September 9, 1974 Texas Rangers at California Angels Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 6
@BOS 3 CAL 4
TEX 1 TEX 5
@CAL 3 CLE 7
DET 1 BAL 6
@MIL 5
(11) MIN 3
CHW 1 OAK 3
KCR 0 OAK 7
KCR 0 LAD 8
@ATL 1 CHC 9
PIT 4 CIN 8
SDP 3 SFG 8
@HOU 6 NYM 7
MON 1 PHI 2
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 6,724

Monday, September 9, 1974
Time of Game: 2:44

Rangers

76-68

Won 1

2nd, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  1  0   3  0  0   1  0  0    5 10  1
Angels          2  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  7  2

W: B Hands (5-5), L: E Figueroa (2-8), S: S Foucault (11)

Angels

56-87

Lost 1

6th, 26 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Nelson 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .242  .586    0    5   1   
C Tovar RF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .279  .700    0    3   0   
L Randle LF                   4   1   2   1    1   0  .306  .699    0    1   0   
M Hargrove 1B                 4   0   1   1    1   0  .335  .847    0    7   1   2B
J Spencer DH                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .283  .735    0    0   0   
T Harrah SS                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .263  .752    0    3   4   SB
R Howell 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .429 1.357    0    0   2   HR
J Lovitto CF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .225  .574    0    2   0   
D Sims C                      2   1   1   0    0   0  .183  .528    0    2   1   
  J Sundberg C                2   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .710    0    3   1   

B Hands P                                                                1   0
  J Merritt P                                                            0   0
  S Foucault P                                                           0   0
Totals                       38   5  10   5    3   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: M Hargrove (17, off S Lockwood).

HR: R Howell (1, off E Figueroa; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

TB: R Howell 4; M Hargrove 2; J Lovitto 2; L Randle 2; C Tovar; D Nelson; D Sims; T Harrah.

RBI: C Tovar (52); L Randle (44); J Lovitto (22); R Howell (2); M Hargrove (60).

2-out RBI: C Tovar; L Randle; J Lovitto.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

PB: J Sundberg (7).

E: R Howell (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Harrah (14, 2nd base off E Figueroa/T Egan).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Nettles CF                  3   2   0   0    2   1  .268  .642    0    0   0   2·SB
D Doyle 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .579    0    1   2   
  E Rodriguez C               2   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .723    0    1   0   
B Bochte LF                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .268  .731    0    2   0   
C Sands DH                    3   0   1   2    0   0  .185  .750    0    0   0   
  D Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .600    0    0   0   
J Lahoud RF                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .832    0    1   0   CS
  L Stanton PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .734    0    0   0   
B Valentine SS                2   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .646    0    1   4   
  R Meoli SS                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .550    0    2   0   
D Chalk 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .261  .644    0    0   1   
J Doherty 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .653    0    6   0   
  B Oliver PH-1B              2   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .622    0    3   1   
T Egan C                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .065  .224    0    7   0   
  F Robinson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .832    0    0   0   
  B Heise 2B                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .765    0    2   1   

E Figueroa P                                                             0   0
  S Lockwood P                                                           1   0
Totals                       35   3   7   3    4   5                    27   9

BATTING

TB: J Lahoud 2; D Chalk 2; D Doyle; B Heise; C Sands.

RBI: C Sands 2 (11); D Chalk (28).

2-out RBI: C Sands; D Chalk.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

E: D Doyle (11); D Chalk (35).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Nettles 2 (9, 2nd base off B Hands/D Sims, 2nd base off B Hands/J Sundberg).

CS: J Lahoud (5, 2nd base by B Hands/D Sims).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hands, W (5-5)               5     5   3   3    3   3   0   4.49   23     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 1· 5     45    -     1.23  -0.10
J Merritt, H (2)               2     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.43   0.08
S Foucault, S (11)             2     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.99    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          1-0    2.86   0.23
Totals                         9     7   3   3    4   5   0          39     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1· 7          1-0

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Figueroa, L (2-8)            3.2   8   4   4    1   2   1   3.69   21     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 0· 8     30    -     1.28  -0.34
S Lockwood                     5.1   2   1   0    2   5   0   4.32   20     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 2          2-0    0.81   0.05
Totals                         9    10   5   4    3   7   1          41     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0·10          2-0

J Merritt faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 6,724.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 California Angels                    
1. D Nelson             2B    1. M Nettles            CF 
2. C Tovar              RF    2. D Doyle              2B 
3. L Randle             LF    3. B Bochte             LF 
4. M Hargrove           1B    4. C Sands              DH 
5. J Spencer            DH    5. J Lahoud             RF 
6. T Harrah             SS    6. B Valentine          SS 
7. R Howell             3B    7. D Chalk              3B 
8. J Lovitto            CF    8. J Doherty            1B 
9. D Sims               C     9. T Egan               C  

   B Hands              P        E Figueroa           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  2-2  12-      15%  64% C Tovar         E Figueroa      Single to CF; Sims to 3B; Lovitto Scores
   t 4   1  2-1  ---      14%  47% R Howell        E Figueroa      Home Run (CF-RF)
   b 5   2  4-2  --3     -11%  65% C Sands         B Hands         Single to CF; Nettles Scores
   t 4   2  2-3  1-3      11%  75% L Randle        E Figueroa      Single to CF; Tovar to 2B; Sims Scores
   t 7   0  3-4  ---      11%  82% L Randle        S Lockwood      Single to 3B; Randle to 3B/Adv on E5

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Figueroa facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D Nelson        Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  C Tovar         Groundout: SS-1B; Nelson to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  L Randle        Groundout: SS-1B; Nelson to 3B
   O      --3      45%  M Hargrove      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  M Nettles       Walk
          1--      39%  D Doyle         Nettles Steals 2B
   O      -2-      40%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Nettles to 3B
          --3      38%  B Bochte        Walk
   R      1-3      31%  C Sands         Fielder's Choice 1B; Bochte to 2B; Nettles Scores
          12-      26%  J Lahoud        Single to 2B; Sands to 2B; Bochte to 3B
   O      123      32%  B Valentine     Flyball: 2B
   R      123      23%  D Chalk         Single to 3B; Lahoud to 2B; Sands to 3B; Bochte Scores
   O      123      28%  J Doherty       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Ed Figueroa facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      26%  J Spencer       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      28%  T Harrah        Single to RF
          1--      30%  R Howell        Harrah Steals 2B
   O      -2-      27%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      36%  J Lovitto       Single to LF; Harrah Scores
   O      1--      33%  D Sims          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bill Hands facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      35%  T Egan          Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  M Nettles       Strikeout
          ---      35%  D Doyle         Single to RF
   O      1--      37%  B Bochte        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Ed Figueroa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  D Nelson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      38%  C Tovar         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      42%  L Randle        Walk; Tovar to 2B
   O      12-      37%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      32%  J Spencer       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  C Sands         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      32%  J Lahoud        Single to CF
   O      1--      35%  B Valentine     Lahoud Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      36%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 2.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Ed Figueroa facing 6-7-8
                  Rudy Meoli replaces Bobby Valentine playing SS batting 6th
   O      ---      33%  T Harrah        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      47%  R Howell        Home Run (CF-RF)
          ---      50%  J Lovitto       Single to CF
          1--      55%  D Sims          Single to LF; Lovitto to 2B
   O      12-      49%  D Nelson        Strikeout
   R      12-      64%  C Tovar         Single to CF; Sims to 3B; Lovitto Scores
   R      1-3      75%  L Randle        Single to CF; Tovar to 2B; Sims Scores
                  Skip Lockwood replaces Ed Figueroa pitching
          12-      77%  M Hargrove      Walk; Tovar to 3B; Randle to 2B
   O      123      72%  J Spencer       Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, Bill Hands facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Sundberg replaces Duke Sims playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      75%  D Chalk         Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  J Doherty       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  T Egan          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Angels 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Skip Lockwood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      76%  T Harrah        Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  R Howell        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      74%  J Lovitto       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
          ---      69%  M Nettles       Walk
          1--      66%  D Doyle         Nettles Steals 2B
   O      -2-      72%  " "             Lineout: RF
   O      -2-      76%  B Bochte        Groundout: C-1B; Nettles to 3B
   R      --3      65%  C Sands         Single to CF; Nettles Scores
   O      1--      68%  J Lahoud        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Angels 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Skip Lockwood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  J Sundberg      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      64%  D Nelson        Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  C Tovar         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-4, Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Merritt replaces Bill Hands pitching
   O      ---      67%  R Meoli         Flyball: RF
          ---      63%  D Chalk         Single to LF
                  Bob Oliver pinch hits for John Doherty batting 8th
   O      1--      68%  B Oliver        Strikeout
                  Frank Robinson pinch hits for Tom Egan batting 9th
   O      1--      72%  F Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Angels 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Skip Lockwood facing 3-4-5
                  Ellie Rodriguez replaces Denny Doyle playing C batting 2nd; Bob Oliver moves to 1B; Bob Heise replaces Frank Robinson playing 2B batting 9th
          ---      82%  L Randle        Single to 3B; Randle to 3B/Adv on E5
   R      --3      88%  M Hargrove      Double to RF; Randle Scores/unER
          -2-      89%  J Spencer       Walk
   O      12-      86%  T Harrah        Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      84%  R Howell        Flyball: SS
   O      12-      81%  J Lovitto       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-5, Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  M Nettles       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  B Bochte        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Angels 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Skip Lockwood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  D Nelson        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      86%  C Tovar         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-5, Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Howard pinch hits for Charlie Sands batting 4th
          ---      79%  D Howard        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
                  Steve Foucault replaces Jim Merritt pitching; Leroy Stanton pinch hits for Joe Lahoud batting 5th
   O      1--      85%  L Stanton       Flyball: 2B
          1--      77%  R Meoli         Walk; Howard to 2B
   O      12-      86%  D Chalk         Foul Flyball: SS
   O      12-      94%  B Oliver        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Angels 3.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Skip Lockwood facing 3-4-5
                  Leroy Stanton moves to RF
   O      ---      93%  L Randle        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      93%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  J Spencer       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-5, Steve Foucault facing 9-1-2
          ---      84%  B Heise         Single to CF
   O      1--      91%  M Nettles       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
          1--      90%  E Rodriguez     Passed Ball; Nettles to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-     100%  B Bochte        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Angels 3.

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