Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
May 3, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1976 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, Oakland Athletics 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Manning cf 4 0 2 0
Kuiper 2b 5 0 1 1
Bell 3b 5 1 2 0
Carty dh 4 1 1 0
Lowenstein 1b 5 1 1 1
Hendrick lf 5 1 3 2
Spikes rf 4 0 0 0
Ashby c 5 1 2 0
Duffy ss 4 0 1 0
Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
  Buskey p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 13 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 5 1 2 0
Washington rf 4 1 0 0
Rudi lf,1b 2 1 1 3
  Lintz pr 0 0 0 0
Baylor 1b 2 0 0 0
  Tovar lf 1 0 0 1
Bando 3b 4 0 0 0
McMullen dh 3 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 1 1 0
Haney c 3 0 0 0
Bosman p 0 0 0 0
  Norris p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 4 4
Cleveland 300 000 001 15132
Oakland 003 010 000 0442
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley   3.0 2 3 3 2 3
  Thomas   5.0 2 1 0 5 6
  Buskey  W (1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  LaRoche  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
4
4
3
9
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman   2.2 7 3 3 0 1
  Norris   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Todd   4.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Fingers  L (2-1) 2.1 5 2 2 0 2
Totals
10.0
13
5
5
2
4

  E–Duffy (3), Thomas (1), Bando (3), Haney (3).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Cleveland Bell (3,off Bosman); Hendrick (5,off Bosman).  HR–Cleveland Hendrick (4,10th inning off Fingers 0 on, 1 out), Oakland Rudi (4,3rd inning off Eckersley 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Duffy (3,off Fingers); Haney (1,off Thomas); Bando (1,off LaRoche).  HBP–Spikes (2,by Fingers); Tovar (1,by Buskey).  IBB–Rudi 2 (3,by Thomas 2); McMullen (1,by LaRoche).  SB–Lowenstein (3,Home off Bosman/Haney); Hendrick (2,2nd base off Bosman/Haney); Duffy (3,2nd base off Bosman/Haney); Kuiper (2,2nd base off Todd/Haney); North (9,2nd base off Thomas/Ashby).  CS–Garner (1,2nd base by Thomas/Ashby).  HBP–Buskey (1,Tovar); Fingers (2,Spikes).  IBB–Thomas 2 (3,Rudi 2); LaRoche (2,McMullen).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–3:22.  A–19,765.
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