Saturday August 26, 1972
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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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