Within two outs of pitching the third no-hitter of his career, Nolan Ryan not only lost the bid, but also lost the game, as the White Sox defeated the Angels, 2-1. Frank Robinson homered off Jim Kaat in the second inning to produce the Angels' run and Ryan, who walked five and struck out 13, held onto the slim lead until hard luck struck him in the ninth.

With one out, Dick Allen got a scratch single for the first White Sox hit. Carlos May grounded to Bruce Bochte, who booted the ball, and both runners were safe. Ken Henderson followed with a single, scoring Allen with the tying run. After Bill Melton fouled out, Bill Sharp singled on a 2-2 pitch to pin Ryan with his loss. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 2, California Angels 1

Game Played on Wednesday, August 7, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Angels       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  3  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .288      Kelly dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Meoli 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .385      Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   4   .321
Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      D. Allen 1b           3   1   1   0     1   2   .296
Robinson dh           3   1   1   1     0   0   .253      May lf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Bochte 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .434        Richard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .129
Valentine lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .265      K. Henderson cf       3   0   1   1     1   2   .291
Chalk ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Melton 3b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .234
Rodriguez c           3   0   0   0     0   2   .258      Sharp rf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .287
Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .270
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     1   0   .262
                                                          Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   6   1     0   3             Totals               28   2   3   2     5  13

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 11,636
Left on Base: Angels 2, White Sox 6
DP: Angels 1, White Sox 3
Errors: Bochte
Home Runs: Robinson (16)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Sharp (4)
GIDP: Rodriguez (7), Stanton (6), Kelly (7)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(14-12)           8.2   3   2   1   5  13   0  34   3.29
Totals                  8.2   3   2   1   5  13   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(13-8)            9     6   1   1   0   3   1  30   3.55
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   3   1  30

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Napp


ANGELS 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Meoli struck out while
Rivers was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Stanton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly was called out on strikes; Orta struck out;
D. Allen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson homered; Bochte grounded out (second to
first); Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); K. Henderson
struck out; Melton walked; Sharp lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Rodriguez struck out; Doyle grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Downing flied out to center; Dent walked; Kelly
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dent
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Meoli singled to left; Stanton flied out to left;
Robinson flied out to right; Bochte lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta was called out on strikes; D. Allen struck
out; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Valentine flied out to right; Chalk singled to
right; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Chalk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: K. Henderson walked; Melton walked [K. Henderson
to second]; Sharp out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[K. Henderson to third, Melton to second]; Downing struck out;
Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 1, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Rivers singled
to right; Meoli singled to center [Rivers to third]; Stanton
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Meoli out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta
struck out; D. Allen walked; May grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Robinson popped to second; Bochte grounded out
(first to pitcher); Valentine lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: K. Henderson struck out; Melton struck out; Sharp
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
White Sox 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
struck out; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Downing struck out; Dent grounded out (pitcher to
first); Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Meoli flied
out to left; Stanton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta struck out; D. Allen singled to third; May
reached on an error by Bochte [D. Allen to second]; RICHARD RAN
FOR MAY; K. Henderson singled to center [D. Allen scored,
Richard to third]; Melton popped to catcher in foul territory
[K. Henderson to second]; Sharp singled to right [Richard scored
(unearned), K. Henderson to third]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Angels 1, White Sox 2.

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