An infield hit by Bruce Bochte scored Morris Nettles in the 10th inning and provided Nolan Ryan with his 19th victory as the Angels edged the Royals, 3-2. Ryan allowed only four hits and struck out 15. The Angels had a homer by Joe Lahoud in the second inning and added another run on a double by Denny Doyle, an infield out and wild pitch by Al Fitzmorris in the fourth.

The Royals tied the score in the sixth on a walk to Fred Patek, double by Vada Pinson, single by Hal McRae and grounder by John Mayberry. In the 10th, Nettles singled, took second on a sacrifice by Doyle and stole third before Bochte rapped a liner that bounced off Fitzmorris' glove to Patek, whose throw home was too late to nail Nettles. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 11, 1974 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  -   2  4  0
Angels       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   3  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              2   1   0   0     2   1   .226      Nettles cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .255
Pinson rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .260      Doyle 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .246
McRae dh              4   0   2   1     0   1   .313      Bochte lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .269
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .243      Robinson dh           3   0   0   0     1   1   .251
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Lahoud rf             2   1   1   1     2   0   .284
Wohlford lf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .279      Rodriguez c           3   0   0   0     1   0   .249
Cowens cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .233      Chalk 3b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .266
White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   3   .215      Doherty 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .169
  Rojas 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .270        Sands ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Martinez c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .192        Valentine ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   4   1     4  15             Totals               31   3   7   2     5   2

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  5,170
Left on Base: Royals 6, Angels 8
DP: Royals 1, Angels 0
Doubles: Pinson (16), Doyle (18)
Home Runs: Lahoud (12)
Stolen Bases: Brett (8), Nettles (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (8), Pinson (3), Bochte (4), Doherty (4), Doyle (9)
GIDP: Chalk (16)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris L(11-5)      9.1   7   3   3   5   2   1  39   2.90
Totals                  9.1   7   3   3   5   2   1  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(19-15)          10     4   2   2   4  15   0  38   3.02
Totals                 10     4   2   2   4  15   0  38

Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (10)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Pinson grounded out (second to
first); McRae singled to center; Mayberry walked [McRae to
second]; Brett popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 0.

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

ROYALS 2ND: Wohlford struck out; Cowens grounded out (first
unassisted); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson flied out to right; Lahoud homered;
Rodriguez walked; Chalk grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez singled to second; Patek out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Martinez to second]; Pinson struck out;
McRae struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Doherty grounded out (second to first); Ramirez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to left; Brett popped to
shortstop; Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Doyle doubled to right; Bochte grounded out (pitcher
unassisted) [Doyle to third]; Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch
[Doyle scored]; Robinson struck out; Lahoud walked; Rodriguez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Angels 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens was called out on strikes; White struck out;
Martinez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk singled to center; Doherty grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Chalk to second]; Ramirez grounded out
(second to first) [Chalk to third]; Nettles grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek walked; Pinson doubled to right [Patek to
third]; McRae singled to right [Patek scored, Pinson to third];
Mayberry forced McRae (first to shortstop) [Pinson scored (no
RBI)]; Brett forced Mayberry (second to shortstop); Brett stole
second; Wohlford struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Doyle singled to right; Bochte out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Doyle to second]; Robinson popped to
third; Lahoud was walked intentionally; Rodriguez lined to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens struck out; White struck out; Martinez struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk walked; Doherty out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Chalk to second]; SANDS BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Sands
flied out to center; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 2.

ROYALS 8TH: VALENTINE REPLACED SANDS (PLAYING SS); Patek walked;
Pinson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Patek to
second]; McRae flied out to right; Mayberry flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Doyle flied out to left; Bochte grounded out (first
unassisted); Robinson walked; Lahoud flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Brett was called out on strikes; Wohlford lined to
shortstop; Cowens walked; SOLAITA BATTED FOR WHITE; Solaita was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: ROJAS REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING 2B); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk singled to shortstop;
Doherty flied out to left; Valentine popped to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 2.

ROYALS 10TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek
popped to shortstop; Pinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 10TH: Nettles singled to left; Doyle out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Nettles to second]; Nettles stole
third; Bochte singled to shortstop [Nettles scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 3.