Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
July 5, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 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 1, California Angels 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 2 0
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Jackson cf 2 0 0 0
Bando 3b 2 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 4 1 2 0
Rudi lf 4 0 0 1
Duncan c 3 0 2 0
Donaldson 2b 4 0 0 0
Fingers p 1 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
  Lachemann p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
  Driscoll ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 1 0 0
Repoz rf 4 1 1 0
Fregosi ss 4 1 2 1
Johnson lf 4 1 2 1
Spencer 1b 3 1 2 2
McMullen 3b 4 0 1 0
Azcue c 4 0 2 1
Johnstone cf 4 0 1 0
Messersmith p 2 0 1 0
  Tatum p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 12 5
Oakland 000 000 001160
California 012 001 10x5121
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fingers  L (5-6) 4.0 7 3 3 0 0
  Lachemann   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Lindblad   0.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Locker   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
1
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (7-8) 7.0 4 0 0 5 7
  Tatum  SV (14) 2.0 2 1 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
5
10

  E–Johnstone (3).  DP–Oakland 1, California 1.  2B–Oakland Mincher (11,off K Tatum), California Spencer (9,off Lachemann).  3B–California Johnson (4,off Fingers); Repoz (3,off Lindblad); Fregosi (1,off Lindblad).  SH–Messersmith (3,off Fingers).  IBB–Spencer (6,by Locker).  SB–Alou (6,2nd base off Messersmith/Azcue).  CS–Alou (2,3rd base by Messersmith/Azcue).  IBB–Locker (3,Spencer).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:30.  A–8,020.
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