The Athletics swept a doubleheader for the fifth straight time this season by defeating the Angels, 6-1 and 6-0. The Angels' only run of the day was unearned off Catfish Hunter, who pitched a three-hitter in the opener.

Blue Moon Odom was the winner of the nightcap with help from Darold Knowles, who saved the shutout after relieving with two men on base in the ninth inning. Sal Bando homered with two men on base in the second and the A's wrapped up their scoring with three more runs in the third, two counting on a homer by Dave Duncan. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      25, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  3
A's          0  1  2    0  0  0    2  1  x  -   6 10  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     1   0   .216
Berry cf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .288      Rudi lf               4   1   2   0     1   1   .333
Pinson rf,lf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .291      Jackson cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .268
Oliver 1b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .292      Bando 3b              4   2   2   1     1   0   .246
McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Epstein 1b            4   1   2   1     1   0   .275
Spencer lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Duncan c              5   1   1   1     0   1   .232
  Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mangual rf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .233
Stephenson c          3   1   1   0     0   0   .395      Cullen 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .077
Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Hunter p              4   0   2   1     0   0   .174
May p                 0   0   0   0     1   0   .077
  Fisher p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Stanton rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .239

Totals               30   1   3   1     1   9             Totals               35   6  10   5     7   3

Time of Game: 2:37
Left on Base: Angels 3, A's 12
DP: Angels 1, A's 0
Errors: McMullen, Cardenas 2, Cullen 2
Doubles: Stephenson (1), Epstein (6), Duncan (5)
Triples: Bando (3)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris 2 (18), Bando (2)
Caught Stealing: Spencer (1), Jackson (5)
GIDP: Duncan (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(1-5)              2     3   3   1   3   2   0  15   3.67
Fisher                  4.2   5   2   2   3   1   0  21   4.20
Queen                   1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   6   5.48
Totals                  8    10   6   4   7   3   0  42

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(8-3)           9     3   1   0   1   9   0  31   2.18
Totals                  9     3   1   0   1   9   0  31

Passed Balls: Stephenson 2 (4)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar popped to third in foul territory; Berry was
called out on strikes; Pinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris walked; Campaneris stole second; Rudi
struck out; Campaneris stole third; Jackson struck out; Bando
walked; Epstein flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver flied out to center; McMullen struck out;
Spencer reached on an error by Cullen; Spencer was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan reached on an error by Cardenas; Mangual
flied out to right; Cullen flied out to center; Hunter singled
to left [Duncan to third]; Campaneris reached on an error by
McMullen [Duncan scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hunter to second];
Rudi walked [Hunter to third, Campaneris to second]; Jackson
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Stephenson doubled to center; Cardenas struck out;
May walked; Alomar reached on an error by Cullen [Stephenson to
third, May to second]; Berry was called out on strikes; Pinson
singled to right [Stephenson scored (unearned), May out at home
(right to catcher), Alomar to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando reached on an error by Cardenas; Epstein
doubled to right [Bando scored (unearned)]; Duncan doubled to
right [Epstein scored]; FISHER REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Mangual
grounded out (third to first); Cullen made an out to second;
Stephenson allowed a passed ball [Duncan to third]; Hunter
popped to first in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Oliver struck out; McMullen flied out to right;
Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Rudi flied out to
right; Jackson walked; Jackson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics
3.

ANGELS 5TH: Stephenson flied out to right; Cardenas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fisher made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando popped to first in foul territory; Epstein
singled to right; Duncan made an out to second; Mangual walked
[Epstein to second]; Cullen forced Epstein (third unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Berry struck
out; Pinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Hunter grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
flied out to right; Rudi singled to left; Jackson made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Oliver struck out; McMullen grounded out (shortstop
to first); Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando singled to third; Epstein flied out to
right; Bando stole second; Duncan struck out; Stephenson allowed
a passed ball [Bando to third]; Mangual walked; Cullen singled
[Bando scored, Mangual to third]; Hunter singled to right
[Mangual scored, Cullen to second]; QUEEN REPLACED SPENCER
(PITCHING); STANTON REPLACED FISHER (PLAYING RF); PINSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Campaneris made an out to shortstop; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Stephenson grounded out (second to first); Cardenas
made an out to shortstop; Stanton made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi singled to left; Jackson flied out to right;
Bando tripled to left [Rudi scored]; Epstein walked; Duncan
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Epstein
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 6.

ANGELS 9TH: Alomar singled to center; Berry made an out to
shortstop; Pinson made an out to shortstop; Oliver struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 6.