Steve Busby and Al Fitzmorris failed to turn in complete games, but both were winners when the Royals swept a doubleheader with the Angels, 10-4 and 3-0. Busby fell behind in the lidlifter, 4-3, before the Royals rallied for three runs in the sixth inning on run-scoring singles by Kurt Bevacqua and Fran Healy and double by Fred Patek. Steve Mingori pitched the last three frames and gained an easy save when the Royals added four runs in the seventh. John Mayberry and Hal McRae opened with singles and when Jim Wohlford followed with a single to center, Mickey Rivers let the ball get past him and all three runners scored. Bevacqua then singled and crossed the plate with the final run on Patek's second double of the game.

The Royals used Fitzmorris, Joe Hoerner and Doug Bird in the nightcap. Loser Frank Tanana hit Mayberry with a pitch in the sixth, gave up a single by Wolford and walked Bevacqua to load the bases. Healy capitalized on the opportunity with a single, driving in two runs. The Royals' other tally counted in the seventh on a single by Cookie Rojas, a walk, wild pitch and forceout by McRae. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 10, California Angels 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, August 4, 1974 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Angels       0  2  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  9  2
Royals       1  0  2    0  0  3    4  0  x  -  10 13  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Patek ss              5   0   2   2     0   0   .226
Meoli 3b              3   1   2   0     0   1   .467      Rojas 2b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .289
  Oliver ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .242        White 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .302      Otis cf               4   2   1   0     1   0   .284
Robinson dh           4   0   0   0     0   2   .252      Mayberry 1b           4   2   3   2     1   0   .263
Lahoud lf             2   1   1   0     1   0   .277        Solaita 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Llenas ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .263      McRae dh              5   1   2   1     0   0   .310
Bochte 1b             2   2   1   1     1   0   .476      Wohlford lf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .296
Valentine ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Pinson rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Rodriguez c           3   0   1   0     1   1   .255        Cowens ph,rf        2   1   0   0     0   0   .209
Doyle 2b              3   0   1   2     0   1   .247      Brett 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Howard ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Bevacqua ph,3b      2   2   2   1     0   0   .190
Lange p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Quintana p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Healy ph,c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .262
  Sells p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   9   3     3   8             Totals               37  10  13   8     4   0

Time of Game: 2:37
Left on Base: Angels 6, Royals 8
DP: Angels 0, Royals 1
Errors: Rivers, Bochte
Doubles: Bochte (2), Patek 2 (12)
Stolen Bases: Meoli (1), Otis (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Valentine (4)
GIDP: Oliver (20)
Hit by Pitch: Bochte (1,by Busby), Rojas (3,by Sells)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lange L(3-7)            5.1   5   5   5   3   0   0  24   3.82
Quintana                0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   4.05
Sells                   2.1   7   4   4   1   0   0  16   3.24
Totals                  8    13  10  10   4   0   0  42

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(16-9)           6     7   4   4   3   7   0  27   3.24
Mingori SV(1)           3     2   0   0   0   1   0  10   3.23
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   8   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Sells (3), Busby (7)
Balks: Busby (1)

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Haller


ANGELS 1ST: Rivers lined to right; Meoli singled to center;
Meoli stole second; Stanton popped to third; Robinson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to center; Rojas flied out to
center; Otis walked; Otis stole second [Otis to third (error by
Bochte)]; Mayberry singled to left [Otis scored]; McRae grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Lahoud singled to right; Bochte was hit by a pitch
[Lahoud to second]; Valentine out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Lahoud to third, Bochte to second]; Rodriguez struck
out; Doyle singled to center [Lahoud scored, Bochte scored];
Rivers popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Wohlford lined to right; Pinson flied out to right;
Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Royals 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Meoli singled to center; Stanton struck out;
Robinson popped to first in foul territory; Lahoud walked [Meoli
to second]; Bochte doubled to right [Meoli scored, Lahoud out at
home (right to second to catcher)]; big collision at HP; Buck
Martinez knocked flat; walked off after short time; knot on left
ankle; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: HEALY BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Healy flied out to right;
Patek flied out to center; Rojas walked; Otis singled to
shortstop [Rojas to second]; Mayberry singled to right [Rojas
scored, Otis to third]; McRae singled to left [Otis scored,
Mayberry to second]; Wohlford grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 3.

ANGELS 4TH: HEALY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Valentine lined
to second; Rodriguez singled to right; Doyle grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rodriguez to second]; Rivers grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Pinson flied out to right; Brett grounded out (third
to first); Healy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Royals 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Meoli struck out (catcher to first); Stanton struck
out; Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek flied out to center; Rojas grounded out (third
to first); Otis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Lahoud popped to shortstop; Bochte walked; Valentine
singled to center [Bochte to second]; Rodriguez walked [Bochte
to third, Valentine to second]; Busby balked [Bochte scored,
Valentine to third, Rodriguez to second]; On a bunt Doyle struck
out; Valentine was picked off third (pitcher to third); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry walked; McRae flied to right in foul
territory; Wohlford singled to left [Mayberry to second];
QUINTANA REPLACED LANGE (PITCHING); COWENS BATTED FOR PINSON;
Cowens forced Wohlford (third to second) [Mayberry to third];
BEVACQUA BATTED FOR BRETT; Bevacqua singled to left [Mayberry
scored, Cowens to second]; SELLS REPLACED QUINTANA (PITCHING);
Healy singled to center [Cowens scored, Bevacqua to second];
Patek doubled to left [Bevacqua scored, Healy to third]; Rojas
walked; Otis forced Patek (third unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 6.

ANGELS 7TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BEVACQUA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MINGORI REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Rivers
singled to right; OLIVER BATTED FOR MEOLI; Oliver grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Rivers out at second];
Stanton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: OLIVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Mayberry singled
to second; McRae singled to left [Mayberry to second]; Wohlford
singled to center [Mayberry scored, McRae scored (error by
Rivers) (no RBI), Wohlford scored (no RBI)]; Cowens flied out to
left; Bevacqua singled to left; Healy flied out to left; Patek
doubled to right [Bevacqua scored]; Rojas was hit by a pitch;
Otis forced Rojas (third to second); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 4, Royals 10.

ANGELS 8TH: Robinson flied out to left; LLENAS BATTED FOR
LAHOUD; Llenas struck out; Bochte flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 10.

ROYALS 8TH: LLENAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Mayberry popped
to third in foul territory; McRae flied out to right; Wohlford
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
4, Royals 10.

ANGELS 9TH: WHITE REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); SOLAITA REPLACED
MAYBERRY (PLAYING 1B); Valentine grounded out (third to first);
Rodriguez lined to left; HOWARD BATTED FOR DOYLE; Howard singled
to shortstop; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 4, Royals 10.

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