The slugging of Ed Herrmann, who hit two homers, enabled the Angels to edge the Royals, 7-6, for their first victory of the season. Herrmann started with a solo shot in the second, but the Angels trailed, 5-3, going into the eighth when pinch-hitter Bill Melton drove in one run with a single and Herrmann followed with a three-run smash. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Kansas City Royals 6
Game Played on Wednesday, April     14, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  2  0    0  1  0    0  4  0  -   7 11  1
Royals       3  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   6 13  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            4   1   3   1     1   1   .286      Wohlford lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .500
Remy 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Otis cf               3   0   2   1     0   0   .500
  Dade ph,2b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Brett 3b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .231
Bochte 1b             3   1   0   0     1   2   .250      Mayberry 1b           3   2   2   0     2   0   .200
Melton dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .263      McRae dh              5   1   2   2     0   1   .385
Herrmann c            4   2   2   4     0   0   .267      Cowens rf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .231
Stanton rf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .308      Healy c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .091
Chalk 3b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .278      Patek ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .400
Torres cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .333      White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .125
Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .154        Rojas ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Smith ss            1   0   1   0     0   0   .500        McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  11   7     3   7             Totals               37   6  13   5     2   2

Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance:  9,043
Left on Base: Angels 4, Royals 9
DP: Angels 1, Royals 2
Errors: Stanton
Doubles: Torres (2), Chalk (3)
Home Runs: Herrmann 2 (2), McRae (1)
Stolen Bases: Stanton (1), Collins (1), Wohlford 2 (2), Patek (2), Otis (2)
Caught Stealing: Collins (1), White (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Torres (1), Wohlford (1), Otis (1)
GIDP: Torres (1), Dade (1), Brett (1)
Hit by Pitch: Otis (1,by Tanana)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana                  2     7   5   4   1   1   1  14   9.00
Hartzell                3.1   3   0   0   1   0   0  15   8.10
Monge W(1-0)            1.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   6   3.00
Drago                   0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.38
Brewer SV(1)            1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.00
Totals                  9    13   6   5   2   2   1  42

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 6     7   3   3   1   4   1  25   4.50
McClure                 1.1   0   2   2   2   2   0   5   9.00
Pattin L(0-1)           1.2   4   2   2   0   1   1   8   5.40
Totals                  9    11   7   7   3   7   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Tanana (1)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Bill Haller


ANGELS 1ST: Collins singled to third; Collins was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Remy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford singled to center; Otis flied out to right;
Wohlford stole second; Brett singled to left [Wohlford scored];
Mayberry singled to left [Brett to second]; McRae singled to
right [Brett to third, Mayberry to second]; Cowens singled to
right [Brett scored, Mayberry scored (error by Stanton)
(unearned) (no RBI), McRae to third, Cowens to second (on
throw)]; Healy struck out; Patek popped to catcher in foul
territory; 3 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Melton popped to second; Herrmann homered; Stanton
walked; Chalk flied out to left; Stanton stole second; Torres
doubled to center [Stanton scored]; Ramirez grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: White flied out to center; Wohlford singled to
center; Wohlford stole second; Otis was hit by a pitch; Brett
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Otis
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Collins struck out; Remy grounded out (first to
pitcher); Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Mayberry walked; McRae homered [Mayberry scored];
HARTZELL REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Healy grounded out (pitcher to first);
Patek grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Royals 5.

ANGELS 4TH: Melton popped to second; Herrmann popped to second;
Stanton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 4TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis singled to center; Brett
singled to left [Otis to second]; Mayberry walked [Otis to
third, Brett to second]; McRae forced Mayberry (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk doubled to left; Torres out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Chalk to third]; Ramirez struck out;
Collins singled to left [Chalk scored]; Collins stole second;
Remy flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals
5.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens flied out to center; Healy grounded out
(third to first); Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Bochte struck out; Melton flied out to center;
Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: White singled to right; Wohlford reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [White to second]; Otis out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [White to third,
Wohlford to second]; MONGE REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); White
was caught stealing home (catcher to pitcher); Brett grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Stanton singled to right; Chalk singled to left
[Stanton to second]; MCCLURE REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Torres
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Chalk to second,
Stanton out at third]; JACKSON BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Jackson
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING SS); Mayberry
singled to right; McRae flied out to center; Cowens forced
Mayberry (shortstop to second); Healy grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Collins walked; DADE BATTED FOR REMY; Dade struck
out; Bochte walked [Collins to second]; PATTIN REPLACED MCCLURE
(PITCHING); Melton singled to left [Collins scored, Bochte to
second]; Herrmann homered [Bochte scored, Melton scored];
Stanton grounded out (third to first); Chalk was called out on
strikes; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Patek singled to
shortstop; ROJAS BATTED FOR WHITE; DRAGO REPLACED MONGE
(PITCHING); Patek stole second; Rojas grounded out (second to
first) [Patek to third]; Wohlford popped to second; Otis singled
to center [Patek scored]; BREWER REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Otis
stole second; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Royals 6.

ANGELS 9TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Torres flied out
to left; Smith singled to left; Collins singled to left [Smith
to second]; Dade grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Collins out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 7, Royals 6.

ROYALS 9TH: Mayberry lined to second; Royals Manager Whitey
Herzog ejected by 3B umpire Bill Haller arguing a ball hit by
Hal McRae which Haller called foul; McRae was called out on
strikes; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 7, Royals 6.