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Angels
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 4, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the California Angels, played on August 4, 1974 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 4, 1974 |
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Visiting Team |
California Angels
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 4, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | California Angels |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Lange |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Armando Rodriguez 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Bill Haller |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Rudy Meoli | Third Baseman |
Leroy Stanton | Right Fielder |
Frank Robinson | DH |
Joe Lahoud | Left Fielder |
Bruce Bochte | First Baseman |
Bobby Valentine | Shortstop |
Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Dick Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Angels
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 4, 1974
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Busby
Rivers hits a line drive into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Busby
Meoli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanton vs. Busby
There goes Meoli. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Meoli steals second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanton vs. Busby
Stanton hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Busby
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lange
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lange
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lange
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Lange
There goes Otis. The throw from Rodriguez, and Bochte drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Lange
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Lange
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Busby
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Busby
Bochte is hit by the pitch. Lahoud moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valentine vs. Busby
Valentine bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Lahoud moves to third. Bochte moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Busby
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doyle vs. Busby
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lahoud scores. Bochte scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Busby
Rivers hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Lange
Wohlford hits a line drive into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Lange
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Lange
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Busby
Meoli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanton vs. Busby
Stanton strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Busby
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. Busby
Lahoud takes first base on ball four. Meoli moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bochte vs. Busby
Bochte hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Bochte reaches second base with a double. Meoli scores. There goes Lahoud trying to get to home. Pinson throws the ball in to Rojas who relays the ball to Martinez, who tags Lahoud, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Lange
Fran Healy pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Healy hits a fly ball into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lange
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lange
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Lange
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Lange
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojas scores. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Lange
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wohlford vs. Lange
Wohlford 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
Top 4
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Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Busby
Fran Healy now catching.
Valentine hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Busby
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Busby
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Busby
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Lange
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Lange
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meoli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Lange
Healy hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Busby
Meoli strikes out. Healy drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Meoli out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Busby
Stanton strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Busby
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lange
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lange
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meoli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lange
Otis 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
Top 6
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Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Busby
Lahoud hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Busby
Bochte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Busby
Valentine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bochte moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Busby
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Bochte moves to third. Valentine moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doyle vs. Busby
The umpire calls a balk on Busby Bochte scores. Valentine moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doyle vs. Busby
Doyle bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rivers vs. Busby
Busby fires to third and picks off Valentine. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Lange
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Lange
McRae hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Lange
Wohlford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Quintana
Luis Quintana now pitching. Al Cowens pinch hits for Vada Pinson.
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meoli fields it and throws to second for the out. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bevacqua vs. Quintana
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for George Brett.
Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Healy vs. Sells
Dave Sells now pitching.
Healy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cowens scores. Bevacqua moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Sells
Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lahoud. Patek reaches second base with a double. Bevacqua scores. Healy moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rojas vs. Sells
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Sells
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meoli fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Mingori
Al Cowens now playing right field. Kurt Bevacqua now playing third base. Steve Mingori now pitching.
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Mingori
Bob Oliver pinch hits for Rudy Meoli.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Mingori
Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Sells
Bob Oliver now playing third base.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Sells
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wohlford vs. Sells
Wohlford hits a line drive into center field. Rivers picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rivers. Mayberry scores. McRae goes all the way around to score. Wohlford moves all the way to home. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Sells
Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Sells
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Sells
Healy hits a fly ball into left field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Sells
Patek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stanton. Patek reaches second base with a double. Bevacqua goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Sells
Rojas is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Sells
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mingori
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Llenas vs. Mingori
Winston Llenas pinch hits for Joe Lahoud.
Llenas strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Mingori
Bochte hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Sells
Winston Llenas now playing left field.
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Sells
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Sells
Wohlford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bochte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Mingori
Frank White now playing second base. Tony Solaita now playing first base.
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Mingori
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Mingori
Doug Howard pinch hits for Denny Doyle.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Mingori
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/4/1974, game 1 -- California at Kansas City (D) California AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Rivers M, cf 5 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 5 0 2 2 Meoli R, 3b 3 1 2 0 Rojas C, 2b 2 1 0 0 Oliver B, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 White F, 2b 0 0 0 0 Stanton L, rf 4 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 2 1 0 Robinson F, dh 4 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 2 3 2 Lahoud J, lf 2 1 1 0 Solaita T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Llenas W, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 5 1 2 1 Bochte B, 1b 2 2 1 1 Wohlford J, lf 5 1 2 1 Valentine B, ss 3 0 1 0 Pinson V, rf 2 0 0 0 Rodriguez E, c 3 0 1 0 Cowens A, ph-rf 2 1 0 0 Doyle D, 2b 3 0 1 2 Brett G, 3b 2 0 0 0 Howard D, ph 1 0 1 0 Bevacqua K, ph-3b 2 2 2 1 Martinez B, c 0 0 0 0 Healy F, ph-c 4 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 9 3 37 10 13 8 California 021 001 000 -- 4 Kansas City 102 003 40x -- 10 California IP H R ER BB SO Lange D (L) 5.1 5 5 5 3 0 Quintana L 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 Sells D 2.1 7 4 4 1 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Busby S (W) 6.0 7 4 4 3 7 Mingori S (S) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 E -- Bochte B, Rivers M DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- California 6, Kansas City 8 2B -- Bochte B, Patek F 2 SB -- Meoli R, Otis A SH -- Valentine B HBP -- by Busby S (Bochte B), by Sells D (Rojas C) Balk -- Busby S T -- 2:37 A -- 0
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