Vida Blue became the A. L.'s first five-game winner, pitching the Athletics to a 7-1 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Angels came back to win the nightcap, 9-1, in a game that saw a brawl erupt after Bruce Bochte was hit by a pitched ball in the sixth inning. The A's used a single by Bert Campaneris and double by Claudell Washington for a run in the first inning of the lidlifter and added another on a single by Sal Bando and double by Phil Garner before wrapping up their scoring with a five-run outburst in the eighth. Gene Tenace and Garner each hit a single to account for two RBIs apiece during the stanza.

In the nightcap, Bochte drove in two runs with a homer in the first inning and one more with a double in the third. Coming to bat in the sixth, Bochte was hit on the side of the helmet by a pitch thrown by A's reliever Jim Todd, setting off a melee that saw manager Dick Williams lead the charge from the Angels' dugout. Bochte was taken to a hospital for precautionary X-rays. Ed Figueroa, who had just been recalled from Salt Lake City (Pacific Coast), pitched for the Angels and held the A's to five hits. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, California Angels 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     27, 1975 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          1  0  0    1  0  0    0  5  0  -   7 12  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   1   2   0     0   0   .188      Nettles cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .197
C. Washington lf,cf   5   0   1   1     0   1   .300      Rivers lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .319
Jackson rf            3   1   1   0     2   1   .238      Harper rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
  Mangual rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Bochte 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Rudi 1b,lf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .329      Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .434
Williams dh           3   0   0   0     1   1   .203      Sudakis dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .105
  Hopkins pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rodriguez c           3   0   1   0     0   1   .214
Bando 3b              4   2   1   1     0   0   .161      Remy 2b               1   0   0   0     0   1   .246
North cf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .242        Llenas ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  H. Washington pr    0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   2   .256
  Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Stanton ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Tenace c,1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .212        Smith ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garner 2b             4   0   2   3     0   0   .192      Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  12   7     4   3             Totals               30   1   5   1     0   8

Time of Game: 2:27
Left on Base: A's 6, Angels 3
DP: A's 1, Angels 3
Errors: Blue
Doubles: C. Washington (2), Garner (2), Rudi (6)
Stolen Bases: Bando (1)
Caught Stealing: Rodriguez (1), Remy (3)
Sacrifice Hits: North (2), Remy (1)
GIDP: Tenace (1), Rudi (3), Campaneris (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(5-1)             9     5   1   1   0   8   0  31   2.49
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   8   0  31

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(2-2)           7.2  10   7   7   4   3   0  35   3.82
Pena                    1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.23
Totals                  9    12   7   7   4   3   0  40

Balks: Singer (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Lou DiMuro


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to pitcher; C. Washington
doubled to center [Campaneris scored]; Jackson struck out; Rudi
singled to right [C. Washington to third]; Williams made an out
to second; Bando forced Rudi (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Nettles grounded out (third to first); Rivers flied
out to center; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: North singled to shortstop; Tenace grounded out
(third to first) [North to second]; Garner grounded out (third
to first); Campaneris flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bochte struck out; Chalk flied out to center;
Sudakis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: C. Washington struck out; Jackson walked; Rudi
forced Jackson (second to shortstop); Singer balked [Rudi to
second]; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to center; Remy reached on an
error by Blue on a sacrifice bunt [Rodriguez to third, Remy to
second]; Rodriguez was caught stealing home (catcher to third);
Ramirez struck out while Remy was caught stealing third (catcher
to third); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando singled to left; North reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Bando to second]; Tenace
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bando to third, North out at second]; Garner doubled to center
[Bando scored]; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Nettles was called out on strikes; Rivers flied out
to left; Harper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: C. Washington grounded out (third to first);
Jackson walked; Rudi grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); Chalk flied
out to center; Sudakis made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Williams made an out to first; Bando grounded out
(third to first); North flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Rodriguez struck out; Remy was called out on
strikes; Ramirez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace singled to left; Garner popped to catcher
in foul territory; Campaneris grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Nettles struck out; Rivers singled to shortstop;
Harper singled to center [Rivers to second]; Bochte singled to
left [Rivers scored, Harper to second]; Chalk flied out to
center [Harper to third]; Sudakis made an out to first; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: C. Washington grounded out (second to first);
Jackson singled to left; Rudi doubled to left [Jackson to
third]; Williams was walked intentionally; HOPKINS RAN FOR
WILLIAMS; Bando forced Hopkins (third to second) [Jackson
scored, Rudi to third]; Bando stole second; North was walked
intentionally; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR NORTH; Tenace singled to
left [Rudi scored, Bando scored, H. Washington to third, Tenace
to second]; PENA REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Garner singled to
right [H. Washington scored, Tenace scored]; Campaneris singled
to left [Garner to third, Campaneris out at second (left to
second)]; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: HOPKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); C. WASHINGTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); RUDI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); FOSSE REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Rodriguez made an out to third; LLENAS
BATTED FOR REMY; Llenas flied out to center; STANTON BATTED FOR
RAMIREZ; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7,
Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: LLENAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SMITH
REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING SS); C. Washington flied out to
center; Jackson grounded out (second to first); Rudi flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: MANGUAL REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Nettles
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers flied out to right;
Harper singled to center; Bochte grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Angels 1.