George Hendrick belted a three-run homer in the ninth inning to power the Indians to a 5-2 victory over the Angels. Dick Drago, in relief, pitched the Angels out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth, but failed to retire a batter in the ninth. Buddy Bell led off with a double, Rico Carty beat out a bunt and Hendrick then decided the game with his homer. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, California Angels 2
Game Played on Friday, April     30, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  3  -   5 10  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Torres cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Manning cf            3   1   3   0     2   0   .365
Remy 2b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .203      Blanks 2b,ss          5   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Bonds rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .333      Bell 3b               3   1   1   0     2   1   .383
Melton dh             2   0   1   1     2   0   .213      Carty dh              5   0   1   0     0   2   .304
  Collins pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Waits pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Bochte 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Hendrick lf           5   2   2   3     0   1   .240
Stanton lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .231      Spikes rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Chalk 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .322      Howard 1b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .263
Etchebarren c         3   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     1   2   .300
  Herrmann ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   1   .185      Duffy ss              2   0   1   0     1   0   .282
Ramirez ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .238        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
x  Lahoud ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kuiper 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Smith pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     2   6             Totals               33   5  10   4     6   7

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  5,933
Left on Base: Angels 8, Indians 12
DP: Angels 0, Indians 0
Errors: Etchebarren, Ashby
Doubles: Remy (1), Stanton (6), Hendrick (3), Bell (2)
Home Runs: Bonds (2), Hendrick (3)
Stolen Bases: Spikes (2), Manning 2 (4), Blanks (1)
Caught Stealing: Collins (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Howard (1)
Hit by Pitch: Spikes (1,by Tanana)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana                  7.1   7   2   1   5   7   0  35   3.90
Drago L(0-2)            0.2   3   3   3   1   0   1   6   4.66
Totals                  8    10   5   4   6   7   1  41

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson                5.1   7   2   2   1   2   1  24   5.28
Kern W(1-0)             3.2   1   0   0   1   4   0  13   1.02
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   6   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Tanana (3)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett


ANGELS 1ST: Torres flied out to center; Remy doubled to center;
Bonds flied out to center; Melton singled to center [Remy
scored, Melton to second (on throw to home)]; Bochte flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to left; Blanks popped to first in
foul territory; Bell lined to second; Carty struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Stanton was called out on strikes; Chalk singled to
center; Etchebarren singled to center [Chalk to second]; Ramirez
forced Etchebarren (shortstop to second) [Chalk to third];
Torres struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Spikes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Remy flied out to right; Bonds homered; Melton
walked; Bochte flied out to center; Stanton popped to shortstop;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Ashby struck out; Duffy singled to right; Manning
singled to center [Duffy to second]; Blanks forced Manning
(third to second) [Duffy to third]; Bell walked [Blanks to
second]; Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); Etchebarren
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Spikes
singled to left; Howard struck out; Spikes stole second; Ashby
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Torres grounded out (third to first); Remy grounded
out (pitcher to first); Bonds singled to left; Melton popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy walked; Manning walked [Duffy to second];
Blanks forced Duffy (third to shortstop) [Manning to second];
Manning stole third and Blanks stole second [Manning scored
(error by Etchebarren) (unearned), Blanks to third]; Bell struck
out; Carty popped to first in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Bochte popped to shortstop; Stanton doubled to left;
KERN REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Chalk grounded out (pitcher
to first); Etchebarren popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick doubled; Spikes grounded out (first
unassisted) [Hendrick to third]; Howard singled to left
[Hendrick scored]; Ashby grounded out (second to first) [Howard
to second]; Duffy flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 2, Indians 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Ramirez struck out; Torres flied out to right; Remy
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning singled to right; Blanks flied out to left;
Manning stole second; Bell walked; Carty struck out; Hendrick
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Bonds popped to first; Melton walked; COLLINS RAN
FOR MELTON; Collins was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Bochte singled to center; Stanton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Spikes was hit
by a pitch; Howard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Spikes to second]; Ashby walked; DRAGO REPLACED TANANA
(PITCHING); LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR DUFFY; Lowenstein grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Spikes to third, Ashby to second]; Manning
was walked intentionally; Blanks forced Manning (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 2.

ANGELS 9TH: BLANKS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); KUIPER
REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING 2B); Chalk grounded out (shortstop
to first); HERRMANN BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Herrmann struck out;
LAHOUD BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Lahoud reached on catcher's
interference by Ashby; SMITH RAN FOR LAHOUD; Torres flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: HERRMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SMITH STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Bell doubled to left; Carty singled to
first [Bell to third]; WAITS RAN FOR CARTY; Hendrick homered
[Bell scored, Waits scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Indians 5.