Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
May 26, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1970 at Anaheim Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 2, California Angels 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 0 0 0
Monday cf 3 0 1 0
Jackson rf 2 1 1 1
Bando 3b 3 0 0 0
Alou lf 2 1 0 0
Mincher 1b 3 0 1 0
  Rudi ph 1 0 0 0
  Fernandez c 0 0 0 0
Duncan c 3 0 1 0
  Francona ph,1b 1 0 0 0
La Russa 2b 2 0 1 0
  Tartabull ph 1 0 0 0
Fingers p 3 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Donaldson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
Fregosi ss 4 0 0 0
Repoz cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 0 1 0 0
  Johnstone cf 2 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 3 1 1 0
McMullen 3b 2 2 1 2
Voss rf 3 0 1 2
Azcue c 3 0 1 0
Murphy p 3 0 0 0
  Garrett p 0 0 0 0
  Messersmith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 4
Oakland 100 100 000250
California 020 000 20x450
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fingers  L (2-3) 6.1 4 4 4 1 3
  Grant   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
4
4
1
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy  W (5-4) 7.1 5 2 2 6 6
  Garrett   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Messersmith  SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
6
10

  E–None.  DP–California 2.  2B–Oakland Monday (10,off Murphy); LaRussa (1,off Murphy), California Azcue (4,off Fingers); Voss (3,off Fingers).  HR–Oakland Jackson (7,1st inning off Murphy 0 on, 2 out), California McMullen (5,2nd inning off Fingers 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Jackson (4,by Murphy); Johnson (4,by Fingers).  IBB–LaRussa (1,by Murphy).  CS–Alomar (6,2nd base by Grant/Fernandez).  HBP–Fingers (1,Johnson); Murphy (4,Jackson).  IBB–Murphy (2,LaRussa).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:12.  A–6,712.
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