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Angels
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 6, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the California Angels, played on September 6, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 6, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
California Angels
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 6, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | California Angels |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Messersmith |
Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Dobson |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 6,392 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Jim Fregosi | Shortstop |
Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
Tony Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Roger Repoz | Right Fielder |
Jeff Torborg | Catcher |
Andy Messersmith | Pitcher |
Lefty Phillips | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Angel Mangual | Center Fielder |
Curt Blefary | Catcher |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Chuck Dobson | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Angels
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 6, 1971
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Dobson
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Dobson
Rivers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Dobson
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMullen vs. Dobson
The ball gets by Blefary for a passed ball. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McMullen vs. Dobson
McMullen hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Messersmith
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Messersmith
Rudi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Messersmith
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Epstein vs. Messersmith
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Dobson
Spencer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Dobson
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Dobson
Repoz strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Dobson
Torborg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Messersmith
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Messersmith
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blefary vs. Messersmith
Blefary hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Messersmith
Green strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Messersmith vs. Dobson
Messersmith strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Dobson
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Dobson
There goes Alomar. The throw from Blefary and he is out, Campaneris applying the tag. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Dobson
Rivers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blefary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Messersmith
Dobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Messersmith
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Messersmith
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dobson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Messersmith
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi fields it and throws to second for the out. Dobson moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Epstein vs. Messersmith
Epstein strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Dobson
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Dobson
McMullen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mangual. McMullen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Dobson
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Dobson
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Messersmith
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Messersmith
Mangual hits a fly ball into right field. Repoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Messersmith
Blefary hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Dobson
Repoz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Dobson
Torborg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Messersmith vs. Dobson
Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Messersmith
Green hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Messersmith
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Messersmith
Campaneris is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Dobson
Larry Brown now playing shortstop.
Alomar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Dobson
Rivers bunts towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fregosi vs. Dobson
There goes Alomar. The throw from Blefary and he is safe. Alomar steals third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fregosi vs. Dobson
Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alomar tags and scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Dobson
McMullen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Messersmith
Rudi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Rudi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Messersmith
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rudi moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Epstein vs. Messersmith
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Epstein for the out. Rudi scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Messersmith
Bando hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Messersmith
Mangual is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Dobson
Spencer hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Dobson
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Dobson
Repoz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Messersmith
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Messersmith
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Messersmith covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Messersmith
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Dobson
Torborg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mangual. Torborg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Messersmith vs. Dobson
Syd O'Brien pinch runs for Jeff Torborg.
Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alomar vs. Dobson
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Brien moves to third. Messersmith moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rivers vs. Dobson
Rivers hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fregosi vs. Dobson
Fregosi hits a line drive towards short. Brown catches it and throws to second to double up Messersmith. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Messersmith
John Stephenson now catching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Messersmith
Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivers throws the ball in to Fregosi who tags Rudi trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Messersmith
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. Messersmith
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Dobson
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Dobson
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Dobson
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Dobson
Repoz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Dobson
Stephenson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Messersmith vs. Dobson
Messersmith strikes out. Blefary drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Messersmith out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Angels, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Messersmith
Ken Berry now playing center field. Mickey Rivers now playing left field.
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Messersmith
Mangual hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Messersmith
Blefary strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Messersmith
Adrian Garrett pinch hits for Dick Green.
Garrett strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/6/1971 -- California at Oakland (D) California AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Alomar S, 2b 4 1 3 0 Campaneris B, ss 3 0 0 0 Rivers M, cf-lf 2 0 0 0 Brown L, ss 1 0 0 0 Fregosi J, ss 3 0 0 1 Rudi J, lf 3 1 3 0 McMullen K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, rf 4 0 2 0 Spencer J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Epstein M, 1b 4 0 0 1 Gonzalez T, lf 4 1 1 1 Bando S, 3b 3 1 2 1 Berry K, cf 0 0 0 0 Mangual A, cf 4 0 0 0 Repoz R, rf 4 1 1 1 Blefary C, c 4 0 0 0 Torborg J, c 3 0 1 0 Green D, 2b 3 0 0 0 O'Brien S, pr 0 0 0 0 Garrett A, ph 1 0 0 0 Stephenson J, c 1 0 1 0 Dobson C, p 3 0 1 0 Messersmith A, p 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 9 4 33 2 8 2 California 010 001 002 -- 4 Oakland 000 002 000 -- 2 California IP H R ER BB SO Messersmith A (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 7 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Dobson C (L) 9.0 9 4 4 1 6 DP -- California 1, Oakland 1 LOB -- California 5, Oakland 6 2B -- McMullen K, Rudi J, Torborg J, Jackson R HR -- Spencer J, Bando S, Gonzalez T, Repoz R SB -- Alomar S CS -- Alomar S SH -- Rivers M SF -- Fregosi J PB -- Blefary C T -- 2:21 A -- 6392
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