A ninth-inning, bases-loaded sacrifice fly by Bruce Bochte scored Morris Nettles from third to give the Angels a 3-2 victory over the Royals. Winner Nolan Ryan went the route on a three-hitter, striking out 12, but California had to come from behind in the ninth to make him a winner.

The Angels tied the score at 2-2 on a single by pinch-hitter Rudy Meoli, a wild pitch, walk, infield single by Mickey Rivers and bloop single by Tommy Harper. Both clubs scored single runs in the second. Kansas City took a 2-1 lead on John Mayberry's leadoff homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 3, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Monday, April 7, 1975 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Royals       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  3  0
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              2   0   0   0     2   2   .000      Nettles cf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .333
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rivers lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .250      Harper dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
McRae lf,rf,lf        4   0   0   0     0   3   .000      Bochte 1b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .000
Killebrew dh          4   0   0   0     0   4   .000      Lahoud rf             3   1   1   0     0   2   .333
Brett 3b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .333      Chalk 3b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .500
Pinson rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rodriguez c           3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Cowens lf,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Remy 2b               3   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Rojas 2b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .333      Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Healy c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Meoli ph            1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   3   2     3  12             Totals               28   3   7   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 24,105
Left on Base: Royals 4, Angels 3
DP: Royals 1, Angels 0
Errors: Rodriguez
Doubles: Chalk (1)
Home Runs: Mayberry (1)
Stolen Bases: Otis (1), Brett (1), Patek 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Rojas (1), Nettles (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bochte (1)
GIDP: Remy (1)
Hit by Pitch: Otis (1,by Ryan)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby                   8     5   2   2   1   6   0  27   2.25
Mingori L(0-1)          0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   0.00
Bird                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  8.1   7   3   3   2   6   0  31

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(1-0)             9     3   2   2   3  12   1  33   2.00
Totals                  9     3   2   2   3  12   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Ryan (1)
Wild Pitches: Mingori (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Otis was hit by a pitch; Otis
stole second; Mayberry popped to shortstop; McRae struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Nettles struck out; Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted); Harper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Killebrew struck out; Brett singled to right; Brett
stole second; Pinson flied out to center; Rojas singled to
center [Brett scored]; Rojas was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to shortstop to first to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bochte grounded out (third to first); Lahoud singled
to center; Chalk doubled to left [Lahoud to third]; Rodriguez
struck out; Remy singled to left [Lahoud scored, Chalk to
third]; Debut game for Jerry Remy; Remy was picked off
first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Angels 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy flied out to right; Patek walked; Otis flied
out to right; Patek stole second [Patek to third (error by
Rodriguez)]; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Ramirez struck out; Nettles singled to left; Nettles
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first);
Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Angels 1.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae struck out; Killebrew was called out on
strikes; Brett walked; Pinson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Harper flied out to left; Bochte grounded out
(second to first); Lahoud was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas flied out to center; Healy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Patek was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk walked; Rodriguez flied out to center; Remy
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Chalk out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis popped to shortstop; Mayberry homered; McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); Killebrew struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Ramirez grounded out (second to first); Nettles
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett struck out; Pinson grounded out (second to
first); Rojas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: MCRAE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); COWENS
REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING LF); Harper grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bochte flied out to left; Lahoud struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Healy grounded out (third to first); Patek walked;
Patek stole second; Otis flied out to center; Mayberry flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Chalk lined to shortstop; Rodriguez struck out; Remy
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Angels 1.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae was called out on strikes; Killebrew was
called out on strikes; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: MCRAE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); COWENS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MEOLI BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Meoli singled
to left; MINGORI REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Mingori threw a wild
pitch [Meoli to second]; Nettles walked; Rivers singled to
pitcher [Meoli to third, Nettles to second]; BIRD REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Harper singled to center [Meoli scored,
Nettles to third, Rivers to second]; Bochte hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Nettles scored]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2,
Angels 3.

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