Nolan Ryan struck out 16, allowed only five hits and pitched the Angels to a 5-3 victory over the Athletics with the aid of homers by Ken Berry and Leo Cardenas. Ryan drove in a run with a single in the third inning to tie the score at 1-1.

Berry broke the deadlock with his circuit clout to open the third. Cardenas then came up with two men on base and two out and smashed the winning homer. [The Sporting News]
California Angels 5, Oakland Athletics 3

Game Played on Saturday, July 1, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

A's          0  1  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   3  5  1
Angels       0  1  4    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


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   .233      Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Rudi lf               3   0   1   1     1   1   .316      Berry cf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .310
Jackson cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Kosco lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Epstein 1b            3   2   1   0     1   0   .280        Pinson pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Voss rf               3   0   1   1     0   1   .175      Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   3   .252      McMullen 3b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .285
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   4   .230      Stanton rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .233
Cullen 2b             2   0   0   0     0   2   .258      Cardenas ss           4   2   2   3     0   0   .185
  Hegan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Kusnyer c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .212
  Martinez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Ryan p                3   0   1   1     0   0   .179
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Hamilton p            1   1   0   0     1   1   .077
  Shamsky ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   5   2     3  16             Totals               33   5  10   5     1   4

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 11,947
Left on Base: A's 5, Angels 5
DP: A's 1, Angels 0
Errors: Campaneris
Doubles: Epstein (7)
Home Runs: Berry (3), Cardenas (4)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (21), Rudi (3), Pinson (11)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (3)
Hit by Pitch: Voss (1,by Ryan), Bando (5,by Ryan)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton L(5-2)         6     9   5   5   1   2   2  27   2.08
Locker                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.84
Totals                  8    10   5   5   1   4   2  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(9-5)             9     5   3   3   3  16   0  35   2.69
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3  16   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Ryan 2 (7)
Wild Pitches: Ryan (9)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Kunkel


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

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry
singled to shortstop [Berry to second (error by Campaneris)];
Kosco grounded out (pitcher to first) [Berry to third]; Oliver
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels
0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein walked; Voss was hit by a pitch [Epstein
to second]; Bando was hit by a pitch [Epstein to third, Voss to
second]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Epstein scored, Voss out at
home (catcher to pitcher), Bando to second]; Duncan struck out;
Cullen was called out on strikes; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen grounded out (third to first); Stanton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas singled to
shortstop; Kusnyer singled to center [Cardenas to second]; Ryan
singled to center [Cardenas scored, Kusnyer to second]; Alomar
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels
1.

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

ANGELS 3RD: Berry homered; Kosco flied out to right; Oliver
grounded out (first unassisted); McMullen walked; Stanton
singled to center [McMullen to second]; Cardenas homered
[McMullen scored, Stanton scored]; Kusnyer singled to center;
Ryan grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Epstein popped to shortstop; Voss flied out to
left; Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 5.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Berry
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kosco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan struck out; Cullen struck out; Hamilton
walked; Campaneris singled to right [Hamilton to third]; Rudi
singled to center [Hamilton scored, Campaneris to second];
Campaneris stole third and Rudi stole second; Jackson flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Oliver singled to center; McMullen struck out while
Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 2, Angels 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Epstein doubled to right; Voss singled to right
[Epstein scored, Voss out at second (right to shortstop)]; Bando
struck out; Duncan struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
3, Angels 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Cardenas flied out to center; Kusnyer flied out to
left; Ryan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 3, Angels 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HEGAN BATTED FOR CULLEN; Hegan singled to left;
SHAMSKY BATTED FOR HAMILTON; Shamsky popped to catcher in foul
territory; Campaneris forced Hegan (third to second); Rudi flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 5.

ANGELS 7TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED HEGAN (PLAYING 2B); LOCKER
REPLACED SHAMSKY (PITCHING); Alomar grounded out (pitcher to
first); Berry was called out on strikes; Kosco singled to left;
PINSON RAN FOR KOSCO; Pinson stole second; Oliver struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: PINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein lined to first; Voss
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: McMullen lined to third; Stanton flied out to right;
Cardenas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Angels 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Bando struck out; Duncan struck out; GARRETT
BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Angels 5.
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