The Brewers scored three runs in the ninth inning, capping their rally with a single by Johnny Briggs, to defeat the Angels, 6-5. Bruce Bochte hit two homers for the Angels. The Brewers, who had collected only four hits off Andy Hassler previously in the game, opened the ninth with a single by Bob Coluccio. John Vukovich went out, but when Pedro Garcia singled, Horacio Pina relieved Hassler.

Don Money singled, scoring Coluccio. The Angels then changed pitchers again, bringing in Luis Quintana. The Brewers, who had announced Darrell Porter as a pinch-hitter, switched to Bobby Mitchell, who singled to drive in Garcia with the tying run. Briggs followed with his winning hit. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 6, California Angels 5
Game Played on Saturday, August    31, 1974 (Day game) at County Stadium
Angels       0  0  3    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 10  1
Brewers      0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  3  -   6 10  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles cf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .246      Money 3b              4   1   1   1     1   1   .292
Chalk ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Berry cf              3   0   1   2     1   0   .219
Valentine 3b          4   0   1   2     0   0   .265        Porter ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Lahoud dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .276        Mitchell ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .225
Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Briggs lf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .268
Bochte lf             4   2   3   2     0   1   .302      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Rodriguez c           2   0   0   0     1   0   .249      D. Johnson dh         4   0   1   0     0   0   .177
Doherty 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .264      Moore c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .269
Doyle 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .245      Coluccio rf           2   1   2   0     2   0   .232
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Vukovich ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .194
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garcia 2b             3   3   1   0     1   0   .190
  Quintana p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Champion p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               33   5  10   4     3   4             Totals               33   6  10   5     6   1

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  7,520
Left on Base: Angels 5, Brewers 8
DP: Angels 2, Brewers 1
Errors: Doherty, Moore
Home Runs: Bochte 2 (4)
Caught Stealing: Lahoud (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (8)
GIDP: Chalk (15), Briggs (6), Vukovich (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler                 8.1   7   5   5   6   1   0  36   3.31
Pina L(1-2)             0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   3.83
Quintana                0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.38
Totals                  8.1  10   6   6   6   1   0  39

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Champion                8     9   5   4   2   4   2  32   3.29
Murphy W(7-5)           1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.44
Totals                  9    10   5   4   3   4   2  37

Wild Pitches: Hassler (5)
Balks: Hassler (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Nettles flied out to left; Chalk popped to second;
Valentine popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Money struck out; Berry walked; Briggs grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Berry out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Lahoud walked; Lahoud was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Stanton popped to center; Bochte was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Rodriguez walked; Doherty singled to right
[Rodriguez out at third (right to third)]; Doyle singled to left
[Doherty to second]; Nettles singled to catcher [Doherty scored
(error by Moore) (no RBI), Doyle to third, Nettles to second];
Chalk popped to right; Valentine singled to center [Nettles
scored (unearned), Doyle scored]; Lahoud flied out to right; 3 R
(2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Coluccio singled to pitcher; Hassler threw a wild
pitch [Coluccio to second]; Vukovich singled to center [Coluccio
to third, Vukovich to second (error by Doherty)]; Garcia reached
on a fielder's choice [Coluccio out at home (third to catcher),
Vukovich to third]; Money walked [Garcia to second]; Berry
singled to center [Garcia scored, Vukovich scored, Money to
second]; Briggs popped to catcher in foul territory; Scott
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3,
Brewers 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Stanton struck out; Bochte homered; Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Doherty popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: D. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Moore
walked; Coluccio walked [Moore to second]; Vukovich grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Coluccio out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Brewers 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
singled to second; Chalk grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Garcia walked; Money grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Garcia to second]; Berry grounded out (second to first)
[Garcia to third]; Hassler balked [Garcia scored]; Briggs
singled to first; Scott flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 4, Brewers 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Valentine popped to catcher in foul territory;
Lahoud flied out to right; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 6TH: D. Johnson flied out to right; Moore grounded out
(third to first); Coluccio walked; Vukovich grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Brewers 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Bochte homered; Rodriguez grounded out (third to
first); Doherty flied out to center; Doyle grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Garcia flied out to left; Money grounded out
(second to first); Berry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 5, Brewers 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Nettles singled to center; Chalk singled to pitcher
[Nettles to second]; Valentine forced Nettles (pitcher to third)
[Chalk to second, Valentine to first]; Lahoud was called out on
strikes; Stanton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Briggs flied out to left; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); D. Johnson singled to left; Moore grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Brewers 3.

ANGELS 9TH: MURPHY REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Bochte singled
to right; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Bochte to second]; Doherty was walked intentionally; Doyle
popped to catcher in foul territory; Nettles grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Coluccio singled to left; Vukovich flied out to
center; Garcia singled to center [Coluccio to second]; PINA
REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Money singled to left [Coluccio
scored, Garcia to second]; PORTER BATTED FOR BERRY; QUINTANA
REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); MITCHELL BATTED FOR PORTER; Mitchell
singled to left [Money to second, Garcia scored]; Briggs singled
to left [Money scored, Mitchell to second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 5, Brewers 6.