Yielding only two hits, Blue Moon Odom pitched the Athletics to a 2-1 victory over the Angels. The A's scored a run in the first inning on a walk to Bert Campaneris, a theft of second and single by Joe Rudi.

Angel Mangual hit his first homer of the season in the fourth to produce what proved to be the winning run. The Angels counted in the sixth on a pass to Ken Berry, forceout by Vada Pinson and double by Bob Oliver. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, California Angels 1
Game Played on Monday, May       15, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  2  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         3   1   0   0     1   1   .207      Rivers rf,cf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .235
Rudi lf               4   0   3   1     0   0   .289      Berry cf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .358
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .220        Kosco rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .239        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Pinson lf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .329
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Oliver 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .274
Duncan c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .255      McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Mangual cf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .194      Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .207
L. Brown 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .191      Kusnyer c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Odom p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Alomar 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .229
                                                          Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Fisher p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Silverio ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               31   2   5   2     3   5             Totals               29   1   2   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  6,596
Left on Base: A's 6, Angels 4
DP: A's 0, Angels 0
Errors: Odom
Doubles: Rudi (5), Oliver (4)
Home Runs: Mangual (1)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (4)
Caught Stealing: Odom (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ryan (1)
Hit by Pitch: Duncan (1,by Ryan)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom W(2-0)             9     2   1   1   2   4   0  32   1.15
Totals                  9     2   1   1   2   4   0  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(2-3)             3.2   2   2   2   3   3   1  16   3.23
Fisher                  4.1   2   0   0   0   2   0  15   2.14
Allen                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.20
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   5   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Ryan (4)

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Russ Goetz


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris walked; Campaneris stole second; Rudi
singled to right [Campaneris scored]; Jackson flied out to
right; Bando walked [Rudi to second]; Epstein flied out to
center; Duncan was hit by a pitch [Rudi to third, Bando to
second]; Mangual was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Rivers walked; Berry struck out; Pinson flied out to
left; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: L. Brown walked; Odom forced L. Brown (pitcher to
shortstop); Odom was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen flied out to center; Cardenas grounded out
(third to first); Kusnyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Jackson
struck out; Bando grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar singled to right; Ryan reached on an error by
Odom on a sacrifice bunt [Alomar to second]; Rivers struck out;
Berry flied out to right; Pinson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Epstein flied out to center; Duncan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mangual homered; FISHER REPLACED RYAN
(PITCHING); L. Brown grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Oliver flied out to left; McMullen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cardenas grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Odom was called out on strikes; Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi doubled to right;
Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Kusnyer grounded out (third to first); Alomar
grounded out (second to first); Fisher grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein
grounded out (pitcher to first); Duncan flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Berry
walked; Pinson forced Berry (second unassisted); Oliver doubled
to center [Pinson scored]; McMullen popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: RIVERS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); KOSCO
REPLACED BERRY (PLAYING RF); Mangual was called out on strikes;
L. Brown grounded out (third to first); Odom grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Cardenas flied out to center; Kusnyer grounded out
(third to first); Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Rudi singled to
right; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rudi to second];
Bando flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: SILVERIO BATTED FOR FISHER; Silverio popped to
third; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Kosco popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: SILVERIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ALLEN
REPLACED KOSCO (PITCHING); Epstein grounded out (first
unassisted); Duncan singled to left; Mangual flied out to right;
L. Brown popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Pinson flied
out to left; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Angels 1.