A controverial rundown play opened the gates for three runs in the first inning and started the Angels off to a 6-1 victory over the Royals. Mickey Rivers led off with a triple. After Denny Doyle grounded out, Bobby Valentine bounced to Fred Patek, who threw home, catching Rivers in a rundown. Patek joined in the chase and appeared to tag Rivers before throwing to second too late to nail Valentine. Rivers crossed the plate and the umpires allowed the run, ruling that he had evaded Patek's tag. Before the inning ended, Bob Oliver and Paul Schaal each drove in a run with a single.

The Angels turned on the power in the fifth when Frank Robinson and Joe Lahoud hit homers. Bill Singer held the Royals to five hits, but lost his bid for a shutout when Amos Otis tripled and John Mayberry doubled for a run in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 6, Kansas City Royals 1

Game Played on Wednesday, May 22, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Angels       3  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   6 10  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .288      Wohlford lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .273      Rojas 2b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .318
Valentine lf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .307        White 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  Nettles lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Otis cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .272
Robinson dh           4   2   1   1     1   1   .268      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .239
Oliver 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .284      McRae rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .364
Lahoud rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .231      Solaita dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .300
Schaal 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .226      Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Rodriguez c           3   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Chalk ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .246      Brett 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  10   5     3   5             Totals               31   1   5   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 10,221
Left on Base: Angels 7, Royals 5
DP: Angels 1, Royals 0
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Brett (4), Mayberry (8)
Triples: Rivers (4), Otis (4)
Home Runs: Robinson (8), Lahoud (3)
Stolen Bases: Valentine (4)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(6-3)           9     5   1   1   2   7   0  33   2.70
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   7   0  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris L(3-2)       1.1   4   4   2   2   0   0  11   3.89
McDaniel                5.2   5   2   2   0   2   2  21   4.50
Mingori                 1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5   6.00
Garber                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.28
Totals                  9    10   6   4   3   5   2  40

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


ANGELS 1ST: Rivers tripled to right; Doyle grounded out (first
unassisted); Valentine reached on a fielder's choice [Rivers
scored (error by Patek) (unearned) (no RBI), Valentine to second
(on throw to home)]; Mickey Rivers caught in rundown; Freddie
Patek did not tag him according to umpire; heated argument
followed; Robinson walked; Oliver singled to center
[Valentine scored, Robinson to second]; Lahoud flied out to
right [Robinson to third]; Schaal singled to center [Robinson
scored (unearned), Oliver to second]; Rodriguez lined to third;
3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to first); Rojas
walked; Otis lined into a double play (second to first) [Rojas
out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Chalk singled to center; Rivers grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Chalk to second]; Doyle walked; MCDANIEL
REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Valentine singled to center
[Chalk scored, Doyle to third]; Robinson struck out; Oliver
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); McRae
grounded out (pitcher to first); Solaita grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Lahoud flied out to right; Schaal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett doubled to left; Wohlford
singled to shortstop [Brett to third]; Rojas struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk was called out on strikes; Rivers grounded out
(shortstop to first); Doyle lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to left; Mayberry was called out on
strikes; McRae singled to shortstop; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); Robinson
homered; Oliver flied out to center; Lahoud homered; Schaal
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Royals 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Chalk
popped to shortstop; Rivers singled to center; Rivers was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford popped to first; Rojas lined to right; Otis
walked; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 6, Royals 0.

ANGELS 7TH: WHITE REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Doyle grounded
out (second to first); Valentine singled to left; Robinson flied
out to right; Valentine stole second; Oliver grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae struck out; Solaita struck out; Martinez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Royals 0.

ANGELS 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Lahoud struck
out; Schaal flied out to center; Rodriguez walked; Chalk singled
to center [Rodriguez to second]; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: NETTLES REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING LF); Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett flied out to center;
Wohlford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 6, Royals 0.

ANGELS 9TH: GARBER REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Doyle was called
out on strikes; Nettles grounded out (second to first); Robinson
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: White struck out (catcher to first); Otis tripled to
right; Mayberry doubled to center [Otis scored]; McRae grounded
out (third to first); Solaita lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 6, Royals 1.

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