A grand-slam homer by Hal McRae in the second inning put Steve Busby on easy street as the Royals defeated the Angels, 10-1. Busby gave up the Angels' run in the first on singles by Morris Nettles, Denny Doyle and Bruce Bochte, but allowed only two hits the rest of the way in recording his 20th complete game and 22nd victory of the season.

In the second, Buck Martinez drove in a run with a single to tie the score before McRae came up with the bases loaded and his his homer off Chuck Dobson. Cookie Rojas added to the Royals' lead with a two-run double in the fifth. George Brett, who had four hits, also accounted for two RBIs. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 10, California Angels 1

Game Played on Thursday, September 26, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Angels       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Royals       0  5  0    0  2  1    0  2  x  -  10 15  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .256      Pinson lf,rf          5   2   3   0     0   0   .273
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .252      McRae dh              5   1   2   4     0   1   .309
Bochte 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .270      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Balaz lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .296        Wohlford lf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .270
Lahoud dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   1     2   0   .240
Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Brett 3b              5   1   4   2     0   0   .282
Stanton rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Cowens rf,cf          5   2   2   0     0   0   .254
Meoli ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .232      Rojas 2b              3   1   1   2     1   0   .266
Egan c                3   0   0   0     0   3   .106      Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .226
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez c            4   1   1   1     0   1   .216
  Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     2   8             Totals               38  10  15  10     3   3

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance:  6,795
Left on Base: Angels 4, Royals 8
DP: Angels 1, Royals 2
Errors: Meoli
Doubles: Lahoud (15), Cowens (7), Rojas (17), Brett (21)
Home Runs: McRae (15)
Stolen Bases: Nettles (15), Pinson (19)
Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (1)
GIDP: Meoli (3), Bochte (6), Otis (16)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(1-3)           5    11   7   7   2   3   1  27   7.29
Kirkwood                1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   8.59
Pina                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.66
Sanders                 1     2   2   0   0   0   0   6   6.53
Totals                  8    15  10   8   3   3   1  42

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(22-14)          9     5   1   1   2   8   0  32   3.39
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   8   0  32

Wild Pitches: Kirkwood (1), Sanders (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Nettles singled to shortstop; Nettles stole second;
Doyle grounded out (second to first) [Nettles to third]; Bochte
singled to center [Nettles scored]; Balaz popped to shortstop;
Lahoud flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Pinson singled to right; Pinson stole second; McRae
struck out; Otis grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Pinson to third]; Mayberry walked; Brett grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanton
walked; Meoli grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Stanton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens doubled to left; Rojas walked; Patek was
called out on strikes; Martinez singled to left [Cowens scored,
Rojas to second]; Pinson singled to pitcher [Rojas to third,
Martinez to second]; McRae homered [Rojas scored, Martinez
scored, Pinson scored]; Otis popped to shortstop; Mayberry flied
out to center; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.

ANGELS 3RD: Egan struck out; Nettles grounded out (shortstop to
first); Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett singled to left; Cowens forced Brett (third to
second); Rojas lined to right; Patek singled to left [Cowens to
second]; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 5.

ANGELS 4TH: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Balaz struck
out; Lahoud doubled to left; Chalk lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Pinson popped to first in foul territory; McRae
singled to shortstop; Otis grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Royals 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Stanton flied out to center; Meoli walked; Egan
struck out; Nettles forced Meoli (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry lined to first; Brett singled to center;
Cowens singled to third [Brett to second]; Rojas doubled to left
[Brett scored, Cowens scored]; Patek lined to shortstop;
Martinez flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 7.

ANGELS 6TH: Doyle singled to third; Bochte grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Doyle out at second];
Balaz singled to right; Lahoud popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 6TH: KIRKWOOD REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Pinson grounded
out (first unassisted); McRae flied out to center; Otis singled
to right; Kirkwood threw a wild pitch [Otis to second]; Mayberry
walked; Brett singled to right [Otis scored, Mayberry to
second]; Cowens flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 1, Royals 8.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk struck out; Stanton flied out to center; Meoli
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 8.

ROYALS 7TH: PINA REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Rojas grounded
out (pitcher to first); Patek grounded out (pitcher to first);
Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 8.

ANGELS 8TH: PINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WOHLFORD
REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING LF); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Egan struck out; Nettles struck out; Doyle grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 8.

ROYALS 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Pinson singled to
right; McRae popped to first in foul territory; Wohlford reached
on a fielder's choice [Pinson to third (error by Meoli)];
Mayberry hit a sacrifice fly to center [Pinson scored
(unearned)]; Sanders threw a wild pitch [Wohlford to second];
Brett doubled to center [Wohlford scored (unearned)]; Cowens
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Royals 10.

ANGELS 9TH: Bochte struck out; Balaz struck out; Lahoud popped
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 10.

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