Catfish Hunter reached a career high with his 19th victory when the Athletics edged the Angels, 1-0. Hunter was the winner in a four-hit duel with Rudy May.

In the fifth inning, Angel Mangual singled and Dave Duncan walked. Catcher John Stephenson tried to pick Mangual off second and threw wildly, allowing the runners to advance. After a walk to Dick Green, May threw the ball into center field in an attempted pickoff of Duncan at second and Mangual scored. The run was ruled earned because Bert Campaneris followed with a fly ball on which Mangual could have crossed the plate. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 1, California Angels 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1971 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  4
A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   1  4  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Rivers cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .271      Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Fregosi ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .275
  Christensen ss      2   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .276
McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .251      Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .242        Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Gonzalez lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .248      Mangual cf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Repoz rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .187      Duncan c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .257
Stephenson c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Green 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .242
May p                 3   0   1   0     0   2   .169      Hunter p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .351

Totals               30   0   4   0     3   6             Totals               28   1   4   0     4   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  3,264
Left on Base: Angels 8, A's 7
DP: Angels 1, A's 0
Errors: Christensen, McMullen, Stephenson, May
Stolen Bases: Alomar (35), Campaneris (29)
Sacrifice Hits: Christensen (2)
GIDP: Jackson (7)
Hit by Pitch: Fregosi (5,by Hunter)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(9-11)             8     4   1   1   4   4   0  32   2.88
Totals                  8     4   1   1   4   4   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(19-11)         9     4   0   0   3   6   0  35   3.10
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   6   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Hunter (4)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Rivers flied out to
center; Fregosi was hit by a pitch [Alomar to second]; Alomar
stole third; McMullen popped to third in foul territory; Spencer
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

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

ANGELS 2ND: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Repoz
grounded out (second to first); Stephenson popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: CHRISTENSEN REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING SS); Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein struck out; Mangual
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: May was called out on strikes; Alomar flied out to
left; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan struck out; Green grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hunter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Christensen struck out; McMullen flied out to right;
Spencer singled to left; Gonzalez walked [Spencer to second];
Repoz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris singled to left; Campaneris stole
second; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson flied
out to left; Bando was walked intentionally; Epstein flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Stephenson flied out to right; May struck out;
Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Mangual singled to center; Duncan walked [Mangual
to second]; Mangual was picked off second but was safe on an
error by Stephenson [Mangual to third, Duncan to second]; Green
walked; Green was picked off first but was safe on an error by
May [Mangual scored]; Hunter popped to pitcher; Campaneris flied
out to center [Duncan to third]; Rudi flied out to left; 1 R, 1
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Rivers walked; Christensen out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rivers to second]; McMullen struck out;
Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson walked; Bando reached on an error by
Christensen [Jackson to second, Bando to first]; Epstein forced
Jackson (pitcher to third) [Bando to third (error by McMullen),
Epstein to second]; Mangual grounded out (pitcher to first);
Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Repoz
walked; Stephenson popped to first in foul territory; May
singled to third [Repoz to second]; Alomar popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Green lined to second; Hunter grounded out
(pitcher to first); Campaneris lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Rivers popped to third in foul territory;
Christensen flied out to left; McMullen singled to left; Spencer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi grounded out (second to first); Jackson
struck out; Bando singled to left; Epstein grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Repoz flied out to right;
Stephenson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 1.