Two wild pitches decided a battle of nine homers and enabled the Angels to defeat the Indians, 10-9. Alex Johnson, Jay Johnstone, Bill Voss, Sandy Alomar and Ken McMullen rapped round-trippers for the Angels, while the Indians had circuit clouts by Chuck Hinton, Graig Nettles, Vada Pinson and Ray Fosse.

Johnson, who homered with a man on base in the first inning, drove in two more runs with a single in the sixth to put the Angels ahead, 9-8. What proved to be the winning run followed in the eighth when Alomar singled, moved to second on a bunt by Roger Repoz and then took third and scored on wild pitches by Dennis Higgins. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 10, Cleveland Indians 9
Game Played on Sunday, August    30, 1970 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       3  1  0    2  1  2    0  1  0  -  10 13  1
Indians      2  0  2    2  2  0    0  0  1  -   9 14  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   3   3   2     1   0   .265      Nettles 3b            5   2   2   2     0   1   .230
Repoz 1b              2   2   1   0     2   0   .249      Foster lf             4   2   2   0     1   1   .275
Fregosi ss            4   0   0   0     1   1   .285      Pinson rf             4   1   3   2     0   0   .286
Johnson lf            5   1   2   4     0   2   .317      Fosse c               4   1   1   2     0   1   .310
Johnstone cf          5   1   3   1     0   2   .240      Hinton 1b             5   2   3   2     0   1   .341
McMullen 3b           3   1   2   1     2   0   .235      Leon 2b               5   0   3   0     0   0   .260
Voss rf               3   1   1   1     0   0   .243      Bradford cf           1   1   0   0     1   1   .200
  Bradley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Uhlaender ph,cf     2   0   0   0     1   0   .258
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Heidemann ss          3   0   0   1     0   1   .214
  Messersmith p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .159      Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Azcue c               5   0   0   0     0   1   .230        Austin p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .118
Wright p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  K. Tatum p          1   1   1   0     0   0   .182        Colbert p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Reynolds rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sims ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .262
                                                            Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
                                                            Camilli ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35  10  13   9     6   6             Totals               38   9  14   9     3   9

Time of Game: 3:27   Attendance:  7,885
Left on Base: Angels 7, Indians 9
DP: Angels 0, Indians 0
Errors: Alomar
Doubles: Foster 2 (22)
Home Runs: Johnson (11), Johnstone (10), Voss (3), Alomar (2), McMullen (14), Hinton (5), Nettles (20), Pinson (17), Fosse (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Messersmith 2 (5), Repoz (6), Heidemann (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Pinson (6), Fosse (3), Heidemann (9)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright                  2.2   6   4   4   0   2   1  14   3.01
K. Tatum                1.2   4   4   4   1   1   3  10   3.30
Bradley                 0.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   3   4.11
LaRoche                 0.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   3   4.22
Messersmith W(11-10)    3.2   3   1   1   0   3   0  15   3.07
Totals                  9    14   9   9   3   9   4  45

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan                  1.2   3   4   4   2   0   3  10   3.13
Austin                  2.1   3   2   2   1   1   1  11   5.53
Colbert L(1-1)          1.2   5   3   3   1   1   1  10  10.02
Mingori                 1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   5.87
Higgins                 2     2   1   1   1   3   0   8   4.26
Totals                  9    13  10  10   6   6   5  44

Wild Pitches: Higgins 2 (5)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Repoz walked;
Fregosi flied out to left; Johnson homered [Repoz scored];
Johnstone homered; McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Nettles singled to right; Foster doubled to left
[Nettles to third]; Pinson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Nettles scored]; Fosse popped to first; Hinton singled to left
[Foster scored]; Leon singled to right [Hinton to second];
Bradford struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Voss homered; Azcue grounded out (pitcher to first);
Wright grounded out (pitcher to first); Alomar walked; AUSTIN
REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Repoz walked [Alomar to second];
Fregosi forced Repoz (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first); Austin
struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Johnson flied out to center; Johnstone was called
out on strikes; McMullen singled to center; Voss flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Foster doubled to left; Pinson flied out to center
[Foster to third]; Fosse hit a sacrifice fly to center [Foster
scored]; Hinton homered; K. TATUM REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING);
Leon grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Indians 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Azcue flied out to center; K. Tatum singled to
shortstop; Alomar homered [K. Tatum scored]; Repoz flied out to
right; Fregosi popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Bradford walked; Heidemann out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Bradford to second]; BROWN BATTED FOR AUSTIN;
Brown grounded out (third to first); Nettles homered [Bradford
scored]; Foster grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 6, Indians 6.

ANGELS 5TH: COLBERT REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Johnson struck
out; Johnstone singled to shortstop [Johnstone out at second
(shortstop to second)]; McMullen homered; Voss grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, Indians 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Pinson homered; Fosse homered; Hinton was called
out on strikes; Leon singled to center; UHLAENDER BATTED FOR
BRADFORD; BRADLEY REPLACED VOSS (PITCHING); REYNOLDS REPLACED K.
TATUM (PLAYING RF); Uhlaender walked [Leon to second]; Heidemann
was called out on strikes; Colbert struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 7, Indians 8.

ANGELS 6TH: UHLAENDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Azcue flied
out to center; Reynolds grounded out (catcher to first); Alomar
singled to left; Repoz singled to right [Alomar to third];
Fregosi walked [Repoz to second]; Johnson singled to center
[Alomar scored, Repoz scored, Fregosi to second]; MINGORI
REPLACED COLBERT (PITCHING); Johnstone struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 9, Indians 8.

INDIANS 6TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING); Nettles was
called out on strikes; Foster walked; Pinson singled to left
[Foster to second]; MESSERSMITH REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING);
Fosse struck out; Hinton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 9, Indians 8.

ANGELS 7TH: McMullen walked; Messersmith out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [McMullen to second]; Azcue flied out to
center [McMullen to third]; Reynolds popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 9, Indians 8.

INDIANS 7TH: Leon popped to first in foul territory; Uhlaender
reached on an error by Alomar [Uhlaender to first]; Heidemann
popped to first in foul territory; SIMS BATTED FOR MINGORI; Sims
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 9,
Indians 8.

ANGELS 8TH: HIGGINS REPLACED SIMS (PITCHING); Alomar singled to
right; Repoz out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Alomar
to second]; Higgins threw a wild pitch [Alomar to third];
Higgins threw a wild pitch [Alomar scored]; Fregosi struck out;
Johnson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 10, Indians 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Nettles popped to shortstop; Foster struck out;
Pinson singled to left; Fosse grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 10, Indians 8.

ANGELS 9TH: Johnstone singled to first; McMullen walked
[Johnstone to second]; Messersmith out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Johnstone to third, McMullen to second];
Azcue struck out; Johnstone was out trying to advance to home
(catcher to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 10, Indians
8.

INDIANS 9TH: Hinton singled to center; Leon singled to right
[Hinton to second]; Uhlaender forced Leon (second to shortstop)
[Hinton to third]; Heidemann hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Hinton scored]; CAMILLI BATTED FOR HIGGINS; Camilli grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 10,
Indians 9.