Hal McRae, who had three hits including a homer in the first game and drove in the winning run with a single in the ninth inning, also contributed a two-run double in the second game when the Royals erupted for all their scoring in the eighth inning to sweep a doubleheader with the Angels, 3-2 and 5-2. Dave Chalk stole home in the third inning for the Angels' first run in the lidlifter, but McRae and Fran Healy hit homers in the fifth to put the Royals on top. The Angels tied the score in their half of the fifth on a walk to Tom Egan and singles by Mickey Rivers and Denny Doyle. Amos Otis singled for the Royals in the ninth, stole second and scored the deciding run on McRae's single.

In the nightcap, the Angels held a 2-0 lead going into the eighth when McRae knotted the count with his double. Cookie Rojas followed with a single to score McRae. The Royals went on to load the bases and Frank White wrapped up the victory with a single, driving in the final two tallies. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, May 12, 1974 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  2
Angels       0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   2   .242      Rivers cf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .265
Wohlford lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .295      Doyle 2b              5   0   2   1     0   1   .258
Otis cf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .256      Valentine lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .206      Sands dh              2   0   1   0     1   0   .143
McRae dh              3   1   3   2     1   0   .364        Alomar pr,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Rojas 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .355      Oliver 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .284
Healy c               3   1   1   1     1   0   .275      McCraw rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .354
White 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Cowens rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Egan c                2   1   0   0     1   0   .200
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chalk ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .257
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sells p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   9   3     3   9             Totals               32   2   8   1     4   4

Time of Game: 2:56
Left on Base: Royals 4, Angels 9
DP: Royals 2, Angels 2
Errors: Healy, White
Doubles: Valentine (3)
Home Runs: McRae (5), Healy (5)
Stolen Bases: Patek (13), Otis 2 (5), Chalk (2)
Caught Stealing: Rojas (2), Healy (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Cowens (1), Rivers 2 (5)
GIDP: Healy 2 (4), Doyle (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris              6.1   6   2   1   3   2   0  28   2.88
Mingori                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1  54.00
Bird W(1-1)             2.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   9   2.45
Totals                  9     8   2   1   4   4   0  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(3-4)           8.1   9   3   3   3   9   2  33   2.99
Sells                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.08
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   9   2  34

Wild Pitches: Mingori (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to center; Patek stole second;
Wohlford struck out; Otis popped to second; Mayberry was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; Doyle struck out;
Valentine doubled to left; Valentine was picked off second but
was safe on an error by Healy [Valentine to third]; Sands
walked; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae walked; Rojas was called out on strikes; Healy
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[McRae out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McCraw grounded out (second to first); Schaal flied
out to center; Egan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (second to first); Cowens popped
to first; Patek was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk reached on an error by White; On a bunt Rivers
singled to catcher [Chalk to second]; Doyle grounded into a
double play (second to first to shortstop to first) [Chalk to
third, Rivers out at second]; Chalk stole home; Valentine
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Wohlford popped to first in foul territory; Otis
struck out; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Sands flied out to center; Oliver grounded out
(third to first); McCraw grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae homered; Rojas flied out to left; Healy
homered; White popped to second; Cowens flied out to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); Egan
walked; Chalk was called out on strikes; Rivers singled to right
[Egan to third]; Doyle singled to right [Egan scored, Rivers to
third]; Valentine popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 2, Angels 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek flied out to right; Wohlford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis walked; Otis stole second; Mayberry
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Sands singled to center; Oliver grounded out (second
to first) [Sands to second]; McCraw was walked intentionally;
Schaal forced McCraw (shortstop to second) [Sands to third];
ALOMAR RAN FOR SANDS; Egan lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Royals 2, Angels 2.

ROYALS 7TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); McRae singled to
third; Rojas singled to left [McRae out at third (left to
third), Rojas to second (on throw to 3b)]; Rojas was picked off
and caught stealing third (pitcher to shortstop); Healy walked;
Healy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk singled to left; Rivers out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Chalk to second]; MINGORI REPLACED
FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Mingori threw a wild pitch [Chalk to
third]; Doyle singled to pitcher [Chalk stayed at third]; BIRD
REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Valentine flied into a double play
(right to catcher) [Chalk out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Angels 2.

ROYALS 8TH: White singled to center; Cowens out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [White to second]; Patek struck out;
Wohlford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Alomar was called out on strikes; Oliver walked;
McCraw grounded out (first unassisted) [Oliver to second];
Schaal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Angels 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis singled to center; Otis stole second; Mayberry
struck out; McRae singled to right [Otis scored]; Rojas singled
to left [McRae to second]; SELLS REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING);
Healy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Rojas out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: LAHOUD BATTED FOR EGAN; Lahoud was called out on
strikes; Chalk singled to third; Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Chalk to second]; Doyle flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 2.

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