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Athletics
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 1, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 1, 1971 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 1, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
California Angels
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 1, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | California Angels |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Dobson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Messersmith |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
City | Anaheim |
State | CA |
Attendance | 9,120 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Hank Soar 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Barnett |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Curt Blefary | Catcher |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Adrian Garrett | Left Fielder |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Chuck Dobson | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Tony Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Jim Fregosi | Shortstop |
Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
Roger Repoz | Right Fielder |
Jeff Torborg | Catcher |
Andy Messersmith | Pitcher |
Lefty Phillips | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 1, 1971
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Messersmith
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Messersmith
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blefary for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Messersmith
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Dobson
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields the ball and throws to Dobson covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Dobson
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Messersmith
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Messersmith
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Messersmith
Garrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Messersmith
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it and throws to second for the out. Bando moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Messersmith
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Dobson
Fregosi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garrett. Fregosi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Dobson
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMullen vs. Dobson
McMullen hits a fly ball into left field. Garrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repoz vs. Dobson
Repoz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torborg vs. Dobson
Torborg hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Messersmith
Dobson hits a popup, foul, towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Messersmith
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Messersmith
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Torborg and he is safe. Campaneris steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blefary vs. Messersmith
Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Repoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Messersmith
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Messersmith
There goes Jackson. The throw from Torborg and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. Messersmith
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Messersmith
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Messersmith vs. Dobson
Messersmith hits a fly ball into left field. Garrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Dobson
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Dobson
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Garrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Messersmith
Garrett strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Messersmith
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Messersmith
Green hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gonzalez. Monday goes all the way around to score. Green moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dobson vs. Messersmith
Dobson hits a line drive towards third. McMullen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campaneris vs. Messersmith
Campaneris hits a popup towards short. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Dobson
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Dobson
Fregosi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Dobson
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. Dobson
McMullen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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, with Dobson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Messersmith
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blefary for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Messersmith
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Messersmith
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Messersmith covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Messersmith
Bando 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
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Dobson
Torborg 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Messersmith vs. Dobson
Messersmith strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Dobson
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Messersmith
Garrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Messersmith
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Messersmith
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dobson vs. Messersmith
Dobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Monday scores. Green moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campaneris vs. Messersmith
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Green tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Dobson
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Garrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Dobson
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Dobson
Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Messersmith
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Epstein hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Repoz. Epstein reaches second base with a double. Jackson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. LaRoche
Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Epstein moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garrett vs. LaRoche
Garrett takes first base on ball four. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Monday vs. LaRoche
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it and throws to second for the out. Epstein scores. Bando moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. LaRoche
Green hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dobson vs. LaRoche
Dobson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Dobson
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Dobson
McMullen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repoz vs. Dobson
Repoz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. McMullen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Top 8
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Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. LaRoche
Bruce Christensen now playing shortstop.
Campaneris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. LaRoche
Blefary is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. LaRoche
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Dobson
Joe Rudi now playing left field. Mike Hegan now playing first base. Larry Brown now playing third base. Angel Mangual now playing right field. Ge
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Dobson
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hegan scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Dobson
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Dobson
Gonzalez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Queen
Mel Queen now pitching.
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Queen
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Queen
Mangual hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Queen
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christensen vs. Dobson
Christensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Dobson
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. Dobson
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repoz vs. Dobson
Repoz takes first base on ball four. McMullen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torborg vs. Dobson
Torborg hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/1/1971 -- Oakland at California (N) Oakland AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI Campaneris B, ss 3 1 0 1 Alomar S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Blefary C, c 5 0 0 0 Rivers M, cf 4 0 2 0 Jackson R, rf 5 2 3 2 Gonzalez T, lf 4 0 1 0 Rudi J, lf 0 0 0 0 Fregosi J, ss 3 0 1 0 Epstein M, 1b 2 1 1 1 Christensen B, ss 1 0 1 0 Hegan M, 1b 1 0 0 0 Spencer J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 0 McMullen K, 3b 4 0 2 0 Brown L, 3b 1 0 1 0 Repoz R, rf 2 0 0 0 Garrett A, lf 3 0 2 0 Torborg J, c 4 0 0 0 Mangual A, rf 1 0 0 0 Messersmith A, p 2 0 0 0 Monday R, cf 3 2 0 1 LaRoche D, p 0 0 0 0 Hendrick G, cf 1 0 0 0 Reynolds T, ph 1 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Queen M, p 0 0 0 0 Dobson C, p 4 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 11 6 33 0 7 0 Oakland 001 112 200 -- 7 California 000 000 000 -- 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Dobson C (W) 9.0 7 0 0 2 3 California IP H R ER BB SO Messersmith A (L)* 6.0 8 6 5 4 2 LaRoche D 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 Queen M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Gonzalez T DP -- Oakland 1 LOB -- Oakland 9, California 8 2B -- Fregosi J, Epstein M HR -- Jackson R SB -- Campaneris B, Jackson R SF -- Campaneris B T -- 2:27 A -- 9120
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