Ken Holtzman pitched seven scoreless innings and received credit for his 17th victory, but the Athletics had to call on three relief pitchers before defeating the Angels, 3-2. The A's got their scoring underway with two runs in the second on a homer by Deron Johnson, triple by Gene Tenace and single by Jesus Alou. Bill North walked in the third, stole second and scored what proved to be the winning run on a single by Reggie Jackson.

The Angels scored their two runs on a double by Frank Robinson in the eighth after Rollie Fingers replaced Holtzman. With two out in the ninth, Fingers gave up a single by Ken Berry. Paul Lindblad yielded another hit by Tommy McCraw, but Horacio Pina retired Winston Llenas to end the game. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 4, 1973 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

A's          0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Alomar ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .215
North cf              3   1   0   0     2   1   .282      Gallagher 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Bando 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .261        Epstein ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Jackson rf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .283        Stelmaszek c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
Johnson dh            4   1   3   1     0   0   .258      Robinson dh           4   0   2   2     0   0   .253
Tenace 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .258        Grabarkewitz pr,dh  0   0   0   0     0   0   .163
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .172      Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .255
Alou lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .233      Scheinblum rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Parker 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Andrews 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .198      Berry cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
  Green 2b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Stanton lf            2   1   1   0     1   0   .234
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCraw ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .219
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stephenson c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Llenas ph,3b        2   1   1   0     0   0   .325
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   3     3   3             Totals               35   2   8   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 17,945
Left on Base: A's 9, Angels 7
DP: A's 0, Angels 0
Doubles: Robinson (16)
Triples: Tenace (2)
Home Runs: Johnson (14)
Stolen Bases: North (37)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (6,by Wright)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(17-9)        7.1   5   2   2   1   3   0  28   2.33
Fingers                 1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   6   1.51
Lindblad                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.66
Pina SV(6)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.97
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   5   0  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(8-16)          9     9   3   3   3   3   1  39   3.55
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   3   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Wright (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Ron Luciano


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris was
picked off first (pitcher to first); North flied to center;
Bando grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar was called out on strikes; Gallagher singled
to shortstop; Robinson flied to right; Oliver flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnson homered; Tenace tripled to center; Alou singled to left
[Tenace scored]; Fosse forced Alou (third to second); Andrews
walked [Fosse to second]; Campaneris flied out to right; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Scheinblum grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
struck out; Berry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North walked; North stole second; Bando grounded
out (shortstop to first); Jackson singled to left [North
scored]; Johnson singled to third [Jackson to second]; Tenace
flied to left; Alou flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Stanton flied out to center; Stephenson flied out to
left; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Andrews
flied to center; Campaneris lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Gallagher flied out to right; Robinson grounded out
(third to first); Oliver singled to center; Scheinblum struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North struck out; Bando flied to center; Jackson
was hit by a pitch; Johnson singled to center [Jackson to
second]; Tenace lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Parker grounded out (third to first); Berry grounded
out (second to first); Stanton walked; Stephenson forced Stanton
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Alou flied out to center; Fosse singled to
shortstop; Andrews forced Fosse (pitcher to second); Campaneris
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Gallagher
grounded out (pitcher to first); Robinson singled to center;
Oliver forced Robinson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: North flied to center; Bando flied to center;
Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: GREEN REPLACED ANDREWS (PLAYING 2B); Scheinblum
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker flied out to center;
Berry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B); Stanton singled
to pitcher; LLENAS BATTED FOR STEPHENSON; Llenas singled to left
[Stanton to second]; Alomar grounded out (second to first)
[Stanton to third, Llenas to second]; FINGERS REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); EPSTEIN BATTED FOR GALLAGHER; Epstein was called out
on strikes; Robinson doubled to center [Stanton scored, Llenas
scored]; GRABARKEWITZ RAN FOR ROBINSON; Oliver struck out; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: GRABARKEWITZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH);
STELMASZEK REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING C ); LLENAS STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 3B); Fosse lined to second; Green singled to left;
Campaneris struck out; North walked [Green to second]; Bando was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Scheinblum flied to center; Parker flied to right;
Berry singled to right; MCCRAW BATTED FOR STANTON; LINDBLAD
REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); McCraw singled to right [Berry to
second]; PINA REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Llenas grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 2.

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