Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
October 2, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1974 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 2, California Angels 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Mangual cf 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 4 0 1 0
Jackson dh 2 1 0 0
  Holt ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Rudi lf 3 1 2 2
Tenace 1b 3 0 0 0
Fosse c 3 0 0 0
  Haney c 0 0 0 0
Green 2b 2 0 0 0
  Trillo 2b 1 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 2 0 1 0
  Donaldson ph 1 0 0 0
  Garner ss 0 0 0 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Nettles cf 3 0 2 0
Heise ss 4 0 0 0
Bochte 1b 4 1 1 0
Balaz lf 3 0 0 0
Stanton rf 3 2 2 1
Howard dh 2 0 0 0
  Doherty ph,dh 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez ph,dh 1 0 1 1
Chalk 3b 3 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 4 0 2 1
Egan c 2 0 0 0
Dobson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
Oakland 000 200 000251
California 000 000 102380
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue   5.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Knowles   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Fingers   1.0 1 1 1 0 3
  Hamilton   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Lindblad  L (4-4) 0.1 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.1
8
3
3
4
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (2-3) 9.0 5 2 2 1 9
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
9

  E–Trillo (4).  DP–Oakland 2, California 2.  2B–California Rodriguez (20,off Lindblad).  HR–Oakland Rudi (22,4th inning off Dobson 1 on, 2 out), California Stanton (11,7th inning off Fingers 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Balaz (1,off Lindblad).  IBB–Stanton (3,by Lindblad); Chalk (1,by Lindblad).  SB–Stanton (10,2nd base off Blue/Fosse); Nettles (20,2nd base off Hamilton/Haney).  CS–Doyle (7,2nd base by Blue/Fosse); Nettles (11,2nd base by Blue/Fosse).  IBB–Lindblad 2 (11,Stanton,Chalk).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Armando Rodriguez, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–1:57.  A–6,861.
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