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Tuesday June 16, 1970
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The first Indians' pitcher, other than Sam McDowell, to turn in a complete game this season, Rich Hand traveled the route to beat the Angels, 9-2. Ray Fosse and Roy Foster each smashed a two-run homer to support the rookie righthander, who hurled a nine-hitter and drove in a run himself with a single in the sixth inning. Jim Spencer homered for the Angels. McDowell had eight complete games to his credit. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 9, California Angels 2

Game Played on Tuesday, June 16, 1970 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Angels       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  3
Indians      0  1  3    2  0  1    0  2  x  -   9 10  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .259      Heidemann ss          2   1   0   1     2   0   .224
Repoz rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .272      Leon 2b               4   1   1   0     0   2   .220
Fregosi ss            3   0   0   1     0   0   .271      Pinson rf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .323
Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .348      Fosse c               4   1   1   2     0   0   .293
Spencer 1b            4   1   1   1     0   2   .279      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .199
Johnstone cf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .217      Horton 1b             4   1   0   0     0   2   .238
Azcue c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .234      Uhlaender cf          3   2   2   1     1   1   .248
Oyler 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foster lf             4   3   3   3     0   1   .255
Messersmith p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .136      Hand p                3   0   2   1     0   0   .167
  Kealey p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Silverio ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Doyle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   9   2     1   6             Totals               31   9  10   9     3   7

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 12,426
Left on Base: Angels 5, Indians 4
DP: Angels 0, Indians 2
Errors: Alomar, Messersmith 2
Doubles: Foster (8)
Triples: Uhlaender (2)
Home Runs: Spencer (4), Fosse (10), Foster (6)
Caught Stealing: Fregosi (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hand (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Fregosi (2), Pinson (4), Heidemann (4)
GIDP: Johnson (10), Azcue (5)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(6-6)      3.1   6   6   4   2   3   1  18   3.12
Kealey                  3.2   2   1   1   0   3   0  13   2.35
Doyle                   1     2   2   2   1   1   1   6   3.92
Totals                  8    10   9   7   3   7   2  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand W(2-5)             9     9   2   2   1   6   1  34   4.43
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   6   1  34

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Larry Napp


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Repoz singled to left
[Alomar to third]; Fregosi hit a sacrifice fly to right [Alomar
scored]; Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Repoz out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Heidemann walked; Leon was called out on strikes;
Pinson flied out to center; Fosse made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer struck out; Johnstone walked; Azcue singled
to pitcher [Johnstone to second]; Oyler flied out to left;
Messersmith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles singled to center; Horton forced Nettles
(second unassisted) [Horton to second (error by Alomar)];
Uhlaender singled to left [Horton scored (unearned), Uhlaender
out at second (left to third to second)]; Foster was called out
on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Repoz
singled to center; Fregosi forced Repoz (third to second);
Fregosi was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Hand grounded out (shortstop to first); Heidemann
walked; Leon singled to pitcher [Heidemann to third, Leon to
second (error by Messersmith)]; Pinson hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Heidemann scored, Leon to third]; Fosse homered [Leon
scored]; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Spencer
struck out; Johnstone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Horton struck out; Uhlaender tripled to center;
Foster singled to left [Uhlaender scored]; Hand reached on an
error by Messersmith on a sacrifice bunt [Foster to third];
KEALEY REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Heidemann hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Foster scored (unearned)]; Leon forced
Hand (second to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
1, Indians 6.

ANGELS 5TH: Azcue grounded out (third to first); Oyler grounded
out (pitcher to first); Kealey singled to right; Alomar struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Pinson made an out to third; Fosse grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nettles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Repoz grounded out (second to first); Fregosi
grounded out (second to first); Johnson singled to third;
Spencer made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Indians 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Uhlaender
was called out on strikes; Foster doubled to right; Hand singled
to left [Foster scored]; Heidemann made an out to shortstop; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 7.

ANGELS 7TH: Johnstone singled to center; Azcue grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Johnstone out at
second]; Oyler popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 7.

INDIANS 7TH: Leon struck out; Pinson flied out to right; Fosse
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 7.

ANGELS 8TH: SILVERIO BATTED FOR KEALEY; Silverio grounded out
(second to first); Alomar singled to catcher; Repoz popped to
third in foul territory; Fregosi flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 7.

INDIANS 8TH: DOYLE REPLACED SILVERIO (PITCHING); Nettles
grounded out (second to first); Horton struck out; Uhlaender
walked; Foster homered [Uhlaender scored]; Hand singled to left;
Heidemann grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 1, Indians 9.

ANGELS 9TH: Johnson struck out; Spencer homered; Johnstone flied
out to center; Azcue was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 9.



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