Baltimore Orioles vs California Angels
May 31, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1970 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 1, California Angels 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund lf,cf 5 0 0 0
Belanger ss 2 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 1 0
Robinson F. rf 5 0 1 0
Powell 1b 3 1 1 1
Blair cf 3 0 2 0
  Palmer pr 0 0 0 0
  Salmon ss 0 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 0 1 0
Johnson 2b,ss,2b 4 0 1 0
Etchebarren c 1 0 0 0
  Hendricks ph,c 2 0 0 0
McNally p 1 0 0 0
  Motton ph 1 0 0 0
  Leonhard p 0 0 0 0
  Buford ph,2b,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 2 0 1 0
Tatum J. cf 3 0 0 1
  Johnstone cf 0 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 4 2 2 1
Johnson lf 4 1 2 1
McMullen 3b 4 1 2 3
Reynolds rf 1 0 0 0
  Repoz ph,rf 3 0 2 0
Spencer 1b 4 0 0 0
Azcue c 4 0 0 0
Wright p 2 2 2 0
  Tatum K. p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 11 6
Baltimore 000 001 000181
California 022 020 00x6111
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  L (8-3) 3.0 4 4 4 0 1
  Leonhard   3.0 5 2 2 0 1
  Lopez   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
0
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (7-3) 5.0 6 1 1 2 5
  Tatum  SV (8) 4.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
7

  E–Etchebarren (3), Alomar (7).  PB–Etchebarren (1), Hendricks (5).  2B–California Wright (1,off McNally).  HR–Baltimore Powell (15,6th inning off Wright 0 on, 0 out), California McMullen (6,2nd inning off McNally 1 on, 0 out); Fregosi (5,3rd inning off McNally 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Powell (3,by K Tatum); Blair (1,by K Tatum).  SH–Alomar 2 (5,off McNally,off Leonhard).  SF–J Tatum (1,off McNally).  CS–F Robinson (1,2nd base by Wright/Azcue).  SB–Alomar (16,2nd base off Lopez/Hendricks).  WP–K Tatum (2).  HBP–K Tatum 2 (2,Powell,Blair).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:28.  A–15,183.
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