Blue Moon Odom, coming off the disabled list for his first start since June 20, pitched five scoreless innings on a yield of only two hits and gained his first victory since May 24, when the Athletics defeated the Angels, 4-3. Mudcat Grant, who replaced Odom, was tagged for three runs on five consecutive singles in the eighth, but three other relievers stopped any further scoring. The A's counted once in the second inning on a triple by Tommy Davis and infield out by Joe Rudi. Rick Monday drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the fifth and Felipe Alou followed with a single to plate the deciding tally. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    4, 1970 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  9  1
A's          0  1  0    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .261      Monday cf             4   0   1   2     0   1   .310
Repoz lf,cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .247      Green 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .186
  J. Tatum ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Alou rf,lf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .290
Fregosi ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .298      Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
McMullen 3b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .246      Davis lf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Spencer 1b            3   0   1   1     1   1   .279        Jackson rf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Johnstone cf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .232      Rudi 1b               2   1   1   1     1   0   .291
  Cowan ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   3   .245
Voss rf               2   0   0   0     1   1   .240      Donaldson ss          2   1   1   0     1   0   .290
  Ruiz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Odom p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .207
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Campaneris ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Azcue c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .251        Hunter pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .169
Wright p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .209        Grant p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  K. Tatum p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rivers ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Roland p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   3     3   6             Totals               30   4   6   4     3   8

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  6,036
Left on Base: Angels 8, A's 6
DP: Angels 0, A's 2
Errors: Fregosi, Odom, Locker
Triples: Davis (1)
Stolen Bases: Rudi (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudi (4)
GIDP: Azcue (9), J. Tatum (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(14-9)          4.1   4   4   4   1   3   0  19   3.16
K. Tatum                2.2   1   0   0   2   4   0  11   2.87
Fisher                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.13
Totals                  8     6   4   4   3   8   0  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom W(5-5)             5     2   0   0   3   4   0  19   4.26
Grant                   2.1   6   3   3   0   1   0  13   1.41
Lindblad                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.25
Locker                  0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.00
Roland SV(1)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.65
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   6   0  38

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar walked; Repoz grounded out (first unassisted)
[Alomar to second]; Fregosi popped to second; McMullen flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Green
flied out to left; Alou popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer flied out to right; Johnstone singled to
right; Voss walked [Johnstone to second]; Azcue grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Voss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando flied out to right; Davis tripled to right;
Rudi reached on an error by Fregosi [Davis scored (RBI), Rudi to
first]; Duncan struck out; Donaldson grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Wright struck out; Alomar grounded out (pitcher to
first); Repoz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Odom struck out; Monday popped to second; Green
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Fregosi grounded out (third to first); McMullen
singled to center; McMullen was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Odom [McMullen to second]; Spencer walked; Johnstone
struck out; Voss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Bando
grounded out (second to first); Davis grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Azcue lined to shortstop; Wright grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alomar flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi singled to left; Duncan was called out on
strikes; Donaldson singled to right [Rudi to third]; CAMPANERIS
BATTED FOR ODOM; Campaneris walked [Donaldson to second]; HUNTER
RAN FOR CAMPANERIS; Monday singled to center [Rudi scored,
Donaldson scored, Hunter to second]; K. TATUM REPLACED WRIGHT
(PITCHING); Green struck out; Alou singled to center [Hunter
scored, Monday to third]; Bando forced Alou (third to second); 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 4.

ANGELS 6TH: GRANT REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Repoz flied out to
center; Fregosi singled to center; McMullen forced Fregosi
(third to second); Spencer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Rudi
walked; Rudi stole second; Duncan was called out on strikes;
Donaldson was walked intentionally; Grant flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 4.

ANGELS 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING RF); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Johnstone flied out to center; Voss
grounded out (first to pitcher); Azcue flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Monday struck out; Green struck out; Alou flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 4.

ANGELS 8TH: RIVERS BATTED FOR K. TATUM; Rivers flied out to
right; Debut game for Mickey Rivers; Alomar singled to
center; Repoz singled to pitcher [Alomar to second]; Fregosi
singled to center [Alomar scored, Repoz to third]; McMullen
singled to center [Repoz scored, Fregosi to second]; Spencer
singled to center [Fregosi scored, McMullen to second]; LINDBLAD
REPLACED GRANT (PITCHING); COWAN BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Cowan
popped to shortstop; RUIZ BATTED FOR VOSS; LOCKER REPLACED
LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Ruiz grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: FISHER REPLACED RUIZ (PITCHING); COWAN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); REPOZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); RIVERS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bando singled to left; Jackson
struck out; Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Bando to second]; Duncan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Azcue struck out; Rivers reached on an error by
Locker [Rivers to first]; Alomar singled to right [Rivers to
second]; ROLAND REPLACED LOCKER (PITCHING); J. TATUM BATTED FOR
REPOZ; J. Tatum grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Alomar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Athletics 4.