Mike Torrez, who went through the entire month of June without winning, posted his second victory for the Athletics in July, beating the Indians, 2-1. The A's counted both their runs in the fourth inning when Sal Bando walked, Buddy Bell threw wildly on a grounder by Gene Tenace, Bando scoring, and Claudell Washington followed with a single to drive in Tenace. [The Sporting News]



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


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .235      North cf              2   0   0   0     2   2   .271
Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Manning cf            3   0   2   0     0   0   .303      Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .294      Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Hendrick lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .264      Bando 3b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .236
Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .208      Tenace 1b             3   1   0   0     0   0   .236
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Washington rf         3   0   2   1     0   0   .229
Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Newman c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .158
  Blanks ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brown p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     2   2             Totals               27   2   3   1     3   5

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance:  4,480
Left on Base: Indians 5, A's 4
DP: Indians 1, A's 2
Errors: Bell, Garner
Home Runs: Hendrick (16)
Stolen Bases: North 2 (39), Washington (19), Bando (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Manning (3)
GIDP: Carty (9), Bell (7), Garner (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown L(7-4)            8     3   2   1   3   5   0  30   2.85
Totals                  8     3   2   1   3   5   0  30

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(8-9)           9     5   1   1   2   2   1  33   3.52
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   2   1  33

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper flied to left in foul territory; Smith flied
out to right; Manning singled; Carty walked [Manning to second];
Hendrick flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; Campaneris grounded out (third to
first) [North to second]; North stole third; Baylor grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rudi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell walked; Bell grounded out (third to first)
[Powell to second]; Ashby reached on a fielder's choice [Powell
out at third (shortstop to third)]; Duffy lined to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando grounded out (third to first); Tenace
grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington singled to center;
Washington stole second; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Smith
singled; Manning out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Smith to second]; Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman struck out; North walked; North stole
second; Campaneris flied out to left; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick homered; Powell grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bell made an out to first; Ashby popped to shortstop in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi flied out to center; Bando walked; Bando
stole second; Tenace reached on an error by Bell [Bando scored
(no RBI), Tenace to second]; Washington singled to right [Tenace
scored (unearned)]; Garner grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Washington out at second]; 2 R
(1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy lined to left; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher
to first); Smith flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman grounded out (third to first); North was
called out on strikes; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning singled; Carty grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Manning out at second]; Hendrick grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi
lined to center; Bando flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 1, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Powell reached on an error by Garner; Bell grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at
second]; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace lined to shortstop; Washington grounded
out (first to pitcher); Garner singled to left; Newman grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Athletics 2.

INDIANS 8TH: BLANKS BATTED FOR DUFFY; Blanks struck out; Kuiper
singled to center; Smith forced Kuiper (second to shortstop);
Manning forced Smith (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); North struck
out; Campaneris lined to center; Baylor grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Carty popped to second in foul territory; Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.