With help from Rudy May in the ninth inning, Bill Stoneman gained his first A. L. victory when the Angels defeated the Red Sox, 4-2. The Angels bunched singles by Ellie Rodriguez, Denny Doyle and Mickey Rivers and a double by Bobby Valentine for two runs in the third inning. The first of three errors by John Kennedy led to another tally in the fourth and Dave Chalk added a run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth. Carlton Fisk homered in the Red Sox half and, after Cecil Cooper followed with a single, May came in to save the game for Stoneman. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       1, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Angels       0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 12  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  3


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .265      Harper lf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .169
Chalk ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .263      Miller cf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .265
Valentine lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .323        Montgomery ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .204
  Lahoud lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .205      McAuliffe 3b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .200
Robinson dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   1   .338
Oliver 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Petrocelli dh         4   0   0   0     0   2   .222
Nettles rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Evans rf              4   0   1   1     0   2   .325
McCraw 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .421      Fisk c                4   1   1   1     0   2   .125
Rodriguez c           2   2   1   1     1   0   .291      Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .077
Doyle 2b              4   1   3   0     0   1   .244        Cooper ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Stoneman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guerrero ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .225
  May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Carbo ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                            Cater ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  12   3     1   3             Totals               33   2   6   2     5  10

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  6,534
Left on Base: Angels 8, Red Sox 9
DP: Angels 0, Red Sox 3
Errors: Kennedy 3
Doubles: Nettles (1), Valentine (2), Doyle (2)
Home Runs: Fisk (1)
Stolen Bases: Harper 2 (5), Miller (3)
Caught Stealing: Rodriguez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Rodriguez (1), Chalk (4)
GIDP: Chalk (2), Nettles (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman W(1-1)         8     6   2   2   5   9   1  35   3.47
May SV(1)               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.14
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5  10   1  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(2-3)              9    12   4   2   1   3   0  39   2.27
Totals                  9    12   4   2   1   3   0  39

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Dave Phillips


ANGELS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Chalk
grounded out (third to first); Valentine flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to left; Miller grounded out
(first unassisted); McAuliffe walked; Yastrzemski flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson lined to third; Oliver grounded out
(pitcher to first); Nettles doubled to right; McCraw grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli popped to right; Evans flied out to
left; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox
0.

ANGELS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to center; Doyle singled to right
[Rodriguez to third, Doyle to second (on throw to 3b)]; Rivers
singled to center [Rodriguez scored, Doyle to third]; Chalk
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Doyle scored, Rivers out at second]; Valentine doubled to
center; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy struck out; Guerrero popped to right;
Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Nettles
reached on an error by Kennedy; McCraw singled to right [Nettles
to third]; Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Nettles
scored (unearned)]; Doyle doubled to right [McCraw to third];
Rivers popped to third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Miller walked; McAuliffe walked [Miller to second];
Yastrzemski struck out; Petrocelli struck out; Evans singled to
left [Miller scored, McAuliffe to second]; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk was called out on strikes; Valentine grounded
out (pitcher to first); Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Kennedy struck out; Guerrero singled to center;
Harper forced Guerrero (third to second); Harper stole second;
Miller walked; Harper stole third; Miller stole second;
McAuliffe lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Red
Sox 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Oliver popped to first; Nettles grounded out (third
to first); McCraw popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: On a bunt Yastrzemski singled to third; Petrocelli
flied out to center; Evans was called out on strikes; Fisk
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Rodriguez walked; Doyle struck out while Rodriguez
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rivers
singled to left; Chalk singled to left [Rivers to second];
Rivers was picked off second (pitcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero
grounded out (pitcher to first); Harper walked; Miller singled
to third [Harper to second]; McAuliffe popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Valentine singled to center; On a bunt Robinson
reached on an error by Kennedy [Valentine to second]; Oliver
forced Robinson (shortstop to second) [Valentine to third];
Nettles grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: LAHOUD REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING LF); Yastrzemski
popped to third in foul territory; Petrocelli struck out; Evans
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Red
Sox 1.

ANGELS 9TH: McCraw singled to left; On a bunt Rodriguez forced
McCraw (pitcher to shortstop); Doyle singled to right [Rodriguez
to second]; Rivers reached on an error by Kennedy [Doyle to
second, Rodriguez to third]; Chalk hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Rodriguez scored (unearned)]; Lahoud grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk homered; COOPER BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Cooper
singled to right; CARBO BATTED FOR GUERRERO; MAY REPLACED
STONEMAN (PITCHING); CATER BATTED FOR CARBO; Cater popped to
first; Harper lined to center; MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR MILLER;
Montgomery struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Red Sox
2.