The Angels rebounded from their 1-0 loss in 20 innings in the previous night's game and beat the Athletics, 3-0, as Andy Messersmith pitched a six-hitter to post his first shutout of the season. The Angels' runs scored off Catfish Hunter in the third inning on singles by Sandy Alomar, Mickey Rivers, Tony Gonzalez, John Stephenson and Jim Spencer.

Hunter and Bob Locker, who followed him in relief, struck out nine between them, producing a new major league record for most strikeouts in two consecutive games, 35. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      10, 1971 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


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   .250      Mangual rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .322
Rivers rf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .231        Hegan rf            2   0   1   0     1   0   .220
Gonzalez lf           5   1   3   0     0   0   .258      Blefary lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Stephenson c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .278      Monday cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .226
McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .253      Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   1     0   2   .219      Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Berry cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .209      Tenace c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .185
O'Brien ss            3   0   1   0     1   1   .214      Brown ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Messersmith p         4   0   0   0     0   1   .152      Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .257
                                                            Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .272
                                                          Hunter p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .333
                                                            LaRussa ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .311

Totals               37   3  11   2     2   9             Totals               33   0   6   0     3   8

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 19,364
Left on Base: Angels 9, A's 9
DP: Angels 0, A's 0
Errors: Monday
Doubles: Berry (12), Rivers (4), Tenace (4), Hegan (5)
Stolen Bases: Tenace (1)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (5)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(8-8)      9     6   0   0   3   8   0  36   3.75
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3   8   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(11-8)          7     9   3   3   2   6   0  31   3.53
Locker                  1.2   2   0   0   0   3   0   7   3.60
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.14
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   9   0  39

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Merle Anthony


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Rivers
grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez singled to left;
Stephenson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Mangual flied out to center; Blefary singled to
center; Monday singled to first [Blefary to second]; Epstein
struck out; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: HEGAN REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING RF); McMullen struck
out; Spencer flied out to right; Berry doubled to left; O'Brien
walked; Messersmith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace walked; Tenace stole second; Brown flied
out to right; Green was called out on strikes; Hunter struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar singled to right; Rivers singled to third
[Alomar to second]; Gonzalez singled to center [Alomar scored
(error by Monday) (no RBI), Rivers to second]; Stephenson
singled to right [Rivers scored, Gonzalez to second]; McMullen
struck out; Spencer singled to right [Gonzalez scored,
Stephenson to third]; Berry popped to third; O'Brien singled to
second [Spencer to second, Stephenson stayed at third];
Messersmith grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 6 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Hegan walked; Blefary forced Hegan (second to
shortstop); Monday popped to second; Epstein flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar walked; Alomar was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Rivers struck out; Gonzalez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando singled to center; Tenace struck out; Brown
popped to first in foul territory; Green forced Bando (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Stephenson lined to center; McMullen grounded out
(second to first); Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hunter was called out on strikes; Hegan flied out
to center; Blefary singled to right; Monday grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Berry struck out; O'Brien flied out to left;
Messersmith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Epstein grounded out (first to pitcher); Bando
was called out on strikes; Tenace doubled to left; Brown
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Athletics 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Rivers popped
to third in foul territory; Gonzalez singled to right;
Stephenson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Green flied out to left; LARUSSA BATTED FOR
HUNTER; LaRussa was called out on strikes; Hegan doubled to
left; Blefary grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED LARUSSA (PITCHING); McMullen struck
out; Spencer struck out; Berry popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Monday walked; Epstein forced Monday (first to
shortstop); Bando popped to first; Tenace flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 9TH: O'Brien struck out; Messersmith grounded out (third
to first); Alomar singled to right; Rivers doubled to right
[Alomar to third]; KNOWLES REPLACED LOCKER (PITCHING); Gonzalez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Brown grounded out (third to first); JACKSON
BATTED FOR GREEN; Jackson was called out on strikes; DAVIS
BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 0.