Starting with a two-run homer by John Mayberry in the sixth inning, the Royals batted their way to a 10-2 victory over the Angels. After Mayberry's smash, the Royals erupted for five runs in the seventh and added three in the eighth. Vada Pinson batted in three runs and Amos Otis and Cookie Rojas accounted for a pair apiece. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, California Angels 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       11, 1974 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  2    5  3  0  -  10 13  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  5  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   2   1   0     0   0   .241      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Pinson rf             5   2   3   3     0   0   .283      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
  Cowens rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Valentine lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .322
Otis cf               3   2   1   2     1   1   .253      Robinson dh           4   0   0   0     0   3   .262
Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   2     2   0   .214      Lahoud rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .255
McRae lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .344      Schaal 3b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .204
  Wohlford lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .306      McCraw 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .378
Rojas 2b              5   0   3   2     0   0   .350      Rodriguez c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .257
  White 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Chalk ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Scheinblum dh         5   0   0   0     0   1   .132      Stoneman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Healy c               5   1   1   0     0   1   .273        May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brett 3b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .250        Figueroa p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gilbreth p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  10  13  10     4   3             Totals               31   2   5   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 15,011
Left on Base: Royals 8, Angels 3
DP: Royals 1, Angels 0
Errors: Rodriguez, Chalk
Doubles: Pinson 2 (6), Healy (10), Rojas (6), Schaal (3)
Home Runs: Mayberry (6)
Stolen Bases: Rojas (2), Doyle (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (2)
GIDP: McCraw (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(5-3)            9     5   2   2   1   5   0  32   3.39
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   5   0  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman L(1-3)         5.2   5   2   2   2   3   1  24   4.28
May                     0.2   2   3   3   0   0   0   5   6.32
Figueroa                0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   1.23
Gilbreth                0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   6.75
Lockwood                2     3   3   3   2   0   0  11   5.28
Totals                  9    13  10  10   4   3   1  45

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - George Maloney


ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (second to first); Pinson doubled
to right; Otis popped to first; Mayberry grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Doyle singled
to center; Doyle stole second; Valentine popped to third in foul
territory; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae popped to catcher in foul territory; Rojas
grounded out (pitcher to first); Scheinblum lined to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Lahoud singled to right; Schaal popped to catcher in
foul territory; McCraw flied out to center; Rodriguez lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy flied out to right; Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Patek grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Rivers flied
out to center; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Pinson grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis struck
out; Mayberry walked; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Valentine flied out to left; Robinson was called out
on strikes; Lahoud lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas singled to center; Rojas stole second [Rojas
to third (error by Rodriguez)]; Scheinblum struck out; Healy
struck out; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Schaal singled to center; McCraw grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Schaal out at
second]; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek popped to second; Pinson grounded out (first
to pitcher); Otis walked; Mayberry homered [Otis scored]; McRae
singled to shortstop; Rojas singled to center [McRae to third];
MAY REPLACED STONEMAN (PITCHING); Scheinblum lined to third; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Chalk was called out on strikes; Rivers grounded out
(third to first); Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Healy doubled to right; Brett grounded out (pitcher
to first); Patek reached on a fielder's choice [Healy to third];
Pinson singled to left [Healy scored, Patek to third]; FIGUEROA
REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Otis singled to center [Patek scored,
Pinson to second]; GILBRETH REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING);
Mayberry lined to right; McRae singled to left [Pinson scored,
Otis to second]; Rojas doubled to left [Otis scored, McRae
scored]; Scheinblum lined to third; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 7, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: WOHLFORD REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Valentine
lined to shortstop; Robinson popped to first in foul territory;
Lahoud walked; Schaal doubled to center [Lahoud scored]; McCraw
singled to left [Schaal scored]; Rodriguez was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Angels 2.

ROYALS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED GILBRETH (PITCHING); Healy
grounded out (third to first); Brett walked; Patek singled to
center [Brett to second]; Pinson doubled to center [Brett
scored, Patek scored, Pinson to third (error by Chalk; assist by
Rivers)]; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to center [Pinson scored];
Mayberry walked; Wohlford singled to left [Mayberry to second];
Rojas forced Wohlford (third to second); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 10, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: COWENS REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING RF); Chalk flied out
to left; Rivers grounded out (second to first); Doyle grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10, Angels
2.

ROYALS 9TH: Scheinblum flied out to right; Healy flied out to
center; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
10, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: WHITE REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Valentine lined
to second; Robinson struck out; Lahoud flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10, Angels 2.