Bob Oliver homered with two out in the ninth inning to give the Angels a 2-1 victory over the Athletics in a duel between Nolan Ryan and Dave Hamilton. Ryan yielded only two hits, with the A's run coming on a homer by Reggie Jackson in the first.

While Ryan deserved the victory, the defeat nevertheless was a tough one for Hamilton. The Angels' first run in the third was unearned and Oliver's homer in the ninth was the first given up by the A's young southpaw in 36 innings this season. [The Sporting News]



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


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .290      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   2   .218
Berry cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .305      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Motton lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Jackson cf            3   1   1   1     1   1   .273
  Pinson lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .245
Oliver 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .296      Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .274
McMullen 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .286      Duncan c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .239
Stanton rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .239      Mangual rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .238
Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Cullen 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Kusnyer c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .186      Hamilton p            1   0   0   0     2   1   .000
Ryan p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .156

Totals               33   2   7   2     0   8             Totals               27   1   2   1     4  10

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance:  5,335
Left on Base: Angels 4, A's 4
DP: Angels 1, A's 0
Errors: Kusnyer, Mangual
Doubles: McMullen (9)
Home Runs: Oliver (9), Jackson (14)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (16)
Caught Stealing: McMullen (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (11)
GIDP: Mangual (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(7-5)             9     2   1   1   4  10   1  32   2.83
Totals                  9     2   1   1   4  10   1  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton L(4-1)         9     7   2   1   0   8   1  33   1.23
Totals                  9     7   2   1   0   8   1  33

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Barnett


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar struck out; Berry struck out; Motton grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris struck out; Rudi flied out to left;
Jackson homered; Bando walked; Epstein struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver singled to center; McMullen flied out to
right; Stanton struck out; Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan struck out; Mangual was called out on
strikes; Cullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Kusnyer singled to right [Kusnyer to second (error
by Mangual)]; Ryan struck out; Alomar was called out on strikes;
Berry singled to center [Kusnyer scored (unearned)]; Motton
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Hamilton struck out; Campaneris was called out on
strikes; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Oliver flied out to left; McMullen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stanton singled to left; Cardenas flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson struck out; Bando grounded out (second to
first); Epstein popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Kusnyer popped to first in foul territory; Ryan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Alomar flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan grounded out (second to first); Mangual
struck out; Cullen popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Berry grounded out (pitcher to first); Motton flied
out to left; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Hamilton walked; Campaneris forced Hamilton
(third to second); Campaneris stole second [Campaneris to third
(error by Kusnyer)]; Rudi popped to second; Jackson walked;
Bando forced Jackson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 7TH: McMullen singled to center; McMullen was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stanton struck out;
Cardenas popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); Duncan
singled to left; Mangual grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Duncan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Kusnyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Ryan
flied out to right; Alomar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Cullen flied out to left; Hamilton walked;
Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hamilton
to second]; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Motton
flied out to left; Oliver homered; McMullen doubled to left;
Stanton popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: PINSON REPLACED MOTTON (PLAYING LF); Jackson
grounded out (third to first); Bando grounded out (third to
first); Epstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 2, Athletics 1.