Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
July 1, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0
Rudi lf 3 0 1 1
Jackson cf 4 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 3 2 1 0
Voss rf 3 0 1 1
Bando 3b 3 0 0 0
Duncan c 4 0 0 0
Cullen 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hegan ph 1 0 1 0
  Martinez 2b 0 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 1 0 0 0
Hamilton p 1 1 0 0
  Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
Berry cf 4 1 2 1
Kosco lf 4 0 1 0
  Pinson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 1 0
McMullen 3b 3 1 0 0
Stanton rf 4 1 1 0
Cardenas ss 4 2 2 3
Kusnyer c 3 0 2 0
Ryan p 3 0 1 1
Totals 33 5 10 5
Oakland 010 011 000351
California 014 000 00x5100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hamilton  L (5-2) 6.0 9 5 5 1 2
  Locker   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
1
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (9-5) 9.0 5 3 3 3 16
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
3
16

  E–Campaneris (12).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Epstein (7,off Ryan).  HR–California Berry (3,3rd inning off Hamilton 0 on, 0 out); Cardenas (4,3rd inning off Hamilton 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Voss (1,by Ryan); Bando (5,by Ryan).  SB–Campaneris (21,3rd base off Ryan/Kusnyer); Rudi (3,2nd base off Ryan/Kusnyer); Pinson (11,2nd base off Locker/Duncan).  CS–Oliver (3,2nd base by Hamilton/Duncan).  WP–Ryan (9).  HBP–Ryan 2 (7,Voss,Bando).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:07.  A–11,947.
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