Cleveland Indians vs California Angels
August 26, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1972 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 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bell cf 4 1 1 0
Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 2 1
Johnson lf 3 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0
Fosse c 3 0 0 0
Unser rf 3 0 1 0
Duffy ss 3 0 0 0
Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
  Leon ph 1 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0
  Hilgendorf p 0 0 0 0
  McCraw lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pinson rf,lf 4 2 3 0
Alomar 2b 5 2 3 1
Cardenas ss 3 1 1 0
Oliver 1b 4 1 2 4
Coletta lf 4 0 2 2
  Stanton rf 0 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 2 0 0 0
Berry cf 4 0 0 0
Torborg c 3 0 1 0
Messersmith p 3 1 1 0
Totals 32 7 13 7
Cleveland 000 100 000140
California 230 002 00x7131
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (19-13) 1.1 7 5 5 2 2
  Riddleberger   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Lamb   3.0 2 0 0 2 2
  Hilgendorf   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Mingori   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
5
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (4-8) 9.0 4 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
5

  E–Cardenas (18).  DP–Cleveland 2, California 1.  2B–Cleveland Bell (13,off Messersmith).  HR–California Oliver (16,6th inning off Hilgendorf 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Cardenas (9,off Perry); Messersmith (1,off Lamb).  IBB–Cardenas (4,by Perry); Pinson (9,by Lamb).  CS–Alomar (11,2nd base by Hilgendorf/Fosse).  IBB–Perry (11,Cardenas); Lamb (4,Pinson).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–(none), 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:08.  A–11,298.
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