California Angels 3 – 6 Athletics
22 May 1972 · OAK01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Bob Oliver | 1 in 107 games |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | Nolan Ryan | 1 in 192 pitcher-games |
| 19 | final score 6–3 | 1 in 41 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Box score
California Angels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Alomar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mickey Rivers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Leo Cardenas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vada Pinson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Oliver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ken McMullen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Leroy Stanton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Art Kusnyer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Nolan Ryan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
California Angels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan | 6.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Steve Barber | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mel Queen | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Joe Rudi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Reggie Jackson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | HR, 2B |
| Sal Bando | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Mike Epstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ollie Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dave Duncan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Larry Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Catfish Hunter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 |
Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Hunter | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |