Rudy Meoli marked his return to the Angels with three singles and Luis Quintana, pitching in relief, gained his first major league victory in a 14-4 trouncing of the White Sox. Meoli played his first game since his recall from Salt Lake City (Pacific Coast). The White Sox managed only two hits off Dick Lange, who started for the Angels, but both were homers to produce a 4-4 tie. Bill Melton homered after two walks in the fourth inning and Dick Allen rapped a round-tripper in the sixth. Lange was lifted after issuing a leadoff pass in the seventh and Quintana was the beneficiary when the Angels exploded for five runs in their half of the seventh and five more in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 14, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Wednesday, July      31, 1974 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  2  3
Angels       0  1  3    0  0  0    5  5  x  -  14 17  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Rivers cf             4   1   1   2     2   0   .287
  Santo ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Meoli 3b              6   2   3   0     0   0   .500
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .321      Stanton rf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .307
D. Allen 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .300      Robinson dh           3   2   2   3     2   1   .255
May lf                3   1   0   0     1   0   .275        Howard pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
K. Henderson cf       3   1   0   0     1   0   .282      Lahoud lf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .278
Melton 3b             3   1   1   3     1   2   .229        Llenas ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Sharp rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .275        Doherty ph,1b       2   2   1   2     0   0   .246
  Downing ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Bochte 1b,lf          4   2   3   2     1   0   .433
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Rodriguez c           5   1   2   1     0   0   .256
Richard ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .129      Valentine ss          5   0   2   1     0   0   .266
B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Doyle 2b              5   0   0   1     0   2   .249
  Pitlock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lange p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quintana p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  L. Allen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   4   2   4     4   7             Totals               42  14  17  12     5   3

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  8,236
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Angels 9
DP: White Sox 0, Angels 0
Errors: D. Allen, Pitlock 2, Bochte
Doubles: Robinson 2 (19), Doherty (12)
Home Runs: Melton (16), D. Allen (27)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Sharp (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson              2.1   6   4   4   0   1   0  13   4.10
Pitlock L(3-3)          3.2   3   2   2   2   1   0  16   4.38
Gossage                 0.1   4   3   3   1   0   0   6   4.85
L. Allen                0.2   2   4   3   2   1   0   7   6.83
Otten                   1     2   1   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                  8    17  14  12   5   3   0  47

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lange                   6.1   2   4   4   3   3   2  25   3.57
Quintana W(1-1)         2.2   0   0   0   1   4   0   9   2.84
Totals                  9     2   4   4   4   7   2  34

Passed Balls: Herrmann (11)
Wild Pitches: L. Allen (4)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Odom


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly struck out; Orta flied out to center; D.
Allen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Meoli
singled to right; Stanton popped to first; Robinson was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); K.
Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Melton was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Lahoud singled to right; Bochte singled to right
[Lahoud to third]; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Bochte to
second, Lahoud scored]; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Valentine grounded out (third to first); Doyle flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Sharp flied out to right; Herrmann struck out;
Richard reached on an error by Bochte; Kelly grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Rivers singled to center; Meoli singled to right
[Rivers to third]; Stanton popped to second; Robinson doubled to
left [Rivers scored, Meoli scored]; PITLOCK REPLACED B. JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Lahoud grounded out (first to pitcher) [Robinson to
third]; Bochte singled to center [Robinson scored]; Rodriguez
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta flied out to center; D. Allen grounded out
(third to first); May walked; K. Henderson walked [May to
second]; Melton homered [May scored, K. Henderson scored]; Sharp
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
3, Angels 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Valentine lined to second; Doyle grounded out
(second to first); Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Richard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Meoli popped to catcher in foul territory; Stanton
singled to right; Robinson walked [Stanton to second]; LLENAS
BATTED FOR LAHOUD; Llenas flied out to left; Bochte popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: LLENAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Orta grounded
out (second to first); D. Allen homered; May popped to catcher
in foul territory; K. Henderson grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Rodriguez reached on an error by Pitlock; Valentine
forced Rodriguez (third to second); Valentine was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Doyle struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton walked; Sharp out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Melton to second]; QUINTANA REPLACED LANGE
(PITCHING); Herrmann flied out to right; Richard lined to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Rivers walked; Meoli singled to pitcher [Meoli to
second (error by Pitlock), Rivers to third]; GOSSAGE REPLACED
PITLOCK (PITCHING); Stanton reached on a fielder's choice
[Rivers out at home (second to catcher), Meoli to third];
Robinson doubled to left [Meoli scored, Stanton to third];
DOHERTY BATTED FOR LLENAS; Doherty doubled to left [Robinson
scored, Stanton scored]; Bochte walked; Rodriguez singled to
right [Doherty to third, Bochte to second]; Valentine singled to
center [Doherty scored, Rodriguez to second, Bochte to third];
L. ALLEN REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Doyle struck out; Rivers
walked [Bochte scored, Rodriguez to third, Valentine to second];
Meoli flied out to left; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Angels 9.

WHITE SOX 8TH: DOHERTY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BOCHTE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SANTO BATTED FOR KELLY; Santo
was called out on strikes; Orta struck out; D. Allen walked; May
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 9.

ANGELS 8TH: Stanton singled to left; L. Allen threw a wild pitch
[Stanton to second]; Robinson walked; HOWARD RAN FOR ROBINSON;
Doherty reached on an error by D. Allen [Stanton scored, Howard
to third]; Bochte singled to left [Doherty to second, Howard
scored]; OTTEN REPLACED L. ALLEN (PITCHING); Rodriguez singled
to center [Doherty scored (unearned), Bochte to second];
Debut game for Jim Otten; Valentine singled to third [Bochte
to third, Rodriguez to second]; Doyle grounded out (second to
first) [Bochte scored, Valentine to second, Rodriguez to third];
Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rodriguez scored
(unearned)]; Meoli grounded out (second to first); 5 R (3 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 14.

WHITE SOX 9TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); K. Henderson
flied out to left; Melton was called out on strikes; DOWNING
BATTED FOR SHARP; Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Angels 14.