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Wednesday June 24, 1970
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The Angels got three-hit pitching from Tom Murphy in the first game and a combined two-hitter by Mel Queen and Eddie Fisher in the second game to beat the White Sox in a twi-night doubleheader, 3-1 and 2-1. The White Sox scored off Murphy in the first inning when Syd O'Brien doubled and Bill Melton singled. The Angels tied the game in the fifth on a single by Chico Ruiz, a stolen base and a single by Sandy Alomar. Murphy singled in the seventh, advanced on a sacrifice and scored the leading run on a single by Roger Repoz. The final run in the eighth was unearned.

In the nightcap, the White Sox got their two hits off Queen in the fourth and scored their run on a single by O'Brien, pass to Melton and double by Duane Josephson. Fisher pitched the last three stanzas. The Angels, after counting in the second on a walk to Billy Cowan and singles by Jim Spencer and Ruiz, scored the winning run in the fifth when Jarvis Tatum and Jim Fregosi singled and Alex Johnson hit into a fielder's choice. Alomar, who hit safely in each end of the twin bill, extended his hitting streak to 19 games to exceed the Angels' record set by Bob Rodgers in 1964. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, June 24, 1970 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  2
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  x  -   3 10  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
O'Brien 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Alomar 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .269
Aparicio ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Repoz rf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .268
Hopkins 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .316      Fregosi ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
  Williams pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Johnson lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .337
Melton rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .293      Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Johnstone cf          3   1   2   0     1   0   .237
McCraw lf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .266      Azcue c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .258
Knoop 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .204      Ruiz 3b               3   1   2   0     1   0   .263
Berry cf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .263        McMullen pr,3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Horlen p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .103      Murphy p              4   1   1   0     0   2   .136
  Matias ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .189
  Wood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   3   1     4   3             Totals               33   3  10   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:07
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Angels 10
DP: White Sox 0, Angels 2
Errors: O'Brien, Hopkins
Doubles: O'Brien (5), Fregosi (14)
Stolen Bases: Ruiz 2 (3), Alomar (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Alomar (6)
GIDP: O'Brien (6)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Horlen L(6-8)           7     8   2   2   2   4   0  31   3.99
Wood                    1     2   1   0   1   0   0   6   2.62
Totals                  8    10   3   2   3   4   0  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy W(7-6)           9     3   1   1   4   3   0  32   3.65
Totals                  9     3   1   1   4   3   0  32

Passed Balls: Herrmann 2 (9)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: O'Brien doubled to left; Aparicio flied to center
[O'Brien to third]; Hopkins walked; Melton singled to left
[O'Brien scored, Hopkins to second]; Herrmann grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Hopkins to third, Melton to second]; McCraw
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Repoz was
called out on strikes; Fregosi doubled to center; Johnson flied
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Knoop flied to left; Berry grounded out
(shortstop to first); Horlen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnstone
singled; Azcue forced Johnstone (second to shortstop) [Azcue to
second (error by Hopkins)]; Ruiz singled to second [Azcue to
third]; Ruiz stole second; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: O'Brien grounded out (shortstop to first);
Aparicio flied to right; Hopkins grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: On a bunt Alomar grounded out (catcher to first);
Repoz flied to center; Fregosi grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herrmann grounded out (second to first); McCraw lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer
grounded out (first unassisted); Johnstone popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Knoop walked; Berry flied into a double play to
first [Knoop out at first (first unassisted)]; Horlen grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Azcue grounded out (third to first); Ruiz singled to
center; Ruiz stole second; Murphy struck out; Alomar singled to
center [Ruiz scored]; Alomar stole second; Repoz walked; Fregosi
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: O'Brien flied to left; Aparicio grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hopkins flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Spencer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone walked; Azcue
singled to right [Johnstone to second]; Ruiz grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton popped to third; Herrmann flied to right;
McCraw walked; Knoop flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Murphy singled to center; Alomar out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Murphy to second]; Repoz singled to
center [Murphy scored]; Fregosi struck out; Johnson flied to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Berry walked; MATIAS BATTED FOR HORLEN; Matias
struck out; O'Brien grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Berry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: WOOD REPLACED MATIAS (PITCHING); Spencer popped to
first; Johnstone singled; Azcue singled to right [Johnstone
scored (error by O'Brien) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Ruiz walked
[Azcue to second]; MCMULLEN RAN FOR RUIZ; Herrmann allowed a
passed ball [Azcue to third]; Murphy reached on a fielder's
choice [Azcue out at home (pitcher to catcher), McMullen to
second]; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [McMullen to third];
Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: MCMULLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Aparicio
grounded out (third to first); Hopkins singled to right;
WILLIAMS RAN FOR HOPKINS; Melton popped to second; Herrmann
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Angels 3.



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