Nolan Ryan, who set a modern major league record by striking out 383 batters last season, fanned only five and walked 10, but the Angels' righthander defeated the White Sox, 8-2. Ryan yielded just five hits. Wilbur Wood, who drew the opening-day assignment for the White Sox before a crowd of 30,041, was removed in the seventh inning when the Angels went ahead, 3-2. Terry Forster relieved and was kayoed in the eighth as the Angels broke the tight game apart with five runs. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 8, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, April     5, 1974 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  1    1  5  0  -   8 13  0
White Sox    1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             6   1   1   0     0   2   .167      Kelly rf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .250
Doyle 2b              5   1   1   1     1   0   .200      K. Henderson cf       3   1   2   1     2   0   .667
Valentine lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .333      D. Allen 1b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .000
  Lahoud pr,lf        0   2   0   1     1   0   .000      Melton 3b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .333
Robinson dh           4   0   2   1     1   0   .500      May lf                4   0   0   1     0   1   .000
Epstein 1b            2   1   0   0     1   1   .000      Santo dh              1   0   0   0     3   0   .000
  McCraw ph,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Orta 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Oliver 3b             5   0   4   2     0   0   .800      Herrmann c            3   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Stanton rf            4   1   2   3     0   0   .500      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez c           5   1   1   0     0   1   .200        Hairston ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Chalk ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250        Alvarado pr,ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  13   8     6   4             Totals               29   2   5   2    10   5

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 30,041
Left on Base: Angels 12, White Sox 10
DP: Angels 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Melton
Doubles: Stanton (1), Robinson (1), Orta (1)
Home Runs: Stanton (1)
Caught Stealing: Doyle (1), Kelly (1), Santo (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Stanton (1)
GIDP: Oliver (1), D. Allen (1)
Hit by Pitch: Epstein (1,by Wood), Chalk (1,by Wood)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(1-0)             8     4   2   2  10   5   0  35   2.25
Selma                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2  10   5   0  39

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(0-1)             6.2   9   3   3   3   3   1  33   4.05
Forster                 0.2   3   5   5   3   0   0   8  67.50
Gossage                 1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    13   8   8   6   4   1  47

Hit by Pitch: Wood 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jim Evans


ANGELS 1ST: Debut for umpire Jim McKean; Rivers grounded
out (pitcher to first); Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first);
Valentine singled to center; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to center; K. Henderson walked;
D. Allen walked [K. Henderson to second]; Melton singled to
shortstop [K. Henderson to third, D. Allen to second]; May
forced Melton (first to shortstop) [K. Henderson scored, D.
Allen to third]; Santo grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Epstein was hit by a pitch; Oliver singled to center
[Epstein to second]; Stanton doubled to left [Epstein scored,
Oliver to third]; Rodriguez struck out; Chalk was hit by a
pitch; Rivers forced Oliver (catcher unassisted) [Stanton to
third, Chalk to second]; Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta doubled to center; Herrmann walked; Dent
forced Orta (pitcher to third) [Herrmann to second]; Kelly
walked [Herrmann to third, Dent to second]; K. Henderson singled
to center [Herrmann scored, Dent to third, Kelly to second]; D.
Allen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[K. Henderson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
White Sox 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Valentine grounded out (second to first); Robinson
singled to left; Epstein struck out; Oliver singled to left
[Robinson to second]; Stanton forced Oliver (third to second)
[Robinson to third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox
2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Melton walked; May flied out to left; Santo
walked [Melton to second]; Orta forced Santo (second to
shortstop) [Melton to third]; Herrmann grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; Chalk flied out to
left; Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelly
singled to third; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); K. Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 1, White Sox 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Valentine
reached on an error by Melton; Robinson doubled to left
[Valentine to third]; Epstein walked; Oliver grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Robinson out at third]; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Melton struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Stanton homered; Rodriguez popped to second; Chalk
grounded out (second to first); Rivers struck out (catcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Santo walked; Orta struck out; Herrmann flied out
to right; Santo was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Doyle singled to left; Doyle was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Valentine walked; LAHOUD RAN FOR
VALENTINE; Robinson walked [Lahoud to second]; Epstein flied out
to center; Oliver singled to left [Lahoud scored, Robinson to
second]; FORSTER REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Stanton flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: LAHOUD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HAIRSTON
BATTED FOR DENT; Hairston walked; ALVARADO RAN FOR HAIRSTON;
Kelly was called out on strikes; K. Henderson walked [Alvarado
to second]; D. Allen struck out; Melton grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, White Sox 2.

ANGELS 8TH: ALVARADO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Rodriguez
singled to right; Chalk singled to second [Rodriguez to second];
Rivers singled to pitcher [Rodriguez to third, Chalk to second];
Doyle walked [Rodriguez scored, Chalk to third, Rivers to
second]; Lahoud walked [Chalk scored, Rivers to third, Doyle to
second]; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rivers
scored, Doyle to third, Lahoud to second]; MCCRAW BATTED FOR
EPSTEIN; McCraw walked; GOSSAGE REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING);
Oliver singled to right [Doyle scored, Lahoud to third, McCraw
to second]; Stanton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lahoud scored];
Rodriguez flied out to center; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 8,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MCCRAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); May struck
out; Santo walked; Orta made an out to first [Santo to second];
Herrmann grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 8, White Sox 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Chalk popped to shortstop; Rivers was called out on
strikes; Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 8, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: SELMA REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Alvarado flied
out to right; Kelly flied out to right; K. Henderson singled to
center; D. Allen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 8, White Sox 2.