Ken Holtzman scattered eight hits to post his second shutout of the season and also drove in two runs with a single as the Athletics defeated the Angels, 4-0. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       17, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .209      Alomar 2b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .269
Rudi lf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .306      Rivers cf             3   0   1   0     0   2   .228
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .211      McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Duncan c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .268      Kosco lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Mangual cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Cardenas ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .221
Epstein 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .236      Stanton rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .158
L. Brown 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .189      Torborg c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Holtzman p            4   0   1   2     0   1   .250      May p                 2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            O'Brien ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   8   4     1   5             Totals               32   0   8   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  5,118
Left on Base: A's 5, Angels 6
DP: A's 2, Angels 0
Errors: L. Brown, Alomar, Oliver
Home Runs: Rudi (1)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (1), Duncan (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (3)
GIDP: Oliver (4), Stanton (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(5-2)         9     8   0   0   0   5   0  33   2.47
Totals                  9     8   0   0   0   5   0  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(0-3)              8     8   4   4   1   5   1  33   5.85
Queen                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.62
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   5   1  36

Passed Balls: Duncan (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi
struck out; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Rivers out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Alomar to second]; McMullen singled to
third [Alomar to third]; Oliver grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [McMullen out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando made an out to second; Duncan singled to
left; Mangual flied out to center; Epstein singled to shortstop
[Duncan to second]; L. Brown singled to left [Duncan scored,
Epstein to third (on throw), L. Brown to second (on throw)];
Holtzman singled to center [Epstein scored, L. Brown scored];
Campaneris flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Kosco grounded out (third to first); Cardenas
singled to right; Stanton grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Cardenas to second]; Torborg flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
reached on an error by Oliver; Jackson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Bando grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: May struck out; Alomar singled to center; Rivers
singled to center [Alomar to second]; McMullen flied out to
right [Alomar to third]; Oliver forced Rivers (third to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan lined to third; Mangual singled to right;
Epstein flied out to center; L. Brown forced Mangual (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Kosco grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas
grounded out (third to first); Stanton made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Holtzman grounded out (third to first);
Campaneris was called out on strikes; Rudi homered; Jackson
reached on an error by Alomar; Bando flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Torborg grounded out (pitcher to first); May struck
out; Alomar singled to left; Rivers was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan flied out to left; Mangual flied out to
center; Epstein singled to right; L. Brown flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
grounded out (third to first); Kosco popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Holtzman struck out; Campaneris singled to
center; Rudi forced Campaneris (shortstop to second); Jackson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Cardenas singled to center; Stanton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Cardenas out at second];
Torborg flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando struck out; Duncan walked; Duncan was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mangual popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: O'BRIEN BATTED FOR MAY; O'Brien struck out; Alomar
flied out to right; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: QUEEN REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING); Epstein
grounded out (catcher to first); L. Brown grounded out
(shortstop to first); Holtzman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: McMullen flied out to right; Oliver singled to left;
Kosco forced Oliver (third to second) [Kosco to second (error by
L. Brown)]; Duncan allowed a passed ball [Kosco to third];
Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 0.