A throwing error by Sal Bando led to three unearned runs in the seventh inning and enabled the Angels to defeat the Athletics, 3-1, before a holiday fireworks crowd of 36,741, the largest Oakland turnout since opening day. Bob Oliver doubled with one out in the seventh and scored when Bando fielded a grounder by Leroy Stanton and threw wildly past first. Stanton reached third on the error and crossed the plate on a single by Vada Pinson, who then counted the Angels' final tally with two out on a double by Rudy Meoli. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      4, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  8  2
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  3


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .224      Campaneris ss         4   1   0   0     1   1   .274
Gallagher 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .273      North cf              4   0   3   0     1   0   .277
Robinson dh           4   0   0   0     0   2   .240      Bando 3b              5   0   0   1     0   2   .264
Oliver 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .226      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .289
Stanton rf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .219      Johnson dh            2   0   0   0     2   1   .258
Pinson lf             3   1   3   1     1   0   .280      Tenace 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Berry cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Rudi lf               3   0   2   0     1   1   .245
Meoli ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .206      Fosse c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .268
Torborg c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .174      Green 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Sells p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Trillo 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Hamilton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   2     2   7             Totals               33   1   7   1     6   7

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 36,741
Left on Base: Angels 5, A's 12
DP: Angels 2, A's 2
Errors: Alomar, Oliver, Bando, Jackson, Fosse
Doubles: Oliver (8), Meoli (6)
Triples: Pinson (4)
Stolen Bases: Pinson (3), North 3 (25)
Caught Stealing: Stanton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Green (6)
GIDP: Robinson (6), Berry (12), Tenace (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(13-4)          7.1   6   1   1   6   7   0  34   2.36
Sells SV(7)             1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.36
Totals                  9     7   1   1   6   7   0  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton L(5-2)         6.2   6   3   0   2   3   0  26   2.50
Fingers                 2.1   2   0   0   0   4   0   9   1.34
Totals                  9     8   3   0   2   7   0  35

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Haller


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied to center; Gallagher singled to center;
Robinson grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Gallagher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris struck out; North singled to center;
North stole second; Bando struck out; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver popped to shortstop; Stanton flied out to
center; Pinson tripled to center; Berry flied to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Tenace
flied to center; Rudi singled to left; Fosse flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Meoli grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Torborg
struck out; Alomar singled to center; Gallagher struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green struck out; Campaneris walked; North
singled to center [Campaneris to third]; North stole second;
Bando grounded out (shortstop to first) [Campaneris scored];
Jackson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Robinson struck out; Oliver flied to left; Stanton
walked; Stanton was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Johnson walked; Tenace grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second];
Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Jackson dropped a foul fly hit by Pinson for an
error; Pinson walked; Berry grounded into a double play (second
to first) [Pinson out at second]; Meoli flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Fosse singled to shortstop; Green reached on an
error by Alomar (assist by Singer) on a sacrifice bunt [Fosse to
third, Green to first]; Campaneris reached on a fielder's choice
[Fosse out at home (shortstop to catcher), Green to second];
North walked [Green to third, Campaneris to second]; Bando
struck out; Jackson popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Torborg grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar
flied to center; Gallagher flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Johnson walked; Tenace flied to center; Rudi
singled to left [Johnson to second]; Fosse reached on an error
by Oliver [Johnson to third, Rudi to second]; On a bunt Green
hit into a double play (first unassisted) [Johnson out at home];
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Oliver
doubled to right; Stanton reached on an error by Bando [Oliver
scored (unearned), Stanton to third]; Pinson singled to left
[Stanton scored (unearned)]; Berry flied out to left; Meoli
doubled to right [Pinson scored (unearned)]; FINGERS REPLACED
HAMILTON (PITCHING); Torborg popped to third in foul territory;
3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris popped to catcher in foul territory;
North singled to left; North stole second; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first) [North to third]; Jackson walked; Johnson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3,
Athletics 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Alomar singled to left; Gallagher grounded out
(third to first) [Alomar to second]; Robinson was called out on
strikes; Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Rudi
walked; SELLS REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Fosse singled to left
[Rudi to second]; HEGAN BATTED FOR GREEN; Hegan flied to center;
Campaneris flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3,
Athletics 1.

ANGELS 9TH: TRILLO REPLACED HEGAN (PLAYING 2B); Stanton struck
out; Pinson singled to right; Pinson stole second [Pinson to
third (error by Fosse)]; Berry struck out; Meoli struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: North flied to center; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 1.