A three-run, eighth-inning rally, in which a wild pitch by loser Nolan Ryan figured prominently, enabled the Athletics to turn back the Angels, 5-3, and spoil the return to the managerial ranks by Dick Williams. California led, 3-2, when Bert Campaneris got the A's comeback started with a one-out single, moved to second on a passed ball and scored on Sal Bando's double. With a two-ball count on Reggie Jackson, the Angels decided to walk the Oakland slugger, but Ryan wild-pitched Bando to third.

After Jackson was passed, Joe Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Bando with the eventual winning run. Gene Tenace walked and Angel Mangual doubled to score Jackson. Tenace was thrown out at the plate to end the inning. Ryan's wildness enabled the A's to tie the score in the fourth after the Angels had taken a 2-0 lead in the third. Ryan gave up a single to Campaneris, walked Bando, Jackson and Rudi and then hit Tenace on the wrist to force home the other run. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, California Angels 3
Game Played on Monday, July      1, 1974 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  0    2  0  0    0  3  0  -   5  8  1
Angels       0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  6  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   0   2   0     0   2   .237      Rivers cf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .270
Campaneris ss         4   2   2   0     0   2   .299      Chalk ss              5   1   2   1     0   0   .292
Bando 3b              3   2   2   1     1   0   .303      Stanton rf            4   0   1   1     1   1   .331
Jackson rf            2   1   1   0     2   0   .339      Robinson dh           2   0   0   0     2   0   .260
Rudi lf               2   0   0   2     1   1   .300      Oliver 3b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .243
Tenace 1b             2   0   0   1     1   0   .230      Valentine lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .271
Mangual dh            4   0   1   1     0   2   .262      Doherty 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .303
Kubiak 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Egan c                1   1   0   0     2   0   .077
  Bourque ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Maxvill 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Rodriguez c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Haney c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .125      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Hamilton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   5   8   5     5  10             Totals               30   3   6   3     7   2

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 16,405
Left on Base: A's 5, Angels 9
DP: A's 1, Angels 1
Errors: Campaneris
Doubles: Bando 2 (12), Mangual (9), Stanton (12)
Stolen Bases: North (35), Campaneris 2 (22)
Caught Stealing: North 2 (14), Valentine (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Doyle (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Rudi (5), Oliver (3)
GIDP: Kubiak (8), Doyle (4)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (8,by Ryan)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton                6.1   4   3   3   6   1   0  28   2.93
Fingers W(7-2)          2.2   2   0   0   1   1   0  11   3.29
Totals                  9     6   3   3   7   2   0  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(10-7)            9     8   5   5   5  10   0  37   3.42
Totals                  9     8   5   5   5  10   0  37

Passed Balls: Egan (1)
Hit by Pitch: Ryan (6)
Wild Pitches: Ryan (4)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to second; North stole second;
North was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Campaneris
was called out on strikes; Bando doubled to right; Jackson flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; Chalk popped to second;
Stanton reached on an error by Campaneris; Robinson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Tenace
flied out to left; Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver flied out to center; Valentine singled to
left; Doherty popped to shortstop; Egan flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Kubiak flied out to right; Haney was called out
on strikes; North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Doyle flied out to center; Rivers walked; Chalk
singled to right [Rivers to third]; Stanton doubled to left
[Rivers scored, Chalk to third]; Robinson was walked
intentionally; Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to left [Chalk
scored]; Valentine popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris singled to left; Campaneris stole
second; Campaneris stole third; Bando walked; Jackson walked
[Bando to second]; Rudi walked [Campaneris scored, Bando to
third, Jackson to second]; Tenace was hit by a pitch [Bando
scored, Jackson to third, Rudi to second]; Mangual struck out;
Kubiak grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Jackson out at home]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Doherty popped to third; Egan walked; Doyle grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Egan out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Haney flied out to right; North struck out;
Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Chalk
grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanton walked; Robinson flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando flied out to right; Jackson singled to
center; Rudi struck out; Tenace flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Valentine
singled to left; Valentine was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Doherty was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Mangual flied out to right; Kubiak flied out to
center; Haney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Egan walked; Doyle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Egan to second]; Rivers walked; FINGERS REPLACED
HAMILTON (PITCHING); Chalk singled to center [Egan scored,
Rivers to third, Chalk to second (on throw)]; Stanton struck
out; Robinson was walked intentionally; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels
3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
singled to center; Egan allowed a passed ball [Campaneris to
second]; Bando doubled to right [Campaneris scored]; Ryan threw
a wild pitch [Bando to third]; Jackson was walked intentionally;
Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bando scored]; Tenace walked
[Jackson to second]; Mangual doubled to first [Jackson scored,
Tenace out at home (second to catcher)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Doherty
flied out to right; LAHOUD BATTED FOR EGAN; Lahoud flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING C ); BOURQUE
BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Bourque struck out; Haney grounded out
(shortstop to first); North singled to left; North was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: MAXVILL REPLACED BOURQUE (PLAYING 2B); Doyle flied
out to left; Rivers singled to center; Chalk flied out to
center; Stanton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Angels 3.