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Sunday April 29, 1973
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Charlie Spikes tied the score with a homer in the eighth inning and George Hendrick broke the deadlock with a homer in the ninth to give the Indians a 3-2 victory over the Angels. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 3, California Angels 2

Game Played on Sunday, April 29, 1973 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium

Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   3 11  1
Angels       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams dh           4   1   2   0     0   1   .333      McCraw lf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .244
Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .123        Berry cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Ellis 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Valentine ss          3   0   2   0     0   0   .353
  Chambliss 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .138      Pinson cf,lf          2   0   0   1     0   1   .240
Spikes lf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .240      Robinson dh           3   0   1   0     1   0   .256
  Torres rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .149      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Lolich rf,lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .368      Stanton rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .276
Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .219      Gallagher 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Hendrick cf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .282      Torborg c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .164        Grabarkewitz ph     1   0   0   0     0   1   .192
Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Alomar 2b             2   1   0   0     0   0   .167
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .161
                                                          Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  11   2     0   3             Totals               29   2   7   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 13,244
Left on Base: Indians 7, Angels 7
DP: Indians 1, Angels 3
Errors: Ellis, Torborg 2, Wright
Doubles: Spikes (3), Stanton (3)
Home Runs: Spikes (6), Hendrick (2)
Stolen Bases: Williams (1), Valentine (4)
Caught Stealing: McCraw (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Williams (1), Lolich (1), Brohamer (2), Alomar (4), Valentine (2), Pinson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Pinson (2)
GIDP: Cardenas (2), Bell (4), Ellis (2), Gallagher (2)
Hit by Pitch: McCraw (1,by Tidrow)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow W(3-3)           9     7   2   1   2   3   0  36   4.38
Totals                  9     7   2   1   2   3   0  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(0-4)           9    11   3   2   0   3   2  37   4.35
Totals                  9    11   3   2   0   3   2  37

Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (2)
Wild Pitches: Tidrow (2)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Williams singled to first; Cardenas grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Williams out at
second]; Ellis singled to center; Spikes singled to center
[Ellis to second]; Lolich popped to second; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: McCraw flied out to center; Valentine lined to
third; Pinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Angels 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Duncan struck out; Hendrick singled to third; Bell
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Hendrick out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson singled to left; Spencer popped to catcher
in foul territory; Stanton doubled to left [Robinson to third];
Gallagher grounded into a double play (shortstop to catcher)
[Robinson out at home, Stanton out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); Williams
singled to shortstop; Williams stole second [Williams to third
(error by Torborg)]; Cardenas reached on a fielder's choice
[Williams scored (error by Torborg) (unearned)]; Ellis grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Cardenas out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Torborg singled to left; Alomar reached on an error
by Ellis on a sacrifice bunt [Torborg to second]; McCraw singled
to center [Torborg scored, Alomar to second]; Valentine out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alomar to third, McCraw to
second]; Pinson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Alomar scored
(unearned), McCraw to third]; Robinson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes popped to first in foul territory; Lolich
flied out to right; Duncan singled to left; Hendrick reached on
an error by Wright [Duncan to third]; Bell flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Stanton
struck out; Gallagher singled to center; Tidrow threw a wild
pitch [Gallagher to second]; Torborg grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer singled to left; Williams out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Brohamer to second]; Cardenas
grounded out (second to first) [Brohamer to third]; Ellis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Alomar lined to second; McCraw lined to shortstop;
Valentine singled to center; Valentine stole second; Pinson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes doubled to left; Lolich out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Spikes to third]; Duncan struck out;
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Robinson popped to second; Spencer walked; Stanton
grounded out (third to first) [Spencer to second]; Gallagher
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell singled to left; Brohamer out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Bell to second]; Williams struck out;
Cardenas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Torborg flied out to left; Alomar grounded out
(pitcher to first); McCraw was hit by a pitch; McCraw was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 2.

INDIANS 8TH: BERRY REPLACED MCCRAW (PLAYING CF); PINSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first);
Spikes homered; Lolich grounded out (pitcher to first); Duncan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: CHAMBLISS REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); TORRES
REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING RF); LOLICH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Valentine singled to left; Pinson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Valentine to second]; Robinson was walked
intentionally; Spencer flied out to left; Stanton popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2,
Angels 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Hendrick homered; Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brohamer popped to shortstop; Williams flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first);
GRABARKEWITZ BATTED FOR TORBORG; Grabarkewitz was called out on
strikes; OLIVER BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 2.



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