Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
April 22, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 1971 at Anaheim Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 7, California Angels 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 0 1 0
Rudi lf 3 3 1 0
Jackson rf 4 1 2 0
Mincher 1b 4 1 0 1
Bando 3b 4 0 1 1
Monday cf 5 1 2 2
Duncan c 4 1 1 1
Green 2b 3 0 1 1
Blue p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 6
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 1 1 0
Spencer 1b 3 2 2 2
Johnson lf 4 0 1 1
Conigliaro rf 4 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 3 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 4 0 1 0
Moses c 4 0 0 0
Berry cf 3 0 0 0
Messersmith p 1 0 0 0
  Wynne p 0 0 0 0
  Ruiz ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  O'Brien ph 1 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Oakland 101 050 000790
California 100 001 010351
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  W (4-1) 9.0 5 3 3 2 9
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
9
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  L (1-2) 4.2 6 7 5 5 3
  Wynne   1.1 2 0 0 0 3
  Fisher   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  LaRoche   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
5
6
9

  E–Fregosi (7).  PB–Moses 2 (3).  2B–Oakland Jackson (4,off Messersmith), California Alomar (2,off Blue); Spencer (2,off Blue); Johnson (2,off Blue).  HR–California Spencer (3,1st inning off Blue 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Mincher (1,by Messersmith).  SB–Campaneris (4,2nd base off Wynne/Moses).  CS–Jackson (2,Home by Messersmith/Moses).  WP–Blue (3), Messersmith (1).  IBB–Messersmith (3,Mincher).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:38.  A–7,186.
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