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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 22, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 22, 1970 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 22, 1970 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 22, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Dobson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Hargan |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 9,615 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Stewart 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Merle Anthony |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Felipe Alou | Left Fielder |
Don Mincher | First Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Frank Fernandez | Catcher |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Chuck Dobson | Pitcher |
John McNamara | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
Roy Foster | Left Fielder |
Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Duke Sims | First Baseman |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
Jack Heidemann | Shortstop |
Steve Hargan | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 22, 1970
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hargan
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Hargan
Monday is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hargan
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Dobson
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Dobson
Foster hits a popup towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Dobson
Pinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Dobson
Fosse is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Hargan
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sims scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mincher for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Hargan
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hargan
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Hargan
Fernandez hits a popup towards short. Heidemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Dobson
Sims hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Dobson
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Dobson
Leon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hargan
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobson vs. Hargan
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hargan
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sims fields the ball and throws to Hargan covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Hargan
Monday hits a popup towards short. Heidemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Dobson
Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargan vs. Dobson
Hargan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Dobson
Uhlaender takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Dobson
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando juggles the ball. That's an error on Bando. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Dobson
Pinson takes first base on ball four. Uhlaender moves to third. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fosse vs. Dobson
Fosse strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hargan
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Hargan
Mincher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Hargan
Bando hits a popup towards short. Heidemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hargan
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Hargan
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Dobson
Sims hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Sims reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Dobson
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. Sims moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leon vs. Dobson
There go the runners. The throw from Fernandez to Bando. The throw back to home, and Sims is out at the plate. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Dobson
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hargan
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobson vs. Hargan
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Green moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Hargan
Campaneris hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Hargan
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hargan
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Dobson
Heidemann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargan vs. Dobson
Hargan bunts between the mound and first base. Dobson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargan for the out. Heidemann moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Dobson
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Dobson
Foster is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Hargan
Mincher hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Hargan
Bando strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hargan
Jackson hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hargan
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Hargan
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Dobson
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Dobson
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Dobson
Sims hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Dobson
Nettles hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Dobson
Leon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Dobson
Heidemann hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargan vs. Dobson
Hargan hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Hargan
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Chuck Dobson.
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hargan
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Hargan
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Lindblad
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Lindblad
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Lindblad
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hargan
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Hargan
Mincher takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Austin
Rick Austin now pitching.
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Mincher moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Austin
Jackson bunts towards first. Sims scoops it up and throws to first, with Leon covering, for the out. Mincher moves to third. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Donaldson vs. Higgins
Dennis Higgins now pitching. John Donaldson pinch hits for Frank Fernandez.
Donaldson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Green vs. Higgins
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Locker
Gene Tenace now catching. Bob Locker now pitching.
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sims for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Locker
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Locker
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Higgins
Chuck Hinton now playing first base.
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Higgins
Campaneris hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Higgins
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Higgins
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Higgins
Mincher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tenace scores. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bando vs. Higgins
Bando strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Locker
Tony Horton pinch hits for Jack Heidemann.
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Locker
Higgins strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Locker
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Higgins
Vern Fuller now playing second base. Eddie Leon now playing shortstop.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hinton scoops it up and throws to first, with Higgins covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaRussa vs. Higgins
Tony LaRussa pinch hits for Bob Locker.
LaRussa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hinton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaRussa for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Higgins
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Lachemann
Marcel Lachemann now pitching.
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Lachemann
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Lachemann
There's a wild pitch. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fosse vs. Lachemann
Fosse is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hinton vs. Lachemann
Hinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster scores. Fosse moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/22/1970 -- Oakland at Cleveland (D) Oakland AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Campaneris B, ss 5 1 2 2 Uhlaender T, cf 4 0 1 0 Monday R, cf 5 0 0 0 Foster R, lf 4 1 0 0 Alou F, lf 5 1 1 0 Pinson V, rf 4 1 2 1 Mincher D, 1b 4 1 3 2 Fosse R, c 4 1 0 0 Bando S, 3b 5 0 2 1 Sims D, 1b 4 1 3 2 Jackson R, rf 3 0 0 0 Hinton C, 1b 1 0 1 1 Fernandez F, c 3 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 1 1 1 Donaldson J, ph 0 0 0 0 Leon E, 2b-ss 4 1 1 1 Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Heidemann J, ss 2 0 0 0 LaRussa T, ph 1 0 0 0 Horton T, ph 1 0 0 0 Lachemann M, p 0 0 0 0 Fuller V, 2b 0 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Hargan S, p 2 0 0 0 Dobson C, p 2 0 0 0 Austin R, p 0 0 0 0 Hovley S, ph 1 0 0 0 Higgins D, p 1 0 0 0 Lindblad P, p 0 0 0 0 Tenace G, c 0 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 10 5 35 6 9 6 Oakland 000 021 011 0 -- 5 Cleveland 100 004 000 1 -- 6 1 out when winning run was scored. Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Dobson C 6.0 7 5 5 3 4 Lindblad P 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Locker B 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 Lachemann M (L) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Hargan S* 7.0 7 4 3 3 4 Austin R 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Higgins D (W) 2.2 2 1 1 2 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Bando S, Nettles G DP -- Oakland 1, Cleveland 2 LOB -- Oakland 9, Cleveland 7 2B -- Sims D HR -- Pinson V, Campaneris B, Mincher D, Sims D, Nettles G, Leon E CS -- Sims D SH -- Hargan S, Jackson R WP -- Lachemann M T -- 2:57 A -- 9615
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