
Hendrick to second]; Ashby struck out; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR
DUFFY; Lowenstein lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 6, Indians 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BLANKS REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING SS); TOVAR
BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Tovar popped to shortstop; Campaneris
walked; Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning tripled; Kuiper grounded out (third to
first); Bell singled to center [Manning scored]; Powell singled
to right [Bell to third]; Carty hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Bell scored]; Hendrick struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 6, Indians 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MCMULLEN BATTED FOR HANEY; McMullen lined to
right; North grounded out (second to first); Washington walked;
Rudi homered [Washington scored]; Baylor popped to shortstop; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8, Indians 7.

INDIANS 9TH: HOSLEY REPLACED MCMULLEN (PLAYING C ); Spikes
singled to center; TODD REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Ashby out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Spikes to second];
Blanks singled to third [Spikes stayed at second]; Manning
walked [Spikes to third, Blanks to second]; Kuiper lined to
pitcher; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Athletics 8, Indians 7.



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