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Tuesday July 20, 1976
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A triple by Phil Garner with the bases loaded in the ninth inning provided the Athletics' deciding blow in a 7-4 victory over the Indians. With the score tied, 3-3, Bill North opened the ninth by drawing a walk. Don Baylor bunted safely and Joe Rudi sacrificed.

North was thrown out at the plate on a grounder by Billy Williams, but Sal Bando singled to drive in Baylor. After a pass to Gene Tenace loaded the bases, Garner cracked his triple. The Indians came back with one run in their half of the ninth, but it was far from enough. [The Sporting News]


Oakland Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 4

Game Played on Tuesday, July 20, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

A's          0  0  0    0  1  1    1  0  4  -   7  9  2
Indians      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   4 13  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              2   0   0   0     3   1   .283      Kuiper 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .238
Baylor rf,1b          5   1   2   0     0   1   .246      Duffy ss              5   1   2   0     0   2   .236
Rudi lf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .271      Manning cf            5   0   1   1     0   0   .295
Williams dh           4   1   1   1     1   1   .210      Carty dh              3   0   2   0     2   0   .306
  Alexander pr,dh     0   1   0   0     0   0   .038      Hendrick lf           5   2   2   1     0   1   .270
Bando 3b,ss           5   1   1   1     0   0   .227      Powell 1b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .179
Tenace c              3   2   1   0     2   0   .241        Lowenstein pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .228        Pruitt 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Garner 2b             5   0   2   3     0   1   .256      Bell 3b,1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
McMullen 1b,3b        3   0   0   0     1   1   .244      Spikes rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .242
Sandt ss              2   1   1   0     0   0   .154      Fosse c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .254
  Washington ph,rf    2   0   0   1     0   0   .236        Smith pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ashby c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .230
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7   9   7     7   6             Totals               39   4  13   4     3   7

Time of Game: 3:33   Attendance: 11,315
Left on Base: A's 10, Indians 11
DP: A's 1, Indians 1
Errors: Garner, McMullen, Bell 2
Doubles: Tenace (8), Powell (3), Hendrick (11)
Triples: Garner (10)
Home Runs: Williams (9)
Stolen Bases: North (44), Rudi (4), Tenace (2), Duffy (6), Manning (11)
Sacrifice Hits: McMullen (1), Rudi (1)
GIDP: Washington (11), Hendrick (8)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  4.1   8   2   2   2   3   0  22   5.36
Todd                    1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.90
Fingers W(6-6)          3     4   2   1   1   3   0  14   2.58
Totals                  9    13   4   3   3   7   0  42

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  7     6   3   1   4   5   1  33   3.32
LaRoche L(0-3)          1.2   2   4   4   3   1   0   9   2.82
Kern                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.39
Totals                  9     9   7   5   7   6   1  44

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
singled to left; Rudi struck out; Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Duffy
popped to third in foul territory; Manning lined to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando grounded out (third to first); Tenace flied
out to right; Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty singled to right; Hendrick forced Carty
(second to shortstop); Powell singled to right [Hendrick to
third]; Bell struck out; Spikes singled [Hendrick scored, Powell
to second]; Fosse was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McMullen grounded out (pitcher to first); Sandt
singled to left; North walked [Sandt to second]; Baylor made an
out to second; Rudi flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper flied out to center; Duffy singled to right;
Duffy stole second; Manning singled to center [Duffy scored];
Carty walked [Manning to second]; Hendrick struck out; Powell
made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Williams walked; Bando popped to first in foul
territory; Tenace doubled to left [Williams to third]; Garner
made an out to shortstop; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell singled to left; Spikes lined to left; Fosse
singled to left [Bell to second]; Kuiper flied out to left;
Duffy singled to first [Bell out at home (first to catcher),
Fosse to second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Sandt reached on an error by Bell; North walked
[Sandt to second]; Baylor was called out on strikes; Rudi
singled to right [Sandt scored (unearned), North to second];
North stole third and Rudi stole second; Williams was called out
on strikes; Bando grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Carty
walked; TODD REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Hendrick grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carty out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace reached on an error by Bell; Garner
singled to right [Tenace to second]; McMullen out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Tenace to third, Garner to second];
WASHINGTON BATTED FOR SANDT; Washington grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Tenace scored (unearned)]; North struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BAYLOR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MCMULLEN CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); BANDO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Powell
struck out; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Baylor flied out to left; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams homered; Bando popped to catcher
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse reached on an error by McMullen; SMITH RAN
FOR FOSSE; On a bunt Kuiper singled [Smith to second]; FINGERS
REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Duffy struck out; Manning forced
Kuiper (shortstop to second) [Smith to third]; Manning stole
second; Carty made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 3, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: ASHBY REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING C ); Tenace walked;
LAROCHE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Tenace stole second; Garner
struck out; McMullen was walked intentionally; Washington
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[McMullen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick singled [Hendrick to second (error by
Garner)]; Powell doubled to right [Hendrick scored (unearned)];
LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR POWELL; Bell flied out to left; Spikes
grounded out (third to first); Ashby struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Indians 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: PRUITT REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING 3B); BELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); North walked; Baylor singled
[North to second]; Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [North to third, Baylor to second]; Williams reached on a
fielder's choice [North out at home (first to catcher), Baylor
to third]; Bando singled to right [Baylor scored, Williams to
third]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Tenace walked [Bando to
second]; KERN REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Garner tripled to
right [Alexander scored, Bando scored, Tenace scored]; McMullen
lined to second; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HANEY
REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING C ); Kuiper walked; Duffy struck out;
Manning lined to second; Carty singled to center [Kuiper to
second]; Hendrick doubled to right [Kuiper scored, Carty to
third]; Pruitt popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Indians 4.



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