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Rangers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 9, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Texas Rangers, played on September 9, 1974 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 9, 1974 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
California Angels
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 9, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | California Angels |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Hands |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Figueroa |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
City | Anaheim |
State | CA |
Attendance | 6,724 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Larry Barnett |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
Lenny Randle | Left Fielder |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Jim Spencer | DH |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Joe Lovitto | Center Fielder |
Duke Sims | Catcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Morris Nettles | Center Fielder |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Bruce Bochte | Left Fielder |
Charlie Sands | DH |
Joe Lahoud | Right Fielder |
Bobby Valentine | Shortstop |
Dave Chalk | Third Baseman |
John Doherty | First Baseman |
Tom Egan | Catcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 9, 1974
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Figueroa
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Figueroa
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Figueroa
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hargrove vs. Figueroa
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hands
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Hands
There goes Nettles. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Nettles steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Hands
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bochte vs. Hands
Bochte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sands vs. Hands
Sands hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Nettles scores. Bochte moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lahoud vs. Hands
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bochte moves to third. Sands moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Valentine vs. Hands
Valentine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chalk vs. Hands
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bochte scores. Sands moves to third. Lahoud moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doherty vs. Hands
Doherty hits a fly ball into left field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Figueroa
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Figueroa
Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Figueroa
There goes Harrah. The throw from Egan and he is safe. Harrah steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Figueroa
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lovitto vs. Figueroa
Lovitto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrah scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Figueroa
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Hands
Egan strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hands
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Hands
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Hands
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Harrah fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Figueroa
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Figueroa
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Figueroa
Randle takes first base on ball four. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Figueroa
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Figueroa
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sands vs. Hands
Sands hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Hands covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Hands
Lahoud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Hands
There goes Lahoud. The throw from Sims and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Hands
Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Figueroa
Rudy Meoli now playing shortstop.
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Doherty scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrah for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Figueroa
Howell hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Figueroa
Lovitto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Figueroa
Sims hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lovitto moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Figueroa
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Figueroa
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lovitto scores. Sims moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randle vs. Figueroa
Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sims scores. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. Tovar moves to third. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. Lockwood
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Hands
Jim Sundberg now catching.
Chalk strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doherty vs. Hands
Doherty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Hands
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Egan for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Lockwood
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Lockwood
Howell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Lockwood
Lovitto hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hands
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Hands
There goes Nettles. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Nettles steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Hands
Doyle hits a line drive into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bochte vs. Hands
Bochte hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sundberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sands vs. Hands
Sands hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nettles scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. Hands
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Lockwood
Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Lockwood
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lockwood
Tovar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Egan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Merritt
Jim Merritt now pitching.
Meoli hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Merritt
Chalk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Merritt
Bob Oliver pinch hits for John Doherty.
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Merritt
Frank Robinson pinch hits for Tom Egan.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lockwood
Ellie Rodriguez now catching. Bob Heise now playing second base. Bob Oliver now playing first base.
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Chalk. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hargrove vs. Lockwood
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lahoud. Hargrove reaches second base with a double. Randle scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Lockwood
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Lockwood
Harrah hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Lockwood
Howell hits a popup towards short. Meoli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lovitto vs. Lockwood
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Lockwood covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Merritt
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Merritt
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Merritt
Bochte hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Lockwood
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Lockwood
Nelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lockwood
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Merritt
Doug Howard pinch hits for Charlie Sands.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell juggles the ball. That's an error on Howell. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanton vs. Foucault
Leroy Stanton pinch hits for Joe Lahoud. Steve Foucault now pitching.
Stanton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meoli vs. Foucault
Meoli takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chalk vs. Foucault
Chalk hits a popup, foul, towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Foucault
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lockwood
Leroy Stanton now playing right field.
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randle for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Lockwood
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Lockwood
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Meoli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Foucault
Heise hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Foucault
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Nelson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Foucault
The ball gets by Sundberg for a passed ball. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Foucault
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bochte vs. Foucault
Bochte hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/9/1974, game 2 -- Texas at California (N) Texas AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI Nelson D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Nettles M, cf 3 2 0 0 Tovar C, rf 5 0 1 1 Doyle D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Randle L, lf 4 1 2 1 Rodriguez E, c 2 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 1 1 Bochte B, lf 4 1 0 0 Spencer J, dh 4 0 0 0 Sands C, dh 3 0 1 2 Harrah T, ss 4 1 1 0 Howard D, ph 1 0 0 0 Howell R, 3b 4 1 1 1 Lahoud J, rf 3 0 2 0 Lovitto J, cf 4 1 2 1 Stanton L, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Sims D, c 2 1 1 0 Valentine B, ss 2 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 2 0 0 0 Meoli R, ss 1 0 0 0 Chalk D, 3b 4 0 2 1 Doherty J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Oliver B, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Egan T, c 2 0 0 0 Robinson F, ph 1 0 0 0 Heise B, 2b 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 10 5 35 3 7 3 Texas 010 300 100 -- 5 California 200 010 000 -- 3 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Hands B (W) 5.0 5 3 3 3 3 Merritt J* 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Foucault S (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 California IP H R ER BB SO Figueroa E (L) 3.2 8 4 4 1 2 Lockwood S 5.1 2 1 0 2 5 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Doyle D, Chalk D, Howell R LOB -- Texas 9, California 9 2B -- Hargrove M HR -- Howell R SB -- Nettles M 2, Harrah T CS -- Lahoud J PB -- Sundberg J T -- 2:44 A -- 6724
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