Homers by Frank Fernandez, Joe Rudi and Sal Bando helped the Athletics defeat the Angels, 4-3. Fernandez connected in the second inning and Bando batted in a run with a single in third, but the Angels were leading, 3-2, before Rudi and Bando hit consecutive homers in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       27, 1970 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  1  1    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   4 10  2
Angels       1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Alomar 2b             4   0   0   1     0   1   .257
Monday cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .284      Fregosi ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .287
Rudi lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .373      Johnstone cf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .227
  Jackson pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .199        J. Tatum ph,cf      1   0   0   0     1   1   .343
Bando 3b              4   1   2   2     0   1   .276      Johnson lf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .363
Alou rf,lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .347      Spencer 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .308
Mincher 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .241      McMullen 3b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .224
Fernandez c           4   1   1   1     0   2   .256      Reynolds rf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .375
LaRussa 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Azcue c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Hunter p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .167      Wright p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .103
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oyler ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Repoz ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .282
                                                            K. Tatum p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  10   4     0   6             Totals               35   3   9   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  6,543
Left on Base: A's 3, Angels 9
DP: A's 1, Angels 3
Errors: Mincher, Fernandez, McMullen
Triples: Johnstone (1)
Home Runs: Fernandez (3), Rudi (2), Bando (8)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (10), Reynolds (1), Johnson (5)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (2), Jackson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Alomar (1)
GIDP: Fernandez (1), Campaneris (2), Johnson (7)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(7-4)           6.1   7   3   1   2   4   0  29   2.80
Lindblad                0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   5.09
Grant SV(4)             2.2   2   0   0   0   3   0   9   1.15
Totals                  9     9   3   1   3   7   0  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(6-3)           5     8   4   4   0   2   3  22   3.40
Kealey                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Fisher                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.75
K. Tatum                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.17
Totals                  9    10   4   4   0   6   3  34

Balks: Hunter (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Haller


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; Monday grounded
out (third to first); Rudi singled to center; Bando lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Fregosi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone tripled to center;
Johnson singled to center [Johnstone scored]; Spencer walked
[Johnson to second]; McMullen flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Mincher
flied out to center; Fernandez homered; LaRussa singled to
right; Hunter made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Reynolds singled to left; Reynolds stole second
[Reynolds to third (error by Fernandez)]; Azcue popped to
catcher in foul territory; Wright struck out; Alomar struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Monday singled to center; Rudi grounded out (third to first)
[Monday to second]; Bando singled to left [Monday scored]; Alou
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone
grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson singled to right;
Johnson stole second; Spencer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mincher singled to right; Fernandez grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Mincher out at
second]; LaRussa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: McMullen walked; Reynolds singled to left [McMullen
to second]; Hunter balked [Reynolds to second, McMullen to
third]; Azcue flied out to right; Wright reached on an error by
Mincher [Wright to second, Reynolds to third, McMullen scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Alomar hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Reynolds scored (unearned)]; Fregosi singled to third [Wright
to third]; Johnstone made an out to shortstop; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hunter struck out; Campaneris reached on an error
by McMullen; Campaneris stole second; Monday struck out while
Campaneris was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Johnson flied out to right; Spencer flied out to
right; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi homered; Bando homered; KEALEY REPLACED
WRIGHT (PITCHING); Alou grounded out (third to first); Mincher
struck out; Fernandez was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Azcue
flied out to center; OYLER BATTED FOR KEALEY; Oyler struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: FISHER REPLACED OYLER (PITCHING); LaRussa
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunter singled to third;
Campaneris grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Hunter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Alomar flied out to left; Fregosi singled to
pitcher; LINDBLAD REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); J. TATUM BATTED
FOR JOHNSTONE; J. Tatum walked [Fregosi to second]; GRANT
REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Johnson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [J. Tatum out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: J. TATUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Monday
singled to left; Rudi forced Monday (shortstop unassisted);
JACKSON RAN FOR RUDI; Jackson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Bando was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Spencer singled to center; McMullen
flied out to center; Reynolds singled to left [Spencer to
second]; Azcue struck out; REPOZ BATTED FOR FISHER; Repoz was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: K. TATUM REPLACED REPOZ (PITCHING); Alou grounded
out (third to first); Mincher flied out to right; Fernandez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Alomar grounded out (third to first); Fregosi popped
to first in foul territory; J. Tatum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 3.