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.