Nolan Ryan equalled the major league strikeout mark, fanning 19 while hurling the Angels past the Red Sox, 4-2, to gain his 15th victory of the season. Leading 4-1 in the ninth, Ryan walked Carl Yastrzemski and gave up a single to Dwight Evans. Bobby Valentine bobbled Doug Griffin's grounder, Yastrzemski scoring, but Ryan then struck out Rick Miller and Bob Montgomery to tie the record and got Rick Burleson to fly out to end the game.

Bob Oliver's three-run homer in the fourth off loser Roger Moret was the decisive blow for the Angels, who got their final run in the fifth when Valentine singled after Ellie Rodriguez and Frank Robinson had walked. The Red Sox' first run came in the fifth on Griffin's single and a two-out triple by Juan Beniquez. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 4, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Monday, August 12, 1974 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
Angels       0  0  0    3  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez lf           4   0   3   1     0   1   .273      Rivers cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .287
Cooper dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .275      Rodriguez c           3   1   0   0     1   1   .253
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   4   .295      Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .294
Yastrzemski 1b        3   1   1   0     1   1   .310      Robinson dh           0   1   0   0     4   0   .253
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   3   .293      Valentine ss          2   0   1   1     2   0   .275
Miller cf             3   0   0   0     1   3   .243      Bochte lf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .356
Griffin 2b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .311      Oliver 1b             4   1   2   3     0   0   .240
Montgomery c          3   0   0   0     0   3   .241      Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .248
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Heise 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .200
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   7   2     2  19             Totals               28   4   7   4     7   5

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance:  9,345
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Angels 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Angels 0
Errors: Valentine
Triples: Beniquez (3)
Home Runs: Oliver (7)
Stolen Bases: Miller (11), Rodriguez (4), Rivers (30)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (9), Rivers (12), Heise (1)
GIDP: Doyle (7)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret L(6-5)            8     7   4   4   7   5   1  35   3.23
Totals                  8     7   4   4   7   5   1  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(15-12)           9     7   2   2   2  19   0  36   3.24
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2  19   0  36

Passed Balls: Rodriguez (18)
Wild Pitches: Ryan (8)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez singled to center; Cooper struck out;
Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels
0.

ANGELS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
flied out to center; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski struck out; Evans struck out; Miller
walked; Miller stole second; Griffin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson walked; Valentine walked [Robinson to
second]; On a bunt Bochte forced Robinson (pitcher to third)
[Valentine to second]; Oliver flied out to right; Doyle struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery struck out; Burleson grounded out
(second to first); Beniquez singled to shortstop; Cooper
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Heise singled to left; Rivers singled to pitcher
[Heise to second]; Rodriguez flied out to center [Heise to
third]; Rivers was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Stanton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli struck out; Yastrzemski singled to
center; Evans struck out; Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Robinson walked; Valentine walked [Robinson to
second]; On a bunt Bochte forced Valentine (third to shortstop)
[Robinson to third]; Oliver homered [Robinson scored, Bochte
scored]; Doyle flied out to center; Heise popped to first; 3 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin singled to center; Montgomery struck out;
Burleson flied out to center; Beniquez tripled to right [Griffin
scored]; Cooper grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez
walked; Rodriguez stole second; Stanton struck out; Robinson
walked; Valentine singled to center [Rodriguez scored, Robinson
to second]; Bochte lined to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Angels 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first to pitcher); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Oliver singled to center; Doyle grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; Heise
singled to shortstop; Heise was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller struck out; Griffin singled to center;
Montgomery struck out; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Rivers singled to right; Rivers stole second;
Rodriguez struck out; Stanton grounded out (third to first)
[Rivers to third]; Robinson walked; Valentine grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Beniquez was called out on strikes; Cooper was
called out on strikes; Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver flied
out to center; Doyle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Angels 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski walked; Ryan threw a wild pitch
[Yastrzemski to second]; Evans singled to left [Yastrzemski to
third]; Miller was called out on strikes; Griffin reached on an
error by Valentine [Yastrzemski scored (RBI), Evans to second];
CARBO BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Rodriguez allowed a passed ball
[Evans to third, Griffin to second]; Carbo struck out; Burleson
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Angels 4.

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