Chuck Dobson, who won 15 games for the Athletics in 1971, made his first appearance against his former club and pitched the Angels to a 3-2 victory over the West Division champions. Dobson yielded just five hits, but gave up the A's runs on a homer by Joe Rudi in the fourth inning. The Angels had a circuit clout by Leroy Stanton in the seventh before rallying to win in the ninth.

Bruce Bochte led off with a single and John Balaz sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Stanton, Ellie Rodriguez doubled to drive in the tying run. Following another intentional pass to Dave Chalk, Denny Doyle singled to produce the winning run. The victory was the fifth straight for the Angels, whose final spurt enabled the club to end the season with only 94 defeats, one less than the California record of 95 losses in 1968. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Wednesday, October   2, 1974 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   3  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Nettles cf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .274
Mangual cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .233      Heise ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .256
Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Bochte 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Jackson dh            2   1   0   0     1   0   .289      Balaz lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .238
  Holt ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Stanton rf            3   2   2   1     1   0   .267
Rudi lf               3   1   2   2     0   0   .293      Howard dh             2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .211        Doherty ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   3   .196        Rodriguez ph,dh     1   0   1   1     0   0   .253
  Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .165      Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .252
Green 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Doyle 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .260
  Trillo 2b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .152      Egan c                2   0   0   0     1   2   .117
Maxvill ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .189      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Donaldson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Garner ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     1   9             Totals               30   3   8   3     4   7

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance:  6,861
Left on Base: A's 2, Angels 7
DP: A's 2, Angels 2
Errors: Trillo
Doubles: Rodriguez (20)
Home Runs: Rudi (22), Stanton (11)
Stolen Bases: Stanton (10), Nettles (20)
Caught Stealing: Doyle (7), Nettles (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Balaz (1)
GIDP: Alou (9), Tenace (10)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    5     3   0   0   0   2   0  16   3.26
Knowles                 1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   4.22
Fingers                 1     1   1   1   0   3   1   4   2.65
Hamilton                1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.15
Lindblad L(4-4)         0.1   3   2   2   2   0   0   6   2.06
Totals                  8.1   8   3   3   4   7   1  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(2-3)           9     5   2   2   1   9   1  31   5.70
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   9   1  31

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Armando Rodriguez, 3B - Terry Cooney


ATHLETICS 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual
struck out; Bando singled to left; Jackson made an out to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); Heise
struck out; Bochte flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi popped to first in foul territory; Tenace
grounded out (third to shortstop to first); Fosse struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Balaz flied out to right; Stanton singled to right;
Stanton stole second; Howard flied out to right; Chalk flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green grounded out (first unassisted); Maxvill
singled to center; Alou grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Maxvill out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Doyle singled to left; Egan struck out while Doyle
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Nettles singled
to left; Nettles was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual struck out; Bando flied out to center;
Jackson walked; Rudi homered [Jackson scored]; Tenace struck
out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Heise grounded out (first to pitcher); Bochte
grounded out (shortstop to first); Balaz flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Fosse struck out; Green struck out; Maxvill
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: TRILLO REPLACED GREEN (PLAYING 2B); Stanton grounded
out (second to first); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chalk made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Mangual
singled to center; Bando struck out; Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: KNOWLES REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Doyle reached on
an error by Trillo; Egan walked [Doyle to second]; Nettles
walked [Doyle to third, Egan to second]; Heise hit into a double
play (right to catcher) [Doyle out at home]; Bochte grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi singled to left; Tenace grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rudi out at second];
Fosse struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: HANEY REPLACED FOSSE (PLAYING C ); FINGERS REPLACED
KNOWLES (PITCHING); Balaz struck out; Stanton homered; DOHERTY
BATTED FOR HOWARD; Doherty was called out on strikes; Chalk was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: DOHERTY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Trillo
struck out; DONALDSON BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Donaldson grounded out
(first to pitcher); Alou flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: GARNER REPLACED DONALDSON (PLAYING SS); HAMILTON
REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Doyle flied out to left; Egan
struck out; Nettles singled to pitcher; Nettles stole second;
Heise struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
made an out to third; HOLT BATTED FOR JACKSON; Holt flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LINDBLAD REPLACED
HAMILTON (PITCHING); Bochte singled to right; Balaz out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bochte to second]; Stanton
was walked intentionally; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR DOHERTY;
Rodriguez doubled to left [Stanton to third, Bochte scored];
Chalk was walked intentionally; Doyle singled to right [Chalk to
second, Stanton scored, Rodriguez to third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 3.