After hitting a homer in the fifth inning, Vada Pinson followed with a triple in the sixth when the Angels scored three runs to defeat the Brewers, 5-3. Jeff Torborg singled to start the sixth and was forced by Billy Grabarkewitz, who then scored on Pinson's triple. Mike Epstein singled to drive in Pinson and scored himself on a double by Bob Oliver. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Friday, May       25, 1973 (Night game) at County Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    1  1  3    0  0  0  -   5  9  1
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3 10  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grabarkewitz 2b       4   1   0   0     1   0   .176      Coluccio rf           5   1   2   1     0   1   .200
Pinson cf             3   2   2   2     2   0   .250      Ellie Rodriguez c     3   0   1   1     0   0   .271
Robinson dh           5   0   0   0     0   3   .267        Porter ph,c         1   0   1   1     0   0   .220
Epstein 1b            4   1   1   1     1   0   .198        Thomas ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .202
Oliver rf             5   0   3   1     0   1   .271      May cf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
  Berry pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .241
Stanton lf            3   1   0   0     2   1   .242      Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Gallagher 3b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .252      Briggs lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .213
Meoli ss              2   0   0   0     2   0   .236      Brown dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .227
Torborg c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .210      Johnson ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .224
Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garcia 2b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .263
  Sells p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parsons p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   4     8   5             Totals               37   3  10   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  9,089
Left on Base: Angels 10, Brewers 8
DP: Angels 1, Brewers 2
Errors: Grabarkewitz
Doubles: Oliver (5), Brown (6)
Triples: Pinson (1), Coluccio (1)
Home Runs: Pinson (2)
Stolen Bases: Pinson (1)
GIDP: Stanton (4), Johnson (3)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(3-5)           6.2   8   3   3   1   2   0  28   3.82
Sells                   0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.13
Barber SV(1)            2.1   1   0   0   0   4   0   9   2.51
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   6   0  38

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parsons L(1-3)          4.1   3   2   2   8   4   1  24   4.63
Lockwood                4.2   6   3   3   0   1   0  18   2.76
Totals                  9     9   5   5   8   5   1  42

Wild Pitches: Barber (1), Parsons 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Merle Anthony


ANGELS 1ST: Grabarkewitz popped to first in foul territory;
Pinson walked; Pinson stole second; Parsons threw a wild pitch
[Pinson to third]; Robinson was called out on strikes; Epstein
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Coluccio tripled to left; Ellie Rodriguez singled
to left [Coluccio scored]; May popped to first; Scott grounded
out (first unassisted) [Ellie Rodriguez to second]; Money
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Brewers 1.

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

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs lined to left; Brown doubled to right;
Johnson grounded out (second to first) [Brown to third]; Garcia
walked; Coluccio lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Brewers 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Meoli walked; Torborg popped to first; Grabarkewitz
walked [Meoli to second]; Pinson walked [Meoli to third,
Grabarkewitz to second]; Robinson struck out; Epstein popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Ellie Rodriguez flied out to center; May struck
out; Scott singled to shortstop; Money grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Oliver flied out to left; Stanton walked; Gallagher
singled [Stanton to third, Gallagher to second (on throw)];
Parsons threw a wild pitch [Stanton scored, Gallagher to third];
Meoli walked; Torborg popped to catcher in foul territory;
Grabarkewitz flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Briggs grounded out (second to first); Brown
singled to left; Johnson grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Brown out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 1, Brewers 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Pinson homered; Robinson struck out; Epstein walked;
Oliver singled [Epstein to second]; Stanton walked [Epstein to
third, Oliver to second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED PARSONS (PITCHING);
Gallagher flied out to center; Meoli flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Coluccio
flied out to left; Ellie Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Brewers 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Torborg singled to right; Grabarkewitz forced
Torborg (shortstop to second); Pinson tripled to center
[Grabarkewitz scored]; Robinson grounded out (third to first);
Epstein singled to right [Pinson scored]; Oliver doubled to
center [Epstein scored]; Stanton struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott grounded
out (shortstop to first); Money grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Brewers 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Gallagher singled to right; Meoli popped to
shortstop; Torborg lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Gallagher out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Briggs struck out; Brown grounded out (third to
first); Johnson singled to center; Garcia singled to left
[Johnson to second]; Coluccio singled to left [Johnson scored,
Garcia to second]; SELLS REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); PORTER
BATTED FOR ELLIE RODRIGUEZ; Porter singled to right [Garcia
scored, Coluccio to second]; BARBER REPLACED SELLS (PITCHING);
Barber threw a wild pitch [Coluccio to third, Porter to second];
May popped to third; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Brewers 3.

ANGELS 8TH: PORTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Grabarkewitz
flied out to left; Pinson flied out to center; Robinson lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Scott struck out; Money flied out to right; Briggs
reached on an error by Grabarkewitz; Brown forced Briggs
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Brewers
3.

ANGELS 9TH: Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver
singled to left; BERRY RAN FOR OLIVER; Stanton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Berry out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 9TH: BERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Johnson struck
out; Garcia singled to left; Coluccio struck out; THOMAS BATTED
FOR PORTER; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5,
Brewers 3.