Pitching in relief, Rudy May allowed only one hit in 5 2/3 innings and gained his first victory of the season when the Angels defeated the Indians, 8-4. May had lost four games as a starter.

Leroy Stanton and Ken McMullen hit two-run homers for the Angels. McMullen accounted for his third RBI with a sacrifice fly. Eddie Leon homered with two men on base for the Indians. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 8, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Saturday, June      3, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       4  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  2  -   8 11  0
Indians      0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   1   4   1     0   0   .295      McCraw cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .311
Rivers cf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .226      Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   1     1   0   .274
Pinson lf             4   2   2   1     1   0   .301      A. Johnson lf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .209
Oliver 1b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .287      Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
McMullen 3b           3   1   1   3     0   0   .277      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .214
Stanton rf            4   1   1   2     0   1   .263      Nettles 3b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .224
Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .197      Bell rf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .254
Stephenson c          4   1   1   0     0   1   .364      Leon ss               4   1   1   3     0   2   .172
Ryan p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  May p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Camilli ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Hargan p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Duffy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foster ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .192

Totals               35   8  11   8     2   5             Totals               32   4   6   4     6   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  5,643
Left on Base: Angels 5, Indians 7
DP: Angels 1, Indians 1
Errors: Nettles
Doubles: Alomar (8)
Triples: McCraw (4)
Home Runs: Stanton (5), McMullen (2), Leon (2)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (4), May (1)
Sacrifice Flies: McMullen (1)
GIDP: Pinson (2), McCraw (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan                    3.1   5   4   4   5   4   1  20   3.27
May W(1-4)              5.2   1   0   0   1   2   0  18   4.19
Totals                  9     6   4   4   6   6   1  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow                  2     4   4   4   1   1   1  12   3.41
Hargan L(0-2)           4     2   2   2   1   2   1  15   4.09
Riddleberger            3     5   2   2   0   2   0  13   3.57
Totals                  9    11   8   8   2   5   2  40

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Rivers out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Alomar to second]; Pinson walked;
Oliver singled to left [Alomar scored, Pinson to third];
McMullen hit a sacrifice fly to right [Pinson scored, Oliver to
second]; Stanton homered [Oliver scored]; Cardenas reached on an
error by Nettles; Stephenson struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: McCraw struck out; Brohamer popped to first; A.
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 4, Indians 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Ryan flied out to center; Alomar singled to left;
Alomar stole second; Rivers flied out to right; Pinson grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Indians
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse popped to first; Chambliss walked; Nettles
walked [Chambliss to second]; Bell walked [Chambliss to third,
Nettles to second]; Leon struck out; CAMILLI BATTED FOR TIDROW;
Camilli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels
4, Indians 0.

ANGELS 3RD: HARGAN REPLACED CAMILLI (PITCHING); Oliver walked;
McMullen grounded out (third to first) [Oliver to second];
Stanton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Oliver to third];
Cardenas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: McCraw grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
walked; A. Johnson struck out; Fosse singled to center [Brohamer
to second]; Chambliss lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 4, Indians 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Stephenson flied out to right; Ryan grounded out
(third to first); Alomar popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles walked; Bell singled to right [Nettles to
second]; Leon homered [Nettles scored, Bell scored]; Hargan
grounded out (second to first); McCraw tripled to right;
Brohamer singled to right [McCraw scored]; MAY REPLACED RYAN
(PITCHING); A. Johnson struck out; Fosse grounded out (pitcher
to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Pinson
singled to second; Oliver flied out to center; McMullen homered
[Pinson scored]; Stanton grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles
grounded out (second to first); Bell popped to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Indians 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Cardenas was called out on strikes; Stephenson
grounded out (first unassisted); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Leon grounded out (third to first); DUFFY BATTED
FOR HARGAN; Duffy popped to second; McCraw flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Indians 4.

ANGELS 7TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED DUFFY (PITCHING); Alomar
singled to center; Rivers flied out to right; Pinson grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alomar out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); A.
Johnson grounded out (second to first); Fosse flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Indians 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Oliver singled to center; McMullen flied out to
center; Stanton struck out; Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Chambliss singled to center; Nettles flied out to
left; Bell flied out to center; Leon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 6, Indians 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Stephenson singled to right; May out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Stephenson to second]; Alomar doubled
to right [Stephenson scored]; Rivers reached on a fielder's
choice [Alomar out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third),
Rivers to second (on throw)]; Pinson singled to center [Rivers
scored]; Oliver forced Pinson (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 8, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: FOSTER BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Foster walked;
McCraw grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Foster out at second]; Brohamer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 8, Indians 4.