California Angels vs Oakland Athletics
May 17, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1970 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The California Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 7, Oakland Athletics 1

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 4 1 1 1
Johnstone cf 5 1 1 0
Johnson lf 4 2 2 1
Spencer 1b 3 2 0 1
McMullen 3b 3 1 0 0
Repoz rf 4 0 2 4
Azcue c 2 0 0 0
Wright p 4 0 0 0
  Tatum p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 6 7
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 1 1 0
Alou lf 4 0 2 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 1
Bando 3b 3 0 0 0
Duncan c 4 0 1 0
Mincher 1b 3 0 0 0
Green 2b 3 0 0 0
Odom p 1 0 1 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Roland p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Downing p 0 0 0 0
  Rudi ph 1 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
California 000 403 000761
Oakland 000 000 001161
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (5-2) 8.0 6 1 1 2 3
  Tatum  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom  L (3-3) 3.2 3 4 4 3 3
  Lindblad   1.1 1 3 3 3 0
  Rodriguez   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Roland   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Downing   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Grant   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
7
7
8
4

  E–McMullen (4), Campaneris (5).  DP–California 3, Oakland 1.  2B–California Repoz 2 (8,off Odom,off Rodriguez).  HR–California Johnson (3,6th inning off Lindblad 0 on, 0 out).  WP–Odom (4), Rodriguez (2).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Jake O'Donnell, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:40.
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