Leroy Stanton hit two homers and Bob Oliver whacked one to account for all of the Angels' runs in a 4-2 victory over the Indians. Stanton started with a solo swat in the first inning, Oliver connected for the circuit after a single by Ken Berry in the fourth and Stanton wrapped it up with his other round-tripper in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    17, 1972 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 10  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  7  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Bell cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Berry cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .309      McCraw lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Pinson lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .265
Oliver 1b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .282      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Lowenstein rf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .238
Stanton rf            4   2   4   2     0   0   .242      Fosse c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .244
Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Leon 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .219
Torborg c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .222      Duffy ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .205
Messersmith p         3   0   0   0     1   2   .214        Brohamer ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .263
                                                            Dunning pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Camilli ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                          Hilgendorf p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Unser ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .227
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .225
                                                            Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     1   5             Totals               33   2   7   2     1   8

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 16,634
Left on Base: Angels 6, Indians 5
DP: Angels 0, Indians 0
Doubles: Chambliss 2 (19), Fosse (16)
Home Runs: Stanton 2 (10), Oliver (15)
Caught Stealing: Bell (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Pinson (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(3-7)      9     7   2   2   1   8   0  34   3.32
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   8   0  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hilgendorf L(2-1)       4     4   3   3   0   1   2  16   2.83
Wilcox                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.27
Farmer                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.50
Hennigan                2     4   1   1   1   3   1  11   2.73
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   5   3  37

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to center; Berry grounded out
(third to first); Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled to center; Bell was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); McCraw struck out; Chambliss
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen
struck out; Stanton homered; Cardenas grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles lined to second; Lowenstein made an out to
shortstop; Fosse grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Torborg flied out to center; Messersmith flied out
to right; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Leon struck out; Duffy grounded out (third to
first); Hilgendorf struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Indians 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Berry singled to left; Pinson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Berry to second]; Oliver homered
[Berry scored]; McMullen grounded out (second to first); Stanton
singled to right; Cardenas made an out to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell was called out on strikes; McCraw flied out to
left; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Indians 0.

ANGELS 5TH: WILCOX REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Torborg flied
out to center; Messersmith struck out; Alomar flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Nettles flied out to center; Lowenstein flied out
to right; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Berry grounded out (second to first); Pinson flied
out to right; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Leon grounded out (second to first); Duffy singled
to shortstop; UNSER BATTED FOR WILCOX; Unser walked [Duffy to
second]; Bell made an out to first; McCraw flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 0.

ANGELS 7TH: FARMER REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); McMullen grounded
out (shortstop to first); Stanton singled to third; Cardenas
flied out to left; Torborg singled to center [Stanton out at
third (center to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Chambliss doubled to right; Nettles flied out to
left; Lowenstein struck out; Fosse doubled to left [Chambliss
scored]; Leon singled to shortstop [Fosse to third]; BROHAMER
BATTED FOR DUFFY; Brohamer singled to center [Leon to second,
Fosse scored]; DUNNING RAN FOR BROHAMER; FOSTER BATTED FOR
FARMER; Foster struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3,
Indians 2.

ANGELS 8TH: CAMILLI REPLACED DUNNING (PLAYING SS); HENNIGAN
REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Messersmith walked; Alomar forced
Messersmith (catcher to shortstop); Berry singled to third
[Alomar to second]; Pinson flied out to left; Oliver struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell flied out to right; McCraw grounded out
(second to first); Chambliss doubled to left; Nettles made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 2.

ANGELS 9TH: McMullen struck out; Stanton homered; Cardenas
singled to right; Torborg singled to right [Cardenas to second];
Messersmith struck out; Alomar flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Lowenstein struck out; Fosse flied out to left;
Leon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4,
Indians 2.