A double by Billy Conigliaro in the ninth inning scored pinch-runner Bill North and gave the Athletics a 4-3 victory over the Angels. A homer by Bob Oliver in the sixth helped the Angels take a 2-0 lead before Joe Rudi singled and Sal Bando homered to tie the score in the sixth. The Angels went ahead again with a round-tripper by Leroy Stanton in the seventh, but the A's pulled even with a circuit clout by Joe Rudi in the eighth.

Gene Tenace singled in the ninth. North, taking over the basepaths, advanced on a sacrifice by Ray Fosse and scored on Conigliaro's double. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 3
Game Played on Friday, April     20, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  1    1  0  0  -   3  6  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  1  -   4 10  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .242      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Valentine ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .447      Mangual dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Howard lf             3   0   0   1     0   2   .125      Rudi lf               4   2   3   1     0   0   .196
Robinson dh           3   0   0   0     1   1   .267      Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .349
Oliver 1b             3   1   1   1     1   2   .174      Bando 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .270
Stanton rf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .222      Tenace 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .308
Berry cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .323        North pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .226
Gallagher 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Torborg c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Conigliaro cf         4   0   2   1     0   0   .313
Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Green 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .208
  Sells p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   6   3     2   6             Totals               33   4  10   4     1   3

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance:  6,142
Left on Base: Angels 3, A's 6
DP: Angels 1, A's 1
Errors: Wright
Doubles: Conigliaro (2)
Home Runs: Oliver (1), Stanton (1), Bando (3), Rudi (2)
Caught Stealing: Berry (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Fosse (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Howard (1)
GIDP: Alomar (1), Campaneris (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(0-3)           8.1   9   4   4   1   3   2  34   4.95
Sells                   0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.91
Totals                  8.1  10   4   4   1   3   2  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(2-1)         9     6   3   3   2   6   2  33   2.00
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2   6   2  33

Wild Pitches: Wright (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Nestor Chylak


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (third to first); Valentine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (second to first);
Mangual flied to right; Rudi singled to shortstop; Jackson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson walked; Oliver struck out; Stanton struck
out; Berry lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando popped to first; Tenace lined to center;
Fosse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Torborg
singled to left; Alomar grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Torborg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Conigliaro flied to right; Green reached on an
error by Wright (assist by Oliver); Campaneris singled to right
[Green out at third (right to third), Campaneris to second (on
throw)]; Mangual grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Valentine flied to right; Howard struck out;
Robinson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi flied to left; Jackson singled to right;
Bando flied to center; Tenace walked [Jackson to second]; Fosse
forced Tenace (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Oliver homered; Stanton grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Berry singled to left; Berry was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Gallagher grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Conigliaro flied to center; Green singled to
left; Campaneris grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Green out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Athletics 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Torborg flied to center; Alomar singled to left;
Valentine singled to left [Alomar to third]; Howard hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Alomar scored]; Robinson was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Mangual grounded out (second to first); Rudi
singled to right; Jackson popped to shortstop; Bando homered
[Rudi scored]; Tenace struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Oliver struck out; Stanton homered; Berry grounded
out (third to first); Gallagher popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fosse flied to center; Conigliaro singled to
third; Green forced Conigliaro (catcher to shortstop); Wright
threw a wild pitch [Green to second]; Campaneris grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Torborg lined to left; Alomar popped to catcher in
foul territory; Valentine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mangual grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi
homered; Jackson struck out; Bando grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Howard was called out on strikes; Robinson flied to
right; Oliver walked; Stanton grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace singled to center; NORTH RAN FOR TENACE;
Fosse out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [North to
second]; SELLS REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Conigliaro doubled to
left [North scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics
4.