Although yielding only two hits in 6 1/3 innings, Bruce Dal Canton was the loser when the Angels defeated the Royals, 3-1. Nolan Ryan, pitching for the Angels, allowed four hits. The Royals scored their run in the sixth when Amos Otis singled and John Mayberry doubled. Dal Canton was lifted in the seventh after walks to Paul Schaal and Ellie Rodriguez and a sacrifice bunt by Dave Chalk put runners on second and third with one out.

Joe Hoerner replaced Dal Canton and gave up a single by Mickey Rivers that drove in Schaal with the tying run. Doug Bird relieved and walked Denny Doyle intentionally to load the bases. Bobby Valentine followed with a sacrifice fly and Rodriguez scored the go-ahead run. The Angels added an insurance marker in the eighth on singles by Bob Oliver and Schaal and a grounder by Rodriguez on which pinch-runner Tommy McCraw crossed the plate. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       23, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   3  5  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             3   0   1   1     2   0   .288      Wohlford lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .298
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Valentine lf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .308      Otis cf               3   1   2   0     1   1   .281
  Nettles lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   1     0   1   .246
Robinson dh           5   0   1   0     0   2   .265      McRae rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .356
Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Scheinblum dh         3   0   0   0     1   1   .111
  McCraw pr,1b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .292      Healy c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Lahoud rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .236
Schaal 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .229      Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Rodriguez c           3   1   0   1     1   0   .240      Dal Canton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chalk ss              2   0   0   0     1   1   .243        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   5   3     6   3             Totals               30   1   4   1     4   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 15,600
Left on Base: Angels 10, Royals 6
DP: Angels 2, Royals 0
Errors: Schaal, Brett
Doubles: Mayberry (9)
Stolen Bases: Chalk (4), Schaal (2), Otis (8), McRae (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Chalk (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (4)
GIDP: Brett (1), Rojas (10)
Hit by Pitch: Lahoud (2,by Dal Canton)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(6-4)             9     4   1   1   4   6   0  34   4.22
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   6   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton L(2-2)       6.1   2   2   2   4   1   0  27   2.22
Hoerner                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.64
Bird                    2.2   2   1   1   2   2   0  12   2.22
Totals                  9     5   3   3   6   3   0  40

Passed Balls: Rodriguez (8), Healy (6)
Hit by Pitch: Dal Canton (2)
Wild Pitches: Dal Canton (3)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; Doyle grounded out (first
unassisted); Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford grounded out (second to first); Rojas
grounded out (second to first); Otis singled to second; Otis
stole second; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson singled to left; Oliver popped to first in
foul territory; Dal Canton threw a wild pitch [Robinson to
second]; Lahoud was hit by a pitch; Schaal forced Robinson
(third unassisted) [Lahoud to second]; Rodriguez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae walked; McRae stole second; Scheinblum walked;
Rodriguez allowed a passed ball [McRae to third, Scheinblum to
second]; Healy reached on an error by Schaal; Patek forced McRae
(first to catcher) [Scheinblum to third, Healy to second]; Brett
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Patek out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk reached on an error by Brett; Rivers flied out
to center; Doyle grounded out (second to first) [Chalk to
second]; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford walked; Rojas grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Wohlford out at second]; Otis
walked; Mayberry singled to center [Otis to third]; McRae flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Robinson popped to shortstop; Oliver flied out to
left; Lahoud popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Scheinblum popped to shortstop; Healy popped to
first; Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Schaal flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chalk walked; Chalk stole second; Rivers
walked; Doyle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett flied out to center; Wohlford flied out to
right; Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Valentine singled to left; Healy allowed a passed
ball [Valentine to second]; Robinson struck out; Oliver grounded
out (third to first); Lahoud grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis singled to left; Mayberry doubled to right
[Otis scored]; McRae flied out to right; Scheinblum flied out to
center; Healy popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Schaal walked; Rodriguez walked [Schaal to second];
Chalk out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Schaal to
third, Rodriguez to second]; HOERNER REPLACED DAL CANTON
(PITCHING); Rivers singled to right [Schaal scored, Rodriguez to
third]; BIRD REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Doyle was walked
intentionally [Rivers to second]; Valentine hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Rodriguez scored]; Robinson flied out to left; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: NETTLES REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING LF); Patek was
called out on strikes; Brett popped to shortstop; Wohlford
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Oliver singled to center; MCCRAW RAN FOR OLIVER;
Lahoud flied out to center; Schaal singled to first [McCraw to
third]; Schaal stole second; Rodriguez reached on a fielder's
choice [McCraw scored, Schaal out at third (shortstop to
third)]; Chalk struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: MCCRAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rojas flied out
to left; Otis struck out; Mayberry popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Rivers walked; Doyle flied out to center; Nettles
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rivers to second]; Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae flied out to center; Scheinblum was called out
on strikes; Healy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 1.