Chuck Dobson, who last won in the majors in September of 1971, hurled the Angels to a 4-1 triumph in the first of two against the Rangers, who gained a split with a 5-3 victory in the second contest. California got Dobson, whose last win was in an Athletics' uniform over the Angels, three runs in the third inning, two scoring on Bruce Bochte's single.

The Rangers used a three-run fourth inning in the second game to wipe out a 2-1 California lead, the rally including rookie Roy Howell's first major league homer which tied the score. Joe Lovitto, Duke Sims, Cesar Tovar and Lenny Randle followed with singles. Mike Hargrove doubled home the Rangers' final marker in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Texas Rangers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 9, 1974 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  0
Angels       0  0  3    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .242      Nettles cf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .277
Tovar rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .336      Bochte lf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .276
Spencer dh            3   0   0   0     1   0   .287      Robinson dh           4   0   0   0     0   2   .252
Randle lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .305      Lahoud rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .272
Harrah ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .264      Valentine ss          1   0   1   1     0   0   .267
Lovitto cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .221      Rodriguez c           2   0   1   0     1   0   .251
Howell 3b             3   0   2   1     1   0   .667      Chalk 3b              3   1   0   0     0   0   .258
Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .264      Doherty 1b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .257
  Sims ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .177      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
J. Brown p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     5   2             Totals               29   4   7   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:05
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Angels 4
DP: Rangers 0, Angels 1
Doubles: Lahoud (14)
Caught Stealing: Lovitto (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (7)
GIDP: Sundberg (13)
Hit by Pitch: Valentine (3,by J. Brown)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Brown L(11-12)       6     7   4   4   1   2   0  26   3.69
Merritt                 2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   5.87
Totals                  8     7   4   4   1   4   0  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(1-0)           9     7   1   1   5   2   0  37   1.00
Totals                  9     7   1   1   5   2   0  37

Hit by Pitch: J. Brown (3)
Wild Pitches: Dobson (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to center; Tovar grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle
struck out; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer popped to catcher in foul territory; Randle
grounded out (first unassisted); Harrah grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Lahoud
grounded out (first unassisted); Valentine singled to left
[Valentine out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Lovitto singled to right; Lovitto was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Debut game for Roy
Howell; Howell flied out to left; Sundberg walked; Nelson
forced Sundberg (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to left; Chalk forced Rodriguez
(third to second); Doherty singled to first [Chalk to second];
Nettles singled to left [Doherty to second, Chalk scored]; Doyle
grounded out (second to first) [Nettles to second, Doherty to
third]; Bochte singled to right [Nettles scored, Doherty
scored]; Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
walked; Spencer flied out to center; Randle singled to first
[Hargrove to second]; Harrah popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Lahoud flied out to right; Valentine was hit by a
pitch; Rodriguez flied out to center; Chalk flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto grounded out (second to first); Howell
singled to pitcher; Dobson threw a wild pitch [Howell to
second]; Sundberg struck out; Nelson struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Doherty grounded out (second to first); Nettles
grounded out (third to first); Doyle grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Tovar flied out to center; Hargrove grounded out
(third to first); Spencer walked; Randle singled to right
[Spencer to second]; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Bochte singled to right; Robinson struck out; Lahoud
doubled to right [Bochte to third]; Valentine hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Bochte scored, Lahoud to third]; Rodriguez walked;
Chalk forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Lovitto singled to second; Howell walked [Lovitto
to second]; Sundberg grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Lovitto to third, Howell out at second];
Nelson walked; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: MERRITT REPLACED J. BROWN (PITCHING); Doherty popped
to catcher in foul territory; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); Doyle made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Spencer
flied out to center; Randle made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Bochte popped to catcher in foul territory; Robinson
struck out; Lahoud struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Harrah singled to center; Lovitto grounded out
(third to first) [Harrah to second]; Howell singled to center
[Harrah scored]; SIMS BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; Sims flied out to
left; Nelson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Angels 4.