Sam McDowell, who had a 15-4 record at this time last year, gained his 10th victory of the current season against 10 defeats when the Indians nipped the Angels, 4-3. After Ken McMullen hit a two-run homer to give the Angels a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning, the Indians bounced back for three runs in their half.

Walks to Ken Suarez and Ted Uhlaender, around a passed ball and sacrifice, set the stage for the first run when Sandy Alomar booted a grounder by Eddie Leon. Vada Pinson singled, scoring Uhlaender. Leon took third and counted the deciding run on a sacrifice fly by Graig Nettles. Jim Spencer homered for the Angels in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, California Angels 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      27, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3  6  1
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   4  4  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             3   1   2   0     1   1   .259      Uhlaender cf          2   2   0   0     2   0   .269
Berry cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .199      Leon 2b               4   1   0   1     0   0   .259
McMullen 3b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .263      Pinson lf             3   0   1   2     0   1   .264
Cowan lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .326      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .278
T. Reynolds rf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .208      Hinton 1b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .257
Spencer 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .230      R. Foster rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
O'Brien ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .206      Heidemann ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .189
Moses c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .220      Suarez c              2   1   1   0     1   1   .195
Wright p              2   0   0   0     1   1   .182      McDowell p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200

Totals               29   3   6   3     4   4             Totals               23   4   4   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  8,016
Left on Base: Angels 4, Indians 4
DP: Angels 2, Indians 3
Errors: Alomar
Doubles: Alomar 2 (15)
Home Runs: McMullen (14), Spencer (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Berry (1), McDowell 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Pinson (2), Nettles (6)
GIDP: Berry (10), Moses (8), T. Reynolds (3), R. Foster (8)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(9-10)          8     4   4   3   5   4   0  32   3.39
Totals                  8     4   4   3   5   4   0  32

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell W(11-10)       9     6   3   3   4   4   2  34   2.98
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4   4   2  34

Passed Balls: Moses (7)
Wild Pitches: Wright (5), McDowell (8)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar doubled to left; Berry flied out to left;
McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowan was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender walked; Wright threw a wild pitch
[Uhlaender to second]; Leon flied out to right [Uhlaender to
third]; Pinson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Uhlaender scored];
Nettles grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Indians 1.

ANGELS 2ND: T. Reynolds walked; Spencer grounded out (shortstop
to first) [T. Reynolds to second]; McDowell threw a wild pitch
[T. Reynolds to third]; O'Brien reached on a fielder's choice
[T. Reynolds out at home (third to catcher)]; Moses walked
[O'Brien to second]; Wright flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Hinton grounded out (third to first); R. Foster
grounded out (third to first); Heidemann was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar walked; Berry grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Alomar out at second]; McMullen
lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Suarez was called out on strikes; McDowell was
called out on strikes; Uhlaender grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Cowan popped to second; T. Reynolds flied to left in
foul territory; Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Leon grounded out (first to pitcher); Pinson struck
out; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 1.

ANGELS 5TH: O'Brien singled to center; Moses grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [O'Brien out at
second]; Wright struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Hinton walked; R. Foster grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Hinton out at second];
Heidemann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Indians 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar doubled to left; Berry out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Alomar to third]; McMullen homered
[Alomar scored]; Cowan singled to left; T. Reynolds grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cowan out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Suarez singled to right; McDowell out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Suarez to second]; Moses
allowed a passed ball [Suarez to third]; Uhlaender walked; Leon
reached on an error by Alomar [Suarez scored (RBI), Uhlaender to
third, Leon to first]; Pinson singled to center [Uhlaender
scored, Leon to third]; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Leon scored (unearned)]; Hinton walked [Pinson to second]; R.
Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Spencer homered; O'Brien struck out; Moses flied out
to center; Wright walked; Alomar struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Heidemann lined to second; Suarez walked; McDowell
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Suarez to
second]; Uhlaender hit into a double play (second to first)
[McDowell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Indians 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Berry popped to third in foul territory; McMullen
flied out to center; Cowan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Leon flied out to right; Pinson flied out to left;
Nettles singled to center; Hinton singled to right [Nettles to
third]; Nettles was out trying to advance to home (catcher to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 4.

ANGELS 9TH: T. Reynolds popped to first in foul territory;
Spencer flied out to right; O'Brien grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 4.