Nyls Nyman and Ken Henderson collected 11 hits between them and the White Sox got sharp pitching performances from Jim Kaat, Bart Johnson and Terry Forster in sweeping a twi-night doubleheader with the Angels, 8-0 and 3-1. Kaat posted his third straight shutout in the opener, holding the Angels to four hits. The White Sox pounded out 17, including three apiece by Nyman and Henderson. Ed Herrmann joined in the attack with a two-run homer.

In the nightcap, Henderson had three more hits and Nyman two. The White Sox began their scoring with a run in the third on an error, a sacrifice and double by Nyman. The rookie outfielder was hit by a pitch in the sixth, stole second and counted on a single by Henderson. Lamar Johnson singled in the seventh and completed his trip around the bases on a sacrifice, infield out and single by Lee Richard. Johnson gave up only three hits in the first seven innings but was lifted after yielding two singles in the eighth. Forster put down the threat, but the Angels avoided the shutout with a run in the ninth on a double by Ellie Rodriguez, single by John Balaz and infield out by Dave Chalk. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 8, California Angels 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 13, 1974 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
White Sox    0  0  1    2  0  1    0  4  x  -   8 17  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles cf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .245      Nyman lf              5   2   3   2     0   0   .583
Heise 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Orta 2b               5   1   2   1     0   1   .319
Valentine ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      May dh                5   0   1   1     0   0   .260
Llenas dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      K. Henderson cf       4   0   3   2     1   1   .289
Stanton rf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .268      Muser 1b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Balaz lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Santo 3b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .219
Chalk 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Sharp rf              3   3   2   0     1   0   .262
Rodriguez c           3   0   2   0     0   1   .253      Herrmann c            4   1   1   2     0   0   .266
Howard 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Dent ss               3   1   2   0     1   0   .272
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     1   8             Totals               39   8  17   8     3   4

Time of Game: 2:12
Left on Base: Angels 5, White Sox 10
DP: Angels 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Dobson, Orta, Santo
Doubles: Rodriguez (18), Orta (28), Sharp (12), K. Henderson (33)
Triples: K. Henderson (4)
Home Runs: Herrmann (10)
GIDP: Heise (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(1-1)           5.1  11   4   4   1   2   1  28   3.14
Kirkwood                2.1   6   4   4   2   2   0  13  15.43
Pina                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.79
Totals                  8    17   8   8   3   4   1  42

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(17-13)           9     4   0   0   1   8   0  32   3.28
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   8   0  32

Wild Pitches: Dobson (2)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Nettles struck out; Heise reached on an error by
Santo; Valentine struck out; Llenas popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Nyman grounded out (first to pitcher); Orta
doubled to right; May flied out to right; K. Henderson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Stanton walked; Balaz struck out; Chalk singled to
first [Stanton to second]; Rodriguez struck out; Howard forced
Chalk (shortstop to second) [Stanton to third, Howard to first];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Muser singled to third; Santo singled to left
[Muser to second]; Sharp flied out to right; Herrmann grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Muser to third, Santo to second]; Dent
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Heise
flied out to right; Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nyman singled to third; Dobson threw a wild pitch
[Nyman to second]; Orta flied out to left; May grounded out
(second to first) [Nyman to third]; K. Henderson tripled to left
[Nyman scored]; Muser flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 0, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Llenas flied out to left; Stanton struck out; Balaz
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Santo struck out; Sharp doubled to right; Sharp
was picked off second but was safe on an error by Dobson [Sharp
to third]; Herrmann homered [Sharp scored]; Dent singled to
left; Nyman flied out to right; Orta flied out to left; 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
doubled to right; Howard hit into a double play (left to
shortstop) [Rodriguez out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May popped to catcher; K. Henderson doubled to
right; Muser grounded out (second to first) [K. Henderson to
third]; Santo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, White Sox 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Nettles was called out on strikes; Heise flied out
to right; Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Sharp singled to third; Herrmann grounded out
(third to first) [Sharp to second]; Dent walked; Nyman singled
to center [Sharp scored, Dent to third]; KIRKWOOD REPLACED
DOBSON (PITCHING); Orta struck out while Dent was picked off
third (catcher to third); Debut game for Don Kirkwood; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Llenas singled to center; Stanton struck out; Balaz
flied out to center; Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May flied out to right; K. Henderson walked;
Muser flied out to center; Santo was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Rodriguez singled to center; Howard reached on a
fielder's choice [Rodriguez to second (error by Orta)]; Nettles
struck out; Heise grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Howard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Sharp walked; Herrmann flied out to center; Dent
singled to left [Sharp to third]; Nyman singled to center [Sharp
scored, Dent to second]; Orta singled to center [Dent scored,
Nyman to second]; May singled to left [Nyman scored, Orta to
second]; K. Henderson singled to center [Orta scored, May out at
third (right to third)]; Muser singled to pitcher [K. Henderson
to second]; PINA REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Santo grounded
out (third to first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox
8.

ANGELS 9TH: Valentine flied out to right; Llenas flied out to
left; Stanton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, White Sox 8.