Select a date:      
Tuesday April 30, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report