Rich Hand, who had been on the disabled list, made his first appearance of the season, pitching in relief, and got a rough reception when the Angels scored four runs in the sixth inning to defeat the Indians, 5-2. Hand retired the first two batters, but then Roger Repoz homered to break a 1-1 tie. Ken McMullen and John Stephenson followed with singles and both scored on a triple by Syd O'Brien, who also crossed the plate on a single by Rudy May. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       8, 1971 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  4    0  0  0  -   5 11  0
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .202      Heidemann ss          4   0   0   0     1   1   .220
Spencer 1b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Ford rf               1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Johnson lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Hinton rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .286
Conigliaro rf         3   0   1   0     1   1   .255      Pinson cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .252
  Berry cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .123      Fosse c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .268
Repoz cf,rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .303      R. Foster lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .178
McMullen 3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .250        Hand p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stephenson c          4   2   3   0     0   0   .429        Hodge ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
O'Brien ss            4   1   1   2     0   0   .238        Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
May p                 3   0   1   1     0   1   .091      Harrelson 1b          2   1   0   0     2   1   .198
  LaRoche p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Leon 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .183
                                                          Nettles 3b            3   0   2   2     1   0   .170
                                                          Lamb p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Uhlaender lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .241

Totals               37   5  11   5     1   2             Totals               31   2   6   2     7   6

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  4,295
Left on Base: Angels 6, Indians 10
DP: Angels 1, Indians 1
Errors: Nettles
Triples: O'Brien (1)
Home Runs: Repoz (2)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lamb (2)
GIDP: O'Brien (2), Ford (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(3-1)              7.2   6   2   2   7   4   0  35   2.61
LaRoche SV(2)           1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   7   6   0  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamb                    5     4   1   0   1   2   0  20   1.30
Hand L(0-1)             3     7   4   4   0   0   1  15  12.00
Hennigan                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    11   5   4   1   2   1  38

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Nestor Chylak


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Heidemann walked; Ford grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Heidemann out at second]; Pinson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Indians 0.

ANGELS 2ND: HINTON REPLACED FORD (PLAYING RF); Conigliaro struck
out (catcher to first); Repoz grounded out (first unassisted);
McMullen singled to center; Stephenson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse singled to left; R. Foster struck out;
Harrelson walked [Fosse to second]; Leon walked [Fosse to third,
Harrelson to second]; Nettles walked [Fosse scored, Harrelson to
third, Leon to second]; Lamb struck out; Heidemann forced
Nettles (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0,
Indians 1.

ANGELS 3RD: O'Brien flied out to right; May grounded out (third
to first); Alomar singled to center; Alomar was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Hinton walked; Pinson walked [Hinton to second];
Fosse flied out to center; R. Foster flied out to left;
Harrelson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Indians 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Spencer lined to first; Johnson grounded out (third
to first); Conigliaro walked; Repoz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Leon grounded out (third to first); Nettles singled
to center; Lamb out on a sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher to
second) [Nettles to second]; Heidemann flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 1.

ANGELS 5TH: McMullen grounded out (third to first); Stephenson
singled to center; O'Brien reached on an error by Nettles
[Stephenson to second]; May was called out on strikes; Alomar
singled to right [O'Brien to third, Stephenson scored
(unearned)]; Spencer grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Hinton singled to left; Pinson popped to pitcher;
Fosse singled to right [Hinton to second]; R. Foster flied out
to left; Harrelson forced Fosse (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 1.

ANGELS 6TH: HAND REPLACED R. FOSTER (PITCHING); UHLAENDER
REPLACED LAMB (PLAYING LF); Johnson grounded out (first to
pitcher); Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); Repoz
homered; McMullen singled to left; Stephenson singled to right
[McMullen to third]; O'Brien tripled to right [Stephenson
scored, McMullen scored]; May singled to left [O'Brien scored];
Alomar forced May (second unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Leon popped to second; Nettles grounded out (second
to first); Uhlaender flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 5, Indians 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Conigliaro singled to center;
Repoz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: BERRY REPLACED CONIGLIARO (PLAYING CF); REPOZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Heidemann grounded out (pitcher
to third to first); Hinton popped to second; Pinson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Indians 1.

ANGELS 8TH: McMullen flied out to center; Stephenson singled to
center; O'Brien grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Stephenson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Fosse popped to first in foul territory; HODGE
BATTED FOR HAND; Hodge struck out; Harrelson walked; Leon
singled to center [Harrelson to second]; Nettles singled to
right [Leon to second, Harrelson scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED MAY
(PITCHING); Uhlaender grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Indians 2.

ANGELS 9TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED HODGE (PITCHING); LaRoche flied
out to right; Alomar flied out to center; Spencer popped to
catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Heidemann struck out; Hinton struck out; Pinson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Indians 2.