Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
September 4, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1973 at Anaheim Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 1 0 0
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 4 1 2 2
Jackson rf 3 0 1 1
Johnson dh 2 0 0 0
  Lewis pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Bourque ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 4 1 1 0
Alou lf 3 0 1 0
Fosse c 4 0 1 1
Green 2b 4 1 2 0
Holtzman p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 0 2 0
Pinson lf 4 0 0 0
  Scheinblum ph 0 0 0 0
  Meoli pr 0 0 0 0
Robinson dh 3 1 0 1
Oliver 3b 3 1 2 0
  Rivers pr 0 0 0 0
  Gallagher 3b 0 0 0 0
  Sands ph 1 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 3 0 1 1
Stanton rf 4 0 0 0
Berry cf 4 0 2 1
Torborg c 3 0 0 0
  McCraw ph 0 0 0 0
Chalk ss 3 0 0 0
  Llenas ph 0 0 0 0
  Parker pr 0 1 0 0
Singer p 0 0 0 0
  Sells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Oakland 100 100 011491
California 000 100 011372
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (20-11) 7.0 5 2 2 3 5
  Fingers   1.0 1 1 1 2 2
  Knowles   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Pina  SV (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
6
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Singer  L (17-12) 8.1 9 4 4 3 8
  Sells   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
9

  E–Campaneris (21), Pinson (7), Torborg (6).  DP–California 1.  2B–Oakland Bando (23,off Singer); Green (15,off Singer).  3B–Oakland Bando (3,off Singer).  SH–Alou (1,off Singer).  IBB–Jackson (11,by Singer).  SF–Epstein (4,off Fingers).  SB–North (45,2nd base off Singer/Torborg); Jackson (21,2nd base off Singer/Torborg); Rivers (1,2nd base off Fingers/Fosse).  CS–Lewis (2,2nd base by Singer/Torborg).  WP–Holtzman (9).  IBB–Singer (3,Jackson).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:44.  A–7,198.
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