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Saturday, May 31, 1975, 1:30PM
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 7,754, Time of Game: 2:15
Indians
4
19-24
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Athletics
1
28-18
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
L: Ken Holtzman (3-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  2   0  1  0   0  0  0    4  7  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  6  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Buddy Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .252 .672 -0.058 0.54 0.002 -0.060 -0.9 4 1 IW
Tommy McCraw 1B 4 2 2 1 1 2 .273 .811 0.099 0.41 0.121 -0.022 0.9 9 0 HR
George Hendrick CF 5 2 2 3 0 1 .289 .816 0.226 0.45 0.254 -0.027 2.0 1 0 2·HR
Frank Robinson DH 0 0 0 0 3 0 .220 .834 0.025 0.27 0.025 0.000 0.5
   Oscar Gamble PH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .658 -0.012 0.23 0.000 -0.012 -0.6
Charlie Spikes RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .178 .545 -0.022 0.42 0.011 -0.033 -0.4 1 0
Frank Duffy SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .540 -0.058 0.56 0.000 -0.058 -1.1 1 1
Ken Berry LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .463 -0.021 0.36 0.009 -0.030 -0.1 3 0
Ed Crosby 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .666 -0.025 0.30 0.000 -0.025 -0.5 2 1 SH
Alan Ashby C 1 0 0 0 3 0 .071 .276 -0.013 0.57 0.051 -0.064 0.0 6 0 SB,CS
Dennis Eckersley P 0 0
Team Totals 31 4 7 4 8 5 .226 .901 0.141 0.43 0.473 -0.331 -0.2 27 3
HR: G Hendrick 2 (9, 1 off P Lindblad, 1 off K Holtzman; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out); T McCraw (2, off K Holtzman; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SH: E Crosby (1, off P Lindblad).
IBB: B Bell (2, by P Lindblad).
TB: G Hendrick 8; T McCraw 5; B Bell; K Berry; C Spikes.
RBI: G Hendrick 3 (28); T McCraw (5).
2-out RBI: G Hendrick 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Baserunning
SB: A Ashby (2, 2nd base off P Lindblad/R Fosse).
CS: A Ashby (1, 2nd base by K Holtzman/G Tenace).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .201 .480 -0.087 1.08 0.012 -0.100 -0.9 1 4
Sal Bando 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .188 .619 0.045 0.92 0.103 -0.059 0.8 0 2 2B
Reggie Jackson RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .763 -0.116 1.12 0.000 -0.116 -1.2 2 1
Joe Rudi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .805 -0.091 0.85 0.000 -0.091 -0.9 13 0
Billy Williams DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .228 .756 0.001 0.71 0.047 -0.046 -0.1
Gene Tenace C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .945 -0.017 0.70 0.000 -0.017 -0.1 1 1
   Ray Fosse C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .040 .117 -0.061 1.32 0.000 -0.061 -0.6 5 0
   Bill North PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .727 0.010 0.23 0.010 0.000 0.1
Claudell Washington CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .768 -0.069 0.69 0.000 -0.069 -0.7 3 0
Angel Mangual LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .174 .391 -0.051 0.65 0.000 -0.051 -0.5 1 0
Phil Garner 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .234 .619 0.017 0.66 0.032 -0.015 0.2 1 2
   Jim Holt PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .926 0.047 0.99 0.047 0.000 0.4
   Don Hopkins PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.014 1.92 0.014 0.000 0.2 SB
   Ted Martinez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .480 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ken Holtzman P 0 1
   Paul Lindblad P 0 3
   Jim Todd P 0 1
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 1 5 .182 .418 -0.358 0.89 0.265 -0.625 -3.2 27 15
2B: S Bando (5, off D Eckersley).
TB: S Bando 2; B Campaneris; P Garner; B North; B Williams; J Holt.
RBI: S Bando (20).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: R Jackson (A Ashby at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: D Hopkins (8, 2nd base off D Eckersley/A Ashby).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Eckersley, W (3-0) 9 6 1 1 1 5 0 0.28 34 75 0.357 0.89 3.2
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 1 5 0 1.00 34 75 0.357 0.43 3.2

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Holtzman, L (3-6) 2.2 4 3 3 3 1 2 3.30 14 36 -0.202 0.64 -2.0
Paul Lindblad 3.1 3 1 1 3 2 1 3.96 15 2 0 0.021 0.41 0.8
Jim Todd 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.60 11 0 0 0.038 0.20 1.4
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 8 5 3 4.00 40 36 2 0 -0.143 0.89 0.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: P Lindblad (4; B Bell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Ron Luciano.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 7,754.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Oakland Athletics
1 Buddy Bell 3B 1 Bert Campaneris SS
2 Tommy McCraw 1B 2 Sal Bando 3B
3 George Hendrick CF 3 Reggie Jackson RF
4 Frank Robinson DH 4 Joe Rudi 1B
5 Charlie Spikes RF 5 Billy Williams DH
6 Frank Duffy SS 6 Gene Tenace C
7 Ken Berry LF 7 Claudell Washingto CF
8 Ed Crosby 2B 8 Angel Mangual LF
9 Alan Ashby C 9 Phil Garner 2B
Dennis Eckersley P Ken Holtzman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-0 2 1-- RR CLE G. Hendrick K. Holtzman 19% 79% Home Run; McCraw Scores
t1 0-0 1 --- R CLE T. McCraw K. Holtzman 10% 58% Home Run
b6 0-4 1 1-- R OAK S. Bando D. Eckersley -8% 83% Double to LF; Garner Scores
t5 3-0 1 --- R CLE G. Hendrick P. Lindblad 6% 90% Home Run
t3 1-0 0 1-- O CLE B. Bell K. Holtzman -6% 60% Ashby Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE B. Bell K. Holtzman -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- R CLE T. McCraw K. Holtzman 10% 58% Home Run
t1 1-0 1 --- O CLE G. Hendrick K. Holtzman -1% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 1-0 2 --- CLE F. Robinson K. Holtzman 1% 58% Walk
t1 1-0 2 1-- O CLE C. Spikes K. Holtzman -2% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris D. Eckersley 2% 58% Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 0-1 1 --- OAK S. Bando D. Eckersley -3% 56% Walk
b1 0-1 1 1-- O OAK R. Jackson D. Eckersley 3% 59% Strikeout
b1 0-1 2 1-- O OAK J. Rudi D. Eckersley 2% 61% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Ken Holtzman facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O CLE F. Duffy K. Holtzman -2% 59% Groundout: P-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- O CLE K. Berry K. Holtzman -1% 58% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 2 --- O CLE E. Crosby K. Holtzman -1% 57% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O OAK B. Williams D. Eckersley 2% 59% Flyball: 3B
b2 0-1 1 --- O OAK G. Tenace D. Eckersley 2% 61% Flyball: LF
b2 0-1 2 --- O OAK C. Washington D. Eckersley 1% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Ken Holtzman facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- CLE A. Ashby K. Holtzman 3% 65% Walk
t3 1-0 0 1-- O CLE B. Bell K. Holtzman -6% 60% Ashby Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 1-0 1 --- O CLE B. Bell K. Holtzman -1% 58% Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 2 --- CLE T. McCraw K. Holtzman 1% 59% Single
t3 1-0 2 1-- RR CLE G. Hendrick K. Holtzman 19% 79% Home Run; McCraw Scores
t3 3-0 2 --- CLE F. Robinson K. Holtzman 1% 79% Walk
t3 3-0 2 1-- CLE C. Spikes K. Holtzman 1% 80% Single; Robinson to 2B
Paul Lindblad replaces Ken Holtzman pitching
t3 3-0 2 12- O CLE F. Duffy P. Lindblad -2% 78% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- O OAK A. Mangual D. Eckersley 2% 80% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 0-3 1 --- O OAK P. Garner D. Eckersley 1% 82% Foul Flyball: LF
b3 0-3 2 --- OAK B. Campaneris D. Eckersley -1% 81% Single
b3 0-3 2 1-- O OAK S. Bando D. Eckersley 2% 83% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Athletics' Paul Lindblad facing 7-8-9
Ray Fosse replaces Gene Tenace playing C batting 6th
t4 3-0 0 --- O CLE K. Berry P. Lindblad -1% 82% Groundout: P-1B
t4 3-0 1 --- O CLE E. Crosby P. Lindblad -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 3-0 2 --- CLE A. Ashby P. Lindblad 1% 81% Walk
t4 3-0 2 1-- CLE B. Bell P. Lindblad 1% 82% Ashby Steals 2B
t4 3-0 2 -2- O CLE B. Bell P. Lindblad -2% 80% Single to RF; Ashby out at Hm/RF-C; Bell to 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 3-4-5
b4 0-3 0 --- O OAK R. Jackson D. Eckersley 2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-3 1 --- O OAK J. Rudi D. Eckersley 2% 84% Flyball: 3B
b4 0-3 2 --- O OAK B. Williams D. Eckersley 1% 85% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Athletics' Paul Lindblad facing 2-3-4
t5 3-0 0 --- O CLE T. McCraw P. Lindblad -1% 84% Strikeout
t5 3-0 1 --- R CLE G. Hendrick P. Lindblad 6% 90% Home Run
t5 4-0 1 --- CLE F. Robinson P. Lindblad 1% 91% Walk
t5 4-0 1 1-- O CLE C. Spikes P. Lindblad -1% 90% Flyball: CF
t5 4-0 2 1-- O CLE F. Duffy P. Lindblad -1% 89% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
b5 0-4 0 --- O OAK R. Fosse D. Eckersley 2% 91% Flyball: SS
b5 0-4 1 --- O OAK C. Washington D. Eckersley 1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 0-4 2 --- O OAK A. Mangual D. Eckersley 1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Paul Lindblad facing 7-8-9
t6 4-0 0 --- CLE K. Berry P. Lindblad 1% 94% Single
t6 4-0 0 1-- O CLE E. Crosby P. Lindblad -0% 93% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Berry to 2B
t6 4-0 1 -2- O CLE A. Ashby P. Lindblad -1% 92% Groundout: P-1B
t6 4-0 2 -2- CLE B. Bell P. Lindblad 0% 93% Intentional Walk
t6 4-0 2 12- O CLE T. McCraw P. Lindblad -1% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
b6 0-4 0 --- OAK P. Garner D. Eckersley -3% 88% Single
b6 0-4 0 1-- O OAK B. Campaneris D. Eckersley 3% 91% Flyball: LF
b6 0-4 1 1-- R OAK S. Bando D. Eckersley -8% 83% Double to LF; Garner Scores
b6 1-4 1 -2- O OAK R. Jackson D. Eckersley 4% 87% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 1-4 2 -2- O OAK J. Rudi D. Eckersley 3% 90% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 1.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Athletics' Jim Todd facing 3-4-5
Jim Todd replaces Paul Lindblad pitching
t7 4-1 0 --- O CLE G. Hendrick J. Todd -1% 90% Flyball: RF
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Frank Robinson (DH) batting 4th
t7 4-1 1 --- O CLE O. Gamble J. Todd -1% 89% Flyball: CF
t7 4-1 2 --- O CLE C. Spikes J. Todd -0% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
b7 1-4 0 --- OAK B. Williams D. Eckersley -5% 84% Single to CF
b7 1-4 0 1-- O OAK R. Fosse D. Eckersley 4% 88% Strikeout
b7 1-4 1 1-- O OAK C. Washington D. Eckersley 3% 91% Flyball: CF
b7 1-4 2 1-- O OAK A. Mangual D. Eckersley 2% 94% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 1.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Athletics' Jim Todd facing 6-7-8
t8 4-1 0 --- O CLE F. Duffy J. Todd -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 4-1 1 --- O CLE K. Berry J. Todd -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-SS-1B
t8 4-1 2 --- O CLE E. Crosby J. Todd -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
Jim Holt pinch hits for Phil Garner (2B) batting 9th
b8 1-4 0 --- OAK J. Holt D. Eckersley -5% 88% Single to RF
Don Hopkins pinch runs for Jim Holt (PH) batting 9th
b8 1-4 0 1-- OAK B. Campaneris D. Eckersley -1% 86% Hopkins Steals 2B
b8 1-4 0 -2- O OAK B. Campaneris D. Eckersley 5% 91% Strikeout
b8 1-4 1 -2- O OAK S. Bando D. Eckersley 4% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-4 2 -2- O OAK R. Jackson D. Eckersley 2% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 1.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Athletics' Jim Todd facing 9-1-2
Ted Martinez replaces Don Hopkins (PR) playing 2B batting 9th
t9 4-1 0 --- CLE A. Ashby J. Todd 0% 97% Walk
t9 4-1 0 1-- O CLE B. Bell J. Todd -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-1 1 1-- CLE T. McCraw J. Todd 0% 97% Walk; Ashby to 2B
t9 4-1 1 12- O CLE G. Hendrick J. Todd -1% 97% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-1 2 12- O CLE O. Gamble J. Todd -1% 96% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
b9 1-4 0 --- O OAK J. Rudi D. Eckersley 2% 98% Foul Flyball: C
b9 1-4 1 --- O OAK B. Williams D. Eckersley 1% 100% Lineout: 1B
Bill North pinch hits for Ray Fosse (C) batting 6th
b9 1-4 2 --- OAK B. North D. Eckersley -1% 99% Single to CF
b9 1-4 2 1-- O OAK C. Washington D. Eckersley 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 1.

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