A bases-loaded triple by Joe Lahoud, who drove in a total of five runs in the game, paced the Angels to an 8-2 victory over the Royals. With the score tied, 2-2, John Doherty opened the sixth inning with a single and, after a sacrifice, Morris Nettles walked. Dennis Leonard, rookie righthander from Omaha (American Association) who made his first start for the Royals, was lifted in favor of Joe Hoerner, who retired Winston Llenas.

The Royals then called in Lindy McDaniel. Rudy Meoli grounded to Fred Patek, who threw wildly to first, allowing Doherty to score. Frank Robinson walked to load the bases, setting the stage for Lahoud's triple. Ellie Rodriguez doubled to drive in Lahoud. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 8, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 10, 1974 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Angels       1  0  0    1  0  5    0  1  x  -   8 13  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Nettles cf            4   1   0   0     1   1   .257
Wohlford lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
McRae dh              3   2   2   0     1   0   .311        Llenas ph,lf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .260
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .245      Bochte lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Otis cf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .288        Balaz ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cowens rf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .237        Meoli ph,2b         2   1   0   0     0   0   .236
Brett 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .272      Robinson dh           2   1   1   0     2   0   .252
White 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .219        Lange pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cepeda ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Lahoud rf             4   1   3   5     1   1   .283
  Rojas 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Rodriguez c           5   1   2   1     0   0   .251
Paepke c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Chalk 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .263
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Doherty 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .259
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ramirez ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .174
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   9   2     2   3             Totals               36   8  13   7     4   4

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  4,491
Left on Base: Royals 7, Angels 10
DP: Royals 1, Angels 3
Errors: Patek, Doyle, Doherty
Doubles: Rodriguez (17)
Triples: Lahoud (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Otis (7), Ramirez (3)
GIDP: Otis (14), Cowens (6), Rojas (24), Rodriguez (9)
Hit by Pitch: Robinson (10,by Leonard)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(0-1)          5.1   8   4   2   3   2   0  28   2.45
Hoerner                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.13
McDaniel                1.2   5   4   1   1   2   0  12   3.44
Lopez                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.00
Totals                  8    13   8   3   4   4   0  42

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana W(11-17)         7     7   2   1   2   2   0  30   3.42
Pena                    2     2   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.45
Totals                  9     9   2   1   2   3   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Leonard (2)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek popped to first in foul territory; Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae walked; Mayberry
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Nettles was called out on strikes; Doyle flied out
to left; Bochte singled to center; Robinson walked [Bochte to
second]; Lahoud singled to left [Bochte scored, Robinson to
second]; Rodriguez forced Lahoud (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis struck out; Cowens singled to right; Brett
forced Cowens (shortstop to second); White forced Brett
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Chalk singled to left; Doherty flied out to left;
Ramirez grounded out (third to first) [Chalk to second]; Nettles
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Paepke grounded out (third to first); Patek grounded
out (third to first); Wohlford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Bochte
grounded out (first unassisted); Robinson flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to left; Mayberry singled to left
[McRae to second]; Otis grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [McRae to third, Mayberry out at second];
Cowens singled to center [McRae scored]; Cowens was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Doherty [Cowens to second];
Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Lahoud struck out; Rodriguez singled to right; Chalk
singled to right [Rodriguez to third]; Doherty singled to center
[Rodriguez scored, Chalk to second]; Ramirez singled to
shortstop [Chalk to third, Doherty to second]; Nettles forced
Chalk (shortstop to catcher) [Doherty to third, Ramirez to
second]; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 2.

ROYALS 5TH: White lined to center; Paepke singled to center;
Patek grounded out (second to first) [Paepke to second];
Wohlford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Bochte flied out to left; Robinson was hit by a
pitch; Lahoud walked [Robinson to second]; Rodriguez popped to
first in foul territory; Chalk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 2.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae singled to right; Mayberry reached on an error
by Doyle [McRae to second]; Otis out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [McRae to third, Mayberry to second]; Cowens
walked; Brett forced Cowens (shortstop to second) [McRae scored
(unearned), Mayberry to third]; CEPEDA BATTED FOR WHITE; Cepeda
popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: ROJAS REPLACED CEPEDA (PLAYING 2B); Doherty singled
to right; Ramirez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Doherty to second]; Nettles walked; HOERNER REPLACED LEONARD
(PITCHING); LLENAS BATTED FOR DOYLE; Llenas flied out to left;
BALAZ BATTED FOR BOCHTE; MCDANIEL REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING);
MEOLI BATTED FOR BALAZ; Meoli reached on an error by Patek
[Doherty scored (unearned) (no RBI), Nettles to second];
Debut game for John Balaz; Robinson walked [Nettles to
third, Meoli to second]; Lahoud tripled to center [Nettles
scored (unearned), Meoli scored (unearned), Robinson scored
(unearned)]; Rodriguez doubled to right [Lahoud scored
(unearned)]; Chalk was called out on strikes; 5 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 7.

ROYALS 7TH: LLENAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MEOLI STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Paepke flied out to center; Patek singled to
center; Wohlford grounded out (first unassisted) [Patek to
second]; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Angels 7.

ANGELS 7TH: Doherty grounded out (second to first); Ramirez
struck out; Nettles grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 7.

ROYALS 8TH: PENA REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Mayberry struck
out; Otis singled to left; Cowens grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Otis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 7.

ANGELS 8TH: Llenas singled to center; Meoli popped to shortstop;
Robinson singled to left [Llenas to second]; LANGE RAN FOR
ROBINSON; Lahoud singled to right [Llenas scored, Lange to
second]; LOPEZ REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Rodriguez grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lahoud out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 8.

ROYALS 9TH: LANGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Brett singled to
left; Rojas grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Brett out at second]; Paepke grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 8.