Rickey Clark pitched a two-hitter and Ken McMullen drove in a run with a single in the ninth inning to give the Angels a 1-0 victory over the Athletics. Mickey Rivers drew a pass in the ninth and when Tony Gonzalez bunted, both runners were safe on a bobble by Blue Moon Odom. After John Stephenson flied out, Jim Spencer was walked intentionally to load the bases for McMullen's hit. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 1, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Friday, July      2, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .229      Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .259      Rivers cf             2   1   0   0     2   1   .235
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Gonzalez lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Stephenson c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Spencer 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .218
Blefary c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .246        Ruiz pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Brown ss              3   0   1   0     0   2   .216      McMullen 3b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .244
Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Conigliaro rf         2   0   1   0     1   0   .229
Odom p                3   0   0   0     0   3   .000      O'Brien ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                          Clark p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .000

Totals               29   0   2   0     3   8             Totals               27   1   5   1     4   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  8,488
Left on Base: A's 5, Angels 7
DP: A's 1, Angels 0
Errors: Odom
Doubles: Spencer (12)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Clark (1), Gonzalez (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom L(4-4)             8.1   5   1   1   4   3   0  33   2.91
Totals                  8.1   5   1   1   4   3   0  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clark W(2-0)            9     2   0   0   3   8   0  32   1.59
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   8   0  32

Wild Pitches: Odom (1), Clark (2)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Odom


ATHLETICS 1ST: Monday flied out to left; Rudi walked; Jackson
struck out; Epstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers
struck out (catcher to first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando struck out; Blefary grounded out (third to
first); Brown was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Stephenson flied out to right; Spencer grounded out
(shortstop to first); McMullen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

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

ANGELS 3RD: Conigliaro walked; O'Brien popped to first in foul
territory; Clark out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Conigliaro to second]; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (second to first); Jackson
flied out to center; Epstein grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez
singled to shortstop; Stephenson forced Gonzalez (second to
shortstop); Spencer doubled to left [Stephenson to third];
McMullen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Blefary
flied out to right; Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Conigliaro singled to left; Odom threw a wild pitch
[Conigliaro to second]; O'Brien popped to second; Clark was
called out on strikes; Alomar reached on a fielder's choice
[Conigliaro out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Green popped to shortstop; Odom was called out on
strikes; Monday walked; Rudi reached on a fielder's choice
[Monday to second]; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Rivers walked; Gonzalez lined into a double play
(third to first) [Rivers out at first]; Stephenson grounded out
(second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels
0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Epstein flied out to left; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blefary walked; Brown singled to right
[Blefary to second]; Green forced Brown (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); McMullen
popped to third; Conigliaro popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Odom was called out on strikes; Monday singled to
first; Clark threw a wild pitch [Monday to second]; Monday was
picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Rudi flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: O'Brien grounded out (third to first); Clark struck
out; Alomar singled to center; Alomar was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Jackson flied out to left; Epstein flied out to
right; Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Rivers walked; Gonzalez reached on an error by Odom
on a sacrifice bunt [Rivers to second, Gonzalez to first];
Stephenson flied out to right [Rivers to third]; Spencer was
walked intentionally [Gonzalez to second]; RUIZ RAN FOR SPENCER;
McMullen singled to left [Rivers scored, Gonzalez to third, Ruiz
to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 1.