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Oakland Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians

1976-04-25 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 5138 · 51°F · 3:02

Oakland Athletics defeated Cleveland Indians 9–1. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 5th. Mike Torrez earned the win. Joe Rudi went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	2	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	9	12
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6

W: Mike Torrez L: Pat Dobson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Rich Garcia · 1B: Lou DiMuro · 2B: Bill Kunkel · 3B: Dave Phillips · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill North	5	1	0	0	1	2
Claudell Washington	5	1	2	0	0	1
Joe Rudi	3	2	2	2	2	1
Don Baylor	3	2	0	0	1	1
Sal Bando	5	1	2	1	0	0
Billy Williams	3	1	0	1	1	1
Bert Campaneris	2	1	1	0	0	0
Phil Garner	5	0	2	2	0	1
Larry Haney	5	0	2	1	0	0
Tommy Sandt	2	0	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Rick Manning	5	0	0	0	2
Duane Kuiper	4	1	1	0	1
Buddy Bell	2	0	1	1	0
Boog Powell	2	0	0	1	0
Rico Carty	2	0	0	2	1
George Hendrick	4	0	1	0	0
Charlie Spikes	4	0	0	0	1
Alan Ashby	4	0	1	0	0
Frank Duffy	4	0	1	0	0
Ed Crosby	1	0	1	0	0
Doug Howard	1	0	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Torrez	8.0	5	4	4
Glenn Abbott	1.0	1	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pat Dobson	1.0	4	2	0
Jim Kern	4.0	2	2	4
Stan Thomas	2.0	2	1	1
Don Hood	2.0	4	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill North: W
Claudell Washington: SB2#
Claudell Washington: 8/F
Joe Rudi: HR.2-H
Don Baylor: 8/F#
Sal Bando: 8/L

Bot 1

Rick Manning: 13
Duane Kuiper: K
Buddy Bell: 8/L

Top 2

Billy Williams: W
Bert Campaneris: S5.1-2
Phil Garner: S7.2-H;1-2
Larry Haney: SB3;SB2
Larry Haney: S7.3-H;2-3
Bill North: FC1.3XH(12);1-2;B-1
Claudell Washington: K+CS3(25)/DP

Bot 2

Boog Powell: W
Rico Carty: K/C
George Hendrick: D8.1-3
Charlie Spikes: K
Alan Ashby: 9/L

Top 3

Joe Rudi: K/C
Don Baylor: W
Sal Bando: SB2
Sal Bando: S7.2-H
Billy Williams: 8/F
Bert Campaneris: 8/F

Bot 3

Frank Duffy: 63
Rick Manning: K
Duane Kuiper: 13

Top 4

Phil Garner: 63
Larry Haney: 1/G
Bill North: K

Bot 4

Buddy Bell: W
Boog Powell: 56(1)/FO
Rico Carty: 8/F
George Hendrick: 9/F

Top 5

Claudell Washington: D9
Joe Rudi: W
Don Baylor: HP.2-3;1-2
Sal Bando: 6/P
Billy Williams: 8/SF.3-H;2-H(E2)(UR);1-3
Bert Campaneris: HP
Phil Garner: PO1(E1).3-H(UR);1-2
Phil Garner: K

Bot 5

Charlie Spikes: 13
Alan Ashby: S7
Frank Duffy: 9/F
Rick Manning: 63

Top 6

Larry Haney: S7
Bill North: 7/F
Claudell Washington: D7.1-3
Joe Rudi: IW
Don Baylor: K
Sal Bando: 9/L

Bot 6

Duane Kuiper: T8
Buddy Bell: WP.3-H
Buddy Bell: S8
Boog Powell: 46(1)/FO
Rico Carty: W.1-2
George Hendrick: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Charlie Spikes: 4/F

Top 7

Billy Williams: 13
Tommy Sandt: 13
Phil Garner: E3
Larry Haney: 7/F

Bot 7

Alan Ashby: 8/L
Frank Duffy: E6
Rick Manning: 46(1)/FO
Duane Kuiper: 6/L

Top 8

Bill North: 31
Claudell Washington: 53
Joe Rudi: S7
Don Baylor: WP.1-2
Don Baylor: 53

Bot 8

Ed Crosby: S9
Doug Howard: 54(1)3/GDP
Rico Carty: W
George Hendrick: 4/F

Top 9

Sal Bando: S7
Billy Williams: K
Tommy Sandt: S9.1-3
Phil Garner: S7.3-H;1-3
Larry Haney: 2/F
Bill North: K

Bot 9

Charlie Spikes: 8/F
Alan Ashby: 31
Frank Duffy: S7
Rick Manning: K/C

Notes & reviews

Indians coach Colavito and Bibby ejected by HP umpire Garcia for arguing balls and strikes while Powell at bat
Bert Campaneris thought the Indians threw at him intentionally
Indians Buskey, not in game, ejected by HP umpire Garcia fot fighting when Campaneris' throw to 1st after force out hit Bell in head; the players fought, benches cleared and Indians Powell was injured in the brawl; Campaneris was removed by his manager

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