Pitching in relief, Eddie Fisher allowed only two hits in the final 4 2/3 innings and gained the victory when the Angels defeated the Indians, 7-2. Fisher replaced Tom Murphy when the Indians threatened to erase the Angels' 3-2 lead. The Angels then pulled away to their final margin with the aid of homers by Billy Cowan and Ken McMullen. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      29, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       0  0  3    0  0  1    0  1  2  -   7 14  0
Indians      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .262      Uhlaender cf          4   0   3   0     1   0   .276
Berry cf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .203      Leon 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
McMullen 3b           5   2   3   3     0   1   .264      Pinson lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Cowan lf              5   1   1   1     0   2   .319      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .277
  Rivers lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Chambliss 1b          2   1   0   0     2   1   .286
T. Reynolds rf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Baker rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .193
  Repoz ph,rf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .198      Fosse c               3   0   1   2     0   0   .262
Spencer 1b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .233      Heidemann ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .196
O'Brien ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .207      Paul p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Moses c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .221        Farmer p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Murphy p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .154        Hinton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Fisher p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Clark ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .125
                                                            Colbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               39   7  14   7     1   8             Totals               32   2   8   2     6   3

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance:  3,272
Left on Base: Angels 6, Indians 12
DP: Angels 0, Indians 1
Errors: Nettles
Doubles: Moses (7), Nettles (14)
Home Runs: Cowan (3), McMullen (15)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Chambliss (1), Leon (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Fosse (2)
GIDP: O'Brien (9)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy                  4.1   6   2   2   1   1   0  20   4.24
Fisher W(9-4)           4.2   2   0   0   5   2   0  21   2.08
Totals                  9     8   2   2   6   3   0  41

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul L(1-1)             2.1   5   3   3   0   0   0  12   3.00
Farmer                  3.2   5   1   1   0   2   1  13   1.64
Hennigan                1.1   2   1   1   1   4   0   7   4.33
Mingori                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.81
Colbert                 1     1   2   0   0   1   1   5   4.36
Totals                  9    14   7   5   1   8   2  40

Passed Balls: Fosse (7)
Wild Pitches: Murphy (8), Farmer (4)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Berry popped
to third; McMullen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender grounded out (pitcher to first); Leon
flied out to right; Pinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Cowan flied out to center; T. Reynolds grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spencer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles doubled to right; Chambliss out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Nettles to third]; Baker
lined to shortstop; Fosse singled to center [Nettles scored];
Heidemann singled to right [Fosse to second]; Paul grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 1.

ANGELS 3RD: O'Brien flied out to right; Moses doubled to left;
Murphy singled to left [Moses to third]; Alomar singled to
center [Moses scored, Murphy to third]; Berry singled to left
[Murphy scored, Alomar to third]; McMullen singled to left
[Alomar scored, Berry to second]; FARMER REPLACED PAUL
(PITCHING); Cowan struck out; T. Reynolds forced McMullen
(shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians
1.

INDIANS 3RD: Uhlaender singled to pitcher; Murphy threw a wild
pitch [Uhlaender to second]; Leon struck out; Pinson popped to
second; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Spencer singled to right; Fosse allowed a passed
ball [Spencer to second]; Farmer threw a wild pitch [Spencer to
third]; O'Brien grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer was
out trying to advance to home (catcher to third); Moses grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians
1.

INDIANS 4TH: Chambliss walked; Baker singled to right [Chambliss
to third]; Fosse hit a sacrifice fly to left [Chambliss scored];
Heidemann lined to third; Farmer flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar
singled to center; Alomar was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Berry singled to right; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Uhlaender singled to left; Leon out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Uhlaender to second]; FISHER REPLACED
MURPHY (PITCHING); Pinson struck out; Nettles walked; Chambliss
walked [Uhlaender to third, Nettles to second]; Baker flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Cowan homered; T. Reynolds grounded out (second to
first); Spencer singled to left; O'Brien grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Spencer out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Fosse flied out to right; Heidemann popped to
first; HINTON BATTED FOR FARMER; Hinton walked; Uhlaender
singled to shortstop [Hinton to second]; Leon flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 2.

ANGELS 7TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Moses was
called out on strikes; Fisher was called out on strikes; Alomar
singled to right; Berry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Pinson popped to third in foul territory; Nettles
flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 2.

ANGELS 8TH: McMullen singled to center; Cowan struck out; REPOZ
BATTED FOR T. REYNOLDS; Repoz walked [McMullen to second];
MINGORI REPLACED HENNIGAN (PITCHING); Spencer struck out;
O'Brien singled to right [McMullen scored, Repoz to second];
Moses forced O'Brien (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: REPOZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Baker flied out
to center; Fosse popped to catcher in foul territory; Heidemann
singled to left; CLARK BATTED FOR MINGORI; Clark walked
[Heidemann to second]; Uhlaender walked [Heidemann to third,
Clark to second]; Leon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Angels 5, Indians 2.

ANGELS 9TH: COLBERT REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Fisher was called
out on strikes; Alomar grounded out (second to first); Berry
reached on an error by Nettles [Berry to first]; McMullen
homered (unearned) [Berry scored (unearned)]; Cowan grounded out
(third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: RIVERS REPLACED COWAN (PLAYING LF); Pinson grounded
out (catcher to first); Nettles flied out to left; Chambliss
struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7,
Indians 2.