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Friday, April 6, 2018

Oakland Loosens Grip on AL West - Lose 2 of 3 to California

Game 1:
GWRBI-Bando
Game MVP:Vida Blue

Oakland Coliseum I     Time 2:02, 69ø, Wind: 2 MPH In from RF     Night Game
Jul 2, 1973            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1973 California        0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  3  3
1973 Oakland           3 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 -      3  7  0

California                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Wright, C L(8-10)             8.0  7  3  2  1  1  0   99  75  24   4.30  33 125(128)       57
                              8.0  7  3  2  1  1  0   99  75  24   3.82  33

Oakland                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Blue W(8-5)                   9.0  3  0  0  0  1  7  112  77  35   3.83  30 140(139)       87
                              9.0  3  0  0  0  1  7  112  77  35   3.42  30

Recap

Oak 1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits, and an error.
Oak      Sal Bando hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Cal  0 Oak 1.
Oak      Reggie Jackson hit a 2 run HR(12).  Cal  0 Oak 3.

Cal  Sandy Alomar: 1 for 4, 3 errors.

Oak  Vida Blue threw a shutout: 3 hits, 1 BB, 7 K. He 
     moves to 8-5 on the year.
Cal  Clyde Wright went the distance and took the loss:
       2 earned runs, 7 hits, 1 BB, 0 K. He's now 8-10 on the year.
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GAME 2:
Game MVP:Nolan Ryan

Oakland Coliseum I     Time 3:19, 64ø, Wind: 16 MPH Right to Left     Night Game
Jul 3, 1973            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1973 California        0 0 0   5 1 1   0 0 2      9 13  0
1973 Oakland           0 0 1   0 0 0   0 1 0      2  6  1

California                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Ryan W(8-5)                   9.0  6  2  2  1  3 14  158 104  54   4.46  36 155(153)       78
                              9.0  6  2  2  1  3 14  158 104  54   3.80  36

Oakland                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Holtzman L(10-7)              4.2 10  6  4  0  2  1   99  65  34   2.56  25   70(75)       23
 Pina                         3.2  3  3  3  0  2  2   62  39  23   3.38  17   55(59)
 Lindblad                     0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0    8   6   2   3.12   2   75(75)
                              9.0 13  9  7  0  4  3  169 110  59   3.46  44
Recap

Oak 2nd: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.
Oak 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Oak      Sal Bando doubled scoring Green to take the lead.  Cal  0 Oak 1.
Cal 4th: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 6 hits, and an error.
Cal      Richie Scheinblum singled scoring Oliver to tie the score.  Cal  1 Oak 1.
Cal      Rudy Meoli singled scoring Epstein to take the lead.  Cal  2 Oak 1.
Cal      Jeff Torborg singled scoring 1.  Cal  3 Oak 1.
Cal      Sandy Alomar hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cal  4 Oak 1.
Cal      Winston Llenas hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cal  5 Oak 1.
Cal 5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.
Cal      Vada Pinson singled scoring Oliver.  Cal  6 Oak 1.
Cal 6th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
Cal      Bob Oliver hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cal  7 Oak 1.
Oak 8th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Oak      Reggie Jackson hit a solo HR(13).  Cal  7 Oak 2.
Cal 9th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and one walk.
Cal      Richie Scheinblum tripled scoring Epstein.  Cal  8 Oak 2.
Cal      Vada Pinson hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cal  9 Oak 2.

Cal  Mike Epstein: 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 W.
Cal  Richie Scheinblum: 3 for 5, triple, 2 RBI, 2 runs.
Oak  Reggie Jackson: 3 for 4, 2 doubles, HR.

Cal  Nolan Ryan pitched a solid complete game for the win: 2 earned 
     runs, 6 hits, 3 BB, 14 K. He's 8-5 on the year.
Oak  Ken Holtzman pitched 4.2 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs,
     10 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He drops to 10-7 on the year.
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GAME 3:
GWRBI-Robinson,F
Game MVP:Bill Singer

Oakland Coliseum I     Time 2:32, 72ø, Light Rain, Wind: 12 MPH Left to Right     Night Game
Jul 4, 1973            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1973 California        0 0 3   0 0 0   0 0 0      3 10  0
1973 Oakland           0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  3  0

California                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Singer W(9-7)                 9.0  3  0  0  0  1  6  121  90  31   2.34  30 125(137)       86
                              9.0  3  0  0  0  1  6  121  90  31   3.75  30

Oakland                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Hamilton, D L(2-5)            7.2  9  3  3  0  1  3  120  86  34   4.86  33 105(109)       51
 Fingers                      1.1  1  0  0  0  0  1   21  14   7   2.09   6   75(75)
                              9.0 10  3  3  0  1  4  141 100  41   3.46  39

Recap

Cal 3rd: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 5 hits and one walk.
Cal      Frank Robinson singled scoring Meoli to take the lead.  Cal  1 Oak 0.
Cal      Bob Oliver singled scoring Torborg.  Cal  2 Oak 0.
Cal      Leroy Stanton hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cal  3 Oak 0.

Cal  Rudy Meoli: 3 for 4.

Cal  Bill Singer threw a shutout: 3 hits, 1 BB, 6 K. 
He moves to 9-7 on the year.
Oak  Dave Hamilton pitched 7.2 solid innings but took the loss: 3 
     earned runs, 9 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He's now 2-5 on the season.

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