Baltimore Orioles vs California Angels
August 12, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1970 at Anaheim Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Grich ss 4 1 1 0
Blair cf 5 0 0 1
Robinson F. rf 3 1 0 0
Powell 1b 4 1 1 0
Rettenmund lf 3 1 2 1
Robinson B. 3b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
Etchebarren c 4 1 3 3
McNally p 3 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Richert p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
Tatum J. cf,rf 5 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 4 1 1 0
Johnson lf 4 2 2 1
McMullen 3b 4 1 1 0
Cowan rf 4 0 2 3
  Johnstone pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 4 0 2 0
Egan c 4 0 1 0
May p 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 1 0
  Tatum K. p 0 0 0 0
  Ruiz ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Azcue ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Baltimore 000 400 100570
California 000 002 0204111
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  W (17-7) 7.1 9 4 4 0 2
  Watt   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Richert  SV (11) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
May  L (6-9) 5.0 4 4 4 2 3
  Tatum   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Fisher   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
4
5

  E–Cowan (2).  2B–Baltimore Grich (1,off May); Rettenmund 2 (14,off May,off K Tatum), California Cowan 2 (6,off McNally,off Watt); Fregosi (28,off McNally); Johnson (20,off McNally).  HR–Baltimore Etchebarren (2,7th inning off K Tatum 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–B Robinson (5,by May).  SB–Etchebarren 2 (3,2nd base off May/Egan,2nd base off Fisher/Egan); Rettenmund (7,2nd base off Fisher/Egan).  IBB–May (7,B Robinson).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Jake O'Donnell, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:29.  A–11,371.
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