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. Cleveland Indians 4, California Angels 3Game Played on Tuesday, July 27, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland StadiumAngels 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. |
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