Led by Reggie Jackson, who drove in four runs with a homer and single, the Athletics defeated the Angels, 7-4, before a crowd of 43,041 fans, who were treated to a fireworks show after the holiday game.

The A's, who were the victims of a no-hitter by Clyde Wright in the previous night's game, wasted no time getting at Rudy May when Bert Campaneris led off with the homer in the first inning. Jackson's single accounted for one of the A's two runs in the third. After the Angels came back to tie the score with the aid of two solo swats by Jim Spencer, Jackson broke the deadlock with a three-run homer in the fifth and Sal Bando followed with another round-tripper. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 7, California Angels 4

Game Played on Saturday, July 4, 1970 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

A's          1  0  2    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   7  7  1
Angels       0  2  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   1   2   1     0   0   .257      Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .272
Alou rf,lf            4   1   0   0     1   1   .300      Repoz rf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Jackson cf,rf         4   1   2   4     0   1   .234      Fregosi ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Bando 3b              3   1   1   1     1   2   .282      Johnson lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .330
Davis lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Spencer 1b            4   2   2   2     0   0   .269
  Hovley cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .288      McMullen 3b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .247
Rudi 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Azcue c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Johnstone cf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .228
Green 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .186      May p                 1   0   0   1     0   0   .071
Hunter p              2   2   1   0     0   0   .170        Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reynolds ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .259
  Grant p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Garrett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Voss ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .271

Totals               33   7   7   6     4   6             Totals               35   4   8   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 43,041
Left on Base: A's 4, Angels 7
DP: A's 0, Angels 1
Errors: Bando, May
Doubles: Hunter (1), McMullen (7), Johnstone (7), Johnson (13)
Home Runs: Campaneris (12), Jackson (12), Bando (16), Spencer 2 (7)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Hunter (3)
Sacrifice Flies: May (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(13-5)          7.1   6   4   4   2   3   2  31   3.30
Lindblad                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.58
Grant SV(13)            1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.90
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   3   2  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(4-6)              4.2   5   7   7   2   3   3  22   3.60
Queen                   2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.92
Garrett                 2     1   0   0   2   2   0   8   2.61
Totals                  9     7   7   7   4   6   3  38

Wild Pitches: May (5)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris homered; Alou flied out to right;
Jackson struck out; Bando was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar walked; Repoz was called out on strikes;
Fregosi popped to second; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi
popped to shortstop; Duncan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer homered; McMullen doubled to center; Azcue
grounded out (second to first) [McMullen to third]; Johnstone
doubled to third [McMullen stayed at third]; May hit a sacrifice
fly to center [McMullen scored, Johnstone to third]; Alomar
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green walked; Hunter reached on an error by May
on a sacrifice bunt [Green to third, Hunter to first]; May threw
a wild pitch [Green scored, Hunter to second]; Campaneris flied
out to center; Alou flied out to right; Jackson singled to
pitcher [Hunter scored]; Jackson stole second; Bando was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Repoz flied out to center; Fregosi flied out to
center; Johnson popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi
grounded out (third to first); Duncan flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Spencer homered; McMullen popped to second; Azcue
grounded out (first unassisted); Johnstone walked; May popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green grounded out (third to first); Hunter
doubled to right; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alou was walked intentionally; Jackson homered [Hunter scored,
Alou scored]; Bando homered; QUEEN REPLACED MAY (PITCHING);
Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Alomar flied out to center; Repoz flied out to
right; Fregosi reached on an error by Bando [Fregosi to first];
Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi popped to second; Duncan flied out to right;
Green grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Spencer flied out to center; McMullen was called out
on strikes; Azcue flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Hunter grounded out (first unassisted);
Campaneris singled to left; Alou was called out on strikes;
Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); REYNOLDS
BATTED FOR QUEEN; Reynolds singled to left; Alomar popped to
third in foul territory; Repoz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: GARRETT REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Bando
walked; Davis lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Bando
out at first]; Rudi struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); JACKSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HOVLEY REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING CF);
Fregosi flied out to left; Johnson doubled to center; LINDBLAD
REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Spencer grounded out (third to
first); McMullen singled to right [Johnson scored]; GRANT
REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Azcue grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Duncan struck out; Green singled to center; Grant
walked [Green to second]; Campaneris flied out to center; Alou
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Johnstone flied out to center; VOSS BATTED FOR
GARRETT; Voss grounded out (first unassisted); Alomar singled to
center; Repoz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels 4.

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