The Rangers knocked out Nolan Ryan during a nine-run explosion in the second inning and defeated the Angels, 10-2, to the disappointment of the opening-night crowd of 25,241 at Anaheim Stadium. Ryan walked three batters and gave up a two-run double by Joe Lovitto to start the wild stanza. After another pass reloaded the bases, singles by Dave Nelson and Toby Harrah drove in solo runs to chase Ryan. Skip Lockwood, relieving, struck out Alex Johnson but Jeff Burroughs then capped the outburst with a grand-slam homer. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 10, California Angels 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     9, 1974 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      0  9  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -  10  9  1
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .294      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .200
  Cubbage 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .067
Harrah ss             4   1   1   1     0   1   .438      Valentine lf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .417
Johnson lf            4   0   0   0     1   2   .133        Lahoud pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burroughs rf          5   1   1   4     0   0   .176      Robinson dh           2   0   1   1     1   0   .385
  Randle rf           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Grieve dh             4   3   3   0     1   0   .727      Oliver 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .353
Hargrove 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .400      Stanton rf            3   1   1   1     0   0   .467
Fregosi 3b            1   1   0   1     2   0   .182      Rodriguez c           4   0   2   0     0   0   .294
  L. Brown 3b,2b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Chalk ss              2   0   0   0     2   0   .133
Lovitto cf            4   1   1   3     0   1   .200      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Billings c            3   1   0   0     1   1   .333        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Figueroa p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33  10   9  10     6   6             Totals               30   2   5   2     5   1

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 25,241
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Angels 8
DP: Rangers 1, Angels 1
Errors: Nelson
Doubles: Lovitto (1), Grieve (2)
Triples: Valentine (1)
Home Runs: Burroughs (2), Stanton (2)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Fregosi (1), Robinson (1)
GIDP: Fregosi (1), Rivers (1)
Hit by Pitch: Harrah (1,by Lockwood), Stanton (1,by Bibby)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(1-1)            9     5   2   2   5   1   1  37   5.40
Totals                  9     5   2   2   5   1   1  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(1-1)             1     3   7   7   5   1   0  11   9.00
Lockwood                2     3   2   2   1   2   1  11   6.00
May                     4     2   1   1   0   3   0  13   4.15
Figueroa                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     9  10  10   6   6   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Bibby (1), Lockwood (1)
Wild Pitches: Lockwood (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Armando Rodriguez


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah was
called out on strikes; Johnson walked; Burroughs forced Johnson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels
0.

ANGELS 1ST: Rivers made an out to second; Doyle made an out to
second; Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve walked; Hargrove walked [Grieve to second];
Fregosi walked [Grieve to third, Hargrove to second]; Lovitto
doubled to right [Grieve scored, Hargrove scored, Fregosi to
third]; Billings walked; Nelson singled to center [Fregosi
scored, Lovitto to third, Billings to second]; Harrah singled to
center [Lovitto scored, Billings to third, Nelson to second];
LOCKWOOD REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Johnson struck out; Burroughs
homered [Billings scored, Nelson scored, Harrah scored]; Grieve
singled to center; Hargrove singled to right [Grieve to third];
Fregosi walked [Hargrove to second]; Lovitto forced Fregosi
(first to shortstop) [Grieve scored, Hargrove to third];
Billings struck out; 9 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 9, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson walked; Epstein flied out to right; Oliver
forced Robinson (first to shortstop); Stanton flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 9, Angels 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson flied out to right; Harrah was hit by a
pitch; Lockwood threw a wild pitch [Harrah to second]; Johnson
flied out to center; Burroughs popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 9, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Chalk
walked; Rivers grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Chalk out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
9, Angels 0.

RANGERS 4TH: MAY REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Grieve singled to
left; Hargrove was called out on strikes; Fregosi grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grieve out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Doyle made an out to third; Valentine tripled to
center; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Valentine
scored]; Epstein flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 9, Angels 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto struck out; Billings grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nelson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 9, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Oliver made an out to first; Stanton grounded out
(third to first); Rodriguez singled to right; Chalk popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 9, Angels 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Johnson
struck out; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 9, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Rivers walked; Doyle walked [Rivers to second];
Valentine reached on an error by Nelson [Rivers to third, Doyle
to second]; LAHOUD RAN FOR VALENTINE; Robinson forced Rivers
(pitcher to catcher) [Doyle to third, Lahoud to second]; Epstein
struck out; Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Rangers 9, Angels 1.

RANGERS 7TH: LAHOUD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Grieve doubled
to right; Hargrove flied out to center [Grieve to third];
Fregosi hit a sacrifice fly to right [Grieve scored]; Lovitto
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
10, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: L. BROWN REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 3B); Stanton
homered; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk
walked; Rivers hit into a double play (third to second) [Rivers
out at second (first to second), Chalk out at second]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 10, Angels 2.

RANGERS 8TH: FIGUEROA REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Billings grounded
out (third to first); Debut game for Ed Figueroa; Nelson
singled to center; Nelson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Dave Nelson ejected by 1B umpire Bill Kunkel;
Harrah popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 10,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: CUBBAGE REPLACED NELSON (PLAYING 3B); L. BROWN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Doyle grounded out (second to
first); Lahoud grounded out (first to pitcher); Robinson singled
to left; Epstein flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 10, Angels 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs popped to second; Grieve grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 10, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: RANDLE REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanton was hit by a pitch;
Rodriguez singled to left [Stanton to second]; Chalk flied out
to right; Rivers forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 10, Angels 2.