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A loser of five previous decisions, Clyde Wright pitched a six-hitter for his first victory of the season as the Angels defeated the Athletics, 7-2. Vada Pinson, Frank Robinson and Jim Spencer batted in two runs apiece, Spencer's RBIs coming on a homer in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News] California Angels 7, Oakland Athletics 2Game Played on Wednesday, May 16, 1973 (Night game) at Anaheim StadiumA's 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 1 Angels 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 x - 7 12 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .302 Pinson lf 3 1 1 2 0 1 .267 Rudi lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .185 Tenace 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .279 Valentine cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .296 Jackson rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .285 Robinson dh 4 0 1 2 0 0 .287 Johnson dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .253 Oliver rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 Bando 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .248 Berry rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Fosse c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Gallagher 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .286 Green 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .203 Spencer 1b 4 1 1 2 0 2 .247 North cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .261 Meoli ss 4 2 2 0 0 1 .300 Odom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torborg c 2 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 3 3 Totals 33 7 12 7 0 8 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 11,087 Left on Base: A's 6, Angels 4 DP: A's 1, Angels 1 Errors: Tenace Doubles: North (4), Meoli (1), Valentine (5) Triples: Tenace (1) Home Runs: Bando (7), Spencer (2) Stolen Bases: Alomar (9) Caught Stealing: Gallagher (1) Sacrifice Hits: Torborg (4) Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (4), Pinson (3) GIDP: Fosse (4), Meoli (2) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Odom L(1-6) 4 7 5 5 0 3 0 19 5.98 Lindblad 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10.22 Pina 3.2 4 2 2 0 5 1 14 2.83 Totals 8 12 7 7 0 8 1 35 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright W(1-5) 9 6 2 2 3 3 1 35 4.01 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 3 1 35 Wild Pitches: Odom (4), Pina (2) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Bill Haller ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to center; Rudi flied to right; Tenace singled to right [Campaneris to third]; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to shortstop [Campaneris scored]; Johnson walked [Tenace to second]; Bando lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Alomar reached on an error by Tenace; Odom threw a wild pitch [Alomar to second]; Valentine flied to right; Robinson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Green popped to first; North grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Oliver singled to left; Gallagher forced Oliver (shortstop to second); Gallagher was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Rudi flied to right; Tenace tripled to center; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Meoli doubled to center; Torborg out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Meoli to third]; Pinson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Meoli scored]; Alomar was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Johnson struck out; Bando walked; Fosse grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1. ANGELS 4TH: Valentine doubled to left; Robinson singled to right [Valentine scored]; Oliver popped to second; Gallagher struck out; Spencer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Green singled to left; North doubled to center [Green to third]; Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi reached on a fielder's choice [Green out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Tenace walked [North to third, Rudi to second]; Jackson forced Tenace (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 2. ANGELS 5TH: Meoli singled to left; Torborg singled to left [Meoli to third, Torborg to second (on throw)]; Pinson singled to right [Meoli scored, Torborg to third]; LINDBLAD REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Alomar flied to right [Pinson to second]; Valentine singled to right [Torborg scored, Pinson to third]; PINA REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Robinson forced Valentine (third to second) [Pinson scored]; Oliver struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 5. ATHLETICS 6TH: Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Bando struck out; Fosse grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 5. ANGELS 6TH: Gallagher singled to right; Spencer homered [Gallagher scored]; Meoli was called out on strikes; Torborg grounded out (second to first); Pinson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 7. ATHLETICS 7TH: Green grounded out (third to first); North was called out on strikes; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 7. ANGELS 7TH: Alomar singled to right; Valentine popped to first; Alomar stole second; Robinson reached on a fielder's choice [Alomar out at third (pitcher unassisted)]; Pina threw a wild pitch [Robinson to second]; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 7. ATHLETICS 8TH: BERRY REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING RF); Rudi popped to second; Tenace flied to center; Jackson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 7. ANGELS 8TH: Gallagher singled to right; Spencer struck out; Meoli grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gallagher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 7. ATHLETICS 9TH: Johnson popped to first; Bando homered; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Green lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 7. |
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