Although walking 10 batters, Andy Hassler offset his wildness by doling out just six hits in pitching the Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics. The A's scored their runs in the first inning on a walk to Reggie Jackson and homer by Sal Bando.

The Angels tied the count in the second and went ahead in the fourth with another pair on a single by Winston Llenas, an error and singles by Bobby Valentine and Bob Oliver. Morris Nettles singled in the seventh, stole second and scored the final run on a double by Bob Heise. The victory was the Angels' first under manager Dick Williams in seven meetings with his former club. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 4, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  2  0    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  9  0
A's          2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .250      North cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .263
Heise 2b              4   0   2   1     1   0   .294      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     1   0   .292
Llenas lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .306
  Lahoud lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Bando 3b              3   1   1   2     2   1   .254
Robinson dh           5   1   0   0     0   1   .259      Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .292
Valentine 3b          3   1   2   1     1   0   .265      Tenace 1b             1   0   0   0     3   1   .217
Oliver 1b             3   1   2   2     0   0   .251      Fosse c               3   0   2   0     1   0   .211
  Doherty ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Mangual dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Chalk ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Green 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Stanton rf            2   0   1   1     2   0   .277      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Egan c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .040        Odom p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     5   3             Totals               29   2   6   2    10   2

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  3,218
Left on Base: Angels 8, A's 11
DP: Angels 3, A's 1
Errors: Bando 2
Doubles: Oliver (8), Heise (5)
Home Runs: Bando (18)
Stolen Bases: Nettles (5), Jackson 2 (19)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Chalk (9)
GIDP: Llenas (3), Green 2 (8), Campaneris (4)
Hit by Pitch: North (5,by Hassler)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler W(4-9)          9     6   2   2  10   2   1  40   3.21
Totals                  9     6   2   2  10   2   1  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(14-14)           7     7   5   4   3   2   0  30   3.35
Odom                    1     1   0   0   2   1   0   6   3.54
Lindblad                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.94
Totals                  9     9   5   4   5   3   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Hassler (6)
Wild Pitches: Hassler (6)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Nettles flied out to left; Heise flied out to right;
Llenas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (first to pitcher); Campaneris
walked; Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Jackson walked; Bando homered [Jackson scored]; Rudi
walked; Tenace walked [Rudi to second]; Fosse forced Tenace
(third to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson was called out on strikes; Valentine
walked; Oliver doubled to right [Valentine scored]; Chalk flied
out to left; Stanton singled to left [Oliver scored, Stanton out
at second (left to catcher to second)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Mangual grounded out (second to first); Green
grounded out (second to first); North was hit by a pitch;
Campaneris forced North (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Egan grounded out (third to first); Nettles grounded
out (second to first); Heise grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
struck out; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Llenas singled to right; Robinson reached on an
error by Bando [Llenas to second]; Valentine singled to center
[Llenas scored, Robinson to third]; Oliver singled to center
[Robinson scored (unearned), Valentine to second]; Chalk out on
a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Valentine to third, Oliver
to second]; Stanton was walked intentionally; Egan popped to
right; Nettles struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Angels
4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace walked; Fosse walked [Tenace to second];
Mangual forced Fosse (shortstop to second) [Tenace to third];
Green grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Mangual out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4,
Athletics 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Heise walked; Llenas grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Heise out at second]; Robinson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North walked; Campaneris grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [North out at second];
Jackson singled to shortstop; Jackson stole second; Bando
walked; Rudi popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Valentine flied out to right; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace struck out; Fosse singled to third;
Hassler threw a wild pitch [Fosse to second]; Mangual flied out
to center; Green grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Stanton flied out to center; Egan grounded out
(second to first); Nettles singled to second; Nettles stole
second; Heise doubled to left [Nettles scored]; Llenas reached
on an error by Bando [Heise out at third (first to catcher to
third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: LAHOUD REPLACED LLENAS (PLAYING LF); North
grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris singled to left;
Jackson forced Campaneris (second to shortstop); Jackson stole
second; Bando walked; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 5, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 8TH: ODOM REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Robinson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Valentine singled to left; DOHERTY BATTED
FOR OLIVER; Doherty flied out to right; Chalk walked [Valentine
to second]; Stanton walked [Valentine to third, Chalk to
second]; Egan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 5,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: DOHERTY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Tenace
walked; Fosse singled to left [Tenace to second]; Mangual popped
to first; Green grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Fosse out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
5, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 9TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Nettles grounded
out (shortstop to first); Heise singled to left; Lahoud flied
out to right; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 5, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: North singled to center; Campaneris flied out to
center; Jackson flied out to left; Bando popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Athletics 2.