After giving up a homer by Roger Repoz with one out in the first inning, Rich Hand pitched hitless ball the rest of the way and gained a 5-1 victory as the Indians split a twi-night doubleheader with the Angels, who won the first game, 3-2. Singles by Sandy Alomar, Repoz and Jim Fregosi in the eighth inning produced the Angels' winning run in the curtain-raiser.

After Repoz hit his homer in the nightcap, the Indians bounced back with three runs in their half of the first inning, two scoring on a single by Eddie Leon. Hand batted in a run with a single in the fourth and Jack Heidemann wound up the scoring with a homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, August    28, 1970 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       1  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 10  1
Indians      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .265      Leon 2b               4   1   1   0     1   1   .251
Repoz rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .247      Nettles 3b            5   0   1   0     0   2   .233
Fregosi ss            4   0   1   1     0   2   .290      Foster lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .270
Johnson lf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .319        Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Spencer 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .290      Fosse c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .311
McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Horton 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Johnstone cf          3   1   2   0     1   1   .235      Hinton rf,lf          4   0   1   1     0   2   .342
Azcue c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Bradford cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Pinson ph,cf,rf     3   0   1   0     0   0   .282
  Bradley p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Heidemann ss          2   0   1   0     1   1   .211
  Voss ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Sims ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .266
  K. Tatum p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Fuller pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Chance p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .077
  Messersmith p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .159        Uhlaender ph,cf     1   0   1   0     0   0   .256
                                                            Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280

Totals               32   3  10   3     3   6             Totals               34   2   9   2     4   8

Time of Game: 2:41
Left on Base: Angels 6, Indians 9
DP: Angels 2, Indians 3
Errors: Bradley
Stolen Bases: Repoz (4)
Caught Stealing: Pinson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: May (1)
GIDP: Azcue (12), McMullen (13), Johnson (20), Horton (18)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     3     5   2   2   2   2   0  15   3.82
Bradley                 3     2   0   0   1   4   0  11   4.17
K. Tatum W(7-3)         2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.88
LaRoche                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.40
Messersmith SV(4)       0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.09
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   8   0  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chance                  7     6   2   2   3   4   0  27   4.42
Higgins L(4-6)          2     4   1   1   0   2   0   9   4.26
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   6   0  36

Passed Balls: Fosse (17)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar walked; Repoz forced Alomar (third to
second); Repoz stole second; Fregosi was called out on strikes;
Johnson singled to right [Repoz scored]; Fosse allowed a passed
ball [Johnson to second]; Spencer walked; McMullen struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Leon walked; Nettles singled to center [Leon to
second]; Foster walked [Leon to third, Nettles to second]; Fosse
forced Nettles (third unassisted) [Leon scored, Foster to
second]; Horton grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Fosse out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Indians 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Johnstone singled to right; Azcue popped to second;
May out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Johnstone to
second]; Alomar singled to center [Johnstone scored, Alomar to
second (on throw to home)]; Repoz flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Hinton flied out to center; Bradford grounded out
(second to first); Heidemann singled to center; Chance grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians
1.

ANGELS 3RD: Fregosi struck out; Johnson flied out to center;
Spencer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Leon struck out; Nettles struck out; Foster flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 1.

ANGELS 4TH: McMullen popped to second; Johnstone singled to
right; Azcue grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Johnstone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Fosse singled to center; Horton singled to center
[Fosse to third]; Hinton singled to left [Fosse scored, Horton
to second]; BRADLEY REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); PINSON BATTED FOR
BRADFORD; Pinson grounded out (first unassisted) [Horton to
third, Hinton to second]; Heidemann was walked intentionally;
Chance was called out on strikes; Leon grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 2.

ANGELS 5TH: PINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bradley struck
out; Alomar grounded out (second to first); Repoz singled to
third; Fregosi popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Nettles flied out to center; Foster struck out;
Fosse singled to pitcher [Fosse to second (error by Bradley)];
Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 2, Indians 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer
singled to right; McMullen grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Spencer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Hinton struck out; Pinson singled to center;
Heidemann struck out while Pinson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Johnstone walked; Johnstone was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Azcue flied out to center; VOSS BATTED FOR
BRADLEY; Voss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: K. TATUM REPLACED VOSS (PITCHING); UHLAENDER BATTED
FOR CHANCE; Uhlaender singled to center; Leon forced Uhlaender
(pitcher to shortstop); Nettles flied out to left; Foster flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 2.

ANGELS 8TH: HIGGINS REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); UHLAENDER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
HINTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Alomar singled to left;
Repoz singled to center [Alomar to third]; Fregosi singled to
left [Alomar scored, Repoz to second]; Johnson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Repoz to third,
Fregosi out at second]; Spencer struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Fosse flied out to left; Horton grounded out (third
to first); Hinton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 2.

ANGELS 9TH: McMullen popped to first in foul territory;
Johnstone was called out on strikes; Azcue singled to left; K.
Tatum forced Azcue (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Pinson flied out to right; SIMS BATTED FOR
HEIDEMANN; Sims walked; LAROCHE REPLACED K. TATUM (PITCHING);
FULLER RAN FOR SIMS; BROWN BATTED FOR UHLAENDER; Brown flied out
to left; MESSERSMITH REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Leon singled
to left [Fuller to second]; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 2.