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Thursday June 15, 1972
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Vince Colbert pitched a shutout for his first victory with the Indians this season and beat the Angels, 1-0. Clyde Wright was the loser of the duel when the Indians scored in the fourth inning on a single by Ray Fosse and double by Graig Nettles. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 1, California Angels 0

Game Played on Thursday, June 15, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Alomar 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .311
Brohamer 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Rivers cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .212
A. Johnson lf         3   0   1   0     1   0   .236      Pinson lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .294
  Unser lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Oliver 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Fosse c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .250      McMullen 3b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .287
Nettles 3b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .244        Berry pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Foster rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .219      Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Stephenson c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .345
Leon ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .194      Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .196
  Duffy ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Wright p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Colbert p             3   0   0   0     1   2   .267        Spencer ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .230
                                                            O'Brien pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
                                                            Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               33   1   7   1     4   3             Totals               28   0   5   0     3   2

Time of Game: 2:14
Left on Base: Indians 9, Angels 6
DP: Indians 3, Angels 1
Errors: Wright
Doubles: Nettles (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (7)
GIDP: Oliver (8), Stephenson (1), Stanton (6)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (2,by Colbert)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colbert W(1-4)          9     5   0   0   3   2   0  33   2.63
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   2   0  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(6-3)           8     6   1   1   3   3   0  32   2.17
Fisher                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.60
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   3   0  37

Passed Balls: Stephenson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Colbert (5)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dave Phillips


INDIANS 1ST: Bell flied out to center; Brohamer grounded out
(second to first); A. Johnson singled to third; A. Johnson was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Wright [A. Johnson
to second]; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Rivers out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Alomar to second]; Pinson walked;
Oliver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Pinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Angels 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Foster
struck out; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen walked; Stanton flied out to center;
Stephenson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [McMullen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Angels 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert
grounded out (first unassisted); Bell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Cardenas struck out; Wright struck out; Alomar flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Brohamer flied out to center; A. Johnson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Fosse singled to center; Nettles
doubled to right [Fosse scored]; Foster flied out to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Pinson
grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver was hit by a pitch;
McMullen singled to center [Oliver to second]; Stanton forced
McMullen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
1, Angels 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Leon
walked; Colbert was called out on strikes; Bell grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Stephenson grounded out (second to first); Cardenas
flied out to center; Wright grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer singled to center; A. Johnson walked
[Brohamer to second]; Fosse lined into a double play (pitcher to
first) [A. Johnson out at first]; Nettles walked; Foster
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar walked; Rivers grounded out (second
unassisted) [Alomar to second]; Pinson flied out to right;
Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Angels 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Leon
grounded out (second to first); Colbert was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: McMullen flied out to right; Stanton flied out to
right; Stephenson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Brohamer
singled to center; A. Johnson forced Brohamer (third to second);
Fosse singled to right [A. Johnson to second]; Nettles grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels
0.

ANGELS 8TH: UNSER REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Cardenas
grounded out (shortstop to first); SPENCER BATTED FOR WRIGHT;
Spencer singled to shortstop; O'BRIEN RAN FOR SPENCER; Alomar
forced O'Brien (first to shortstop); Rivers flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 0.

INDIANS 9TH: FISHER REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING); Foster singled
to center; Chambliss forced Foster (pitcher to shortstop);
Stephenson allowed a passed ball [Chambliss to second]; Leon
flied out to right; Colbert walked; Bell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: DUFFY REPLACED LEON (PLAYING SS); Pinson singled to
center; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Pinson to
second]; McMullen singled to left [Pinson to third]; BERRY RAN
FOR MCMULLEN; Stanton grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Berry out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Angels 0.



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