The Angels pounded Gaylord Perry for five runs in the first 1 1/3 innings en route to a 7-1 victory over the Indians. Chris Coletta batted in two runs with a single in the first and Bob Oliver drove in two runs with a single in the second before adding two more RBIs with a homer off Tom Hilgendorf in the sixth. [The Sporting News]
California Angels 7, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Saturday, August 26, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Angels       2  3  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   7 13  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .259      Pinson rf,lf          4   2   3   0     1   0   .288
Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Alomar 2b             5   2   3   1     0   0   .253
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   1     0   1   .263      Cardenas ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .231
A. Johnson lf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Oliver 1b             4   1   2   4     0   2   .277
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Coletta lf            4   0   2   2     0   0   .263
  Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Stanton rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .256      McMullen 3b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .277
Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Berry cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Unser rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Torborg c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .212
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Messersmith p         3   1   1   0     0   1   .212
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .163
  Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Leon ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCraw lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .249

Totals               31   1   4   1     0   5             Totals               32   7  13   7     5   4

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 11,298
Left on Base: Indians 3, Angels 8
DP: Indians 2, Angels 1
Errors: Cardenas
Doubles: Bell (13)
Home Runs: Oliver (16)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Cardenas (9), Messersmith (1)
GIDP: Duffy (11), Coletta (1), Cardenas (12)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(19-13)          1.1   7   5   5   2   2   0  13   2.13
Riddleberger            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.00
Lamb                    3     2   0   0   2   2   0  13   3.16
Hilgendorf              2     3   2   2   1   0   1   9   3.16
Mingori                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.91
Totals                  8    13   7   7   5   4   1  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(4-8)      9     4   1   1   0   5   0  31   3.16
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   5   0  31

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jim Odom, 3B - Ron Luciano


INDIANS 1ST: Bell struck out; Brohamer grounded out (shortstop
to first); Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Pinson singled to third; Alomar singled to right
[Pinson to second]; Cardenas out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Alomar to second, Pinson to third]; Oliver struck out;
Coletta singled to center [Alomar scored, Pinson scored];
McMullen walked [Coletta to second]; Berry struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

INDIANS 2ND: A. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nettles struck out; Fosse grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Torborg grounded out (third to first); Messersmith
singled to first; Pinson singled to right [Messersmith to
second]; Alomar singled to right [Alomar to second (on throw),
Pinson to third, Messersmith scored]; Cardenas was walked
intentionally; Oliver singled to center [Cardenas to second,
Alomar scored, Pinson scored]; RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED PERRY
(PITCHING); Coletta grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Oliver out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Angels 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Unser singled to right; Duffy grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Unser out at second];
LEON BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Leon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 5.

ANGELS 3RD: LAMB REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); McMullen walked;
Berry flied out to right; Torborg singled to right [McMullen to
second]; Messersmith out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Torborg to second, McMullen to third]; Pinson was walked
intentionally; Alomar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Indians 0, Angels 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell doubled to left; Brohamer flied out to center;
Chambliss singled to right [Bell scored]; A. Johnson flied out
to center; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 4TH: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Oliver
struck out; Coletta singled to right; McMullen made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Fosse flied out to right; Unser grounded out
(second to first); Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Berry grounded out (pitcher to first); Torborg
grounded out (first to second to first); Messersmith struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 5.

INDIANS 6TH: LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR LAMB; Lowenstein struck out;
Bell made an out to second; Brohamer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 6TH: HILGENDORF REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PITCHING); Pinson
grounded out (first unassisted); Alomar singled to left; Alomar
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cardenas singled
to pitcher; Oliver homered [Cardenas scored]; Coletta grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels
7.

INDIANS 7TH: STANTON REPLACED COLETTA (PLAYING RF); PINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Chambliss made an out to
shortstop; A. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 7.

ANGELS 7TH: McMullen flied out to right; Berry lined to first;
Torborg walked; Messersmith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 7.

INDIANS 8TH: Fosse made an out to third; Unser grounded out
(second to first); Duffy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 7.

ANGELS 8TH: MCCRAW REPLACED HILGENDORF (PLAYING LF); MINGORI
REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Pinson singled to center; Alomar
popped to third in foul territory; Cardenas grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Pinson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 7.

INDIANS 9TH: McCraw struck out; Bell grounded out (third to
first); Brohamer reached on an error by Cardenas; Chambliss
singled to left [Brohamer to third]; FOSTER BATTED FOR MINGORI;
Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Angels 7.
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