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Athletics
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
May 17, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 17, 1973 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
California Angels
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | California Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rudy May |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
| City | Anaheim |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 11,481 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Deron Johnson | DH |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vada Pinson | Left Fielder |
| Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | DH |
| Bob Oliver | Right Fielder |
| Al Gallagher | Third Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Rudy Meoli | Shortstop |
| Jeff Torborg | Catcher |
| Bobby Winkles | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
May 17, 1973
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. May
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. May
Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. May
Tenace strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Hunter
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Hunter
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Hunter
Valentine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. North throws the ball in to Green who tags Valentine trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. May
Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. May
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bando vs. May
Bando is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fosse vs. May
Fosse takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. May
Green hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. May
Ken Berry now playing center field.
North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hunter
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Hunter
Gallagher takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Hunter
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. May
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. May
Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. May
Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. May
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gallagher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. May
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Hunter
Meoli hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Hunter
Torborg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Hunter
Pinson hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. May
Bando hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. May
Fosse hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. May
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Hunter
Alomar hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Hunter
Berry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. May
North hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. May
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with May covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. May
Rudi hits a line drive into left field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. May
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hunter
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Hunter
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hunter
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meoli vs. Hunter
Meoli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. May
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. May
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. May
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. May
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabarkewitz vs. Hunter
Billy Grabarkewitz pinch hits for Jeff Torborg.
Grabarkewitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Hunter
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Hunter
Alomar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Hunter
Berry hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Allen
Art Kusnyer now catching. Lloyd Allen now pitching.
Green hits a popup towards short. Meoli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Allen
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Allen
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Allen
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Kusnyer and he is out, Meoli applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hunter
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Hunter
Gallagher hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Barber
Steve Barber now pitching.
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Barber
Tenace hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Barber
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Barber
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Barber
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hunter
Spencer hits a line drive into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Hunter
Meoli hits a line drive into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusnyer vs. Hunter
Kusnyer hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Sells
Dave Sells now pitching.
Fosse hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Sells
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
North vs. Sells
North strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Sells
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fosse moves to third. Green moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rudi vs. Sells
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Hunter
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Hunter
Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Sandy Alomar.
McCraw hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Hunter
Berry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hunter
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1973 -- Oakland at California (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 0 1 0 Pinson V, lf 4 0 0 0
Rudi J, lf 5 0 1 0 Alomar S, 2b 3 0 1 0
Tenace G, 1b 4 0 1 0 McCraw T, ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson R, rf 4 1 2 0 Valentine B, cf 1 0 1 0
Johnson D, dh 3 0 0 0 Berry K, cf 3 0 1 0
Bando S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Robinson F, dh 4 0 0 0
Fosse R, c 3 1 1 0 Oliver B, rf 3 0 1 0
Green D, 2b 4 1 2 3 Gallagher A, 3b 2 0 0 0
North B, cf 4 1 2 1 Spencer J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Meoli R, ss 3 0 0 0
Torborg J, c 1 0 0 0
Grabarkewitz B, ph 1 0 0 0
Kusnyer A, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 10 4 30 0 5 0
Oakland 030 010 000 -- 4
California 000 000 000 -- 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 1
California IP H R ER BB SO
May R (L) 6.0 5 4 4 2 4
Allen L 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Barber S 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Sells D 1.0 3 0 0 0 1
DP -- Oakland 1, California 1
LOB -- Oakland 7, California 4
3B -- Jackson R
HR -- Green D, North B
CS -- Campaneris B
T -- 2:02
A -- 11481
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