Ken McMullen extended his batting streak to 17 games with a run-scoring single in the ninth inning that gave the Angels a 2-1 victory over the Indians. Vada Pinson singled and Bob Oliver walked ahead of McMullen's winning hit. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    16, 1972 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Bell cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Coletta lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Leon 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .219
  Stanton rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   1     0   1   .262
Pinson rf,lf          4   2   3   0     0   0   .280      Foster rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .228
Oliver 1b             3   0   1   0     1   2   .282      Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
McMullen 3b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .285      Nettles 3b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .258
Stephenson c          3   0   0   1     1   0   .274      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .202
Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      McCraw lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Berry cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Tidrow p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .143
Wright p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .217

Totals               32   2   6   2     3   3             Totals               30   1   4   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  8,086
Left on Base: Angels 6, Indians 4
DP: Angels 1, Indians 1
Stolen Bases: Pinson (15)
GIDP: Wright (3), Fosse (14)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(14-6)          9     4   1   1   2   5   0  32   3.04
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   5   0  32

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(10-11)         9     6   2   2   3   3   0  35   2.88
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   3   0  35

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Coletta
grounded out (second to first); Pinson singled to center; Pinson
stole second; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled to right; Leon singled to right [Bell
to third]; Chambliss forced Leon (second to shortstop) [Bell
scored]; Foster made an out to second; Fosse singled to center
[Chambliss to third]; Nettles walked [Fosse to second]; Duffy
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels
0, Indians 1.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen made an out to catcher; Stephenson flied
out to right; Cardenas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: McCraw grounded out (third to first); Tidrow
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Berry singled to center; Wright grounded into a
double play (first to second to first) [Berry out at second];
Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Foster singled to left; Fosse
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Indians 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Coletta flied out to right; Pinson singled to left;
Oliver singled to right [Pinson to third]; McMullen walked
[Oliver to second]; Stephenson grounded out (first to shortstop
to first) [McMullen to second, Oliver to third, Pinson scored];
Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles made an out to shortstop; Duffy grounded
out (pitcher to first); McCraw grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Berry popped to first in foul territory; Wright
struck out; Alomar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Tidrow struck out; Bell grounded out (first
unassisted); Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Coletta grounded out (second to first); Pinson flied
out to right; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Foster
made an out to shortstop; Fosse flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 1.

ANGELS 7TH: McMullen grounded out (third to first); Stephenson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenas flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Nettles struck out; Duffy was called out on
strikes; McCraw grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Berry flied out to right; Wright flied out to
center; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Tidrow struck out; Bell flied out to center; Leon
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Indians 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Coletta grounded out (second to first); Pinson
singled to center; Oliver walked [Pinson to second]; McMullen
singled to left [Oliver to third, Pinson scored, McMullen to
second (on throw)]; Stephenson was walked intentionally;
Cardenas made an out to shortstop; Berry flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: STANTON REPLACED COLETTA (PLAYING RF); PINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Chambliss struck out; Foster
walked; Fosse grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Indians 1.