Although walking five, Nolan Ryan struck out nine and yielded only four hits while pitching the Angels to a 5-1 victory over the Royals. Bruce Bochte clinched the decision for Ryan, knocking in two runs with a single in the third inning. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Thursday, April     15, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       1  0  2    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            3   1   1   0     2   0   .292      Wohlford lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .143      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .333
Bochte 1b             5   0   2   2     0   0   .286      Brett 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .250
Melton dh             4   0   0   0     1   3   .217      Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .167
  Jackson pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McRae dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .375
Stanton rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .238      Healy c               3   0   0   0     1   3   .071
Torres cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .278      Patek ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .385
Etchebarren c         4   1   3   1     0   0   .429        Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Ramirez ss            4   2   3   0     0   0   .294      White 2b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .182
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  10   3     6   4             Totals               30   1   4   1     5   9

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  7,657
Left on Base: Angels 9, Royals 7
DP: Angels 1, Royals 1
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Stanton (4), Ramirez (1), Etchebarren (1), White (1)
Stolen Bases: Collins (2), Patek (3)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (1)
GIDP: Torres (2), McRae (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(1-1)             9     4   1   1   5   9   0  35   1.69
Totals                  9     4   1   1   5   9   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(0-2)       4.1   7   4   4   2   2   0  21   8.31
Littell                 2.2   1   1   0   2   2   0  11   0.00
Sadecki                 2     2   0   0   2   0   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9    10   5   4   6   4   0  41

Passed Balls: Healy (1)
Wild Pitches: Splittorff (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Collins singled to left; Collins stole second; Remy
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Collins to third]; Splittorff
threw a wild pitch [Collins scored]; Bochte grounded out
(shortstop to first); Melton struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford flied out to center; Otis grounded out
(pitcher to first); Brett walked; Mayberry flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Stanton doubled to left; Chalk reached on a
fielder's choice [Stanton out at third (pitcher to second)];
Torres grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Chalk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled to right; Cowens grounded out (second
to first) [McRae to second]; Healy struck out; Patek grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Etchebarren singled to second; Ramirez singled to
left [Etchebarren to second]; Collins flied out to right; Remy
grounded out (first unassisted) [Etchebarren to third, Ramirez
to second]; Bochte singled to right [Etchebarren scored, Ramirez
scored, Bochte to second (on throw to home)]; Melton popped to
first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Wohlford
flied out to center; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Royals 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Stanton flied out to right; Chalk was called out on
strikes; Torres walked; Etchebarren grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett struck out; Mayberry walked; McRae grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Ramirez doubled to right; Collins grounded out
(second to first) [Ramirez to third]; Healy allowed a passed
ball [Ramirez scored]; Remy walked; Bochte singled to center
[Remy to third]; LITTELL REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Melton
struck out; Stanton flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy
struck out; Patek singled to left; Patek stole second; White
doubled to left [Patek scored]; Wohlford was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Chalk walked; Torres forced Chalk (second to
shortstop) [Torres to second (error by Patek)]; Etchebarren
doubled to center [Torres scored (unearned)]; Ramirez grounded
out (third to first); Collins walked; Remy flied out to left; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); Brett grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mayberry walked; McRae walked
[Mayberry to second]; Cowens flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Bochte flied out to left; Melton struck out; Stanton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
5, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Healy walked; Patek popped to third; White struck
out; Wohlford grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 1.

ANGELS 8TH: SADECKI REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Chalk flied out
to left; Torres flied out to center; Etchebarren singled to
third; Ramirez singled to left [Etchebarren to second]; Collins
walked [Etchebarren to third, Ramirez to second]; Remy grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis was called out on strikes; Brett singled to
right; Mayberry grounded out (second to first) [Brett to
second]; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
5, Royals 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Bochte popped to shortstop; Melton walked; JACKSON
RAN FOR MELTON; Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Stanton popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
5, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cowens grounded
out (first to pitcher); Healy was called out on strikes; QUIRK
BATTED FOR PATEK; Quirk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 5, Royals 1.