After two were out in the ninth inning, Tony Gonzalez and Roger Repoz hit successive homers to give the Angels a 4-2 victory over the Athletics. Jim Spencer also homered for the Angels earlier in the game, while Sal Bando belted one for the A's. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Monday, September 6, 1971 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   4  9  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .260      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   2   .255
Rivers cf,lf          2   0   0   0     1   0   .273        Brown ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Fregosi ss            3   0   0   1     0   0   .222      Rudi lf               3   1   3   0     1   0   .261
McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Jackson rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .278
Spencer 1b            4   1   1   1     0   2   .240      Epstein 1b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .244
Gonzalez lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .251      Bando 3b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .278
  Berry cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Mangual cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Repoz rf              4   1   1   1     0   2   .190      Blefary c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Torborg c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .245
  O'Brien pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .198        Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Stephenson c        1   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Dobson p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .213
Messersmith p         4   0   0   0     0   2   .158

Totals               33   4   9   4     1   6             Totals               33   2   8   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  6,392
Left on Base: Angels 5, A's 6
DP: Angels 1, A's 1
Doubles: McMullen (19), Torborg (5), Rudi (22), Jackson (27)
Home Runs: Spencer (18), Gonzalez (3), Repoz (12), Bando (20)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (34)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Fregosi (3)
GIDP: Epstein (3)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(15-13)    9     8   2   2   2   7   1  35   3.35
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   7   1  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(15-4)          9     9   4   4   1   6   3  36   3.60
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1   6   3  36

Passed Balls: Blefary (4)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Rivers
walked; Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rivers to
second]; Blefary allowed a passed ball [Rivers to third];
McMullen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi walked; Jackson singled to third [Rudi to second]; Epstein
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer homered; Gonzalez lined to center; Repoz
struck out; Torborg popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando walked; Mangual grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Bando to second]; Athletics Manager Dick Williams
ejected by 1B umpire Dave Phillips; Blefary flied out to
left; Green struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Messersmith struck out; Alomar singled to shortstop;
Alomar was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rivers
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Dobson singled to left; Campaneris struck out;
Rudi singled to third [Dobson to second]; Jackson forced Rudi
(shortstop to second) [Dobson to third]; Epstein struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen
doubled to center; Spencer struck out; Gonzalez grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Mangual
flied out to right; Blefary flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Repoz was called out on strikes; Torborg grounded
out (shortstop to first); Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green popped to second in foul territory; Dobson
grounded out (third to first); Campaneris was called out on
strikes; Bert Campaneris ejected by HP umpire Russ Goetz;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 6TH: BROWN REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS); Alomar
singled to right; Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Alomar to second]; Alomar stole third; Fregosi hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Alomar scored]; McMullen popped to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi doubled to left; Jackson grounded out
(second to first) [Rudi to third]; Epstein grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rudi scored]; Bando homered; Mangual was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Spencer flied to right in foul territory; Gonzalez
grounded out (second to first); Repoz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Blefary grounded out (second to first); Green
grounded out (first to pitcher); Dobson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Torborg doubled to center; O'BRIEN RAN FOR TORBORG;
Messersmith reached on a fielder's choice [O'Brien stayed at
second]; Alomar singled to third [O'Brien to third, Messersmith
to second]; Rivers popped to third in foul territory; Fregosi
lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Messersmith out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: STEPHENSON REPLACED O'BRIEN (PLAYING C ); Brown
grounded out (third to first); Rudi singled to center [Rudi out
at second (center to shortstop)]; Jackson doubled to left;
Epstein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 9TH: McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer
struck out; Gonzalez homered; Repoz homered; Stephenson singled
to right; Messersmith struck out (catcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BERRY REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING CF); RIVERS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bando singled to shortstop;
Mangual popped to first; Blefary struck out; GARRETT BATTED FOR
GREEN; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4,
Athletics 2.