| The Angels went on a scoring spree with 18 hits and overwhelmed the Red Sox, 16-6, in a game that saw Nolan Ryan strike out 15, walk seven and hit two batters, including Doug Griffin, who was struck over the left ear and was taken to the hospital. Bob Oliver drove in four runs for the Angels with a sacrifice fly, double and triple. Dave Chalk accounted for three RBIs with a double and homer, while Ellie Rodriguez also drove in three runs with a single and double. The Red Sox collected only six hits off Ryan, including homers by Dick McAuliffe and Cecil Cooper. [The Sporting News] |
California Angels 16, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Tuesday, April 30, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Angels 1 2 2 6 0 0 1 2 2 - 16 18 0 Red Sox 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 - 6 6 2 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 3 2 1 1 0 .258 Miller cf 4 1 1 0 1 2 .255 Doyle 2b 6 2 5 2 0 0 .220 Griffin 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 Valentine lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Kennedy pr,2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .100 Lahoud lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Cooper 1b 5 1 1 2 0 3 .256 Robinson dh 3 3 2 1 3 0 .312 Yastrzemski lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .343 Oliver 3b 5 1 3 4 0 0 .295 Beniquez lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Nettles rf 5 1 1 0 1 1 .273 Petrocelli dh 4 0 0 0 0 4 .250 McCraw 1b 4 2 1 0 2 0 .400 Evans rf 3 1 1 2 1 2 .333 Rodriguez c 6 2 2 3 0 1 .286 McAuliffe 3b 2 1 2 1 2 0 .211 Chalk ss 5 2 2 3 0 0 .263 Fisk c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .083 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montgomery c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Guerrero ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .221 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Segui p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clemons p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 45 16 18 14 7 3 Totals 30 6 6 6 7 15 Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 7,395 Left on Base: Angels 10, Red Sox 7 DP: Angels 1, Red Sox 1 Errors: Kennedy, McAuliffe Doubles: Robinson (6), Oliver (2), Rodriguez (3), Chalk (1) Triples: Rivers (3), Oliver (1) Home Runs: Chalk (1), McAuliffe (1), Cooper (3) Stolen Bases: Rivers (9) Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (1), Guerrero (1) GIDP: Chalk (1), Kennedy (2) Hit by Pitch: Griffin (1,by Ryan), Yastrzemski (1,by Ryan) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan W(3-3) 9 6 6 6 7 15 2 40 5.12 Totals 9 6 6 6 7 15 2 40 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cleveland L(1-3) 3.1 9 9 8 4 0 0 23 4.55 Segui 2.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 12 2.84 Clemons 3 6 5 4 2 1 1 18 12.60 Totals 9 18 16 14 7 3 1 53 Hit by Pitch: Ryan 2 (3) Wild Pitches: Clemons 3 (3) Balks: Cleveland (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Lou DiMuro ANGELS 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Doyle singled to left [Rivers to second]; Valentine popped to second; Robinson walked [Rivers to third, Doyle to second]; Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rivers scored]; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Miller singled to right; Griffin was hit by a pitch [Miller to second]; KENNEDY RAN FOR GRIFFIN; Cooper struck out; Yastrzemski was hit by a pitch [Miller to third, Kennedy to second]; Petrocelli struck out; Evans singled to center [Miller scored, Kennedy scored, Yastrzemski out at second (center to shortstop)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 2. ANGELS 2ND: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); McCraw singled to center; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first) [McCraw to second]; Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first) [McCraw to third]; Rivers tripled to center [McCraw scored]; Doyle singled to center [Rivers scored]; Valentine forced Doyle (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 2ND: McAuliffe walked; Fisk flied out to center; Guerrero flied out to center; Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 2. ANGELS 3RD: Robinson doubled to right; Oliver flied out to right; Nettles walked; McCraw reached on an error by Kennedy (assist by Guerrero) [Robinson scored (no RBI), Nettles to second]; Rodriguez singled to left [Nettles scored (unearned), McCraw to second]; Chalk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy popped to shortstop; Cooper struck out; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 2. ANGELS 4TH: Rivers walked; Rivers stole second; Doyle singled to right [Rivers to third]; Valentine popped to catcher in foul territory; Robinson walked [Doyle to second]; Cleveland balked [Rivers scored, Doyle to third, Robinson to second]; Oliver doubled to left [Doyle scored, Robinson scored]; SEGUI REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oliver to third]; McCraw walked; Rodriguez doubled to left [Oliver scored, McCraw scored]; Chalk doubled to left [Rodriguez scored]; Rivers flied out to center; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 11, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: LAHOUD REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING LF); Evans walked; McAuliffe singled to right [Evans to second]; Fisk walked [Evans to third, McAuliffe to second]; Guerrero hit a sacrifice fly to right [Evans scored, McAuliffe to third]; Miller walked [Fisk to second]; Kennedy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Miller out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 11, Red Sox 3. ANGELS 5TH: Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); Lahoud struck out; Robinson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 11, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Cooper struck out; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 11, Red Sox 3. ANGELS 6TH: BENIQUEZ REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Oliver singled to center; Nettles forced Oliver (shortstop to second); McCraw grounded out (third to first) [Nettles to second]; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 11, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Evans struck out; McAuliffe walked; Fisk struck out; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 11, Red Sox 3. ANGELS 7TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); CLEMONS REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Chalk reached on an error by McAuliffe; Rivers grounded out (second to first) [Chalk to second]; Doyle singled to center [Chalk scored (unearned)]; Lahoud forced Doyle (first to shortstop); Clemons threw a wild pitch [Lahoud to second]; Robinson was walked intentionally; Oliver flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 12, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Kennedy walked; Cooper flied out to left; Beniquez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 12, Red Sox 3. ANGELS 8TH: Nettles singled to left; McCraw flied out to right; Rodriguez forced Nettles (third to second); Chalk homered [Rodriguez scored]; Rivers grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 14, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli struck out; Evans struck out; McAuliffe homered; Montgomery struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 14, Red Sox 4. ANGELS 9TH: Doyle singled to second; Clemons threw a wild pitch [Doyle to second]; Lahoud grounded out (first to pitcher) [Doyle to third]; Robinson singled to left [Doyle scored]; Clemons threw a wild pitch [Robinson to second]; Oliver tripled to center [Robinson scored]; Nettles struck out; McCraw walked; Rodriguez flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 16, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 9TH: Guerrero singled to center; Miller flied out to left; Kennedy struck out; Cooper homered [Guerrero scored]; Beniquez popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 16, Red Sox 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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