Pinch-hitter John Stephenson came through with a two-run homer in the ninth inning to carry the Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Brewers. Leo Cardenas opened the rally with an inside-the-park homer. Johnny Briggs made a leaping try for Cardenas' fly but crashed into the wall.

After one out, Art Kusnyer singled, bringing Ken Sanders to the mound in relief of Gary Ryerson. With a count of two balls, Stephenson hit Sanders' next pitch into the center field bleachers. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Game Played on Saturday, July 15, 1972 (Day game) at County Stadium

Angels 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 - 4 7 1 Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 3 6 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alomar 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Auerbach ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .210 Pinson lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .274 May cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .238 Berry cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .301 Scott 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .235 Oliver 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Briggs lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .279 McMullen 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .267 Davis lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Cardenas ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .206 Brown rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .203 Stanton rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .238 Clark 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Kusnyer c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .224 Ferraro 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .246 O'Brien pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194 Felske c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ryerson p 2 0 0 0 1 0 .125 Wright p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Sanders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stephenson ph,c 1 1 1 2 0 0 .373 Totals 35 4 7 4 3 3 Totals 30 3 6 3 1 2 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 7,160 Left on Base: Angels 7, Brewers 2 DP: Angels 2, Brewers 0 Errors: Oliver, Ryerson Doubles: Pinson (11), May (12) Home Runs: Cardenas (6), Stephenson (1), Scott (9) Sacrifice Hits: Clark (2) GIDP: May (5), Felske (2) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright W(10-4) 8 6 3 2 1 2 1 29 2.64 Dukes SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 6 3 2 1 2 1 32 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryerson 8.1 6 3 3 3 2 1 35 2.76 Sanders L(1-7) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 3.67 Totals 9 7 4 4 3 3 2 38 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Deegan ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied to right in foul territory; Pinson grounded out (second to first); Berry grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach singled to center; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Auerbach out at second]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0. ANGELS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Briggs grounded out (pitcher to first); Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0. ANGELS 3RD: Stanton walked; Kusnyer singled to left [Stanton to second]; Wright reached on an error by Ryerson [Kusnyer to second, Stanton to third]; Alomar flied out to left; Pinson struck out; Berry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Ferraro grounded out (third to first); Felske grounded out (shortstop to first); Ryerson walked; Auerbach singled to right [Ryerson to second]; May forced Ryerson (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0. ANGELS 4TH: Oliver singled to left; McMullen walked [Oliver to second]; Cardenas made an out to second; Stanton struck out; Kusnyer lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 4TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Briggs struck out; Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0. ANGELS 5TH: Wright made an out to third; Alomar grounded out (third to first); Pinson doubled to left; Berry singled to left [Pinson scored]; Oliver forced Berry (third to shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 0. BREWERS 5TH: Clark grounded out (third to first); Ferraro flied out to center; Felske grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 0. ANGELS 6TH: McMullen walked; Cardenas flied out to right; Stanton flied out to center; Kusnyer forced McMullen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 0. BREWERS 6TH: Ryerson flied out to right; Auerbach struck out; May doubled to right; Scott homered [May scored]; Briggs grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 2. ANGELS 7TH: Wright grounded out (second to first); Alomar flied out to left; Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 2. BREWERS 7TH: Brown singled to center; Clark out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brown to second]; Oliver dropped a foul fly hit by Ferraro for an error; Ferraro singled to center [Brown scored (unearned)]; Felske grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ferraro out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 3. ANGELS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED BRIGGS (PLAYING LF); Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 3. BREWERS 8TH: Ryerson flied out to left; Auerbach flied out to right; May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 3. ANGELS 9TH: Cardenas hit an inside the park homer to left; Stanton flied out to right; Kusnyer singled to center; O'BRIEN RAN FOR KUSNYER; STEPHENSON BATTED FOR WRIGHT; SANDERS REPLACED RYERSON (PITCHING); Stephenson homered [O'Brien scored]; Alomar was called out on strikes; Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Brewers 3. BREWERS 9TH: DUKES REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING); STEPHENSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Davis flied out to left; Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Brewers 3.

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