After being held scoreless on two hits in the first seven innings, the Angels rallied for seven runs in the last two frames to defeat the Indians, 7-5. Leroy Stanton provided the spark, driving in four runs. Budy Bell hit a three-run homer and Luis Alvarado batted in two runs with a bases-loaded single to stake the Indians to a 5-0 lead.

The Angels began their comeback in the eighth, ripping off consecutive doubles by Ellie Rodriguez, Denny Doyle and Bobby Valentine for two runs to chase Jim Perry. After Fred Beene relieved, Mickey Rivers beat out an infield hit and stole second. Stanton then singled to drive in two more runs. Tom Buskey, on the mound for the Indians in the ninth, walked Rodriguez and gave up infield hits by Doyle and Rivers to load the bases with one out. Paul Schaal singled, driving in Rodriguez to tie the score. Stanton followed with his second successive two-run single for the Angels' winning hit. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Wednesday, July      17, 1974 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  3  -   7 11  0
Indians      0  0  0    2  3  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .286      Lowenstein lf         3   0   1   0     1   0   .263
Schaal 3b             5   0   2   1     0   1   .239      Duffy ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Stanton rf            5   0   3   4     0   0   .319      Ellis 1b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .278
Robinson dh           3   0   0   0     2   0   .253      Spikes rf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .274
Lahoud lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Hendrick cf           3   2   1   0     2   0   .305
  Llenas ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Bell 3b               5   1   2   3     0   0   .247
Doherty 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Gamble dh             3   1   1   0     2   0   .279
  Oliver ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Duncan c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .192
Rodriguez c           3   2   1   0     1   1   .258        McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Doyle 2b              4   2   2   1     0   0   .247      Brohamer 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Alvarado pr,2b      2   0   1   2     1   0   .159
  Valentine ph,ss     2   1   1   1     0   1   .274      J. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ellingsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quintana p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sells p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  11   7     3   4             Totals               34   5   9   5     8   3

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  5,204
Left on Base: Angels 7, Indians 12
DP: Angels 1, Indians 0
Errors: Ellis
Doubles: Rodriguez (10), Doyle (15), Valentine (7), Ellis (13), Bell (7)
Home Runs: Bell (6)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (25), Lowenstein (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Lowenstein (4)
GIDP: Ellis (9)
Hit by Pitch: Brohamer (1,by Hassler)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler                 4.2   6   5   5   3   2   1  24   2.29
Cumberland              0.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   3   3.86
Lockwood                2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   4.69
Quintana                0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.00
Sells W(2-3)            1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   1.95
Totals                  9     9   5   5   8   3   1  44

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Perry                7     5   3   3   1   1   0  27   2.74
Beene                   0.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   4   4.32
Ellingsen               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Buskey L(0-3)           1.1   4   3   3   1   2   0   9   4.26
Totals                  9    11   7   7   3   4   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Hassler (3)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ANGELS 1ST: Rivers flied out to right; Schaal reached on an
error by Ellis (assist by Bell) (third to first) [Schaal out at
second (second to shortstop)]; Stanton singled to center;
Robinson walked [Stanton to second]; Lahoud grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
flied out to center; Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Doherty grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
struck out; Doyle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick
singled to center; Bell popped to third; Gamble forced Hendrick
(second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Ramirez grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Rivers grounded out (second to first); Schaal singled to center;
Stanton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer
was hit by a pitch; ALVARADO RAN FOR BROHAMER; Lowenstein
singled to left [Alvarado to second]; Duffy flied out to right;
Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 0.

ANGELS 4TH: ALVARADO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Robinson
popped to second; Lahoud grounded out (second to first); Doherty
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes singled to third; Hendrick walked [Spikes to
second]; Bell forced Spikes (pitcher to third) [Hendrick to
second]; Gamble forced Bell (pitcher to shortstop) [Hendrick to
third]; Duncan walked [Gamble to second]; Alvarado singled to
left [Gamble scored, Hendrick scored, Duncan to second];
Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Angels 0, Indians 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Doyle
grounded out (third to first); Ramirez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy popped to third in foul territory; Ellis
doubled to center; Spikes struck out; Hendrick was walked
intentionally; Bell homered [Ellis scored, Hendrick scored];
CUMBERLAND REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Gamble walked; Duncan
walked [Gamble to second]; Alvarado popped to first in foul
territory; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Schaal
grounded out (third to first); Stanton popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED CUMBERLAND (PITCHING); Lowenstein
walked; Lowenstein stole second; Duffy popped to first; Ellis
flied out to right [Lowenstein to third]; Spikes struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Robinson flied out to left; Lahoud lined to
shortstop; Doherty grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gamble singled to left; Duncan grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Indians 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Rodriguez doubled to right; Doyle doubled to center
[Rodriguez scored]; VALENTINE BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Valentine
doubled to center [Doyle scored]; BEENE REPLACED J. PERRY
(PITCHING); Rivers singled to second [Valentine to third];
Rivers stole second; Schaal struck out; Stanton singled to left
[Rivers scored, Valentine scored]; Robinson walked [Stanton to
second]; LLENAS BATTED FOR LAHOUD; ELLINGSEN REPLACED BEENE
(PITCHING); Llenas forced Stanton (third unassisted) [Robinson
to second]; BUSKEY REPLACED ELLINGSEN (PITCHING); OLIVER BATTED
FOR DOHERTY; Oliver struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: OLIVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LLENAS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
QUINTANA REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Alvarado walked;
Lowenstein out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Alvarado to
second]; Duffy singled to left [Alvarado to third]; SELLS
REPLACED QUINTANA (PITCHING); Ellis grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Duffy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 4, Indians 5.

ANGELS 9TH: Rodriguez walked; Doyle singled to second [Rodriguez
to second]; Valentine struck out; Rivers singled to third
[Rodriguez to third, Doyle to second]; Schaal singled to left
[Rodriguez scored, Rivers to second, Doyle to third]; Stanton
singled to left [Rivers scored, Doyle scored, Schaal to second];
Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Schaal to third,
Stanton to second]; Llenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 7, Indians 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell doubled to left; Gamble
walked; MCCRAW BATTED FOR DUNCAN; McCraw grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 7, Indians 5.