Milt Wilcox yielded only three hits, all in the eighth inning, and pitched the Indians to a 6-2 victory over the Angels. The Indians' nine hits off Nolan Ryan included a homer by Dave Duncan in the sixth inning and back-to-back blows by Charlie Spikes and Ron Lolich in the eighth. The Angels scored their runs on a single by Jim Spencer, double by Leroy Stanton, infield out by Billy Grabarkewitz and single by Vada Pinson. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, California Angels 2
Game Played on Friday, April     27, 1973 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Indians      0  0  2    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   6 10  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  3  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gamble dh             5   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Alomar 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .208        Oliver ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .138        DaVanon 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Spikes lf             3   2   1   1     1   1   .221      Pinson cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .227
Lolich rf             4   2   3   3     0   1   .538      Valentine ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .361
Duncan c              4   1   1   2     0   2   .227      Robinson lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Hendrick cf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .282      McCraw dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Spencer 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .231
Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   3   .105      Stanton rf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .286
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grabarkewitz 3b       3   0   0   1     0   1   .200
                                                          Stephenson c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
                                                          Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  10   6     2   9             Totals               30   2   3   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 32,321
Left on Base: Indians 5, Angels 4
DP: Indians 0, Angels 2
Errors: Grabarkewitz, Ryan
Doubles: Hendrick (4), Lolich (1), Stanton (2)
Home Runs: Duncan (1), Spikes (5), Lolich (2)
Caught Stealing: Gamble (2)
GIDP: Bell 2 (3)
Hit by Pitch: Chambliss (1,by Ryan), Robinson (1,by Wilcox), Oliver (2,by Wilcox)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(1-0)           9     3   2   2   1   4   0  33   4.41
Totals                  9     3   2   2   1   4   0  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(3-1)             7.1   9   6   6   2   8   3  34   2.72
Perranoski              1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.15
Totals                  9    10   6   6   2   9   3  38

Hit by Pitch: Wilcox 2 (2), Ryan (1)
Wild Pitches: Wilcox (2)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Larry McCoy


INDIANS 1ST: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
walked; Chambliss was hit by a pitch [Brohamer to second];
Chambliss was picked off first but was safe on an error by Ryan
[Brohamer to third]; Spikes struck out; Lolich was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar popped to shortstop in foul territory; Pinson
grounded out (second to first); Valentine lined to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Duncan struck out; Hendrick doubled to right; Bell
flied out to center; Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson was hit by a pitch; McCraw popped to
second; Spencer flied out to right; Stanton grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
struck out; Chambliss singled to center; Spikes walked
[Chambliss to second]; Lolich doubled to left [Chambliss scored,
Spikes scored]; Duncan struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grabarkewitz flied out to left; Stephenson struck
out; Alomar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Angels 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick struck out; Bell flied out to right;
Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Pinson flied out to center; Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Angels 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Gamble lined to pitcher; Brohamer popped to
shortstop; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: McCraw struck out; Spencer walked; Stanton struck
out; Grabarkewitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Angels 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes grounded out (third to first); Lolich
singled to right; Duncan homered [Lolich scored]; Hendrick
reached on an error by Grabarkewitz; Bell grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Hendrick out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Stephenson grounded out (second to first); Alomar
grounded out (second to first); Pinson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Angels 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Cardenas singled to right; Gamble forced Cardenas
(pitcher to shortstop); Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted)
[Gamble to second]; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Valentine flied out to right; Robinson flied out to
right; McCraw popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 4, Angels 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Spikes homered; Lolich homered; Duncan popped to
catcher in foul territory; Hendrick singled to left; PERRANOSKI
REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Bell grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hendrick out at second]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Spencer singled to right; Stanton doubled to right
[Spencer to third]; Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Stanton to third, Spencer scored]; Stephenson flied out
to right; OLIVER BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Oliver was hit by a pitch;
Pinson singled to center [Oliver to third, Stanton scored];
Wilcox threw a wild pitch [Pinson to second]; Valentine grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6,
Angels 2.

INDIANS 9TH: DAVANON REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING 2B); Cardenas
struck out; Gamble singled to third; Gamble was caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Brohamer flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Robinson flied out to right; McCraw grounded out
(second to first); Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 2.