Cleveland Indians vs California Angels
April 27, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1971 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 1, California Angels 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Ford rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Uhlaender lf 4 0 1 0
  Bradford cf 0 0 0 0
Pinson cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Harrelson 1b 4 1 1 1
  Hinton 1b 0 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0
Fosse c 4 0 2 0
Leon 2b 3 0 1 0
Heidemann ss 4 0 1 0
Lamb p 3 0 0 0
  Pascual p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Machemehl p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 4 1 2 0
Conigliaro rf 3 1 1 0
Fregosi ss 3 0 0 0
Repoz cf 3 0 0 0
  Berry ph 0 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph 0 0 0 1
McMullen 3b 4 0 1 1
Moses c 2 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Torborg c 0 0 0 0
Messersmith p 2 0 1 0
  Cowan ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Cleveland 010 000 000170
California 000 000 002261
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lamb   8.1 4 1 1 1 3
  Pascual  L (1-2) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Mingori   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Machemehl   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
6
2
2
2
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith   8.0 5 1 1 2 4
  Allen  W (2-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
6

  E–Alomar (1).  DP–California 2.  2B–California Conigliaro (7,off Pascual).  HR–Cleveland Harrelson (2,2nd inning off Messersmith 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Stephenson (1,off Machemehl).  IBB–Fregosi (2,by Mingori).  SB–Pinson (6,2nd base off Messersmith/Moses); Ford (1,2nd base off Messersmith/Moses).  WP–Messersmith (2).  IBB–Mingori (1,Fregosi).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:24.  A–6,692.
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