Charlie Spikes, who has been a red-hot hitter since the All-Star break, smashed the first grand slam of his major league career to help power the Indians to a 7-5 victory over the Angels. George Hendrick drove in a run with a single in the first inning before the Indians loaded the bases to set the stage for Spikes' slam. Boog Powell added a run with his first homer since May 26 in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, California Angels 5
Game Played on Thursday, July      22, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Angels       1  1  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   5 12  0
Indians      5  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   7 10  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            5   0   1   1     0   0   .274      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .287
Remy 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .276      Duffy ss              3   1   0   0     1   0   .229
  Melton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Blanks 2b             2   1   1   0     1   0   .289
Bochte lf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .263      Carty dh              3   1   2   0     0   1   .309
Solaita dh            4   1   1   2     0   2   .250        Robinson ph,dh      0   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Stanton rf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .185      Hendrick lf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .269
Briggs 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Bell 3b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .280
Jackson 3b            3   2   1   0     1   1   .234      Spikes rf             4   1   3   4     0   0   .261
Chalk ss              3   0   2   1     0   0   .221      Powell 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .178
  Guerrero ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Fosse c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Etchebarren c         3   0   1   0     0   0   .207      Thomas p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .182        Eckersley p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  12   5     1   7             Totals               30   7  10   7     4   5

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  5,050
Left on Base: Angels 7, Indians 4
DP: Angels 2, Indians 1
Doubles: Chalk (9), Hendrick (12)
Home Runs: Solaita (2), Spikes (3), Powell (2)
Stolen Bases: Duffy (7)
Caught Stealing: Fosse (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Blanks (3)
GIDP: Collins (2), Hendrick (9), Powell (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(11-7)          4.2   7   7   7   3   3   2  23   3.23
Monge                   1.2   2   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.46
Verhoeven               1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.79
Totals                  8    10   7   7   4   5   2  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thomas                  4     9   3   3   1   3   0  21   2.18
Eckersley W(5-8)        5     3   2   2   0   4   1  18   4.80
Totals                  9    12   5   5   1   7   1  39

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


ANGELS 1ST: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
singled; Bochte singled to center [Remy to third]; Solaita
struck out; Stanton singled to center [Remy scored, Bochte to
second]; Briggs grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (third to first); Duffy flied
out to left; Blanks walked; Carty singled to right [Blanks to
third]; Hendrick singled to left [Blanks scored, Carty to
second]; Bell walked [Carty to third, Hendrick to second];
Spikes homered [Carty scored, Hendrick scored, Bell scored];
Powell struck out; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Indians 5.

ANGELS 2ND: Jackson singled to center; Chalk singled [Jackson to
second]; Etchebarren flied out to right [Jackson to third];
Collins grounded out (first to pitcher) [Jackson scored, Chalk
to second]; Remy grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 5.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse singled to right; Fosse was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Manning
was called out on strikes; Duffy grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Indians 5.

ANGELS 3RD: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Solaita
struck out; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Blanks flied out to center; Carty singled to
center; Hendrick forced Carty (shortstop to second); Bell forced
Hendrick (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Indians 5.

ANGELS 4TH: Briggs flied out to center; Jackson walked; Chalk
doubled to left [Jackson scored]; Etchebarren singled [Chalk to
third]; Collins grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Etchebarren out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 3, Indians 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes grounded out (third to first); Powell
homered; Fosse made an out to second; Manning grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 6.

ANGELS 5TH: On a bunt Remy singled; Bochte singled to center
[Remy to second]; ECKERSLEY REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Solaita
forced Bochte (first to shortstop) [Remy to third]; Stanton
struck out; Briggs forced Solaita (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy walked; Blanks out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Duffy to second]; Duffy stole third; Carty
was called out on strikes; Rico Carty ejected by HP umpire
Jerry Neudecker; Hendrick doubled to left [Duffy scored];
MONGE REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Bell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 7.

ANGELS 6TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Chalk made an out
to first; Etchebarren grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians 7.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes singled to right; Powell forced Spikes
(third to shortstop); Fosse flied out to center; Manning was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Indians
7.

ANGELS 7TH: Collins flied out to right; Remy flied out to
center; Bochte singled to right; Solaita homered [Bochte
scored]; Stanton flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 5, Indians 7.

INDIANS 7TH: GUERRERO REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING SS); Duffy flied
out to left; Blanks singled to center; ROBINSON BATTED FOR
CARTY; Robinson walked [Blanks to second]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED
MONGE (PITCHING); Hendrick grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 5, Indians 7.

ANGELS 8TH: ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Briggs flied
out to right; Jackson flied out to center; Guerrero flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Indians 7.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Spikes singled
to center; Powell grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Spikes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 5, Indians 7.

ANGELS 9TH: JONES BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Jones struck out;
Collins singled to left; MELTON BATTED FOR REMY; Melton was
called out on strikes; Bochte flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 5, Indians 7.