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Tuesday May 30, 1972
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Nolan Ryan pitched a seven-hit shutout and Bob Oliver drove in four runs as the Angels defeated the White Sox, 6-0. Oliver homered with two men on base in the first inning and added his other RBI with a single in the fourth. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Tuesday, May 30, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  2
Angels       3  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .321      Alomar 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .273
Andrews 2b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Rivers cf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .236
  Orta 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .203      Pinson lf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .307
May lf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .302      Oliver 1b             2   2   2   4     0   0   .273
D. Allen 1b           1   0   0   0     3   0   .319        Spencer 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .213      McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .262
Johnstone cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .181      Stanton rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .207      Cardenas ss           4   0   0   1     0   0   .204
Morales ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .215      Stephenson c          3   0   2   0     1   0   .429
Bahnsen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Ryan p                4   0   0   0     0   3   .235
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyttle ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Geddes p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reichardt ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .238

Totals               33   0   7   0     4  10             Totals               33   6   9   5     2   5

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  4,666
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Angels 6
DP: White Sox 1, Angels 1
Errors: Andrews, Orta
Doubles: Rivers (3)
Home Runs: Oliver (4)
GIDP: Johnstone (2), McMullen (5)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (1,by Bahnsen)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(6-6)          4     9   6   5   1   2   1  23   3.45
Johnson                 3     0   0   0   1   2   0  10   8.49
Geddes                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3  13.50
Totals                  8     9   6   5   2   5   1  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(4-4)             9     7   0   0   4  10   0  37   2.79
Totals                  9     7   0   0   4  10   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Bahnsen (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Lou DiMuro


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to left; Andrews singled to
center; May popped to shortstop; D. Allen walked [Andrews to
second]; Melton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to second; Rivers singled to pitcher
[Alomar to second]; Pinson popped to pitcher; Oliver homered
[Alomar scored, Rivers scored]; McMullen walked; Stanton forced
McMullen (third to second); Cardenas popped to second; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Johnstone was called out on strikes; Herrmann
flied out to center; Morales singled to left; Bahnsen was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Stephenson singled to second [Stephenson to second
(error by Andrews)]; ORTA REPLACED ANDREWS (PLAYING 2B); Ryan
struck out; Alomar singled to pitcher [Stephenson stayed at
second]; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted) [Stephenson to
third, Alomar to second]; Pinson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly walked; Orta forced Kelly (third to
shortstop); May grounded out (second to first) [Orta to second];
D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Oliver was hit by a pitch; McMullen was called out
on strikes; Stanton singled to center [Oliver to third];
Cardenas forced Stanton (third to second) [Oliver scored];
Stephenson singled to center [Cardenas to second]; Ryan grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton singled to center; Johnstone grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Melton out at
second]; Herrmann popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar flied out to center; Rivers doubled to right;
Pinson reached on an error by Orta [Rivers scored (no RBI),
Pinson to second (on throw)]; Oliver singled to left [Pinson
scored (unearned)]; McMullen grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morales was called out on strikes; WILLIAMS
BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Williams struck out; Kelly struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 6.

ANGELS 5TH: JOHNSON REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Stanton flied
out to right; Cardenas flied out to right; Stephenson walked;
Ryan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Angels 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); May
grounded out (first unassisted); D. Allen walked; Melton flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers
struck out; Pinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Angels 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: SPENCER REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING 1B); Johnstone
flied out to right; Herrmann struck out; Morales struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Spencer flied out to left; McMullen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stanton grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LYTTLE BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Lyttle singled to
left; Kelly singled to left [Lyttle to second]; Orta struck out;
May struck out; D. Allen walked [Lyttle to third, Kelly to
second]; Melton popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: GEDDES REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Cardenas grounded
out (shortstop to first); Stephenson popped to first in foul
territory; Ryan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Angels 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Johnstone singled to center; Herrmann singled to
right [Johnstone to second]; Morales forced Herrmann (second to
shortstop) [Johnstone to third]; REICHARDT BATTED FOR GEDDES;
Reichardt popped to second; Kelly flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 6.



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