Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
May 16, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1973 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 2, California Angels 7

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0
Rudi lf 4 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 3 0 2 0
Jackson rf 3 0 0 1
Johnson dh 3 0 0 0
Bando 3b 3 1 1 1
Fosse c 4 0 0 0
Green 2b 4 0 1 0
North cf 3 0 1 0
Odom p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pinson lf 3 1 1 2
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
Valentine cf 4 1 2 1
Robinson dh 4 0 1 2
Oliver rf 4 0 1 0
  Berry rf 0 0 0 0
Gallagher 3b 4 1 2 0
Spencer 1b 4 1 1 2
Meoli ss 4 2 2 0
Torborg c 2 1 1 0
Wright p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 12 7
Oakland 100 000 001261
California 001 132 00x7120
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom  L (1-6) 4.0 7 5 5 0 3
  Lindblad   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Pina   3.2 4 2 2 0 5
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
0
8
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (1-5) 9.0 6 2 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
3

  E–Tenace (3).  DP–Oakland 1, California 1.  2B–Oakland North (4,off Wright), California Meoli (1,off Odom); Valentine (5,off Odom).  3B–Oakland Tenace (1,off Wright).  HR–Oakland Bando (7,9th inning off Wright 0 on, 1 out), California Spencer (2,6th inning off Pina 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Jackson (4,off Wright); Pinson (3,off Odom).  SH–Torborg (4,off Odom).  SB–Alomar (9,2nd base off Pina/Fosse).  CS–Gallagher (1,2nd base by Odom/Fosse).  WP–Odom (4), Pina (2).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:29.  A–11,087.
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