Billy Cowan, who was inserted at first base to give the Angels more righthanded punch, smashed his first homer of the season to provide the winning run in a 2-1 victory over the Indians. Vada Pinson homered for the Indians' marker in the first inning and the Angels tied the score in the home half a on walk, infield out and single by Alex Johnson before Cowan decided the game in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Friday, June      5, 1970 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Angels       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  8  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Alomar 2b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .247
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .189      J. Tatum cf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .269
Pinson rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .344        Johnstone cf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Horton 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .250      Fregosi ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .281
Sims lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Johnson lf            3   0   2   1     1   0   .360
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .249
Leon 2b               0   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Cowan 1b              3   1   1   1     0   1   .348
  Brown 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .271        Spencer 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Heidemann ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .185      Reynolds rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Paul p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Egan c                3   0   1   0     1   0   .189
  Rollins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Wright p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .167
  Chance p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        K. Tatum p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Ellsworth p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     2   3             Totals               29   2   8   2     6   4

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 10,894
Left on Base: Indians 5, Angels 10
DP: Indians 2, Angels 0
Doubles: Horton (9), Wright (2)
Home Runs: Pinson (4), Cowan (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Fregosi (1)
GIDP: McMullen (7)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul L(0-2)             4     4   2   2   3   2   1  19   4.34
Chance                  3     4   0   0   2   1   0  13   4.34
Ellsworth               1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.74
Totals                  8     8   2   2   6   4   1  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(8-3)           8.2   4   1   1   2   3   1  32   3.09
K. Tatum SV(9)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.24
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   3   1  33

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nestor Chylak


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); Pinson homered; Horton was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels
0.

ANGELS 1ST: BROWN REPLACED LEON (PLAYING 2B); Alomar walked; J.
Tatum grounded out (third to first) [Alomar to second]; Fregosi
singled to shortstop [Alomar stayed at second]; Johnson singled
to center [Fregosi to third, Alomar scored]; McMullen walked
[Johnson to second]; Cowan struck out; Reynolds popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Sims grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse
grounded out (third to first); Brown walked; Heidemann walked
[Brown to second]; Paul forced Heidemann (third to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Egan popped to catcher in foul territory; Wright
grounded out (third to first); Alomar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Uhlaender flied out to right; Nettles grounded out
(pitcher to first); Pinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: J. Tatum walked; Fregosi grounded out (second to
first) [J. Tatum to second]; Johnson made an out to third;
McMullen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Angels 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Horton flied out to right; Sims made an out to
second; Fosse grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Cowan homered; Reynolds flied out to left; Egan made
an out to second; Wright doubled to center; Alomar flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Brown flied out to right; Heidemann made an out to
third; ROLLINS BATTED FOR PAUL; Rollins singled to left;
Uhlaender struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: CHANCE REPLACED ROLLINS (PITCHING); J. Tatum struck
out; Fregosi walked; Johnson singled to left [Fregosi to
second]; McMullen forced Johnson (third to second) [Fregosi to
third]; Cowan forced McMullen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Nettles flied out to right; Pinson grounded out
(second to first); Horton doubled to center; Sims grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Egan
singled to left; Wright hit into a double play (right to first)
[Egan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 2.

INDIANS 7TH: JOHNSTONE REPLACED J. TATUM (PLAYING CF); SPENCER
REPLACED COWAN (PLAYING 1B); Fosse grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brown flied out to left; Heidemann flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Alomar singled to third; Johnstone singled to center
[Alomar to second]; Fregosi out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Johnstone to second, Alomar to third]; Johnson was
walked intentionally; McMullen grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Indians 1, Angels 2.

INDIANS 8TH: FOSTER BATTED FOR CHANCE; Foster made an out to
shortstop; Uhlaender made an out to shortstop; Nettles flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: ELLSWORTH REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Spencer popped
to first in foul territory; Reynolds grounded out (third to
first); Egan walked; Wright struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Angels 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Pinson flied out to left; Horton singled to center;
Sims struck out; K. TATUM REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Fosse
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Angels 2.