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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 23, 1976
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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 April 23, 1976 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 9,581 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Don Baylor | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Billy Williams | DH |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Larry Haney | Catcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| George Hendrick | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
| Doug Howard | First Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 23, 1976
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Eckersley
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Eckersley
Washington hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Eckersley
Rudi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Eckersley
Baylor is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Blue
Manning hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Blue
Kuiper hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Blue
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Blue
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Eckersley
Bando is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Eckersley
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Eckersley
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Eckersley
Garner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Blue
Hendrick hits a line drive into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Blue
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Blue
There goes Spikes. The throw from Haney and he is safe. Spikes steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Blue
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Blue
Ashby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Eckersley
Haney hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Eckersley
North hits a line drive into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Eckersley
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Blue
Duffy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Blue
There goes Duffy. The throw from Haney and he is safe. Duffy steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Blue
There's a wild pitch. Duffy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Manning vs. Blue
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuiper vs. Blue
Kuiper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Blue
Bell hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Washington fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Washington. Duffy scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carty vs. Blue
Carty hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Eckersley
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Eckersley
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Eckersley
Bando hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Blue
Hendrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Blue
Spikes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North who is chasing the ball. Spikes reaches third base with a triple. Hendrick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Blue
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spikes tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Blue
Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Blue
Duffy hits a line drive into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Eckersley
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Eckersley
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Eckersley
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Blue
Manning is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Blue
Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Blue
Bell strikes out. Haney drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bell out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Eckersley
Haney strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Eckersley
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Eckersley
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Blue
Carty hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Carty reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Blue
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spikes vs. Blue
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Blue
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Eckersley
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Eckersley
Baylor hits a popup towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Eckersley
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Eckersley
Matt Alexander pinch runs for Sal Bando.
There goes Alexander. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Alexander steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Eckersley
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Blue
Ken McMullen now playing third base.
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Baylor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Blue
Duffy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Blue
Manning hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Garner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Eckersley
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Eckersley
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Eckersley
Haney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Blue
Kuiper strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Blue
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Blue
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Eckersley
North hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Eckersley
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Eckersley
Rudi hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Eckersley
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1976 -- Oakland at Cleveland (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
North B, cf 4 0 0 0 Manning R, cf 4 0 0 0
Washington C, rf 4 0 1 0 Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Rudi J, lf 3 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 2 1
Baylor D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Carty R, dh 4 0 1 0
Bando S, 3b 2 0 0 0 Hendrick G, lf 3 1 1 0
Alexander M, pr 0 0 0 0 Spikes C, rf 3 1 2 1
McMullen K, 3b 0 0 0 0 Howard D, 1b 2 0 0 1
Williams B, dh 3 0 1 0 Ashby A, c 3 0 0 0
Campaneris B, ss 3 0 0 0 Duffy F, ss 3 1 1 0
Garner P, 2b 3 0 0 0
Haney L, c 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 2 0 30 3 7 3
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland 001 200 00x -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (L) 8.0 7 3 3 0 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (W) 9.0 2 0 0 2 10
E -- Washington C
LOB -- Oakland 4, Cleveland 4
2B -- Bell B, Carty R
3B -- Spikes C
SB -- Spikes C, Duffy F, Alexander M
SF -- Howard D
WP -- Blue V
T -- 2:06
A -- 9581
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