Dick Allen's announcement of his retirement at a clubhouse meeting 30 minutes before the game had a stunning effect on the White Sox, who lost to the Angels, 5-0. The Angels decided the outcome in the first inning, rapping Wilbur Wood for four runs on five singles, a walk and sacrifice fly. Frank Tanana held the White Sox to six hits. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 14, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Angels       4  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  3


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles cf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .254      Richard ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .175
Heise 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .288      Hairston lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .242
Valentine dh          3   1   1   1     1   0   .262      Stein dh              4   0   1   0     0   2   .125
Balaz lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .375      K. Henderson cf       4   0   0   0     0   2   .291
Rodriguez c           4   1   1   1     0   2   .255      Downing c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .236
Chalk 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .264      Santo 3b              3   0   1   0     1   2   .220
Stanton rf            3   0   0   1     0   1   .266      L. Johnson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Doherty 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Sharp rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Ramirez ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .173      Leon 2b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .109
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  11   5     1   6             Totals               31   0   6   0     3   9

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  9,511
Left on Base: Angels 6, White Sox 7
DP: Angels 2, White Sox 1
Errors: Hairston, Santo, Leon
Doubles: Hairston (6)
Stolen Bases: Nettles (13)
Caught Stealing: Nettles 2 (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Stanton (5)
GIDP: Stanton (9), L. Johnson (3), Sharp (9)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana W(12-17)         9     6   0   0   3   9   0  34   3.29
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3   9   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(20-18)           9    11   5   4   1   6   0  38   3.64
Totals                  9    11   5   4   1   6   0  38

Wild Pitches: Wood (5)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Nettles grounded out (catcher to first); Heise
singled to center; Valentine walked [Heise to second]; Balaz
singled to center [Heise scored, Valentine to third]; Rodriguez
singled to left [Valentine scored, Balaz to second]; Chalk
singled to left [Balaz scored, Rodriguez to third (error by
Hairston), Chalk to second (on throw)]; Stanton hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Rodriguez scored (unearned)]; Doherty grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard flied out to center; Hairston doubled to
center; Stein struck out; K. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Ramirez grounded out (second to first); Nettles
singled to center; Nettles was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Heise grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Downing flied out to center; Santo singled to
left; L. Johnson grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [Santo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
4, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); Balaz
singled to left; Rodriguez struck out; Chalk grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Sharp grounded out (first unassisted); Leon was
called out on strikes; Richard made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Stanton struck out; Doherty struck out; Ramirez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Hairston flied out to center; Stein struck out;
K. Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Nettles singled to shortstop; Nettles stole second;
Heise grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine singled to
center [Nettles scored]; Balaz grounded out (second to first)
[Valentine to second]; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing walked; Santo struck out; L. Johnson
singled to center [Downing to second]; Sharp grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [L. Johnson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Chalk reached on an error by Santo; Stanton grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chalk out at
second]; Doherty singled to left; Ramirez singled to shortstop
[Doherty to second]; Nettles forced Ramirez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Leon popped to first; Richard popped to first;
Hairston walked; Stein singled to center [Hairston to third]; K.
Henderson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
5, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Heise grounded out (third to first); Valentine flied
out to left; Balaz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing popped to first; Santo was called out on
strikes; L. Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Rodriguez popped to second; Chalk reached on an
error by Leon; Wood threw a wild pitch [Chalk to second];
Stanton flied out to right; Doherty made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Sharp struck out; Leon singled to center; Richard
singled to right [Leon to second]; Hairston was called out on
strikes; Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
5, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Ramirez struck out; Nettles singled to third;
Nettles was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first); Heise flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: K. Henderson popped to first; Downing made an out
to shortstop; Santo walked; L. Johnson lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 0.