California Angels vs Oakland Athletics
July 12, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1969 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 2, Oakland Athletics 4

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 3 1 1 0
Fregosi ss 4 1 1 2
Johnstone cf 4 0 0 0
Voss rf 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0
Egan c 3 0 1 0
Messersmith p 2 0 0 0
  Repoz ph 1 0 0 0
  Tatum p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 3 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tartabull cf 4 0 1 1
Kubiak ss 4 0 1 2
Jackson rf 3 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 0 0 0
Cater 1b 3 0 1 0
Green 2b 2 1 0 0
McNulty lf 4 0 0 0
Roof c 3 2 2 0
Hunter p 2 1 1 1
Totals 29 4 6 4
California 000 000 002231
Oakland 000 020 20x462
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  L (6-7) 7.0 6 4 4 2 8
  Tatum   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
4
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (7-7) 9.0 3 2 1 1 10
Totals
9.0
3
2
1
1
10

  E–Voss (1), Kubiak (5), Bando (16).  2B–California Johnson (8,off Hunter), Oakland Tartabull (1,off Messersmith); Kubiak (6,off Messersmith).  HR–California Fregosi (8,9th inning off Hunter 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Johnson (2,by Hunter).  SF–Hunter (2,off Messersmith).  CS–Fregosi (2,2nd base by Hunter/Roof).  HBP–Hunter (3,Johnson).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Emmett Ashford.  T–2:18.  A–19,738.
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