Four walks in the ninth inning handed the Athletics a 3-2 victory over the Angels. Gene Tenace, pinch-hitting with two out and the bases loaded, drew a pass that forced in Blue Moon Odom, who ran for Don Mincher. Chuck Dobson, who was the winner, gave up only three hits, all by Tony Gonzalez. Joe Rudi homered for the Athletics. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 2
Game Played on Friday, September 18, 1970 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  0
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  5  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .255      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Gonzalez cf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .273      Rudi lf               4   1   1   1     0   2   .305
Fregosi ss            2   0   0   1     2   0   .279      Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .278
Johnson lf            1   0   0   0     3   0   .317      Mincher 1b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .279        Odom pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .250
Johnstone rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .236      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .262
Ruiz 3b               2   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Jackson cf            2   0   0   0     2   1   .243
  Voss ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Duncan c              2   0   1   0     1   1   .243
  Oyler 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Lewis pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Egan c                2   0   0   0     0   1   .226        Fernandez c         0   0   0   0     1   0   .213
  Repoz ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Green 2b              4   0   3   1     0   1   .193
  Brown c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .124
May p                 3   0   0   0     0   2   .091        Tenace ph           0   0   0   1     1   0   .294
  K. Tatum p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               28   2   3   1     7   6             Totals               29   3   5   3     6  10

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  5,379
Left on Base: Angels 6, A's 7
DP: Angels 1, A's 1
Home Runs: Rudi (11)
Caught Stealing: Gonzalez (1)
GIDP: Spencer (7), Dobson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Mincher (1,by May)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     7     5   2   2   2   9   1  27   3.99
K. Tatum L(7-4)         1.1   0   1   1   2   0   0   6   3.09
LaRoche                 0.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   3   3.61
Totals                  8.2   5   3   3   6  10   1  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(16-13)         9     3   2   2   7   6   0  35   3.65
Totals                  9     3   2   2   7   6   0  35

Hit by Pitch: May (3)
Wild Pitches: K. Tatum (6), Dobson (8)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar made an out to shortstop; Gonzalez singled to
right; Fregosi walked [Gonzalez to second]; Johnson walked
[Gonzalez to third, Fregosi to second]; Dobson threw a wild
pitch [Johnson to second, Fregosi to third, Gonzalez scored];
Spencer flied out to center; Johnstone grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi struck out; Alou struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Ruiz struck out; Egan struck out; May struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Mincher flied out to left; Bando was called out
on strikes; Jackson walked; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar walked; Gonzalez singled to center [Alomar to
third]; Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gonzalez to
second, Alomar scored]; Johnson walked; Spencer grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green singled to right [Green out at second
(first to shortstop)]; Dobson grounded out (third to first);
Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnstone flied out to right; Ruiz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Egan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi homered; Alou popped to catcher in foul
territory; Mincher was hit by a pitch; Bando forced Mincher
(shortstop to second); Jackson grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 5TH: May was called out on strikes; Alomar flied out to
left; Gonzalez singled to left; Gonzalez was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan walked; Green singled to center [Duncan to
second]; On a bunt Dobson grounded into a double play (third to
shortstop to second) [Duncan to third, Green out at second];
Campaneris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Fregosi walked; Johnson walked [Fregosi to second];
Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher) [Johnson to second,
Fregosi to third]; Johnstone was walked intentionally; VOSS
BATTED FOR RUIZ; Voss was called out on strikes; REPOZ BATTED
FOR EGAN; Repoz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: OYLER REPLACED VOSS (PLAYING 3B); BROWN REPLACED
REPOZ (PLAYING C ); Rudi was called out on strikes; Alou was
called out on strikes; Mincher grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 7TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Alomar flied
out to left; Gonzalez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando was called out on strikes; Jackson struck
out; Duncan singled to left; LEWIS RAN FOR DUNCAN; Green singled
to left [Lewis scored]; Dobson grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 8TH: FERNANDEZ REPLACED LEWIS (PLAYING C ); Fregosi flied
out to right; Johnson grounded out (first unassisted); Spencer
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: K. TATUM REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi flied out to right; Alou
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Athletics 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Johnstone flied out to center; Oyler grounded out
(third to first); Brown grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Mincher walked; ODOM RAN FOR MINCHER; Bando
grounded out (second to first) [Odom to second]; K. Tatum threw
a wild pitch [Odom to third]; Jackson was walked intentionally;
LAROCHE REPLACED K. TATUM (PITCHING); Fernandez was walked
intentionally [Jackson to second]; Green struck out; TENACE
BATTED FOR DOBSON; Tenace walked [Odom scored, Jackson to third,
Fernandez to second]; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics
3.