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Oakland Athletics @ 
California Angels
1969-07-20 · Day game · Angel Stadium of Anaheim · 2:29
California Angels defeated Oakland Athletics 7–3. California Angels put up 3 in the 6th. Andy Messersmith earned the win and Ken Tatum picked up the save. Aurelio Rodriguez went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| CAL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
W: Andy Messersmith L: Vida Blue SV: Ken Tatum
Umpires — HP: Art Frantz · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: Merle Anthony · 3B: Emmett Ashford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Tartabull | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Kubiak | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Reggie Jackson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sal Bando | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Cater | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Monday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Dick Green | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Phil Roof | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vida Blue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ramon Webster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
California Angels — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sandy Alomar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Reichardt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Fregosi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bubba Morton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Hicks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Azcue | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Spencer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Andy Messersmith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roger Repoz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Voss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Tatum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vida Blue | 5.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Sprague | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marcel Lachemann | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
California Angels — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Messersmith | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
 Rudy May | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Tatum | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jose Tartabull: 63
- Ted Kubiak: 31
- Reggie Jackson: 3/G
Bot 1
- Sandy Alomar: 9
- Aurelio Rodriguez: HR/7
- Rick Reichardt: 9
- Jim Fregosi: 43
Top 2
- Sal Bando: 43
- Danny Cater: 3
- Rick Monday: W
- Dick Green: K
Bot 2
- Bubba Morton: 9/FL
- Jim Hicks: K
- Joe Azcue: 63
Top 3
- Phil Roof: K/C
- Vida Blue: W
- Jose Tartabull: 2/FL
- Ted Kubiak: K/C
Bot 3
- Jim Spencer: HR/9
- Andy Messersmith: 8
- Sandy Alomar: W
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Reggie Jackson: 9
- Sal Bando: 53
- Danny Cater: 8
Bot 4
- Rick Reichardt: S8
- Jim Fregosi: 7
- Bubba Morton: S8.1-2
- Jim Hicks: 9
- Joe Azcue: 9
Top 5
- Rick Monday: K/C
- Dick Green: 6
- Phil Roof: T7
- Vida Blue: 7
Bot 5
- Jim Spencer: 9
- Andy Messersmith: 43
- Sandy Alomar: 7
Top 6
- Jose Tartabull: S9
- Ted Kubiak: 8
- Reggie Jackson: 46(1)/FO
- Sal Bando: D8.1-H
- Danny Cater: 9
Bot 6
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 2/FL
- Rick Reichardt: E5
- Jim Fregosi: D7.1-3
- Bubba Morton: D7.2-H;3-H(UR)
- Roger Repoz: IW
- Joe Azcue: 14(1)/FO.2-H(E4)(NR)(UR);B-2(E3)
- Jim Spencer: IW
- Andy Messersmith: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Rick Monday: W
- Dick Green: S8.1-3
- Phil Roof: PO1(23)
- Phil Roof: 3/FL
- Ramon Webster: K
Bot 7
- Sandy Alomar: S6
- Aurelio Rodriguez: S7.1-2
- Rick Reichardt: WP.1-2;2-3
- Rick Reichardt: 13
- Jim Fregosi: IW
- Bill Voss: S9.1-2;2-3;3-H
- Roger Repoz: 53(3)/FO.1-2;2-3
- Joe Azcue: E5.1-2;2-3;3-H(NR)(UR)
- Jim Spencer: 3/G
Top 8
- Jose Tartabull: E6
- Ted Kubiak: S7.1-2
- Reggie Jackson: S9.1-3;2-H(UR)
- Sal Bando: 4(1)3/GDP.3-H(UR)
- Danny Cater: S7
- Rick Monday: K/C
Bot 8
- Ken Tatum: K
- Sandy Alomar: 3
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 9
Top 9
- Dick Green: 53
- Phil Roof: 8
- Bob Johnson: S4
- Jose Tartabull: W.1-2
- Ted Kubiak: 7
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Vida Blue