In an action-packed finish, the Indians staved off the Angels, 9-8. The Indians held a 6-1 lead after seven innings. Three of their runs were unearned and two others came on a homer by John Lowenstein. The Angels began their comeback with a three-run homer by Bob Oliver in the eighth.

The Indians matched that with three runs in the ninth, including a round-tripper by John Ellis with a man on base. The Angels then staged a storm in their half of the ninth and scored four runs, three crossing the plate on a homer by Frank Robinson, before their rally fell short. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 9, California Angels 8
Game Played on Monday, July      16, 1973 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Indians      2  0  0    1  0  2    1  0  3  -   9 12  1
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  4  -   8  9  5


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               4   3   2   0     0   0   .277      Alomar 2b             3   1   1   1     2   1   .216
Gamble dh             5   2   1   0     0   1   .262      Pinson rf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .260
Hendrick cf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .259        Stanton ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Ellis c               5   1   4   4     0   0   .276      McCraw lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .234
Spikes lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .228        Robinson ph         1   1   1   3     0   0   .244
Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .230      Epstein 1b            4   1   1   1     1   0   .212
Lowenstein rf         4   2   2   2     0   0   .315      Oliver dh             5   1   1   3     0   1   .240
  Torres rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Berry cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Stephenson c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .198        Llenas ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kusnyer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gallagher 3b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .278
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        DaVanon 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
                                                            Scheinblum ph       0   1   0   0     1   0   .250
                                                          Meoli ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .202
                                                            Grabarkewitz ph     0   1   0   0     1   0   .157
                                                          Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lange p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  12   7     1   4             Totals               37   8   9   8     5   4

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 20,265
Left on Base: Indians 5, Angels 7
DP: Indians 0, Angels 1
Errors: Bell, Kusnyer, Gallagher, Meoli 2, Singer
Home Runs: Lowenstein (2), Ellis (8), Oliver (12), Robinson (14)
Stolen Bases: Duffy (1), Bell 2 (3), Gamble (1), Alomar (20)
GIDP: Spikes (7)
Hit by Pitch: Bell (2,by Lange)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(6-5)           7.2   7   4   4   3   3   1  33   5.71
Hilgendorf              1     2   4   4   2   1   1   7   3.82
Timmermann SV(3)        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.07
Totals                  9     9   8   8   5   4   2  42

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(14-5)          6.1  10   6   3   1   4   1  31   2.64
Lange                   2.2   2   3   3   0   0   1  10   7.84
Totals                  9    12   9   6   1   4   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Lange (1)
Wild Pitches: Hilgendorf (4)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Bill Kunkel


INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled to shortstop; Gamble reached on an
error by Singer [Bell to third]; Hendrick struck out; Ellis
singled to right [Bell scored (unearned), Gamble to third];
Spikes was called out on strikes; Chambliss singled to center
[Gamble scored (unearned), Ellis to third, Chambliss to second
(on throw)]; Lowenstein flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar walked; Pinson forced Alomar (second to
shortstop); McCraw singled to right [Pinson to third]; Epstein
forced McCraw (first to shortstop) [Pinson scored]; Oliver
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Angels 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Duffy was
called out on strikes; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Stephenson
grounded out (first unassisted); Gallagher singled to center;
Meoli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Angels 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Gamble flied out to right; Hendrick flied out to
left; Ellis singled to shortstop [Ellis to second (error by
Meoli)]; Spikes flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar walked; Alomar stole second; Pinson flied out
to center; McCraw grounded out (second to first) [Alomar to
third]; Epstein walked; Oliver forced Epstein (third to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Angels 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Lowenstein singled
to center; Brohamer singled to right [Lowenstein to third,
Brohamer out at second (right to third to second)]; Duffy
reached on an error by Meoli [Lowenstein scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Duffy stole second; Bell popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Berry flied out to left; Stephenson flied out to
right; Gallagher singled to second; Meoli was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Gamble singled to shortstop; Gamble was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to
first); Ellis grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Alomar struck out; Pinson popped to third in foul
territory; McCraw grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
walked; Lowenstein homered [Chambliss scored]; Brohamer flied
out to left; Duffy grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 5, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Epstein grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver
flied out to left; Berry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Angels 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell singled to left; Bell stole second; Gamble
struck out; Hendrick reached on an error by Gallagher [Bell to
third]; Ellis singled to center [Bell scored, Hendrick to
second]; LANGE REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Spikes grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ellis out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Stephenson grounded out (third to first); Gallagher
grounded out (shortstop to first); Meoli grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 1.

INDIANS 8TH: DAVANON REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); Chambliss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brohamer popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: TORRES REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING RF); Alomar
grounded out (pitcher to first); Pinson flied out to left;
McCraw singled to center; Epstein singled to center [McCraw to
third]; Oliver homered [McCraw scored, Epstein scored]; Berry
singled; HILGENDORF REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); LLENAS BATTED
FOR STEPHENSON; Llenas flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 4.

INDIANS 9TH: KUSNYER REPLACED LLENAS (PLAYING C ); Duffy singled
to shortstop; Bell was hit by a pitch [Duffy to second]; Gamble
forced Duffy (catcher to third) [Bell to second]; Bell stole
third and Gamble stole second [Bell scored (error by Kusnyer),
Gamble to third]; Hendrick popped to catcher in foul territory;
Ellis homered [Gamble scored]; Spikes popped to first in foul
territory; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, Angels 4.

ANGELS 9TH: SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR DAVANON; Scheinblum walked;
GRABARKEWITZ BATTED FOR MEOLI; Grabarkewitz walked [Scheinblum
to second]; Hilgendorf threw a wild pitch [Scheinblum to third,
Grabarkewitz to second]; Alomar singled to left [Scheinblum
scored, Grabarkewitz to third]; STANTON BATTED FOR PINSON;
Stanton struck out; ROBINSON BATTED FOR MCCRAW; Robinson homered
[Grabarkewitz scored, Alomar scored]; Epstein flied out to
right; TIMMERMANN REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Oliver reached
on an error by Bell; Berry flied out to right; 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 9, Angels 8.