Bill North had one hit in one official trip to the plate, but walked three other times, scored three runs and drove in two as the Athletics completed a sweep of the three-game series by defeating the Indians, 9-3. Frank Duffy homered with a man on base for the Indians. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 9, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      11, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
A's          1  2  3    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   9 10  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      North cf              1   3   1   2     3   0   .275
Smith rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .174        Alexander ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .043
  Spikes ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Campaneris ss         2   1   2   1     1   0   .249
Manning cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .302        Williams ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .213
Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .296        Sandt ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Hendrick lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .260      Baylor dh             2   1   1   2     1   1   .236
Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Rudi lf               4   1   1   1     1   0   .256
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Bando 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .233
Ashby c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .222        McMullen 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Duffy ss              4   1   2   2     0   0   .228      Tenace 1b             2   1   0   1     1   0   .235
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Washington rf,cf      2   1   2   1     2   0   .238
  Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .257
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Newman c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .167
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      P. Mitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   6   3     2   2             Totals               26   9  10   9     9   3

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  7,156
Left on Base: Indians 6, A's 7
DP: Indians 2, A's 0
Errors: Hood, Campaneris
Doubles: Newman (2), Williams (7)
Home Runs: Duffy (2), Hendrick (17)
Stolen Bases: North (42), Washington (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (9), Garner (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Tenace (1), Baylor 2 (9)
GIDP: Rudi (7)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(4-8)        2     4   6   6   4   1   0  13   4.95
Bibby                   2     3   1   1   1   2   0   9   3.54
Hood                    1     2   2   2   2   0   0   7   4.44
Buskey                  3     1   0   0   2   0   0  11   3.00
Totals                  8    10   9   9   9   3   0  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Mitchell W(5-5)      5.1   5   3   3   1   2   2  23   5.05
Lindblad SV(3)          3.2   1   0   0   1   0   0  13   2.66
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2   2   2  36

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


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper struck out; Smith grounded out (second to
first); Manning walked; Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; North stole second; Campaneris out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [North to third]; Baylor
struck out; Rudi singled [North scored]; Bando flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
flied out to left; Bell lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace walked; Washington singled [Tenace to
second]; Garner out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Tenace to third, Washington to second]; Newman grounded out
(first unassisted); North singled to center [Tenace scored,
Washington scored, North out at second (center to third to
shortstop)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Ashby flied out to center; Duffy singled; Kuiper
flied out to left; Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris walked; Baylor singled [Campaneris to
second]; Rudi walked [Campaneris to third, Baylor to second];
BIBBY REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Bando singled [Campaneris
scored, Baylor to third, Rudi to second]; Tenace hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Baylor scored]; Washington singled [Rudi scored,
Bando to third]; Washington stole second; Garner was called out
on strikes; Newman struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Carty
singled; Hendrick reached on an error by Campaneris [Carty to
second]; Powell grounded out (first unassisted) [Carty to third,
Hendrick to second]; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North walked; Campaneris singled [North to
third]; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to left [North scored]; Rudi
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Campaneris out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 7.

INDIANS 5TH: Ashby singled; Duffy homered [Ashby scored]; Kuiper
flied out to left; Smith was called out on strikes; Manning
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics
7.

ATHLETICS 5TH: HOOD REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Bando grounded
out (third to first); Tenace flied out to center; Washington
walked; Garner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Athletics 7.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
homered; LINDBLAD REPLACED P. MITCHELL (PITCHING); Powell
grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman doubled; North walked; North was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Hood [Newman to third,
North to second]; Campaneris singled [Newman scored, North to
third, Campaneris to second (on throw to home)]; BUSKEY REPLACED
HOOD (PITCHING); Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to center [North
scored, Campaneris to third]; Rudi popped to third in foul
territory; Bando made an out to first; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Athletics 9.

INDIANS 7TH: MCMULLEN REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING 3B); Ashby lined
to right; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 9.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace lined to third; Washington walked; Garner
lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Washington out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 9.

INDIANS 8TH: SPIKES BATTED FOR SMITH; Spikes flied out to left;
Manning popped to catcher in foul territory; Carty lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SPIKES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Newman popped
to third in foul territory; ALEXANDER BATTED FOR NORTH;
Alexander grounded out (pitcher to first); WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
CAMPANERIS; Williams doubled; Baylor walked; Rudi flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 9.

INDIANS 9TH: WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SANDT REPLACED WILLIAMS
(PLAYING SS); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
made an out to second; Bell singled; Ashby walked [Bell to
second]; Duffy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 9.