Allowing only two hits, Catfish Hunter pitched the Athletics to a 5-0 victory over the Angels. Hunter had the Angels completely under control until John Stephenson singled to start the sixth inning. Andy Kosco tripled with two out in the seventh for the Angels' other hit.

Mike Epstein accounted for the only run that Hunter needed with a single in the seventh, but Epstein and Dave Duncan each batted in two tallies with singles in the eighth to ice the verdict. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, California Angels 0
Game Played on Monday, July      3, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  4  0  -   5 10  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   1   2   0     0   0   .237      Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Rudi lf               4   1   0   0     0   0   .314      Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Jackson cf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .246      Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Bando 3b              3   2   1   0     1   1   .253      Kosco lf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Epstein 1b            4   0   3   3     0   0   .297      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Odom pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .095      McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .279
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Stephenson c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .383
Hendrick rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Berry cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Voss ph,rf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .190      May p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .056
Duncan c              2   0   1   2     2   0   .228        Rose p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Cullen 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Cepeda ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .294        Motton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .125
  Martinez 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .161
Hunter p              4   0   2   0     0   1   .196

Totals               32   5  10   5     3   5             Totals               29   0   2   0     1   3

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  8,217
Left on Base: A's 7, Angels 3
DP: A's 0, Angels 2
Errors: May
Doubles: Bando (10)
Triples: Kosco (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (12), Hendrick (1), Rudi (6), Jackson (2)
GIDP: Rudi (8), Hendrick (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(9-4)           9     2   0   0   1   3   0  30   2.21
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   3   0  30

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(2-6)              7.1   8   5   4   3   4   0  32   3.69
Rose                    0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.60
Fisher                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.76
Totals                  9    10   5   4   3   5   0  39

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to right; Rudi grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Campaneris out at
second]; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Cardenas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando was called out on strikes; Epstein singled
to right; Hendrick grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Epstein out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Kosco struck out; Spencer grounded out (second to
first); McMullen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan made an out to shortstop; Cullen flied out
to center; Hunter singled to center; Campaneris forced Hunter
(second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels
0.

ANGELS 3RD: Stephenson made an out to first; Berry popped to
catcher in foul territory; May grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Jackson was
called out on strikes; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar made an out to shortstop; Cardenas grounded
out (second to first); Pinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Epstein grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan walked; Cullen forced
Duncan (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Kosco flied out to right; Spencer flied out to left;
McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels
0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Hunter singled to second; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Hunter to second]; Rudi made
an out to shortstop; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Stephenson singled to right; Berry grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Stephenson to second]; May was called out
on strikes; Alomar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando doubled to left; Epstein singled to right
[Bando scored]; Hendrick out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Epstein to second]; Duncan was walked intentionally;
CEPEDA BATTED FOR CULLEN; Cepeda popped to first in foul
territory; Hunter was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED CEPEDA (PLAYING 2B); Cardenas
flied out to center; Pinson flied out to left; Kosco tripled to
center; Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris singled to shortstop; Rudi reached on
an error by May on a sacrifice bunt [Campaneris to second];
Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rudi to
second, Campaneris to third]; Bando was walked intentionally;
Epstein singled to center [Bando to second, Rudi scored
(unearned), Campaneris scored]; ODOM RAN FOR EPSTEIN; VOSS
BATTED FOR HENDRICK; ROSE REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Voss singled
to pitcher [Odom to second, Bando to third]; Duncan singled to
center [Voss to second, Odom scored, Bando scored]; Martinez
flied out to left; Hunter grounded out (second to first); 4 R (3
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED ODOM (PLAYING 1B); VOSS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); McMullen flied out to right; Stephenson flied
out to right; Berry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: FISHER REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); Campaneris
grounded out (second to first); Rudi flied out to right; Jackson
struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: MOTTON BATTED FOR FISHER; Motton walked; Alomar
grounded out (catcher to first) [Motton to second]; Cardenas
flied out to center; Pinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Angels 0.