The Angels exploded for nine runs on seven hits, two walks and an error in the third inning and breezed to a 12-1 victory over the Royals. Tommy Harper drove in three runs with a double and Jerry Remy accounted for two with a triple during the outburst. The Angels added their three other runs in the seventh on a hit batsman and consecutive doubles by Remy, Orlando Ramirez and Morris Nettles. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 12, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     29, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  9    0  0  0    3  0  0  -  12 13  2
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles cf            4   1   2   1     1   2   .217      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Rivers lf             5   1   0   1     0   0   .291        Scott ss            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Harper rf             4   1   1   3     0   2   .260      Otis cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Stanton rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .138        White 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Bochte 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .269      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Smith 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McRae lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .264
Chalk 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .400      Killebrew dh          4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
  Meoli 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .261
Sudakis dh            4   1   0   0     1   2   .087      Rojas 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .322
Rodriguez c           3   1   2   1     1   0   .244        Cowens cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Remy 2b               5   3   2   3     0   0   .250      Wohlford rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .324
Ramirez ss            5   2   4   2     0   0   .314      Martinez c            2   0   2   1     0   0   .227
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stinson ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
                                                          Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  12  13  12     3   6             Totals               34   1   8   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  8,146
Left on Base: Angels 6, Royals 7
DP: Angels 3, Royals 1
Errors: Bochte, Meoli, Rojas, Wohlford
Doubles: Harper (2), Remy (2), Ramirez (2), Nettles (3)
Triples: Remy (1)
Stolen Bases: Ramirez (6)
GIDP: Harper (4), Otis (1), Killebrew (1), Patek (2)
Hit by Pitch: Rodriguez (2,by Dal Canton)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler W(3-1)          9     8   1   1   1   3   0  35   3.38
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   3   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(1-3)       2.1   4   6   4   1   2   0  13   4.91
McDaniel                1.2   3   3   3   1   1   0   9   2.70
Dal Canton              4     6   3   3   0   2   0  19  11.74
Pattin                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   5.59
Totals                  9    13  12   7*  3   6   0  45

Passed Balls: Martinez (6)
Hit by Pitch: Dal Canton (1)

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Ron Luciano


ANGELS 1ST: Nettles was called out on strikes; Rivers grounded
out (shortstop to first); Harper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (third to first); Otis flied out
to left; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bochte lined to second; Chalk grounded out (third to
first); Sudakis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled to center; Killebrew grounded out
(third to first) [McRae to second]; Brett grounded out (pitcher
to first); Rojas popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to left; Remy forced Rodriguez
(pitcher to shortstop); Ramirez singled to center [Remy to
third]; Ramirez stole second; Nettles walked; Rivers reached on
an error by Rojas [Remy scored, Ramirez to third, Nettles to
second]; Harper doubled to left [Ramirez scored, Nettles scored,
Rivers scored, Harper to third (on throw to home)]; Bochte
singled to center [Harper scored (unearned)]; MCDANIEL REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Chalk singled to center [Bochte to
second]; Sudakis walked [Bochte to third, Chalk to second];
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first) [Bochte scored
(unearned), Chalk to third, Sudakis to second]; Remy tripled to
right [Chalk scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher),
Sudakis scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Ramirez
singled to right [Remy scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher)]; Nettles struck out; 9 R (7 ER), 7 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 9, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford singled to third; Martinez singled to
center [Wohlford to second]; Patek flied out to center; Otis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Martinez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 9,
Royals 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Rivers reached on an error by Wohlford; Harper
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Rivers out at second]; Bochte grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 9, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry reached on an error by Bochte; McRae
singled to left [Mayberry to second]; Killebrew grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry to third,
McRae out at second]; Brett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 9, Royals 0.

ANGELS 5TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Chalk
popped to second; Sudakis struck out; Rodriguez singled to left;
Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 9, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas singled to third; Wohlford singled to right
[Rojas to second]; Martinez singled to center [Rojas scored,
Wohlford to second]; Patek grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wohlford to third, Martinez out
at second]; Otis grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 9, Royals 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Ramirez singled to right; Nettles singled to left
[Ramirez to second]; Rivers lined to first; Harper struck out;
Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 9, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: STANTON REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING RF); Mayberry
popped to third; McRae flied out to right; Killebrew lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 9, Royals 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk flied out to right; Sudakis grounded out
(second to first); Rodriguez was hit by a pitch; Remy doubled to
left [Rodriguez scored]; Martinez allowed a passed ball [Remy to
third]; Ramirez doubled to left [Remy scored]; Nettles doubled
to left [Ramirez scored]; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 12, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED BOCHTE (PLAYING 1B); MEOLI REPLACED
CHALK (PLAYING 3B); Brett grounded out (second to first); Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 12, Royals 1.

ANGELS 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); WHITE REPLACED
OTIS (PLAYING 2B); COWENS REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING CF); Stanton
grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (second to
first); Meoli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 12, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: STINSON BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Stinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott walked; White flied out to center;
Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 12, Royals 1.

ANGELS 9TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); PATTIN REPLACED
DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Sudakis struck out; Rodriguez walked;
Remy popped to third in foul territory; Ramirez popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 12, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae reached on an error by Meoli; Killebrew
singled to left [McRae to second]; Brett struck out; Cowens
flied out to right; Wohlford forced Killebrew (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 12, Royals 1.