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Royals
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
May 12, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 12, 1974 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1974 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
California Angels
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 12, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | California Angels |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Fitzmorris |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Tanana |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
City | Anaheim |
State | CA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Art Frantz 2B: George Maloney 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Fran Healy | Catcher |
Frank White | Third Baseman |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Bobby Valentine | Left Fielder |
Charlie Sands | DH |
Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
Tommy McCraw | Right Fielder |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Tom Egan | Catcher |
Dave Chalk | Shortstop |
Bobby Winkles | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
May 12, 1974
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Tanana
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Tanana
There goes Patek. The throw from Egan and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. Tanana
Wohlford strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Tanana
Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Tanana
Mayberry is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Fitzmorris
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Fitzmorris
Doyle strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Fitzmorris
Valentine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Valentine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sands vs. Fitzmorris
Healy fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Healy. Valentine moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sands vs. Fitzmorris
Sands takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Fitzmorris
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tanana
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Tanana
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Tanana
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tanana fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Fitzmorris
McCraw 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 -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Fitzmorris
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Fitzmorris
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tanana
White 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 -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Tanana
Cowens hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Tanana
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Fitzmorris
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. White juggles the ball. That's an error on White. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Fitzmorris
Rivers bunts in front of the plate. Healy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chalk moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Fitzmorris
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out. Mayberry throws to Patek, who throws back to Mayberry who tags Rivers for the double play. Chalk moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Valentine vs. Fitzmorris
There goes Chalk, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Chalk steals home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Fitzmorris
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Tanana
Wohlford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Tanana
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Tanana
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sands vs. Fitzmorris
Sands hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Fitzmorris
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. White fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Fitzmorris
McCraw 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
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tanana
McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Tanana
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Tanana
Healy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tanana
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Tanana
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Fitzmorris
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Fitzmorris
Egan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Fitzmorris
Chalk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Fitzmorris
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Egan moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doyle vs. Fitzmorris
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Egan scores. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valentine vs. Fitzmorris
Valentine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Tanana
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Tanana
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Tanana
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Tanana
There goes Otis. The throw from Egan and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Tanana
Mayberry is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sands vs. Fitzmorris
Sands hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Fitzmorris
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sands moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCraw vs. Fitzmorris
McCraw is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Fitzmorris
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. Sands moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Egan vs. Fitzmorris
Sandy Alomar pinch runs for Charlie Sands.
Egan hits a line drive towards third. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tanana
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Tanana
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes McRae trying to get to third. Valentine throws the ball in to Schaal, who tags McRae for the out. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Healy vs. Tanana
Tanana spins and fires to second, with Chalk covering, and Rojas is picked off. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Tanana
Healy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Tanana
There goes Healy. The throw from Egan and he is out, Chalk applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Fitzmorris
Chalk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Fitzmorris
Rivers bunts in front of the plate. Healy fields it and throws to first for the out. Chalk moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Chalk moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Mingori
Doyle hits a line drive towards the mound. Mingori can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valentine vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Valentine hits a fly ball towards right. Cowens catches it and throws to home to double up Chalk. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tanana
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Tanana
Cowens bunts towards the mound. Tanana fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Tanana
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. Tanana
Wohlford is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Bird
Alomar is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Bird
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Bird
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCraw for the out. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Bird
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. White fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Tanana
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Tanana
There goes Otis. The throw from Egan and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Tanana
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Tanana
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Tanana
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Healy vs. Sells
Dave Sells now pitching.
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Bird
Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Tom Egan.
Lahoud is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Bird
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Bird
Rivers bunts in front of the plate. Healy fields it and throws to first for the out. Chalk moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Bird
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1974, game 1 -- Kansas City at California (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 4 0 1 0 Rivers M, cf 3 0 2 0 Wohlford J, lf 4 0 0 0 Doyle D, 2b 5 0 2 1 Otis A, cf 3 1 1 0 Valentine B, lf 4 0 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sands C, dh 2 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 3 1 3 2 Alomar S, pr 1 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 2 0 Oliver B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Healy F, c 3 1 1 1 McCraw T, rf 3 0 0 0 White F, 3b 3 0 1 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 2 0 0 0 Egan T, c 2 1 0 0 Lahoud J, ph 1 0 0 0 Chalk D, ss 4 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 3 9 3 32 2 8 1 Kansas City 000 020 001 -- 3 California 001 010 000 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Fitzmorris A 6.1 6 2 1 3 2 Mingori S* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Bird D (W) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 California IP H R ER BB SO Tanana F (L) 8.1 9 3 3 3 9 Sells D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Healy F, White F DP -- Kansas City 2, California 2 LOB -- Kansas City 4, California 9 2B -- Valentine B HR -- McRae H, Healy F SB -- Patek F, Chalk D, Otis A 2 CS -- Rojas C, Healy F SH -- Rivers M 2, Cowens A WP -- Mingori S T -- 2:56 A -- 0
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