The Athletics batted around in the fifth inning, scoring five runs, and made it easy for Vida Blue to defeat the Angels, 7-3. The A's loaded the bases on a single by Joe Rudi, double by Reggie Jackson and an intentional pass to Sal Bando. Rick Monday promptly singled, driving in Rudi and Jackson. The other runs followed on singles by Dave Duncan and Dick Green and a passed ball. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, California Angels 3
Game Played on Thursday, April     22, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          1  0  1    0  5  0    0  0  0  -   7  9  0
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   3  5  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Alomar 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .177
Rudi lf               3   3   1   0     2   2   .262      Spencer 1b            3   2   2   2     1   0   .184
Jackson rf            4   1   2   0     1   1   .194      Johnson lf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .283
Mincher 1b            4   1   0   1     1   2   .224      Conigliaro rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .193
Bando 3b              4   0   1   1     1   1   .271      Fregosi ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .280
Monday cf             5   1   2   2     0   0   .292      McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .204
Duncan c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .260      Moses c               4   0   0   0     0   3   .244
Green 2b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .228      Berry cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .115
Blue p                4   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Messersmith p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Wynne p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ruiz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .400
                                                            Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            O'Brien ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .083
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               36   7   9   6     6   9             Totals               32   3   5   3     2   9

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  7,186
Left on Base: A's 8, Angels 4
DP: A's 0, Angels 0
Errors: Fregosi
Doubles: Jackson (4), Alomar (2), Spencer (2), Johnson (2)
Home Runs: Spencer (3)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (4)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(4-1)             9     5   3   3   2   9   1  34   1.56
Totals                  9     5   3   3   2   9   1  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(1-2)      4.2   6   7   5   5   3   0  25   2.96
Wynne                   1.1   2   0   0   0   3   0   6   0.00
Fisher                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.27
LaRoche                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     9   7   5   6   9   0  42

Passed Balls: Moses 2 (3)
Wild Pitches: Blue (3), Messersmith (1)

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Red Flaherty


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris popped to shortstop; Rudi walked;
Jackson walked [Rudi to second]; Mincher reached on an error by
Fregosi (assist by Alomar) [Jackson to second, Rudi to third];
Bando forced Mincher (shortstop to second) [Jackson to third,
Rudi scored (unearned)]; Jackson was caught stealing home
(catcher to shortstop to catcher); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar struck out; Spencer homered; Johnson struck
out; Conigliaro struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan
flied out to left; Green walked; Blue grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Fregosi flied to right in foul territory; McMullen
flied out to center; Moses struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris popped to second; Rudi walked; Jackson
singled to center [Rudi to third]; Mincher grounded out (second
to first) [Jackson to second, Rudi scored]; Bando was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Berry grounded out (first to pitcher); Messersmith
flied out to center; Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Monday singled to left; Duncan grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Monday to second]; Messersmith threw a
wild pitch [Monday to third]; Green struck out; Blue struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Spencer flied out to center; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Conigliaro grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi singled to center; Jackson doubled to center [Rudi to
third]; Mincher was walked intentionally; Bando popped to
second; Monday singled to center [Mincher to second, Jackson
scored, Rudi scored]; Duncan singled to left [Monday to second,
Mincher scored]; WYNNE REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Green
singled to left [Duncan to second, Monday scored]; Moses allowed
a passed ball [Green to second, Duncan to third]; Moses allowed
a passed ball [Green to third, Duncan scored (unearned)]; Blue
flied out to left; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Fregosi popped to third; McMullen singled to left;
Blue threw a wild pitch [McMullen to second]; Moses struck out;
Berry popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7,
Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris stole
second; Rudi struck out; Jackson was called out on strikes;
Mincher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: RUIZ BATTED FOR WYNNE; Ruiz was called out on
strikes; Alomar doubled to center; Spencer doubled to right
[Alomar scored]; Johnson was called out on strikes; Conigliaro
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels
2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: FISHER REPLACED RUIZ (PITCHING); Bando singled to
left; Monday flied out to right; Duncan popped to catcher; Green
forced Bando (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
7, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Fregosi walked; McMullen flied out to right; Moses
struck out; Berry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Blue struck out; Campaneris grounded out (second
to first); Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 7, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: O'BRIEN BATTED FOR FISHER; O'Brien struck out;
Alomar flied out to center; Spencer walked; Johnson doubled to
center [Spencer scored]; Conigliaro popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING); Jackson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mincher was called out on
strikes; Bando walked; Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Fregosi lined to second; McMullen flied out to
center; Moses grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels 3.