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Tuesday July 17, 1973
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Consecutive homers by Frank Robinson and Mike Epstein in the fourth inning provided the Angels with a 3-1 victory over the Twins. Robinson's blow was the 537th of his career, moving him ahead of Mickey Mantle into fifth place on the majors' all-time list. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 17, 1973 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  1
Angels       0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  6  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Alomar ss             4   0   1   1     0   0   .217
Williams dh           4   0   2   0     0   0   .233      Pinson cf,rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Hendrick cf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .259      McCraw lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Ellis c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Robinson dh           2   1   1   1     0   1   .246
  Lowenstein pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Epstein 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .216
Spikes lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .229      Oliver rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .227        Berry pr,cf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .286
Torres rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .199      Llenas 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .317
Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .213      Grabarkewitz 2b       2   0   0   0     1   0   .154
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Stelmaszek c          2   0   0   0     1   0   .091
  Lolich ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cardenas ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     2   3             Totals               29   3   6   3     2   2

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 10,968
Left on Base: Indians 4, Angels 6
DP: Indians 0, Angels 3
Errors: Bosman, Alomar
Doubles: Spikes (9), Epstein (7)
Home Runs: Robinson (15), Epstein (5)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (21)
Caught Stealing: Pinson (3)
GIDP: Ellis 2 (4)
Hit by Pitch: Robinson 2 (8,by Bosman 2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(3-9)           8     6   3   3   2   2   2  33   4.64
Totals                  8     6   3   3   2   2   2  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(8-12)          9     5   1   1   2   3   0  32   3.17
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   3   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Bosman 2 (6)
Wild Pitches: Wright (3)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bell walked; Williams lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Bell out at first]; Hendrick grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
flied out to right; McCraw singled to left [McCraw out at second
(left to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis popped to first in foul territory; Spikes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson was hit by a pitch; Epstein doubled to
right [Robinson to third]; Oliver grounded out (third to first);
Llenas struck out; Grabarkewitz lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Torres was called out on strikes; Brohamer grounded
out (third to first); Duffy popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Stelmaszek walked; Alomar forced Stelmaszek
(shortstop to second); Alomar stole second; Pinson grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Alomar to third]; McCraw popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
reached on an error by Alomar; Wright threw a wild pitch
[Williams to second]; Hendrick walked; Ellis grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Williams out at third]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Robinson homered; Epstein homered; Oliver popped to
shortstop; Llenas grounded out (shortstop to first);
Grabarkewitz flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Angels 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Spikes flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out
(first unassisted); Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Stelmaszek grounded out (first to pitcher); Alomar
grounded out (second to first); Pinson reached on an error by
Bosman; Pinson was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Angels 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher); Duffy
popped to third; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: McCraw grounded out (second to first); Robinson was
called out on strikes; Epstein grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

INDIANS 7TH: On a bunt Williams singled to pitcher; Hendrick
forced Williams (third to second); Ellis grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Hendrick out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Oliver singled to left; BERRY RAN FOR OLIVER; Llenas
popped to first in foul territory; Grabarkewitz walked [Berry to
second]; Stelmaszek flied out to center [Berry to third]; Alomar
singled to center [Berry scored, Grabarkewitz to third]; Pinson
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 3.

INDIANS 8TH: PINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BERRY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Spikes doubled to left; Chambliss struck
out; Torres grounded out (second to first) [Spikes to third];
Brohamer singled to right [Spikes scored]; LOLICH BATTED FOR
DUFFY; Lolich struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: CARDENAS REPLACED LOLICH (PLAYING SS); McCraw flied
out to center; Robinson was hit by a pitch; Epstein flied out to
center; Berry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
singled to right; Hendrick singled to left [Williams to second];
Ellis forced Hendrick (third to second) [Williams to third];
LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR ELLIS; Spikes forced Lowenstein (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 3.



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