Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
May 18, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1972 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 3, California Angels 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 6 2 2 1
Rudi lf 6 1 2 0
Jackson rf 4 0 2 1
Bando 3b 5 0 1 0
Duncan c 3 0 0 1
Mangual cf 5 0 2 0
Epstein 1b 4 0 2 0
  Odom pr 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Brown O. ph 0 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
Brown L. 2b 5 0 1 0
Hunter p 3 0 0 0
  Hegan ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 43 3 12 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 1 2 0
Rivers cf 6 1 1 1
Pinson lf 5 0 2 1
Oliver rf 5 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 5 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 5 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 1 0
  O'Brien pr,3b 2 2 1 0
Torborg c 2 0 0 0
  Llenas ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 1 0 1 0
  Messersmith pr 0 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
Wright p 2 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph,c 2 0 1 1
  Kusnyer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 4 10 3
Oakland 200 000 100 0003123
California 000 200 100 0014100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter   8.0 6 3 2 0 3
  Knowles   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Shaw  L (0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Locker   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.2
10
4
3
1
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright   7.0 10 3 3 2 2
  Allen   3.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Barber  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
12
3
3
3
4

  E–Jackson (2), Mangual (1), Epstein (3).  DP–California 4.  2B–Oakland Mangual (3,off Barber).  HR–Oakland Campaneris (1,7th inning off Wright 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Duncan (1,off Wright).  IBB–O Brown (1,by Barber); Alomar (2,by Locker).  SH–Barber (1,off Shaw).  IBB–Locker (2,Alomar); Barber (1,O Brown).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Hank Morgenweck.  T–2:59.  A–5,035.
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