Relieving in the ninth inning, Eddie Fisher threw only one pitch and was tagged with the defeat when Reggie Jackson smashed a homer to give the Athletics a 3-2 victory over the Angels. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       23, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  1  -   3  6  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .209
Berry cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .351      Rudi lf               2   0   0   1     1   0   .309
Pinson lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .324      Jackson rf            3   1   2   1     1   0   .257
Oliver 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Bando 3b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .248
McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Epstein 1b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .247
  Rivers pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .213      O. Brown cf           3   0   0   0     0   3   .174
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Duncan c              2   0   0   1     0   0   .233
Stanton rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .208      L. Brown 2b           2   1   0   0     1   0   .159
Cardenas ss           2   0   0   0     2   0   .205      Odom p                2   0   1   0     0   1   .143
Kusnyer c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Clark p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  O'Brien 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               33   2   7   1     2   2             Totals               23   3   6   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  2,860
Left on Base: Angels 6, A's 3
DP: Angels 2, A's 2
Errors: Epstein
Doubles: Oliver (7), Alomar (4), Stanton (3)
Home Runs: Jackson (7)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (6), Odom (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Duncan (2), Rudi (1)
GIDP: Oliver (5), Kusnyer (1), Bando (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clark                   8     5   2   2   3   6   0  29   3.99
Fisher L(1-2)           0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   3.16
Totals                  8     6   3   3   3   6   1  30

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom                    8.1   7   2   1   2   2   0  33   2.28
Fingers W(3-1)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.82
Totals                  9     7   2   1   2   2   0  35

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Don Denkinger


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (third to first); Berry singled
to center; Pinson singled to center [Berry to second]; Oliver
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Pinson out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi grounded out
(third to first); Jackson walked; Jackson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen flied out to right; Stanton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cardenas walked; Kusnyer forced Cardenas
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando struck out; Epstein struck out; O. Brown
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Clark made an out to second; Alomar grounded out
(first unassisted); Berry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan made an out to third; L. Brown grounded
out (shortstop to first); Odom struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Pinson flied out to center; Oliver doubled to
center; McMullen grounded out (first unassisted) [Oliver to
third]; Stanton reached on an error by Epstein (assist by
Campaneris) [Oliver scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Cardenas forced
Stanton (shortstop unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi flied out to
left; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Kusnyer flied out to center; Clark struck out;
Alomar doubled to center; Berry flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando singled to left; Epstein singled to right
[Bando to third]; O. Brown was called out on strikes; Duncan hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Bando scored]; L. Brown grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Odom singled to right; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Odom to second]; Rudi
walked; Jackson singled to first [Odom to third, Rudi to
second]; Bando grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
1, Athletics 1.

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

ATHLETICS 7TH: Epstein grounded out (second to first); O. Brown
was called out on strikes; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Clark grounded out (shortstop to second to first);
Alomar singled to left; Berry flied out to center; Pinson
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: L. Brown walked; Odom out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [L. Brown to second]; On a bunt Campaneris
singled to third [L. Brown to third]; Rudi sacrifice flied into
a double play (center to pitcher to second) [L. Brown scored,
Campaneris out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Athletics 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); McMullen
singled to center; RIVERS RAN FOR MCMULLEN; Stanton doubled to
center [Rivers scored]; Blue Moon Odom ejected by HP umpire
Ron Luciano; FINGERS REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Cardenas
reached on a fielder's choice [Stanton out at third (shortstop
to third)]; Kusnyer forced Cardenas (shortstop to second); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: FISHER REPLACED RIVERS (PITCHING); O'BRIEN
REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING 3B); Jackson homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 3.