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Angels
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 23, 1972
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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 May 23, 1972 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 23, 1972 |
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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 | May 23, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | California Angels |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rickey Clark |
Home Starting Pitcher | Blue Moon Odom |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 2,860 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Don Denkinger |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
Ken Berry | Center Fielder |
Vada Pinson | Left Fielder |
Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
Leroy Stanton | Right Fielder |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Art Kusnyer | Catcher |
Rickey Clark | Pitcher |
Del Rice | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
Ollie Brown | Center Fielder |
Dave Duncan | Catcher |
Larry Brown | Second Baseman |
Blue Moon Odom | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Angels
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 23, 1972
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Odom
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Odom
Berry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Odom
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Odom
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Clark
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Clark
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Clark
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Clark
There goes Jackson. The throw from Kusnyer and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Odom
McMullen hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Odom
Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Odom
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusnyer vs. Odom
Kusnyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Clark
Bando strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Clark
Epstein strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Clark
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Odom
Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Odom
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alomar for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Odom
Berry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Clark
Duncan hits a popup towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Clark
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Clark
Odom strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Odom
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Odom
Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMullen vs. Odom
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McMullen for the out. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanton vs. Odom
Stanton hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Oliver scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Odom
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Campaneris fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Clark
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Clark
Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Clark
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusnyer vs. Odom
Kusnyer hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Odom
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Odom
Alomar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Alomar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Odom
Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Clark
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Clark
Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bando moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Clark
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Duncan vs. Clark
Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bando tags and scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Clark
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Odom
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Odom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Odom
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Odom
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Clark
Odom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Clark
Campaneris bunts in front of the plate. Kusnyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Odom moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Clark
Rudi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Clark
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver fields the ball and throws to Clark covering. Safe. Odom moves to third. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bando vs. Clark
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Odom
Stanton hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Odom
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusnyer vs. Odom
Kusnyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Clark
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 -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Clark
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Clark
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Odom
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Campaneris, and towards Brown, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Odom
Alomar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Odom
Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Odom
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Clark
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Odom vs. Clark
Odom bunts towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Clark
Campaneris bunts towards third. McMullen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rudi vs. Clark
Rudi hits a fly ball for a double play. Brown tags and scores. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Odom
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Odom
McMullen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanton vs. Odom
Mickey Rivers pinch runs for Ken McMullen.
Stanton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Stanton reaches second base with a double. Rivers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusnyer vs. Fingers
Kusnyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching. Syd O'Brien now playing third base.
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/23/1972 -- California at Oakland (N) California AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Alomar S, 2b 4 0 2 0 Campaneris B, ss 3 0 1 0 Berry K, cf 4 0 1 0 Rudi J, lf 2 0 0 1 Pinson V, lf 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, rf 3 1 2 1 Oliver B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Bando S, 3b 3 1 1 0 McMullen K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Epstein M, 1b 3 0 1 0 Rivers M, pr 0 1 0 0 Brown O, cf 3 0 0 0 Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0 Duncan D, c 2 0 0 1 Stanton L, rf 4 0 1 1 Brown L, 2b 2 1 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 2 0 0 0 Odom J, p 2 0 1 0 Kusnyer A, c 4 0 0 0 Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0 Clark R, p 3 0 0 0 O'Brien S, 3b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 7 1 23 3 6 3 California 000 100 001 -- 2 Oakland 000 010 011 -- 3 0 outs when winning run was scored. California IP H R ER BB SO Clark R 8.0 5 2 2 3 6 Fisher E (L) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Odom J 8.1 7 2 1 2 2 Fingers R (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Epstein M DP -- California 2, Oakland 2 LOB -- California 6, Oakland 3 2B -- Oliver B, Alomar S, Stanton L HR -- Jackson R CS -- Jackson R SH -- Campaneris B, Odom J SF -- Duncan D, Rudi J T -- 2:05 A -- 2860
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