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John Balaz, rookie outfielder from El Paso (Texas), shared honors with Nolan Ryan as the Angels defeated the Royals, 9-3. Ryan, in gaining his 21st victory, pitched a five-hitter and struck out nine to increase his season's total to 352. Balaz drove in two runs with his first major league homer in the first inning and added two more RBIs with a single in the second. [The Sporting News] California Angels 9, Kansas City Royals 3Game Played on Tuesday, September 24, 1974 (Night game) at Royals StadiumAngels 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 9 9 1
Royals 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 5 4
Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Nettles cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .252 Pinson lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .270
Heise 2b 4 2 0 0 1 0 .270 Cowens rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .247
Valentine ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274
Balaz lf 5 1 2 4 0 1 .368 Mayberry dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .244
Llenas dh 4 1 2 0 1 1 .263 Otis cf 3 2 0 0 1 2 .285
Chalk 3b 5 2 0 0 0 0 .261 Solaita 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .268
Stanton rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .269 White 2b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .218
Bochte 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .225
Egan c 4 0 2 2 0 0 .103 Martinez c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .214
Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 40 9 9 6 2 3 Totals 32 3 5 3 5 9
Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 7,003
Left on Base: Angels 6, Royals 7
DP: Angels 0, Royals 0
Errors: Nettles, White, Patek 2, Lopez
Doubles: Bochte (4), Stanton (21), Llenas (6), Pinson (18)
Home Runs: Balaz (1)
Stolen Bases: Egan (2), Otis (17)
Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Ryan W(21-16) 9 5 3 3 5 9 0 37 2.98
Totals 9 5 3 3 5 9 0 37
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Splittorff L(13-19) 1.2 5 6 4 2 0 1 14 4.10
Pattin 5.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 18 3.99
Lopez 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 10 1.80
Totals 9 9 9 5 2 3 1 42
Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Napp
ANGELS 1ST: Nettles grounded out (third to first); Heise walked;
Valentine grounded out (third to first) [Heise to second]; Balaz
homered [Heise scored]; Llenas walked; Chalk reached on an error
by White [Llenas scored (unearned) (no RBI), Chalk to second];
Stanton reached on an error by Patek [Chalk scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Bochte forced Stanton (shortstop to second); 4 R (2
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Pinson flied out to center; Cowens struck out; Brett
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 0.
ANGELS 2ND: Egan singled to left; Nettles singled to left [Egan
to second]; Heise forced Egan (pitcher to third) [Nettles to
second]; Valentine grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Nettles to
third, Heise to second]; Balaz singled to center [Nettles
scored, Heise scored]; Llenas singled to center [Balaz to
second]; PATTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Chalk flied out
to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to left; Otis walked; Otis stole
second; Solaita was called out on strikes; White singled to
right [Otis scored]; Patek grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Royals 1.
ANGELS 3RD: Stanton flied out to right; Bochte grounded out
(first unassisted); Egan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Royals 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Martinez singled to center [Martinez to second
(error by Nettles)]; Pinson grounded out (second to first)
[Martinez to third]; Cowens singled to center [Martinez scored];
Brett forced Cowens (shortstop to second); Mayberry popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Royals
2.
ANGELS 4TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Heise popped
to shortstop; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Royals 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Otis was called out on strikes; Solaita struck out;
White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Royals 2.
ANGELS 5TH: Balaz grounded out (third to first); Llenas was
called out on strikes; Chalk popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Angels 6, Royals 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (second to first); Martinez was
called out on strikes; Pinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 6, Royals 2.
ANGELS 6TH: Stanton lined to first; Bochte doubled to right;
Egan singled to center [Bochte scored]; Egan stole second;
Nettles struck out; Heise reached on a fielder's choice [Egan
out at third (third unassisted)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels
7, Royals 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Cowens flied out to center; Brett grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mayberry walked; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Royals 2.
ANGELS 7TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Balaz
struck out; Llenas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Angels 7, Royals 2.
ROYALS 7TH: Solaita grounded out (pitcher to first); White flied
out to right; Patek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Angels 7, Royals 2.
ANGELS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Chalk reached on
an error by Patek; Stanton doubled to center [Chalk to third];
Bochte flied out to center; Egan grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Chalk scored (unearned), Stanton to third]; Nettles reached on
an error by Lopez (assist by Solaita) [Stanton scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Heise forced Nettles (second to shortstop); 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Angels 9, Royals 2.
ROYALS 8TH: Martinez flied out to left; Pinson doubled to left;
Cowens flied out to center; Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 9, Royals 2.
ANGELS 9TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Balaz
popped to second; Llenas doubled to left; Chalk flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 9, Royals 2.
ROYALS 9TH: Mayberry walked; Otis forced Mayberry (second to
shortstop); Solaita singled to left [Otis to third]; White
forced Solaita (second to shortstop) [Otis scored]; Patek walked
[White to second]; Martinez walked [White to third, Patek to
second]; Pinson lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Angels 9, Royals 3.
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