Leaping higher than the eight-foot fence in center field, Morris Nettles caught a line drive by Pat Kelly with the bases loaded in the sixth inning to prevent a grand-slam homer and save the Angels' 3-1 victory over the White Sox. Nolan Ryan was the beneficiary of Nettles' catch. The Angels used a safe bunt by Denny Doyle, sacrifice by Tom Egan and single by Orlando Ramirez for a run in the first and added another in the fourth on a walk to Bruce Bochte, single by Joe Lahoud and forceout by Dave Chalk.

The White Sox picked up their run in the fifth on singles by Bucky Dent, Lee Richard and Tony Muser, but the Angels clinched the decision with their final tally in the seventh. Frank Robinson was hit by a pitch, advanced to third on a single by Chalk and scored on a wild pitch by Terry Forster. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 7, 1974 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Angels       0  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  5  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly dh              5   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Nettles cf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .264
Sharp rf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .261      Ramirez ss            4   0   1   1     0   1   .172
Muser 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .289      Bochte lf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .276
Orta 2b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .323      Robinson dh           2   1   0   0     0   0   .255
K. Henderson cf       2   0   0   0     2   1   .285      Lahoud rf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .272
Hairston lf           1   0   0   0     3   0   .238      Chalk 3b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .260
Downing c             4   0   0   0     0   3   .245      Doherty 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Dent ss               3   1   1   0     0   0   .270        Oliver ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .249
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Doyle 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .247
  Santo 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Egan c                1   0   0   0     1   0   .054
Richard 3b,ss         3   0   2   0     1   1   .162      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kucek p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   6   1     7   9             Totals               24   3   5   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 13,510
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Angels 3
DP: White Sox 1, Angels 2
Errors: Ryan
Doubles: Orta (27)
Stolen Bases: Nettles (7), Ramirez (1)
Caught Stealing: K. Henderson (4), Chalk (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Egan (5), Nettles (2)
GIDP: K. Henderson (15), Kelly (9), Robinson (10)
Hit by Pitch: Orta (2,by Ryan), Robinson (9,by Kucek)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kucek L(1-1)            6.1   5   3   3   2   4   0  24   3.67
Forster                 1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.58
Totals                  8     5   3   3   3   4   0  30

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(18-15)           9     6   1   1   7   9   0  38   3.07
Totals                  9     6   1   1   7   9   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Kucek (1), Ryan (9)
Wild Pitches: Forster (7)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Merle Anthony


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Sharp
grounded out (shortstop to first); Muser grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Nettles singled to third; Nettles stole second;
Ramirez struck out; Bochte walked; Robinson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bochte out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta doubled to left; K. Henderson walked; On a
bunt Hairston forced Orta (pitcher to third) [K. Henderson to
second]; K. Henderson was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); Downing struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Lahoud grounded out (second to first); Chalk was
called out on strikes; Doherty grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent flied out to center; Richard struck out;
Kelly singled to pitcher; Kelly was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Ryan [Kelly to second]; Sharp walked; Muser
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: On a bunt Doyle singled to third; Egan out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Doyle to second]; Nettles
was called out on strikes; Ramirez singled to center [Doyle
scored]; Ramirez stole second; Ramirez was out trying to advance
to third (catcher to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta was hit by a pitch; K. Henderson grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Orta out at
second]; Hairston walked; Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Bochte walked; Robinson flied out to left [Bochte to
second]; Lahoud singled to right [Bochte to third]; Chalk forced
Lahoud (third to second) [Bochte scored]; Chalk was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent singled to shortstop; Richard singled to
center [Dent to second]; Kelly was called out on strikes; Sharp
popped to third in foul territory; Muser singled to center [Dent
scored, Richard to third]; Orta grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Doherty flied out to center; Doyle grounded out
(second to first); Egan popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: K. Henderson walked; Hairston walked [K.
Henderson to second]; Downing popped to third; Dent popped to
shortstop; Richard singled to second [K. Henderson to third,
Hairston to second]; Kelly flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Nettles grounded out (third to first); Ramirez
grounded out (second to first); Bochte grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Sharp struck out; Muser flied out to left; Orta
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Robinson was hit by a pitch; Lahoud struck out;
Chalk singled to center [Robinson to third, Chalk to second (on
throw to 3b)]; FORSTER REPLACED KUCEK (PITCHING); OLIVER BATTED
FOR DOHERTY; Forster threw a wild pitch [Robinson scored, Chalk
to third]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: OLIVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); K. Henderson
was called out on strikes; Hairston walked; Downing struck out;
MAY BATTED FOR DENT; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: SANTO REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 3B); RICHARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Egan walked; Nettles out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Egan to second]; Ramirez grounded out
(first unassisted) [Egan to third]; Bochte flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Richard walked; Kelly grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Richard out at second]; Sharp
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Angels 3.