Sparked by Alex Johnson's third hit of the game, the Angels broke a tie with two runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Athletics, 4-2. Reggie Jackson homered in the sixth to give the A's a 2-1 lead, but Johnson tied the score with a round-tripper in the seventh. After hitting his single in the ninth, Johnson counted on singles by Jim Spencer and Bill Voss. An infield hit by Doug Griffin added an extra run to clinch the 21st victory for Clyde Wright, who needed relief help from Mel Queen in the A's half. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 20, 1970 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   4  9  0
A's          0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .253      Campaneris ss         4   0   2   0     1   0   .280
Gonzalez cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .275      Rudi lf               5   0   1   1     0   2   .303
Fregosi ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Alou rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Johnson lf            4   2   3   1     0   0   .322      Mincher 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Spencer 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .279      Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .260
Repoz rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Jackson cf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .242
  Reynolds ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Duncan c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .241
  Voss ph,rf          1   0   1   1     0   0   .243        Lewis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Griffin 3b            3   0   1   1     1   1   .154      Green 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .193
Brown c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tenace ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Johnstone ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Odom p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Cowan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Egan c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .227        Fernandez ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Wright p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .182        Roland p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Hovley ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .240

Totals               33   4   9   4     3   4             Totals               34   2   8   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 10,517
Left on Base: Angels 5, A's 9
DP: Angels 0, A's 3
Doubles: Alomar (18)
Home Runs: Johnson (14), Jackson (22)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (41), Alou (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Odom (1)
GIDP: Fregosi (6), Spencer (8), Cowan (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(21-11)         8     7   2   2   3   2   1  34   2.91
Queen SV(9)             1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.99
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   4   1  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom                    6.1   5   2   2   3   3   1  25   4.11
Lindblad                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.00
Roland L(3-3)           1.1   2   2   2   0   1   0   6   2.70
Locker                  0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.14
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   4   1  36

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - John Rice


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez
struck out; Fregosi singled to shortstop; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris walked; Campaneris stole second; Rudi
reached on a fielder's choice [Campaneris out at third (second
to third)]; Alou forced Rudi (second to shortstop); Alou stole
second; Mincher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer walked; Repoz flied out to center; Griffin
struck out; Brown flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando flied out to center; Jackson made an out to
shortstop; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Wright made an out to first; Alomar doubled to
right; Gonzalez singled to center [Alomar scored]; Fregosi
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Gonzalez out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green singled to right; Odom out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Green to second]; Campaneris made an
out to third; Rudi singled to right [Green scored]; Alou flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnson singled to center; Spencer grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at
second]; Repoz made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mincher flied out to left; Bando walked; Jackson
flied out to left [Bando to second]; Duncan walked; Green flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Griffin flied out to center; Brown grounded out
(second to first); Wright struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Odom grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
singled to first; Rudi made an out to shortstop; Alou singled to
right [Campaneris to third]; Mincher grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar made an out to second; Gonzalez flied out to
left; Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando flied out to left; Jackson homered; Duncan
grounded out (third to first); Green grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Johnson homered; Spencer grounded out (first to
pitcher); Repoz walked; Griffin walked [Repoz to second];
JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR BROWN; LINDBLAD REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING);
COWAN BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Cowan grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Griffin out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: EGAN REPLACED COWAN (PLAYING C ); FERNANDEZ
BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Fernandez grounded out (third to first);
Campaneris flied out to right; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 8TH: ROLAND REPLACED FERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Wright struck
out; Alomar made an out to second; Gonzalez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Mincher
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando singled to left; Jackson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Fregosi grounded out (third to first); Johnson
singled to center; Spencer singled to right [Johnson to third];
REYNOLDS BATTED FOR REPOZ; LOCKER REPLACED ROLAND (PITCHING);
VOSS BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Voss singled to right [Spencer to
third, Johnson scored]; Griffin singled to third [Voss to
second, Spencer scored]; Egan forced Griffin (third to second)
[Voss to third]; Wright forced Egan (second to shortstop); 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: VOSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Duncan singled
to left; LEWIS RAN FOR DUNCAN; TENACE BATTED FOR GREEN; QUEEN
REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Tenace flied out to center; HOVLEY
BATTED FOR LOCKER; Hovley struck out; Campaneris singled to
pitcher [Lewis to second]; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 2.