With two out in the ninth inning, Alan Ashby batted in a pair of runs with a single to give the Indians a 3-1 victory over the Athletics. Rico Carty drew a walk from Rollie Fingers to start the stanza and, after one out, George Hendrick beat out an infield hit. Charlie Spikes flied out, but Ashby came through with his single driving in pinch runner Ron Pruitt from second and Hendrick, who put on all his speed and raced home from first on the two-out hit. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       5, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  9  1
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .299      North cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .315
Kuiper 2b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .211      Washington rf         4   0   2   1     0   0   .236
Bell 3b               3   0   0   1     0   0   .347      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .329
Carty dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .368      Baylor 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .148
  Pruitt pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .181
Lowenstein 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .192      McMullen dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .158
  Howard 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .182
Hendrick lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .288      Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ashby c               4   0   2   2     0   1   .300        Sandt 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Haney c               2   1   0   0     0   0   .256
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hosley ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     1   4             Totals               32   1   7   1     1   1

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  2,100
Left on Base: Indians 6, A's 5
DP: Indians 2, A's 1
Errors: Lowenstein, Haney
Stolen Bases: Kuiper (4), Duffy (4), North (12)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bell (1)
GIDP: Bell (2), Rudi (3), Campaneris (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(2-3)           9     7   1   0   1   1   0  33   4.21
Totals                  9     7   1   0   1   1   0  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen                 7.1   6   1   1   0   4   0  27   2.79
Lindblad                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.77
Fingers L(2-2)          1.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   7   4.67
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   4   0  36

Wild Pitches: Dobson (2)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning struck out; Kuiper singled to left; Kuiper
stole second [Kuiper to third (error by Haney)]; Bell hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Kuiper scored]; Carty singled to
center; Lowenstein grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

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

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick popped to first; Spikes grounded out
(first to pitcher); Ashby singled to center; Duffy was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando singled to right; McMullen grounded out
(third to first) [Bando to second]; Campaneris flied to left;
Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); Kuiper
singled to center; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Kuiper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Haney reached on an error by Lowenstein; North
singled to left [Haney to second]; Washington singled to center
[Haney scored (unearned), North to second]; Rudi grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [North to third,
Washington out at second]; Baylor flied to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Lowenstein
singled to left; Hendrick flied to right; Spikes grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); McMullen
walked; Campaneris grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [McMullen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
lined to right; Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Haney
popped to shortstop; North singled to center; North stole
second; Washington grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell flied
to right; Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi was called out on strikes; Baylor popped to
first in foul territory; Bando flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted);
Hendrick grounded out (first to pitcher); Spikes popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris singled to right; Campaneris was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Garner singled to left; ALEXANDER
RAN FOR GARNER; HOSLEY BATTED FOR HANEY; Dobson threw a wild
pitch [Alexander to second]; Hosley lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 8TH: SANDT REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 2B); HOSLEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Ashby struck out; Duffy singled to
center; LINDBLAD REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Duffy stole
second; Manning popped to catcher in foul territory; Kuiper
singled [Duffy to third]; FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING);
Bell flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North grounded out (third to first); Washington
flied to left; Rudi flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Carty walked; PRUITT RAN FOR CARTY; Lowenstein
lined to right; Hendrick singled [Pruitt to second]; Spikes
lined to center [Pruitt to third]; Ashby singled to right
[Pruitt scored, Hendrick scored]; Duffy grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HOWARD
REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Baylor grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bando grounded out (pitcher to first); McMullen
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Athletics 1.