Playing without manager Frank Robinson, who was sitting out a three-day suspension, the Indians belted out 13 hits, three by both Frank Duffy and George Hendrick, to turn back the Angels, 9-3. Oscar Gamble singled home two runs in the first and Buddy Bell and Hendrick had RBI singles in the second to kayo California starter Frank Tanana.

Fritz Peterson, who went the route for the victory, faltered briefly in the fourth, giving up a three-run, two-out double to pinch-hitter Winston Llenas which cut the Cleveland lead to one. Charlie Spikes hit his first homer of the season in the top of the fifth and Duffy doubled home a run in the sixth. The Tribe salted it away with three unearned tallies in the ninth, two of them coming home on Ed Crosby's single. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 9, California Angels 3
Game Played on Monday, May       26, 1975 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Indians      2  2  0    0  1  1    0  0  3  -   9 13  1
Angels       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               5   1   1   1     0   2   .252      Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Duffy ss              4   1   3   1     1   0   .231      Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .301
Hendrick cf           5   2   3   1     0   1   .280      Harper dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Carty 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      Chalk 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .306
  McCraw 1b           0   1   0   0     0   0   .256      Stanton rf            3   0   2   0     0   0   .227
Spikes rf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .173        Lahoud rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Gamble lf             4   0   1   2     1   1   .235      Bochte 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .252
Berry dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .194      Egan c                1   0   0   0     0   1   .232
  Manning ph,dh       2   1   1   1     0   1   .200        Sudakis ph,c        2   1   0   0     1   0   .127
Crosby 2b             4   2   2   2     1   1   .333      Nettles lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .083        Llenas ph,lf        3   0   1   3     0   1   .160
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                          Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dobson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   9  13   9     4   9             Totals               34   3   7   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 30,666
Left on Base: Indians 9, Angels 6
DP: Indians 0, Angels 0
Errors: Hendrick, Chalk
Doubles: Duffy (5), Chalk (12), Llenas (2)
Home Runs: Spikes (1)
Stolen Bases: Spikes (3), Manning (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ashby 2 (4), McCraw (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(4-4)         9     7   3   3   2   4   0  36   5.97
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   4   0  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(2-3)           1.1   5   4   4   2   2   0  11   2.80
Dobson                  3.2   3   2   2   1   2   1  15   6.75
Kirkwood                1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.16
Scott                   2.2   3   3   0   0   4   0  12   2.13
Totals                  9    13   9   6   4   9   1  45

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger (left in the 6th inning), 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Hank Morgenweck,


INDIANS 1ST: Dave Garcia managed 3 games during Robinson's
suspension; Bell was called out on strikes; Duffy singled to
shortstop; Hendrick singled to left [Duffy to third, Hendrick to
second]; Carty struck out; Spikes was walked intentionally;
Gamble singled to center [Duffy scored, Hendrick scored, Spikes
to second]; Berry flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Remy flied out to center; Rivers singled to second;
Harper grounded out (third to first) [Rivers to second]; Chalk
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Angels 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Crosby walked; Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Crosby to second]; Bell singled to center [Crosby
scored]; Duffy singled to left [Bell to third]; DOBSON REPLACED
TANANA (PITCHING); Hendrick singled to second [Bell scored,
Duffy to second]; Carty flied out to left; Spikes grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Stanton singled to center; Bochte popped to third in
foul territory; Egan was called out on strikes; Nettles grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Angels 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Berry was
called out on strikes; Crosby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Smith popped to shortstop in foul territory; Remy
grounded out (third to first); Rivers flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Angels 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Ashby flied out to left; Bell flied out to left;
Duffy walked; Hendrick forced Duffy (second unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk
doubled to left; Stanton singled to shortstop [Chalk stayed at
second]; Bochte forced Stanton (second to shortstop) [Chalk to
third]; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR EGAN; Sudakis walked [Bochte to
second]; LLENAS BATTED FOR NETTLES; Llenas doubled [Chalk scored
(RBI), Bochte scored (RBI), Sudakis scored (RBI), Llenas to
third (error by Hendrick)]; Smith grounded out (third to first);
3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Angels 3.

INDIANS 5TH: SUDAKIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LLENAS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Carty flied out to left; Spikes homered;
Gamble lined to right; Berry grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Rivers struck
out; Harper made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
5, Angels 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Crosby singled to right; KIRKWOOD REPLACED DOBSON
(PITCHING); Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Crosby to second]; Bell flied out to center [Crosby to third];
Duffy doubled to left [Crosby scored]; Hendrick struck out;
HP umpire Don Denkinger left with an unknown injury; 3B umpire
Marty Springstead moved HP; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
6, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Chalk singled; Stanton made an out to second; Bochte
walked [Chalk to second]; Sudakis flied out to center [Chalk to
third]; Llenas grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 3.

INDIANS 7TH: LAHOUD REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING RF); Carty singled
to left; Spikes forced Carty (pitcher to shortstop); Spikes
stole second; Gamble walked; MANNING BATTED FOR BERRY; SCOTT
REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Manning was called out on strikes;
Crosby forced Gamble (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: MANNING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MCCRAW REPLACED
CARTY (PLAYING 1B); Smith flied out to left; Remy singled to
right; Rivers flied out to center; Harper forced Remy (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Ashby was called out on strikes; Bell was called
out on strikes; Duffy popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Chalk flied out to right; Lahoud grounded out
(second to first); Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 6, Angels 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Hendrick singled to center; McCraw reached on an
error by Chalk on a sacrifice bunt [Hendrick to second]; Spikes
flied out to left; Gamble struck out; Manning singled to left
[Hendrick scored (unearned), McCraw to third]; Manning stole
second; Crosby singled to center [McCraw scored (unearned),
Manning scored (unearned), Crosby to second]; Ashby grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 9,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Sudakis flied out to center; Llenas struck out;
Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9,
Angels 3.