The Angels got combined shutout pitching from Andy Hassler and Orlando Pena to defeat the Royals, 7-0. The Angels decided the outcome at the expense of Nelson Briles with two runs in the third inning. Rudy Meoli, Morris Nettles and Bruce Bochte singled for the first tally, Nettles taking third on Bochte's hit.

Then, on a double steal, Bochte broke for second, drawing a throw from catcher Fran Healy. Nettles raced home and slid under the return throw from Cookie Rojas. Winston Llenas drove in a run with a single in the seventh before the Angels capped their scoring with four unearned runs off Steve Mingori in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 25, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  4  -   7 12  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  3


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles cf            5   2   2   1     0   0   .257      Cowens rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .251
Doyle 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .252        Bevacqua ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Llenas ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .269      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
  Heise 2b            1   1   1   2     0   0   .280      Brett 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .276
Bochte 1b             5   0   2   2     0   0   .270      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .308
Balaz lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .304      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Lahoud dh             5   0   2   0     0   1   .273      Otis cf               2   0   1   0     1   0   .286
Chalk 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Wohlford lf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Stanton rf            4   2   1   0     0   1   .269      Healy c               2   0   0   0     1   1   .251
Meoli ss              3   2   1   0     0   0   .238      Patek ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Egan c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .110        Pinson ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  12   6     0   5             Totals               30   0   7   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  6,766
Left on Base: Angels 7, Royals 5
DP: Angels 3, Royals 1
Errors: Cowens, Bevacqua, Brett
Doubles: Heise (7), Cowens (6)
Triples: Doyle (2)
Stolen Bases: Nettles (14), Bochte (4), Lahoud (3)
Caught Stealing: Otis (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Meoli (2)
GIDP: Chalk (18), McRae (11), Wohlford (10), Cowens (9)
Hit by Pitch: Balaz (1,by Briles)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler W(6-11)         6.2   6   0   0   1   3   0  23   2.76
Pena SV(3)              2.1   1   0   0   1   3   0   9   2.21
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   6   0  32

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(5-6)           6.1   8   3   3   0   4   0  27   4.02
Mingori                 2.2   4   4   0   0   1   0  14   2.94
Totals                  9    12   7   3   0   5   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Briles (2)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Nettles flied out to left; Doyle tripled to center;
Bochte popped to third; Balaz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Cowens singled to shortstop; Rojas grounded out
(first unassisted) [Cowens to second]; Brett lined to center
[Cowens to third]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Lahoud struck out; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to
first); Stanton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Otis
singled to shortstop; Wohlford struck out; Otis was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Meoli singled to left; Egan flied out to left;
Nettles singled to left [Meoli to second]; Doyle flied out to
center; Bochte singled to right [Meoli scored, Nettles to
third]; Nettles stole home and Bochte stole second; Balaz lined
to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek flied
out to center; Cowens lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Royals 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Lahoud singled to center; Chalk grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lahoud out at
second]; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
singled to center; McRae grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 2, Royals 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Meoli grounded out (third to first); Egan was called
out on strikes; Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Otis
walked; Wohlford grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Otis out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Royals 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Doyle popped to second; Bochte grounded out (second
to first); Balaz was hit by a pitch; Lahoud singled to right
[Balaz to third (error by Cowens)]; Lahoud stole second; Chalk
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Healy struck out; Patek singled to shortstop; Cowens
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Patek out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Stanton singled to left; Meoli flied out to center;
Egan singled to left [Stanton to second]; MINGORI REPLACED
BRILES (PITCHING); Nettles flied out to left; LLENAS BATTED FOR
DOYLE; Llenas singled to left [Stanton scored, Egan to second];
Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: HEISE REPLACED LLENAS (PLAYING 2B); Rojas grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brett singled to right; McRae singled
to left [Brett to second]; Mayberry struck out; PENA REPLACED
HASSLER (PITCHING); Otis forced Brett (third unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Balaz flied out to left; Lahoud popped to first;
Chalk popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Wohlford struck out; Healy walked; PINSON BATTED FOR
PATEK; Pinson lined to right; Cowens doubled to left [Healy to
third]; Rojas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 3, Royals 0.

ANGELS 9TH: PINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BEVACQUA
REPLACED COWENS (PLAYING SS); Stanton reached on an error by
Bevacqua; Meoli reached on an error by Brett on a sacrifice bunt
[Stanton to third, Meoli to second]; Egan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nettles singled to third [Stanton scored
(unearned), Meoli to third]; Heise doubled to left [Meoli scored
(unearned), Nettles scored (unearned), Heise to third (on throw
to home)]; Bochte singled to center [Heise scored (unearned)];
Balaz struck out; Lahoud popped to catcher in foul territory; 4
R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae struck
out; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 7, Royals 0.