Dave Chalk and Andy Etchebarren drove in three runs apiece, providing the chief batting support for Gary Ross, who pitched the Angels to an 8-1 victory over the Indians. Ross yielded five hits. Pat Dobson, the Indians' loser, was stopped on his personal seven-game winning streak. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 8, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Monday, July      5, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Angels       0  2  5    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   8 15  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Guerrero 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Manning cf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .301      Briggs cf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .256
  Lowenstein cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Bonds rf              5   1   3   0     0   1   .270
Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .091      Davis dh              5   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Carty dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Melton 1b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .199
  Spikes ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Bochte lf             3   2   1   0     2   0   .266
Hendrick lf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .270      Jackson 3b            3   2   2   1     1   1   .235
  Gonzalez lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Chalk ss              4   1   2   3     0   0   .230
Powell 1b             2   0   0   1     0   0   .211      Etchebarren c         3   0   2   3     0   1   .216
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Ross p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blanks 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Ashby c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .222
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     1   3             Totals               37   8  15   7     4   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 20,240
Left on Base: Indians 4, Angels 10
DP: Indians 1, Angels 1
Errors: Smith
Doubles: Duffy (4), Bonds (6), Briggs (3), Jackson (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Etchebarren (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (4)
GIDP: Lowenstein (3), Davis (6)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(10-6)          2.2   7   7   7   2   2   0  17   3.27
Bibby                   2.1   5   1   1   2   2   0  13   3.51
Buskey                  3     3   0   0   0   1   0  12   3.27
Totals                  8    15   8   8   4   5   0  42

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ross W(6-9)             9     5   1   1   1   3   0  32   3.08
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   3   0  32

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


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning
grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

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

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Melton grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte
singled to center; Jackson singled to center [Bochte to second];
Chalk singled to left [Bochte scored, Jackson to third];
Etchebarren out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Jackson
scored, Chalk to second]; Guerrero flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby
singled to right; Duffy flied out to left; Kuiper forced Ashby
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels
2.

ANGELS 3RD: Briggs doubled to right; Bonds singled to left
[Briggs to third]; Davis grounded out (first unassisted) [Bonds
to second]; Melton struck out; Bochte walked; Jackson walked
[Briggs scored, Bonds to third, Bochte to second]; Chalk singled
to left [Bonds scored, Bochte scored, Jackson to third, Chalk to
second (on throw)]; BIBBY REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING);
Etchebarren singled to left [Jackson scored, Chalk scored];
Guerrero flied out to right; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Angels 7.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning singled to center; Smith singled to right
[Manning to second]; Carty popped to first in foul territory;
Hendrick walked [Manning to third, Smith to second]; Powell hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Manning scored]; Bell struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 7.

ANGELS 4TH: Briggs singled to right; Bonds singled to right
[Briggs to third]; Davis grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Briggs scored (no RBI), Bonds out at
second]; Melton walked; Bochte walked [Melton to second];
Jackson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Angels 8.

INDIANS 5TH: Ashby flied out to center; Duffy struck out; Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Angels 8.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk flied out to right; Etchebarren singled to
left; Guerrero singled to center [Etchebarren to second]; Briggs
flied out to left; Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 8.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning flied out to left; Smith grounded out
(second to first); Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 8.

ANGELS 6TH: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED MANNING (PLAYING CF); BUSKEY
REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Davis grounded out (shortstop to
first); Melton grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels
8.

INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick flied out to right; Powell made an out to
second; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Angels 8.

ANGELS 7TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING LF); BLANKS
REPLACED BELL (PLAYING 3B); Jackson doubled to right [Jackson to
third (error by Smith)]; Chalk flied out to right; Etchebarren
struck out; Guerrero flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Angels 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Ashby flied out to right; Duffy doubled to right;
Kuiper singled to shortstop [Duffy stayed at second]; Lowenstein
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Kuiper out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels
8.

ANGELS 8TH: Briggs singled to center; Bonds flied out to center;
Davis singled to center [Briggs to second]; Melton forced Davis
(third to second) [Briggs to third]; Bochte forced Melton
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels
8.

INDIANS 9TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); SPIKES
BATTED FOR CARTY; Spikes struck out; Gonzalez flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Angels 8.