The Angels were 0-8 under new manager Dick Williams after the Orioles struck for five quick runs in the first and hung on to defeat California, 6-5. Four of Baltimore's tallies in the opening frame were unearned as a result of two California errors. Bobby Grich, Don Baylor, Brooks Robinson and Andy Etchebarren contributed singles, and loser Andy Hassler also hit a batter.

The Angels got two back in the first, RBIs coming on Frank Robinson's double and a groundout, then made it 5-4 in the third on Leroy Stanton's two-out single, a hit batsman, Joe Lahoud's single and a wild throw by Etchebarren. The Orioles tallied the clincher in the seventh on Paul Blair's leadoff single, two infield outs and single by Earl Williams. Ellie Rodriguez hit a bases-empty homer in the ninth for the Angels. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, California Angels 5
Game Played on Monday, July      8, 1974 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles      5  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   6 11  1
Angels       2  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5  8  4


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Blair cf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .267      Rivers cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .260
Grich 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .284      Chalk 3b,ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Davis dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .264        Sands ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .161
Williams 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .256      Stanton rf            3   2   2   1     1   1   .328
Baylor lf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .246      Robinson dh           3   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Robinson 3b           4   1   1   0     1   1   .316      Lahoud lf             3   0   1   1     1   1   .267
Fuller rf             4   1   0   0     0   3   .248      Doherty 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Etchebarren c         4   0   2   1     0   0   .208        Oliver ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Hendricks c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Rodriguez c           3   1   2   1     0   0   .252
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .256      Doyle 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   2   .167
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .295
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Schaal 3b           0   0   0   0     1   0   .243
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lange pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sells p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  11   3     4   5             Totals               33   5   8   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 15,261
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Angels 6
DP: Orioles 2, Angels 2
Errors: Etchebarren, Stanton, Doherty, Rodriguez, Doyle
Doubles: Etchebarren (5), Rivers (12), Robinson (13)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (5)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (12)
GIDP: Grich (6), Williams (3), Oliver (16)
Hit by Pitch: Williams (3,by Hassler), Robinson (5,by Alexander), Rodriguez (6,by Alexander)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander               3     7   4   2   0   1   0  17   4.62
Garland W(3-1)          4.1   0   0   0   2   4   0  15   2.08
Jackson                 0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   3.54
Reynolds                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.00
Hood                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.28
Johnson SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.40
Totals                  9     8   5   3   3   5   1  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(1-4)          6     7   6   2   3   3   0  28   1.69
Sells                   3     4   0   0   1   2   0  14   2.05
Totals                  9    11   6   2   4   5   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Alexander 2 (2), Hassler (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Armando Rodriguez, 3B - Merle Anthony


ORIOLES 1ST: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
singled to center; Davis flied out to left; Williams was hit by
a pitch [Grich to second]; Baylor singled [Grich scored,
Williams to second]; Robinson singled to left [Williams to
third, Baylor to second]; Fuller reached on an error by Doherty
(assist by Doyle) [Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI), Baylor
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Robinson to second]; Etchebarren
singled to right [Robinson scored (unearned), Fuller scored
(error by Stanton) (unearned) (no RBI), Etchebarren to second];
Belanger popped to catcher in foul territory; 5 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Rivers doubled to left; Chalk grounded out (second
to first) [Rivers to third]; Stanton singled to left [Rivers
scored]; Robinson doubled to center [Stanton to third]; Lahoud
hit into a double play (second to first) [Stanton scored,
Robinson out at home (first to third to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Doherty lined to second; Rodriguez singled; Doyle
grounded out (second to pitcher) [Rodriguez to second]; Ramirez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Williams singled to second [Williams to second
(error by Doyle)]; Baylor made an out to shortstop; Robinson
walked; Fuller struck out; Etchebarren forced Williams (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Rivers flied out to center; Chalk flied out to left;
Stanton singled to left; Robinson was hit by a pitch [Stanton to
second]; Lahoud singled to right [Stanton to third, Robinson to
second]; Lahoud was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Etchebarren [Stanton scored (unearned), Robinson scored
(unearned), Lahoud to second]; Doherty grounded out (catcher to
first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger was called out on strikes; Blair singled
to center; Grich grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Blair out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Angels 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Rodriguez was hit by a pitch; Doyle singled
[Rodriguez to second]; GARLAND REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); On
a bunt Ramirez struck out; On a bunt Rivers made an out to
pitcher; Chalk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Angels 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Davis walked; Williams grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Davis out at second]; Baylor walked;
Baylor stole second [Baylor to third (error by Rodriguez)];
Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Angels 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Stanton struck out; Robinson popped to catcher in
foul territory; Lahoud was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Fuller struck out; Etchebarren popped to third in
foul territory; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Doherty flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair singled to left; SELLS REPLACED HASSLER
(PITCHING); Grich grounded out (third to first) [Blair to
second]; Davis grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Blair
to third]; Williams singled to right [Blair scored]; Baylor
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: MCCRAW BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; McCraw flied out to
center; Rivers made an out to shortstop; Chalk grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Angels 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: SCHAAL REPLACED MCCRAW (PLAYING 3B); CHALK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Robinson struck out; Fuller struck out;
Etchebarren doubled to right; Belanger walked; On a bunt Blair
singled [Etchebarren to third, Belanger to second]; Grich forced
Belanger (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: HENDRICKS REPLACED ETCHEBARREN (PLAYING C ); Stanton
walked; Robinson made an out to shortstop; Lahoud walked
[Stanton to second]; JACKSON REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); OLIVER
BATTED FOR DOHERTY; Oliver grounded into a double play (third to
first) [Stanton out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Angels 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: OLIVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Davis singled
to center; Williams grounded out (third to first) [Davis to
second]; Baylor grounded out (third to first); Robinson flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Angels 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Rodriguez homered; VALENTINE BATTED FOR DOYLE;
REYNOLDS REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Valentine flied out to
left; Schaal walked; LANGE RAN FOR SCHAAL; HOOD REPLACED
REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Rivers popped to first in foul territory;
JOHNSON REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); SANDS BATTED FOR CHALK; Sands
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 6, Angels 5.