Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
April 24, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1974 at Cleveland Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 9, Cleveland Indians 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 3 1 0
North cf 5 1 1 0
Bando 3b 3 1 2 5
Jackson rf 3 2 0 0
Rudi lf 5 0 1 2
Tenace 1b 3 0 0 0
  Washington pr 0 1 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Bourque dh,1b 5 0 0 0
Fosse c 4 0 1 0
Kubiak 2b 3 1 2 0
Holtzman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 8 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hermoso 2b 4 0 1 0
  Lee ph 1 0 0 0
Lowenstein lf 5 1 3 0
Bell 3b 5 0 1 0
Ellis dh 4 0 0 0
Spikes rf 3 0 1 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Duncan c 3 1 1 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 1 1
Duffy ss 4 0 0 0
Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Bosman p 0 0 0 0
  Wilcox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 2
Oakland 200 020 302983
Cleveland 001 000 010294
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (1-2) 8.0 9 2 2 2 6
  Fingers   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow  L (1-3) 5.0 4 4 2 4 1
  Bosman   1.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Wilcox   3.0 0 2 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
8
9
5
7
4

  E–Campaneris 2 (5), North (1), Chambliss (3), Duncan (1), Hendrick (1), Duffy (3).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Oakland Rudi (8,off Tidrow); Bando (3,off Bosman), Cleveland Hendrick (2,off Holtzman).  HR–Oakland Bando (3,5th inning off Tidrow 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Bando (3,off Tidrow).  HBP–Tenace (3,by Wilcox).  IBB–Jackson (2,by Wilcox).  SB–Campaneris 2 (4,2nd base off Tidrow/Duncan 2); Jackson (5,2nd base off Tidrow/Duncan); Tenace (1,2nd base off Tidrow/Duncan); Lowenstein (6,2nd base off Holtzman/Fosse).  CS–Fosse (1,2nd base by Bosman/Duncan).  HBP–Wilcox (2,Tenace).  IBB–Wilcox (1,Jackson).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:47.  A–1,564.
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