The Indians, who were held to five hits by Catfish Hunter and lost the opener of a doubleheader, 3-0, rallied behind the batting of Charlie Spikes to beat the Athletics in the nightcap, 9-3. Hunter's shutout was the first to the credit of Oakland's staff this season. The A's, who were limited to five hits in the lidlifter, scored their first run in the fifth on a balk by Steve Kline, who argued with the umpires after the inning was over and was thrown out of the game. Sal Bando homered after a double by Bert Campaneris for the other runs off Fred Beene in the sixth.

Spikes batted in four runs for the Indians in the nightcap with a single and homer. Oscar Gamble joined in the attack, accounting for three RBIs with three singles. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       5, 1974 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
A's          0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  x  -   3  4  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      North cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Brohamer 2b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .350      Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .245
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Bando 3b              2   1   1   2     0   0   .299
Ellis 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .382
Gamble dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Rudi lf               3   1   1   0     0   1   .333
Spikes rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Tenace c              2   0   1   0     1   0   .213
Hendrick cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Johnson dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .075
Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   3   .233      Bourque 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Kubiak 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .163
Kline p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     2   4             Totals               27   3   4   2     1   3

Time of Game: 1:49
Left on Base: Indians 6, A's 2
DP: Indians 1, A's 0
Doubles: Ellis (5), Spikes (5), Campaneris (4)
Home Runs: Bando (4)
Stolen Bases: Tenace (2)
Caught Stealing: Spikes (3)
GIDP: Johnson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Bando (3,by Kline)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(3-3)            5     2   1   1   1   0   0  18   2.93
Beene                   3     2   2   2   0   3   1  11   2.87
Totals                  8     4   3   3   1   3   1  29

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(5-2)           9     5   0   0   2   4   0  33   2.44
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   4   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Kline (2)
Balks: Kline (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Ron Luciano


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein lined to center; Brohamer walked; Bell
popped to first; Ellis doubled to left [Brohamer to third];
Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (first unassisted); Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando was hit by a pitch;
Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

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

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi popped to third in foul territory; Tenace
walked; Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy popped to third; Lowenstein lined to center;
Brohamer walked; Bell forced Brohamer (third to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bourque grounded out (shortstop to first); Kubiak
grounded out (first unassisted); North grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis lined to third; Gamble flied out to right;
Spikes singled to left; Spikes was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris lined to third; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jackson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Duncan
struck out; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi singled to pitcher; Tenace singled to center
[Rudi to second]; Johnson lined to third; Bourque flied out to
center [Rudi to third]; Tenace stole second; Kline balked [Rudi
scored, Tenace to third]; Kubiak lined to left; Steve Kline
ejected by HP umpire Art Frantz; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted);
Brohamer flied out to center; Bell singled to center; Ellis
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: BEENE REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); North grounded
out (second to first); Campaneris doubled to left; Bando homered
[Campaneris scored]; Jackson struck out; Rudi struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Gamble flied out to center; Spikes doubled to left;
Hendrick lined to right [Spikes to third]; Duncan struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Johnson
popped to first; Bourque struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Duffy lined to third; Lowenstein singled to center;
Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted) [Lowenstein to second];
Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Kubiak flied out to left; North grounded out
(second to first); Campaneris grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Ellis grounded out (third to first); Gamble struck
out; Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.