Enjoying the best start of his career as a run-producer, Joe Rudi accounted for three RBIs to bring his early season's total to 26 as the Athletics defeated the Indians, 8-4. Rudi drove in his runs with two doubles and a single, boosting his batting average to .347. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Tuesday, May       4, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   4  6  3
A's          0  0  2    0  3  1    0  2  x  -   8 13  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .315      North cf              5   2   1   0     0   0   .306
Kuiper 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .179      Washington rf         5   3   2   0     0   1   .224
  Fosse ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Rudi lf               5   1   3   3     0   1   .347
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .362      Baylor 1b             5   0   2   2     0   0   .156
Carty dh              4   1   3   2     0   0   .369      Bando 3b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .177
Lowenstein 1b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .182      McMullen dh           4   1   1   0     0   0   .188
Hendrick lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .290      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .176
Spikes rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .217      Garner 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .243
Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Haney c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .270
Duffy ss              4   0   0   1     0   0   .259      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   6   4     4   1             Totals               38   8  13   7     2   3

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  2,628
Left on Base: Indians 8, A's 8
DP: Indians 0, A's 1
Errors: Bell, Duffy, Bibby, Torrez 2
Doubles: Hendrick (6), Rudi 2 (8)
Triples: Washington (1)
Home Runs: Carty (3)
Stolen Bases: Kuiper (3), Manning (5), Washington 2 (7), North 2 (11)
Caught Stealing: Baylor 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Manning (2)
GIDP: Lowenstein (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(0-2)         4.2   8   5   3   2   1   0  24   5.40
Kern                    1.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   8   1.66
Bibby                   2     2   2   0   0   1   0   8   7.63
Totals                  8    13   8   4   2   3   0  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(4-3)           8.1   6   4   3   3   1   1  36   2.94
Lindblad                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.84
Fingers SV(3)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.94
Totals                  9     6   4   3   4   1   1  39

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied to right; Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rudi singled to left; Baylor forced Rudi
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty singled to right; Lowenstein grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Carty out at second]; Hendrick
reached on an error by Torrez; Spikes walked [Hendrick to
second]; Ashby forced Spikes (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando lined to center; McMullen popped to second
in foul territory; Campaneris walked; Garner reached on an error
by Bell [Campaneris to second]; Haney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy flied to left; Manning grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kuiper walked; Kuiper stole second; Bell
walked; Carty singled to center [Kuiper scored, Bell to third];
Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (third to first); Washington
tripled to center; Rudi reached on a fielder's choice
[Washington scored]; Baylor singled to center [Rudi to third];
Bando singled [Rudi scored, Baylor to second]; Baylor was picked
off and caught stealing third (pitcher to third); McMullen flied
to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby grounded out (pitcher
to third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Haney singled to center;
North grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
singled to center; Manning stole second; Kuiper lined to second;
Bell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Washington singled to center; Washington stole
second; Rudi doubled [Washington scored]; Baylor popped to
shortstop; Bando walked; McMullen singled to center [Rudi out at
home (center to catcher), Bando to third, McMullen to second (on
throw to home)]; KERN REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Campaneris
reached on an error by Duffy [Bando scored (unearned) (no RBI),
McMullen to third]; Garner singled to left [McMullen scored
(unearned), Campaneris to second]; Haney grounded out (pitcher
to first); 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty homered; Lowenstein grounded out (second to
first); Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Spikes grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North singled; North stole second; Washington
struck out; Rudi doubled to center [North scored]; Baylor flied
to left; Bando grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Ashby flied to center; Duffy flied to left; Manning
singled to center; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: BIBBY REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); McMullen grounded
out (third to first); Campaneris lined to first; Garner made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell flied to left; Carty grounded out (shortstop
to first); Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Haney singled to left; On a bunt North reached on
an error by Bibby [Haney to third]; North stole second;
Washington reached on a fielder's choice [Haney out at home
(second to catcher), North to third]; Washington stole second;
Rudi was called out on strikes; Baylor singled to center [North
scored (unearned), Washington scored (unearned)]; Baylor was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 8.

INDIANS 9TH: Hendrick doubled to left; Spikes reached on a
fielder's choice; Ashby flied to center [Hendrick to third];
Duffy reached on an error by Torrez [Hendrick scored (RBI),
Spikes to third, Duffy to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED TORREZ
(PITCHING); Manning hit a sacrifice fly to right [Spikes scored
(unearned), Duffy to third]; FOSSE BATTED FOR KUIPER; Fosse
walked; FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Bell flied to
right; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 8.