Vida Blue was tagged for homers by Rusty Torres and George Hendrick, but the Athletics' southpaw allowed only one other hit and beat the Indians, 5-2. Bill North hit two singles, stole two bases and scored twice for the A's, whose attack also included homers by Bert Campaneris and Ray Fosse. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      21, 1973 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  3  1
A's          2  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  x  -   5  6  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .275      Campaneris ss         4   1   2   1     0   0   .283
Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .239      North cf              3   2   2   0     1   1   .293
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .267
  Lolich ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Jackson rf            2   1   0   1     2   0   .288
Ellis c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Johnson dh            4   0   1   1     0   0   .252
Spikes dh             3   0   0   0     0   2   .227      Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     1   2   .244
Hendrick cf           3   1   1   1     0   1   .261      Tenace 1b             2   0   0   1     2   0   .248
Torres rf             3   1   1   1     0   2   .200        Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Fosse c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .265
Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .197      Kubiak 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   3   2     1   7             Totals               29   5   6   5     7   7

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 20,275
Left on Base: Indians 1, A's 7
DP: Indians 1, A's 1
Errors: Ellis
Home Runs: Torres (5), Hendrick (20), Campaneris (2), Fosse (6)
Stolen Bases: Duffy (2), North 2 (30), Tenace (1), Campaneris (23)
GIDP: Chambliss (4), Johnson (9)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(6-6)           0.2   2   2   2   1   1   0   5   5.87
Timmermann              3.2   2   2   2   3   4   1  16   5.06
Kekich                  1.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   8   8.73
Johnson                 2     1   1   1   1   2   1   7   5.29
Totals                  8     6   5   5   7   7   2  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(9-5)             9     3   2   2   1   7   2  30   3.53
Totals                  9     3   2   2   1   7   2  30

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - John Rice


INDIANS 1ST: Bell walked; Williams flied to center; Chambliss
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bell out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
North singled; North stole second [North to third (error by
Ellis)]; Bando struck out; Jackson walked; Johnson singled
[North scored, Jackson to second]; TIMMERMANN REPLACED WILCOX
(PITCHING); Rudi walked [Jackson to third, Johnson to second];
Tenace walked [Jackson scored, Johnson to third, Rudi to
second]; Fosse struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes
struck out; Hendrick flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Kubiak was called out on strikes; Campaneris
flied to left; North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Torres homered; Brohamer grounded out (third to
first); Duffy singled to right; Bell struck out; Duffy stole
second; Williams flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando walked; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Bando to second]; Johnson flied out to center; Rudi
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis
grounded out (second to first); Spikes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace flied to left; Fosse flied to left; Kubiak
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Athletics 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick struck out; Torres struck out; Brohamer
popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris homered; North singled; North stole
second; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first) [North to
third]; KEKICH REPLACED TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Jackson grounded
out (shortstop to first) [North scored]; Johnson flied to right;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded
out (third to first); Williams flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (second to first); Tenace
walked; Tenace stole second; Fosse flied to left; Kubiak flied
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Chambliss popped to shortstop; Ellis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris singled; Campaneris stole second;
North walked; JOHNSON REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Bando struck
out; Jackson walked [Campaneris to third, North to second];
Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
1, Athletics 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick homered; Torres struck out; Brohamer
struck out; Duffy popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi struck out; Tenace popped to first in foul
territory; Fosse homered; Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 5.

INDIANS 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B); Bell flied out
to right; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); LOLICH
BATTED FOR CHAMBLISS; Lolich grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 5.