The Angels, who had lost to Catfish Hunter eight straight times since July 10, 1971, turned around and beat the Athletics' ace righthander, 4-3. The Angels nicked Hunter for a run in the second inning on a walk to Frank Robinson, single by Bob Oliver and infield out by Joe Lahoud. Singles by Dave Chalk and Denny Doyle, plus an error by Angel Mangual, led to an unearned run on a groundout by Bobby Valentine in the third. Lahoud singled and Tommy McCraw doubled for another run in the fourth before Mickey Rivers cracked a homer for the deciding marker in the fifth. A's runs included a round-tripper by Mangual. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Friday, May       24, 1974 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   3  8  1
Angels       0  1  1    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .215      Rivers cf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .293
Campaneris ss         4   1   2   0     1   0   .292      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Rudi lf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .308      Valentine lf          4   0   0   1     0   0   .299
Jackson dh            4   0   1   0     1   0   .392      Robinson dh           3   1   0   0     1   1   .259
Johnson 1b            3   0   1   1     1   1   .182      Oliver 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Lahoud rf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .225
Mangual rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .303        Nettles rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Garner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      McCraw 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .294
  Bando ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Rodriguez c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Pitts 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .237      Chalk ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .252
  Bourque ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Lange p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kubiak 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Sells p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   8   3     4   2             Totals               30   4   8   4     1   1

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 24,855
Left on Base: A's 10, Angels 3
DP: A's 0, Angels 0
Errors: Mangual
Doubles: Rudi (16), Mangual (3), McCraw (3)
Home Runs: Mangual (3), Rivers (2)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (5), Chalk (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(7-4)           8     8   4   3   1   1   1  31   2.28
Totals                  8     8   4   3   1   1   1  31

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lange W(1-0)            6.2   7   2   2   4   2   0  32   1.84
Sells SV(1)             2.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   8   2.04
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   2   1  40

Passed Balls: Rodriguez (9)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to left; Campaneris singled to
shortstop; Rudi flied out to right; Jackson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Rivers singled to center; Rivers was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Doyle popped to catcher in foul
territory; Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Johnson walked; Rodriguez allowed a passed ball
[Johnson to second]; Tenace flied out to center; Mangual reached
on a fielder's choice [Johnson stayed at second]; Garner flied
out to left; Pitts walked [Johnson to third, Mangual to second];
North lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels
0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson walked; Oliver singled to center [Robinson
to third]; Lahoud grounded out (first unassisted) [Robinson
scored, Oliver to second]; McCraw grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Oliver to third]; Rodriguez popped to third; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris singled to shortstop; Rudi flied out
to right; Jackson singled to center [Campaneris to third];
Johnson was called out on strikes; Tenace popped to second; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk singled to center; On a bunt Rivers forced
Chalk (catcher to shortstop); Doyle singled to right [Rivers to
third (error by Mangual)]; Valentine grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Rivers scored (unearned), Doyle to second]; Robinson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
struck out; Pitts flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Oliver popped to first in foul territory; Lahoud
singled to right; McCraw doubled to left [Lahoud scored, McCraw
to third (on throw to home)]; Rodriguez popped to first in foul
territory; Chalk grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North flied out to left; Campaneris walked; Rudi
doubled to center [Campaneris scored]; Jackson grounded out
(second to first) [Rudi to third]; Johnson flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Rivers homered; Doyle flied out to left; Valentine
lined to third; Robinson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace flied out to left; Mangual doubled to
right; Garner grounded out (third to first); Pitts grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Lahoud
popped to second; McCraw grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: NETTLES REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING RF); North
singled to center; Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi flied
out to center; Jackson walked [North to second]; Johnson singled
to left [North scored, Jackson to second]; SELLS REPLACED LANGE
(PITCHING); Tenace flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Rodriguez popped to second; Chalk singled to third;
Chalk was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rivers
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mangual homered; BANDO BATTED FOR GARNER; Bando
grounded out (pitcher to first); BOURQUE BATTED FOR PITTS;
Bourque grounded out (pitcher to first); North grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: BANDO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); KUBIAK REPLACED
BOURQUE (PLAYING 2B); Doyle lined to center; Valentine grounded
out (third to first); Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Rudi
lined to third; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 3, Angels 4.