Homers by Jay Johnstone and Jim Fregosi, together with a pair of run-scoring singles by Jim Spencer, helped the Angels defeat the Athletics, 5-4. Spencer batted in the Angels' first run in the third inning and Alex Johnson homered in the fourth. Fregosi led off the seventh with his circuit clout. After singles by Roger Repoz, Johnson and Spencer added another run, Johnson was picked off base, but Spencer advanced to second on the play and scored what proved to be the deciding run on a single by Joe Azcue. Dave Duncan batted in two runs for the A's with a bases-loaded single and Don Mincher hit a homer. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Friday, May       15, 1970 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  1    1  0  0    3  0  0  -   5 10  2
A's          1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   4  6  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .293      Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .240
Fregosi ss            4   1   1   1     1   0   .289      Monday cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .298
Repoz rf              4   2   1   0     1   1   .300      Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .192
Johnson lf            5   0   2   0     0   2   .356      Bando 3b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .232
Spencer 1b            5   1   2   2     0   1   .356      Alou lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .313
McMullen 3b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Duncan c              3   0   1   2     1   1   .293
Johnstone cf          2   1   1   1     2   0   .244      Mincher 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .230
Azcue c               3   0   2   1     1   0   .265      Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .198
May p                 3   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  K. Tatum p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hunter p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .182
                                                            Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Francona ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tartabull ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .375

Totals               37   5  10   5     5   7             Totals               33   4   6   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  8,624
Left on Base: Angels 10, A's 5
DP: Angels 0, A's 0
Errors: Johnson, McMullen, Jackson, Bando
Home Runs: Johnstone (4), Fregosi (3), Mincher (9)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     5.2   4   3   2   3   3   0  23   3.04
K. Tatum W(2-0)         3.1   2   1   1   0   1   1  13   0.95
Totals                  9     6   4   3   3   4   1  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(5-3)           6     7   4   4   4   5   2  30   2.45
Grant                   1     3   1   1   1   0   0   6   1.93
Segui                   2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.65
Totals                  9    10   5   5   5   7   2  42

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jake O'Donnell


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to right; Fregosi popped to second in
foul territory; Repoz flied out to right; Johnson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to center; Monday grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Campaneris to second]; Jackson singled to
left [Jackson to second, Campaneris scored (error by Johnson)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Bando popped to first in foul territory;
Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer popped to catcher in foul territory;
McMullen popped to catcher in foul territory; Johnstone walked;
Azcue reached on an error by Bando [Johnstone to third]; May
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan walked; Mincher forced Duncan (right to
shortstop); Green flied out to right; Hunter forced Mincher
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar flied out to center; Fregosi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Repoz walked; Johnson singled to left
[Repoz to second]; Spencer singled to right [Johnson to third
(error by Jackson), Repoz scored]; McMullen made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris flied out to center; Monday was called
out on strikes; Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnstone homered; Azcue walked; May struck out;
Alomar struck out; Fregosi walked [Azcue to second]; Repoz
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando flied out to right; Alou singled to left
[Alou out at second (left to second)]; Duncan was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Spencer
popped to third in foul territory; McMullen popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Mincher grounded out (second to first); Green
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hunter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Johnstone grounded out (pitcher to first); Azcue
singled to right; May struck out; Alomar grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Monday singled to
left; Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Monday to second];
Bando walked; Alou walked [Monday to third, Bando to second]; K.
TATUM REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Duncan singled to center [Alou to
second, Bando scored, Monday scored]; Mincher flied out to left;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Fregosi homered; Repoz singled to center; GRANT
REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Johnson singled to third [Repoz to
second]; Spencer singled to right [Johnson out at home (right to
catcher), Repoz scored, Spencer to second (on throw to home)];
McMullen flied out to center; Johnstone was walked
intentionally; Azcue singled to center [Johnstone to third,
Spencer scored]; K. Tatum forced Azcue (third to second); 3 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Green grounded out (shortstop to first); FRANCONA
BATTED FOR GRANT; Francona grounded out (second to first);
Campaneris reached on an error by McMullen; Monday flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 8TH: SEGUI REPLACED FRANCONA (PITCHING); Alomar made an
out to shortstop; Fregosi flied out to center; Repoz flied to
right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Bando was called out on strikes; Alou popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Johnson struck out; Spencer struck out; McMullen
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
5, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Mincher
homered; JOHNSON BATTED FOR GREEN; Johnson grounded out (third
to first); TARTABULL BATTED FOR SEGUI; Tartabull popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5,
Athletics 4.