| With three hits in three official trips, Bruce Bochte drove in one run and scored two to pace the Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Royals. In the third inning, after a single by Bochte and double by Mickey Rivers, Leroy Stanton batted in both runners with a two-bagger. Bochte doubled in the fourth and scored on a single by Rivers. What proved to be the deciding run followed in the eighth on a single by Bobby Valentine, sacrifice by Ellie Rodriguez and single by Bochte. Amos Otis had three hits for the Royals, including a double and homer. [The Sporting News] |
California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Saturday, August 3, 1974 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Angels 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 1 Royals 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .288 Patek ss 2 1 0 0 2 1 .223 Heise 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Scheinblum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Stanton rf 5 0 1 2 0 0 .306 Pinson rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Oliver 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .243 Otis cf 4 2 3 1 0 1 .284 Llenas dh 4 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Valentine ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .272 Solaita dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Wohlford lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .295 Bochte lf 3 2 3 1 1 0 .475 Cowens lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .212 Howard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .227 Rojas ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Healy c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .262 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 9 4 4 2 Totals 34 3 7 3 2 9 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 15,277 Left on Base: Angels 10, Royals 7 DP: Angels 0, Royals 0 Errors: Valentine, Brett Doubles: Rivers (19), Stanton (19), Bochte (1), Otis (22) Home Runs: Otis (10) Stolen Bases: Patek (25) Caught Stealing: Pinson (2) Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (7) Hit by Pitch: Wohlford (2,by Ryan) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan W(14-11) 9 7 3 2 2 9 1 37 3.38 Totals 9 7 3 2 2 9 1 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff L(10-12) 9 9 4 4 4 2 0 41 3.81 Totals 9 9 4 4 4 2 0 41 Hit by Pitch: Ryan (7) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Armando Rodriguez, 3B - Bill Kunkel ANGELS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Heise lined to first; Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Pinson lined to first; Otis singled to left; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0. ANGELS 2ND: Oliver singled to left; Llenas flied out to right; Valentine flied out to center; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Solaita struck out; Wohlford was called out on strikes; Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0. ANGELS 3RD: Bochte singled to left; Howard flied out to center; Rivers doubled to left [Bochte to third]; Heise flied out to right; Stanton doubled to center [Bochte scored, Rivers scored]; Oliver was walked intentionally; Llenas walked [Stanton to third, Oliver to second]; Valentine forced Llenas (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy singled to center; Patek flied out to center; Pinson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Royals 0. ANGELS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte doubled to left; Howard flied out to center; Rivers singled to right [Bochte scored]; Heise flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Otis doubled to center; Mayberry popped to third; Solaita flied out to left; Wohlford was hit by a pitch; Brett reached on an error by Valentine [Otis to third, Wohlford to second]; White singled to second [Otis scored (unearned), Wohlford to third, Brett to second]; Healy struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 1. ANGELS 5TH: Stanton flied out to left; Oliver flied out to center; Llenas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: Patek walked; Patek stole second; Pinson flied out to left; Otis struck out; Mayberry singled to center [Patek scored]; Solaita flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 2. ANGELS 6TH: Valentine struck out; Rodriguez flied out to center; Bochte walked; Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford struck out; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 2. ANGELS 7TH: COWENS REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING LF); Rivers flied out to left; Heise reached on an error by Brett; Stanton flied out to right; Oliver singled to center [Heise to third]; Llenas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: Healy grounded out (second to first); Patek walked; Pinson forced Patek (second to shortstop); Pinson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 2. ANGELS 8TH: Valentine singled to shortstop; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Valentine to second]; Bochte singled to center [Valentine scored]; Howard forced Bochte (second to shortstop); Rivers walked [Howard to second]; Heise was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: Otis homered; Mayberry popped to shortstop; Solaita flied out to left; Cowens singled to right; Brett flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 3. ANGELS 9TH: Stanton grounded out (third to first); Oliver flied out to right; Llenas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 3. ROYALS 9TH: ROJAS BATTED FOR WHITE; Rojas was called out on strikes; Healy was called out on strikes; SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR PATEK; Scheinblum grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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