Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
September 5, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1973 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 11, California Angels 8

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 5 1 1 0
Campaneris ss 3 2 0 0
Bando 3b 5 2 2 1
Jackson rf 3 1 2 1
Johnson dh 3 1 0 1
  Bourque ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Lewis pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Tenace 1b 4 2 3 3
Alou lf 4 0 0 1
  Rudi lf 1 1 1 0
Fosse c 5 0 2 3
Green 2b 5 0 1 0
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 12 10
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 2 1 0
Pinson lf 4 2 4 0
Robinson dh 5 0 2 1
Oliver 3b 3 1 1 2
  Gallagher 3b 1 0 0 0
  Llenas ph 1 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 0 0 0 0
  McCraw 1b 4 1 1 1
Stanton rf 4 0 0 0
Sands c 4 2 2 2
Alomar 2b 4 0 2 1
Chalk ss 3 0 0 0
  Scheinblum ph 1 0 0 0
  Meoli ss 0 0 0 0
May p 0 0 0 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
  Sells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 7
Oakland 510 010 00411121
California 200 102 1028131
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (18-3) 6.1 8 6 6 4 3
  Fingers  SV (18) 2.2 5 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
4
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
May  L (7-14) 0.0 3 5 5 3 0
  Hassler   8.1 6 3 3 2 6
  Barber   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Sells   0.1 3 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
11
11
6
6

  E–Tenace (12), Sands (1).  DP–Oakland 2, California 1.  PB–Sands (1).  2B–Oakland Bando (24,off Hassler); Rudi (19,off Sells), California Sands (1,off Hunter).  HR–California Oliver (16,1st inning off Hunter 1 on, 2 out); Sands (1,6th inning off Hunter 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Jackson (7,by Hassler).  IBB–Bourque (1,by Sells).  SB–Campaneris (29,2nd base off Hassler/Sands); Jackson (22,2nd base off Hassler/Sands); Lewis (3,2nd base off Sells/Sands).  CS–Alomar (10,2nd base by Hunter/Fosse).  BK–May (3), Hassler (1).  HBP–Hassler (2,Jackson).  IBB–Sells (6,Bourque).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:58.  A–9,277.
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