Only one out away from their first victory under Dick Williams, the Angels were the victim of a crucial error by Bobby Valentine and lost to the Athletics, 3-2. After Leroy Stanton knocked in two runs with a double in the eighth inning to put the Angels ahead, 2-1, Andy Hassler retired the first two A's to bat in the ninth before Jesus Alou beat out an infield hit. Bill North then grounded to Valentine, who threw wildly to first base, allowing Alou to reach third and North to take second.

Bert Campaneris followed with a single up the middle that Sandy Alomar knocked down. Herb Washington, running for Alou, scored easily. North, racing home from second, slammed into catcher Ellie Rodriguez and scored the deciding run. The loss was the Angels' third straight under Williams as their new manager. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      3, 1974 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  7  2
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  5  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .240      Rivers cf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .270
Campaneris ss         4   0   2   2     1   0   .297      Chalk ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .299
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Stanton rf            4   0   2   2     0   0   .332
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .336      Robinson dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Rudi lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .306      Lahoud lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Tenace 1b,c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Valentine 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Mangual dh            3   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Doherty 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Kubiak 2b             1   1   0   0     2   0   .224      Rodriguez c           2   0   0   0     1   0   .242
  McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Doyle 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .244
  Maxvill 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Sands ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .180
Haney c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Alomar pr,2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Alou ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  H. Washington pr    0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bourque 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     4   1             Totals               32   2   5   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  9,979
Left on Base: A's 9, Angels 5
DP: A's 0, Angels 3
Errors: Tenace, Haney, Chalk, Valentine, Hassler
Doubles: Rudi (23), Stanton (13)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (23), Chalk (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Haney (1)
GIDP: Jackson (6), Tenace (4)
Hit by Pitch: Bando (4,by Hassler)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(2-1)           9     5   2   2   2   1   0  34   2.40
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   1   0  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(1-3)          9     7   3   1   4   1   0  39   1.44
Totals                  9     7   3   1   4   1   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Hassler (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to left; Campaneris reached on an
error by Hassler; Bando was hit by a pitch [Campaneris to
second]; Jackson grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Chalk popped
to catcher; Stanton singled to center; Robinson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

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

ANGELS 2ND: Lahoud flied out to right; Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); Doherty flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Kubiak walked; Haney out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Kubiak to second]; North singled to left
[Kubiak scored, North to second (on throw to home)]; Campaneris
grounded out (second to first) [North to third]; Bando popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Rodriguez walked; Rodriguez was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Haney [Rodriguez to second]; Doyle
struck out; Rivers flied out to left; Chalk grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels
0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson popped to shortstop; Rudi doubled to
left; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual walked;
Kubiak walked [Rudi to third, Mangual to second]; Haney forced
Kubiak (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
grounded out (second to first); Lahoud lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris singled to third; Bando lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Campaneris out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Valentine popped to second; Doherty flied out to
right; Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi
singled to center; Tenace flied out to center; Mangual reached
on an error by Chalk [Rudi to third, Mangual to second]; Kubiak
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Rivers
grounded out (second to first); Chalk singled to center; Chalk
stole second; Stanton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Haney popped to third; North struck out (catcher
to first); Campaneris walked; Campaneris stole second; Bando
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lahoud
singled to first [Lahoud to second (error by Tenace)]; Valentine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Doherty grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson singled to right; Rudi forced Jackson
(first to shortstop); Tenace grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Rudi out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; SANDS BATTED FOR
DOYLE; Sands walked; ALOMAR RAN FOR SANDS; Rivers forced Alomar
(second to shortstop); Chalk singled to left [Rivers to second];
Stanton doubled to right [Rivers scored, Chalk scored]; Robinson
popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels
2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Mangual flied
out to center; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR KUBIAK; McKinney flied out to
center; ALOU BATTED FOR HANEY; Alou singled to shortstop; H.
WASHINGTON RAN FOR ALOU; North reached on an error by Valentine
[H. Washington to third, North to second]; Campaneris singled to
second [H. Washington scored (unearned), North scored
(unearned), Campaneris to second (on throw to home)]; Bando
popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: MAXVILL REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING 2B); BOURQUE
REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING C ); Lahoud grounded out (first unassisted); Valentine
flied out to center; Doherty grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Angels 2.