Player-Manager Frank Robinson drove in two runs with a homer and single to help Dennis Eckersley gain his first victory since May 24 as the Indians defeated the Angels, 7-3. Robinson took himself out of the game after getting his two hits and Orlando Gonzalez, who replaced him, added to the Indians' scoring with a single in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, California Angels 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      6, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Indians      1  2  2    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   7 13  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   3  6  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            5   3   2   0     0   1   .302      Guerrero 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .276
Blanks 2b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .287      Briggs cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .241
Robinson dh           2   1   2   2     0   0   .295      Bonds rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .271
  Gonzalez ph,dh      3   0   1   1     0   0   .277      Davis dh              4   1   2   2     0   0   .261
Carty 1b              3   0   1   0     2   1   .302      Melton 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .196
  Powell 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Bochte lf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .271
Hendrick lf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Jackson 3b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .232
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     1   1   .297      Chalk ss              2   0   0   0     2   0   .228
Spikes rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .232      Etchebarren c         1   0   0   0     1   0   .214
Pruitt c              5   1   3   1     0   0   .174        Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .218        Humphrey c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Monge p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   7  13   5     4   3             Totals               31   3   6   3     5   6

Time of Game: 3:10   Attendance:  9,831
Left on Base: Indians 10, Angels 8
DP: Indians 2, Angels 0
Errors: Duffy, Melton, Bochte, Monge
Doubles: Carty (20), Manning (10)
Triples: Pruitt (1)
Home Runs: Robinson (3), Davis (3)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (22)
Caught Stealing: Manning (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Guerrero (2)
GIDP: Jones (3), Briggs (2)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (3,by Eckersley)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(4-7)        5.1   4   3   3   4   5   1  25   4.38
Thomas SV(4)            3.2   2   0   0   1   1   0  13   2.01
Totals                  9     6   3   3   5   6   1  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Monge L(4-3)            2.1   6   5   5   3   2   1  17   3.51
Kirkwood                3.1   4   1   1   1   0   0  14   4.60
Verhoeven               3.1   3   1   1   0   1   0  13   2.70
Totals                  9    13   7   7   4   3   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (2)
Wild Pitches: Kirkwood (3)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Bill Haller


INDIANS 1ST: Manning struck out; Blanks flied out to right;
Robinson homered; Carty walked; Hendrick reached on an error by
Melton [Carty to second]; Bell walked [Carty to third, Hendrick
to second]; Spikes forced Bell (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Guerrero flied out to left; Briggs flied out to
center; Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Pruitt flied out to left; Duffy walked; Manning
forced Duffy (third to second); Blanks singled to left [Manning
to second]; Blanks was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Monge [Manning scored, Blanks to second]; Robinson singled to
center [Blanks scored]; Carty doubled to left [Robinson to
third]; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Davis singled to center; Melton struck out; Bochte
grounded out (second to first) [Davis to second]; Jackson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Angels 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell struck out; Spikes singled to left [Spikes to
second (error by Bochte)]; Pruitt tripled to left [Spikes
scored]; KIRKWOOD REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Kirkwood threw a
wild pitch [Pruitt scored]; Duffy flied out to right; Manning
singled to third; Manning was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk flied out to left; Etchebarren flied out to
left; Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 5, Angels 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); GONZALEZ
BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Gonzalez flied out to center; Carty flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Briggs struck
out; Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Davis grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bonds to third]; Melton grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Angels 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
popped to catcher in foul territory; Spikes flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Bochte singled to right; Jackson struck out; Chalk
walked [Bochte to second]; Etchebarren walked [Bochte to third,
Chalk to second]; Guerrero hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bochte
scored]; Briggs grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 5, Angels 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Pruitt singled to center; Duffy forced Pruitt
(shortstop to second); Manning forced Duffy (third to shortstop
to second); Blanks singled to right [Manning to second];
Gonzalez singled to right [Manning scored, Blanks to third,
Gonzalez to second (on throw)]; Carty walked; VERHOEVEN REPLACED
KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to
first); Debut game for John Verhoeven; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Bonds singled to center; Davis homered [Bonds
scored]; Melton struck out; Bochte walked; Jackson was hit by a
pitch [Bochte to second]; THOMAS REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING);
Chalk walked [Bochte to third, Jackson to second]; JONES BATTED
FOR ETCHEBARREN; Jones grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Chalk out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Indians 6, Angels 3.

INDIANS 7TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED JONES (PLAYING C ); Bell made an
out to second; Spikes flied out to left; Pruitt singled to
center; Duffy forced Pruitt (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 6, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Guerrero singled to right; Briggs grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Guerrero out at second]; Bonds
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6,
Angels 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning doubled to left; Blanks singled to right
[Manning scored]; Gonzalez flied out to center; Carty was called
out on strikes; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: POWELL REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING 1B); Davis grounded
out (third to first); Melton grounded out (pitcher to first);
Bochte singled to center; Jackson reached on a fielder's choice
[Bochte to second (error by Duffy)]; Chalk grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Angels 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell flied out to center; Spikes flied out to
right; Pruitt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 7, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero
flied out to right; Briggs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Angels 3.