The Athletics, after knocking out Bill Singer while scoring five times in the sixth inning, added a run off Dave Sells in the seventh and defeated the Angels, 6-5. Ellie Rodriguez homered for the Angels, who had a 2-0 lead going into the sixth when Gene Tenace sparked an A's rally with a circuit clout. A walk to Ted Kubiak, double by Bill North and single by Bert Campaneris added two runs. Sal Bando forced Campaneris, but Reggie Jackson singled. Bando took third and scored on an error by Sells, the Angels' third pitcher of the inning. Another walk then loaded the bases and Tenace, up for a second time, also drew a pass to force in the A's fifth run.

Charlie Sands put the Angels back in the game with a three-run homer in their half of the sixth, tying the score, but the A's broke away in the seventh. North singled, stole second, advanced to third on a bunt by Campaneris and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Bando. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 5
Game Played on Sunday, May       26, 1974 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  5    1  0  0  -   6  8  1
Angels       0  0  0    1  1  3    0  0  0  -   5  8  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   2   2   0     0   0   .220      Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   2     0   2   .296      Doyle 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Bando 3b              3   1   0   1     1   2   .286      Valentine lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Jackson dh            5   1   2   0     0   2   .391      Robinson dh           2   1   0   0     2   0   .257
Rudi lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .307      Oliver 3b             1   0   0   0     2   0   .279
Mangual rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Alomar pr,3b        1   1   0   0     0   0   .235
Johnson 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .179      Llenas rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .313
Tenace c              2   1   2   2     2   0   .225      McCraw 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Kubiak 2b             1   1   0   0     1   0   .234      Rodriguez c           2   1   2   1     0   0   .239
  Bourque ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .292        Sands ph,c          2   1   2   3     0   0   .208
  Garner 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Nettles pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Hamilton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chalk ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .265
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sells p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   6   8   5     6   7             Totals               31   5   8   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 13,329
Left on Base: A's 7, Angels 6
DP: A's 3, Angels 2
Errors: Johnson, Valentine, Sells
Doubles: Tenace (6), North (8)
Home Runs: Tenace (6), Rodriguez (2), Sands (2)
Stolen Bases: North (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (3), Garner (1), Rivers (7), Chalk (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Bando (5)
GIDP: Johnson (6), McCraw (3), Chalk (4)
Hit by Pitch: Chalk (4,by Fingers)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton                4     5   2   2   3   1   1  18   3.08
Knowles                 1.2   1   2   2   1   0   0   7   5.50
Fingers W(5-1)          3.1   2   1   1   0   1   1  13   2.66
Totals                  9     8   5   5   4   2   2  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer                  5     6   5   3   2   4   1  21   2.85
May                     0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.79
Sells L(1-3)            1.1   2   1   1   3   0   0  10   2.37
Selma                   2.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   8   4.74
Totals                  9     8   6   4   6   7   1  40

Passed Balls: Sands (1)
Hit by Pitch: Fingers (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Rivers singled to second; Doyle lined into a double
play (pitcher to first) [Rivers out at first]; Valentine struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson singled to left; Rudi singled to right
[Jackson to second]; Mangual flied out to right; Johnson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rudi
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson walked; Oliver reached on an error by
Johnson [Robinson to second]; Llenas popped to catcher in foul
territory; McCraw grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Tenace doubled to left; Kubiak grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Tenace to third]; North hit into a double
play (third to first) [Tenace out at home (first to catcher)]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to left; Chalk grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rodriguez out at
second]; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris struck out; Bando struck out; Jackson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Valentine
flied out to right; Robinson walked; Oliver walked [Robinson to
second]; Llenas singled to center [Robinson scored, Oliver to
second]; McCraw grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual
flied out to right; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Rodriguez homered; Chalk singled to left; KNOWLES
REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Chalk to second]; Doyle flied out to left;
Valentine flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace homered; Kubiak walked; North doubled to
center [Kubiak to third]; Campaneris singled to left [Kubiak
scored, North scored, Campaneris to third (error by Valentine)];
Bando walked; MAY REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Jackson reached on
a fielder's choice [Campaneris out at home (pitcher to third to
catcher), Bando to third]; SELLS REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Rudi
reached on an error by Sells [Bando scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Jackson to second]; Mangual flied out to center; Johnson walked
[Jackson to third, Rudi to second]; Tenace walked [Jackson
scored (unearned), Rudi to third, Johnson to second]; BOURQUE
BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Bourque grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R
(3 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: GARNER REPLACED BOURQUE (PLAYING 2B); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Oliver walked; ALOMAR RAN FOR
OLIVER; Llenas flied out to center; McCraw singled to center
[Alomar to second]; SANDS BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; FINGERS REPLACED
KNOWLES (PITCHING); Sands homered [Alomar scored, McCraw
scored]; Chalk was hit by a pitch; Rivers flied out to left; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Angels 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SANDS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); North singled to left; North stole second;
Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [North to
third]; Bando hit a sacrifice fly to center [North scored];
Jackson singled to right; Sands allowed a passed ball [Jackson
to second]; Rudi walked; SELMA REPLACED SELLS (PITCHING);
Mangual forced Jackson (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Athletics 6, Angels 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine
flied out to center; Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Angels 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Johnson flied out to center; Tenace walked;
Garner out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Tenace to
second]; North grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 6, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Llenas
struck out; McCraw flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 6, Angels 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris struck out; Bando struck out; Jackson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Angels 5.

ANGELS 9TH: Sands singled to right; NETTLES RAN FOR SANDS; Chalk
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Nettles to second];
Rivers grounded out (second to first) [Nettles to third]; Doyle
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Angels 5.