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Saturday May 2, 1970
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Breaking a tie with three unearned runs in the seventh inning, the Angels posted an 8-4 victory over the Red Sox, who were stopped on their five-game winning streak. Rico Petrocelli drove in the Red Sox runs with a homer in the first and sacrifice fly in the third. The Angels came back to tie the score and then broke away in the seventh with three runs on two errors, a double by Jim Fregosi and single by Alex Johnson. Roger Repoz homered in the ninth to add the final tally. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 8, Boston Red Sox 4

Game Played on Saturday, May 2, 1970 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Angels       0  0  0    3  0  1    3  0  1  -   8 10  0
Red Sox      3  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .284      Andrews 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Repoz cf,rf           4   2   1   1     1   0   .313      Smith cf              4   1   2   0     1   1   .346
Fregosi ss            5   2   2   3     0   0   .326      Yastrzemski lf        3   1   1   0     2   0   .301
Johnson lf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .337      T. Conigliaro rf      3   1   1   0     2   1   .286
Spencer 1b            4   1   2   1     1   1   .327      Petrocelli ss         4   1   3   4     0   0   .301
McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     2   0   .224      Scott 1b              5   0   2   0     0   2   .309
Voss rf               2   0   1   1     1   0   .279      Alvarado 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .289
  Ruiz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Matchick ph,3b      2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  K. Tatum p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moses c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Azcue c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .241      Romo p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wright p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jarvis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garrett p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Silverio ph,cf      2   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Schofield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Phillips p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8  10   7     6   2             Totals               36   4  11   4     5   5

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 26,144
Left on Base: Angels 7, Red Sox 12
DP: Angels 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Alvarado, Jarvis
Doubles: Azcue (3), Fregosi (7), Petrocelli (9)
Triples: Spencer (1), Scott (3)
Home Runs: Repoz (4), Petrocelli (4)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Alomar (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Petrocelli (2)
GIDP: McMullen (3)
Hit by Pitch: Romo (1,by Wright)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright                  3.2   6   4   4   3   0   1  20   3.67
Garrett W(1-0)          2.1   2   0   0   2   2   0  11   0.00
K. Tatum SV(4)          3     3   0   0   0   3   0  12   0.93
Totals                  9    11   4   4   5   5   1  43

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Romo                    5     7   4   4   2   0   0  23   3.05
Jarvis L(0-1)           1.1   2   3   0   1   0   0   8   2.35
Brett                   1.2   0   0   0   2   2   0   6   6.30
Phillips                1     1   1   1   1   0   1   5   1.00
Totals                  9    10   8   5   6   2   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Wright (2)
Wild Pitches: Wright (2)
Balks: Garrett (1), Romo (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Marty Springstead


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Repoz
grounded out (first unassisted); Fregosi popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Andrews made an out to second; Smith singled to
left; Yastrzemski forced Smith (second to shortstop); Wright
threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; T. Conigliaro
walked; Petrocelli homered [Yastrzemski scored, T. Conigliaro
scored]; Scott grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Spencer flied
out to center; McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Alvarado grounded out (third to first); Moses flied
out to center; Romo was hit by a pitch; Andrews flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Voss grounded out (second to first); Azcue doubled
to center [Azcue out at third (left to third)]; Wright grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Smith singled to center; Yastrzemski singled to
left [Smith to second]; T. Conigliaro walked [Smith to third,
Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Smith scored]; Yastrzemski was picked off second (pitcher to
second); Scott singled to center [T. Conigliaro to second];
Alvarado forced Scott (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar singled to center; Repoz forced Alomar (first
to shortstop); Romo balked [Repoz to second]; Fregosi singled to
left [Repoz scored]; Johnson made an out to second; Spencer
tripled to center [Fregosi scored]; McMullen walked; Voss
singled to left [McMullen to second, Spencer scored]; Azcue
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3,
Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Moses singled to left; Romo forced Moses (pitcher
to shortstop); Andrews flied out to center; Smith walked [Romo
to second]; GARRETT REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
walked [Romo to third, Smith to second]; T. Conigliaro made an
out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Alomar
flied out to left; Repoz walked; Fregosi flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli doubled to left; Scott struck out;
Alvarado singled to second [Petrocelli to third]; Moses flied
out to center; Romo flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 3, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Johnson singled to right; Spencer singled to right
[Johnson to third]; JARVIS REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); McMullen
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Johnson scored, Spencer out at second]; Voss walked; Azcue
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Andrews flied out to left; Smith made an out to
shortstop; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Garrett balked
[Yastrzemski to second]; T. Conigliaro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 7TH: SILVERIO BATTED FOR GARRETT; Silverio reached on an
error by Alvarado; Alomar reached on an error by Jarvis on a
sacrifice bunt [Silverio to third, Alomar to second]; Repoz
grounded out (first unassisted); Fregosi doubled to left [Alomar
scored (unearned), Silverio scored (unearned)]; Johnson singled
to right [Fregosi scored (unearned)]; BRETT REPLACED JARVIS
(PITCHING); Johnson stole second; Spencer struck out; McMullen
was walked intentionally; RUIZ BATTED FOR VOSS; Ruiz was called
out on strikes; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 7, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 7TH: K. TATUM REPLACED RUIZ (PITCHING); SILVERIO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); REPOZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Petrocelli flied out to center; Scott tripled to right; MATCHICK
BATTED FOR ALVARADO; Matchick struck out; Moses made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 8TH: MATCHICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Azcue walked;
Silverio forced Azcue (third to second); Silverio was out trying
to advance to second (catcher to shortstop); Alomar flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: SCHOFIELD BATTED FOR BRETT; Schofield flied out to
center; Andrews flied out to left; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 9TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PITCHING); Repoz
homered; Fregosi flied out to left; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spencer walked; McMullen flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 8, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); T.
Conigliaro singled to center; Petrocelli singled to shortstop
[T. Conigliaro to second]; Scott struck out; Matchick popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 8, Red
Sox 4.



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