A single by pinch-hitter John Stephenson in the ninth inning drove in the Angels' winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Athletics. Leo Cardenas walked with one out and advanced to third on a single by Jack Hiatt. Billy Parker then ran for Cardenas and crossed the plate when Stephenson hit his single as a substitute batter for Clyde Wright. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Tuesday, October   3, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Angels       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         2   2   1   0     0   0   .240      Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
  Mincher 1b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Berry cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .291
Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Pinson lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .277
  Alou rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Oliver 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .269
Mangual rf,lf         4   0   2   2     0   1   .250      Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Jackson cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .263      McMullen 3b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .269
  Holtzman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .178      Cardenas ss           3   0   2   0     1   1   .223
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Parker pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .213
  Alyea ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Hiatt c               4   0   2   1     0   1   .257
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .316        Motton pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Wright p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .217
Epstein 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .270        Stephenson ph       1   0   1   1     0   0   .276
  Maxvill ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Tenace c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .225
  Lewis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Duncan c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Green 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Hunter p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .219
  Hendrick cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .185

Totals               32   2   8   2     0   3             Totals               32   3   8   3     4   6

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance:  4,928
Left on Base: A's 3, Angels 8
DP: A's 1, Angels 3
Errors: Alomar, Wright
Doubles: Pinson (24), Berry (15)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris 2 (50)
GIDP: Bando (13), Hiatt (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  5     6   2   2   3   3   0  23   2.04
Holtzman                2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.51
Locker                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.65
Fingers L(11-9)         0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   2.53
Totals                  8.1   8   3   3   4   6   0  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(18-11)         9     8   2   1   0   3   0  32   2.98
Totals                  9     8   2   1   0   3   0  32

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Art Frantz


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris reached on an error by Alomar;
Campaneris stole second; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first);
Mangual singled to right [Campaneris scored (unearned)]; Jackson
lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Mangual out at
first]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar struck out; Berry walked; Pinson doubled to
center [Berry scored]; Oliver singled to left [Pinson to third];
Stanton made an out to shortstop; McMullen was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando made an out to catcher; Epstein grounded
out (second to first); Tenace singled to center; Green singled
to center [Tenace to second]; Hunter struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Cardenas singled to right; Hiatt grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Cardenas out at second];
Wright struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris stole
second; Rudi flied out to center; Mangual singled to center
[Campaneris scored]; Jackson grounded out (second to first)
[Mangual to second]; Bando lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: MINCHER REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING 1B); MAXVILL
REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING SS); Alomar made an out to shortstop;
Berry flied out to left; Pinson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Maxvill flied out to center; Tenace flied out to
center; Green lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Stanton
grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen walked; Cardenas
singled to center [McMullen to second]; Hiatt singled to left
[Cardenas to second, McMullen scored]; Wright flied out to left;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hunter singled to left; Mincher hit into a double
play (first to shortstop to first to shortstop) [Hunter out at
second]; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Alomar flied out to center; Berry doubled to center;
Pinson flied out to center; Oliver was walked intentionally;
Stanton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Mangual struck out; Jackson singled to right;
Bando grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: MANGUAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ALOU
REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING RF); HOLTZMAN REPLACED JACKSON
(PITCHING); HENDRICK REPLACED HUNTER (PLAYING CF); McMullen
flied out to left; Cardenas struck out; Hiatt was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
singled to left; LEWIS RAN FOR TENACE; Lewis was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Wright [Lewis to second];
Lewis was out trying to advance to third (second to third);
Green flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: DUNCAN REPLACED LEWIS (PLAYING C ); Wright struck
out; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Mincher was called
out on strikes; Alou made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Pinson grounded
out (second to first); Oliver flied out to right; Stanton
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Mangual made an out to shortstop; ALYEA BATTED
FOR LOCKER; Alyea grounded out (third to first); Bando grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: FINGERS REPLACED ALYEA (PITCHING); McMullen flied
out to center; Cardenas walked; PARKER RAN FOR CARDENAS; Hiatt
singled to center [Parker to third]; MOTTON RAN FOR HIATT;
STEPHENSON BATTED FOR WRIGHT; Stephenson singled to right
[Motton to second, Parker scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Angels 3.