Mike Epstein hit a homer after a single by Frank Robinson in the sixth inning to enable the Angels to defeat the Indians, 3-1. Nolan Ryan, who gained his 10th victory, shut out the Indians until the ninth when he received last-out help from Steve Barber after giving up a run on a double by Walt Williams and single by John Lowenstein. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      7, 1973 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1 11  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Bell 3b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Pinson cf,lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Lowenstein 2b         5   0   2   1     0   2   .296
Robinson dh           4   1   2   0     0   1   .243      Gamble rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .274
Epstein 1b            4   1   1   2     0   1   .207        Hendrick ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Oliver rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Ellis c               3   0   1   0     1   1   .276
  Berry cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Spikes dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .234
Stanton lf,rf         4   1   1   0     0   2   .228      Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .212
Gallagher 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Williams lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .227
Meoli ss              2   0   0   1     1   0   .202      Torres cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .196
Torborg c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .175      Cardenas ss           3   0   2   0     1   1   .224
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Duffy pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .168
  Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   7   3     1   6             Totals               35   1  11   1     4   7

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  7,553
Left on Base: Angels 7, Indians 11
DP: Angels 2, Indians 1
Errors: Chambliss, Cardenas
Doubles: Chambliss (9), Cardenas (4), Williams (4)
Home Runs: Epstein (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Meoli (3)
GIDP: Robinson (7), Chambliss (3), Williams (5)
Hit by Pitch: Gallagher (1,by Perry)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(10-10)           8.2  11   1   1   4   6   0  38   2.84
Barber SV(4)            0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.27
Totals                  9    11   1   1   4   7   0  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(8-12)           9     7   3   2   1   6   1  37   3.15
Totals                  9     7   3   2   1   6   1  37

Passed Balls: Torborg (3)
Hit by Pitch: Perry (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to left; Pinson singled to center;
Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Pinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell flied out to center; Lowenstein flied out to
right; Gamble singled to second; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Epstein grounded out (second to first); Oliver flied
out to right; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes flied out to right; Chambliss doubled to
left; Torborg allowed a passed ball [Chambliss to third];
Williams flied out to left; Torres flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Gallagher flied out to right; Meoli reached on an
error by Chambliss; Torborg grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Meoli to second]; Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Cardenas doubled to left; Bell grounded out (second
to first) [Cardenas to third]; Lowenstein was called out on
strikes; Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Robinson
singled to third; Epstein flied out to left; Oliver flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis walked; Spikes flied out to center; Chambliss
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Ellis out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians
0.

ANGELS 5TH: Stanton singled to left; Gallagher reached on a
fielder's choice [Stanton to third (error by Cardenas; assist by
Perry)]; Meoli hit a sacrifice fly to left [Stanton scored
(unearned)]; Torborg singled to center [Gallagher to second];
Alomar forced Torborg (second unassisted) [Gallagher to third];
Pinson forced Alomar (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Williams flied out to center; Torres walked; Torres
was picked off first (pitcher to first); Cardenas struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Robinson singled to right; Epstein homered [Robinson
scored]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanton
struck out; Gallagher was hit by a pitch; Meoli forced Gallagher
(second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians
0.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell flied out to right; Lowenstein singled to
center; Gamble forced Lowenstein (first to shortstop); Ellis
singled to center [Gamble to third]; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Torborg was called out on strikes; Alomar grounded
out (second to first); Pinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Chambliss singled; Williams grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at second];
Torres singled to center; Cardenas singled to center [Torres to
third]; Bell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Robinson struck out; Epstein struck out; Oliver
singled to right; Stanton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: BERRY REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING CF); STANTON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); PINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Lowenstein was called out on strikes; Gamble singled to right;
Ellis flied out to center; Spikes walked [Gamble to second];
Chambliss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 3, Indians 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Gallagher grounded out (pitcher to first); Meoli
walked; Torborg flied out to right; Alomar flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Williams doubled to center; Torres grounded out
(second to first); Cardenas walked; DUFFY RAN FOR CARDENAS; Bell
flied out to center; Lowenstein singled to center [Duffy to
third, Williams scored]; BARBER REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING);
HENDRICK BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Hendrick struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 1.