September 10, 1974 Kansas City Royals at California Angels Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 2
@BOS 1
(12) CAL 8
KCR 2 CLE 12
DET 6 MIL 6
BAL 5
(10) MIN 8
CHW 7
(15) LAD 1
@ATL 0 PIT 12
@CHC 4 CIN 5
SDP 2 SFG 6
@HOU 5
(11) MON 6
@NYM 4 PHI 8
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 4,491

Tuesday, September 10, 1974
Time of Game: 2:55

Royals

70-72

Lost 4

4th, 11½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    2  9  1
Angels          1  0  0   1  0  5   0  1  X    8 13  2

W: F Tanana (11-17), L: D Leonard (0-1)

Angels

57-87

Won 1

6th, 25½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .629    0    1   4   
J Wohlford LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .692    0    4   0   
H McRae DH                    3   2   2   0    1   0  .311  .868    0    0   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .813    0    9   1   
A Otis CF                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .800    0    0   0   SH,GDP
A Cowens RF                   3   0   2   1    1   0  .237  .587    0    2   0   GDP
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .272  .664    0    0   3   
F White 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .548    0    1   1   
  O Cepeda PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .580    0    0   0   
  C Rojas 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .649    0    2   2   GDP
D Paepke C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    5   0   

D Leonard P                                                              0   0
  J Hoerner P                                                            0   0
  L McDaniel P                                                           0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   2   9   2    2   3                    24  11

BATTING

SH: A Otis (7, off F Tanana).

TB: H McRae 2; A Cowens 2; A Otis; F Patek; D Paepke; G Brett; J Mayberry.

GIDP: A Cowens (6); C Rojas (24); A Otis (14).

RBI: A Cowens (24); G Brett (36).

2-out RBI: A Cowens.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Patek-C Rojas-J Mayberry.

E: F Patek (22).

BASERUNNING

PO: A Cowens (1st base by F Tanana).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Nettles CF                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .257  .623    0    3   0   
D Doyle 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .576    0    4   2   
  W Llenas PH-LF              2   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .647    0    0   0   
B Bochte LF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .270  .730    0    0   0   
  J Balaz PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Meoli PH-2B               2   1   0   0    0   0  .236  .536    0    0   0   
F Robinson DH                 2   1   1   0    2   0  .252  .837    0    0   0   HBP
  D Lange PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Lahoud RF                   4   1   3   5    1   1  .283  .850    0    1   0   3B
E Rodriguez C                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .251  .727    0    3   0   2B,GDP
D Chalk 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .263  .647    0    0   5   
J Doherty 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .259  .660    0   13   0   
O Ramirez SS                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .174  .401    0    3   6   SH

F Tanana P                                                               0   2
  O Pena P                                                               0   2
Totals                       36   8  13   7    4   4                    27  17

BATTING

2B: E Rodriguez (17, off L McDaniel).

3B: J Lahoud (3, off L McDaniel).

SH: O Ramirez (3, off D Leonard).

HBP: F Robinson (10, by D Leonard).

TB: J Lahoud 5; E Rodriguez 3; D Chalk 2; J Doherty 2; W Llenas; O Ramirez; F Robinson; B Bochte.

GIDP: E Rodriguez (9).

RBI: J Lahoud 5 (40); J Doherty (13); E Rodriguez (34).

2-out RBI: J Lahoud 4; E Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 3. O Pena-O Ramirez-J Doherty 2; D Chalk-D Doyle-J Doherty.

E: J Doherty (4); D Doyle (12).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Leonard, L (0-1)             5.1   8   4   2    3   2   0   2.45   28     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 7     39    -     1.24  -0.11
J Hoerner                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.13    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.70   0.06
L McDaniel                     1.2   5   4   1    1   2   0   3.35   12     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 5          2-2    0.62  -0.41
A Lopez                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    13   8   3    4   4   0          42     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0·12          6-2

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Tanana, W (11-17)            7     7   2   1    2   2   0   3.42   30     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1· 7     57    -     1.30   0.03
O Pena                         2     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.18   0.01
Totals                         9     9   2   1    2   3   0          36     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 1· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: F Tanana (3; A Cowens, 1st base).

HBP: D Leonard (2; F Robinson).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 4,491.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 63° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            California Angels                    
1. F Patek              SS    1. M Nettles            CF 
2. J Wohlford           LF    2. D Doyle              2B 
3. H McRae              DH    3. B Bochte             LF 
4. J Mayberry           1B    4. F Robinson           DH 
5. A Otis               CF    5. J Lahoud             RF 
6. A Cowens             RF    6. E Rodriguez          C  
7. G Brett              3B    7. D Chalk              3B 
8. F White              2B    8. J Doherty            1B 
9. D Paepke             C     9. O Ramirez            SS 

   D Leonard            P        F Tanana             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-2  12-      19%  75% R Meoli         L McDaniel      Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Doherty Scores/unER/No RBI; Nettles to 2B
   b 6   2  2-3  123      19%  96% J Lahoud        L McDaniel      Triple to CF; Nettles Scores/unER; Meoli Scores/unER; Robinson Scores/unER
   t 4   0  1-0  12-      14%  65% A Otis          F Tanana        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; McRae to 3B
   t 4   2  1-0  --3     -12%  53% A Cowens        F Tanana        Single to CF; McRae Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  12-      11%  65% J Lahoud        D Leonard       Single to LF; Bochte Scores; Robinson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Patek         Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      54%  J Wohlford      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  H McRae         Walk
   O      1--      55%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Nettles       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  D Doyle         Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  B Bochte        Single to CF
          1--      54%  F Robinson      Walk; Bochte to 2B
   R      12-      65%  J Lahoud        Single to LF; Bochte Scores; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-      62%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  A Otis          Strikeout
          ---      61%  A Cowens        Single to RF
   O      1--      64%  G Brett         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      67%  F White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Leonard facing 7-8-9
          ---      70%  D Chalk         Single to LF
   O      1--      67%  J Doherty       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      66%  O Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B; Chalk to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  M Nettles       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  D Paepke        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  F Patek         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      68%  J Wohlford      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Leonard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  D Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  B Bochte        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      64%  F Robinson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Tanana facing 3-4-5
          ---      59%  H McRae         Single to LF
          1--      51%  J Mayberry      Single to LF; McRae to 2B
   OO     12-      65%  A Otis          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; McRae to 3B
   R      --3      53%  A Cowens        Single to CF; McRae Scores
          1--      52%  G Brett         Cowens Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Cowens to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  J Lahoud        Strikeout
          ---      56%  E Rodriguez     Single to RF
          1--      65%  D Chalk         Single to RF; Rodriguez to 3B
   R      1-3      73%  J Doherty       Single to CF; Rodriguez Scores; Chalk to 2B
          12-      79%  O Ramirez       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Chalk to 3B; Doherty to 2B
   O      123      72%  M Nettles       Groundout: SS-C/Forceout at Hm; Doherty to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   O      123      66%  D Doyle         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  F White         Lineout: CF
          ---      65%  D Paepke        Single to CF
   O      1--      68%  F Patek         Groundout: 2B-1B; Paepke to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  J Wohlford      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dennis Leonard facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      70%  B Bochte        Flyball: LF
          ---      73%  F Robinson      Hit By Pitch
          1--      76%  J Lahoud        Walk; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-      72%  E Rodriguez     Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      12-      68%  D Chalk         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Frank Tanana facing 3-4-5
          ---      62%  H McRae         Single to RF
          1--      52%  J Mayberry      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); McRae to 2B
   O      12-      52%  A Otis          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; McRae to 3B; Mayberry to 2B
          -23      51%  A Cowens        Walk
   RO     123      50%  G Brett         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; McRae Scores/unER; Mayberry to 3B
                  Orlando Cepeda pinch hits for Frank White batting 8th
   O      1-3      57%  O Cepeda        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Tied 2-2, Dennis Leonard facing 8-9-1
                  Cookie Rojas replaces Orlando Cepeda playing 2B batting 8th
          ---      62%  J Doherty       Single to RF
   O      1--      60%  O Ramirez       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Doherty to 2B
          -2-      63%  M Nettles       Walk
                  Joe Hoerner replaces Dennis Leonard pitching; Winston Llenas pinch hits for Denny Doyle batting 2nd
   O      12-      56%  W Llenas        Flyball: LF
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Joe Hoerner pitching; Rudy Meoli pinch hits for John Balaz batting 3rd; John Balaz pinch hits for Bruce Bochte batting 3rd
   R      12-      75%  R Meoli         Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Doherty Scores/unER/No RBI; Nettles to 2B
          12-      77%  F Robinson      Walk; Nettles to 3B; Meoli to 2B
   RRR    123      96%  J Lahoud        Triple to CF; Nettles Scores/unER; Meoli Scores/unER; Robinson Scores/unER
   R      --3      98%  E Rodriguez     Double to RF; Lahoud Scores/unER
   O      -2-      98%  D Chalk         Strikeout Looking
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 7.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
                  Rudy Meoli moves to 2B; Winston Llenas moves to LF
   O      ---      98%  D Paepke        Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  F Patek         Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  J Wohlford      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Patek to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 7-2, Lindy McDaniel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  J Doherty       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  O Ramirez       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  M Nettles       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 7.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Orlando Pena facing 4-5-6
                  Orlando Pena replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   O      ---      99%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
          ---      99%  A Otis          Single to LF
   OO     1--     100%  A Cowens        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 7-2, Lindy McDaniel facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  W Llenas        Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  R Meoli         Popfly: SS
          1--     100%  F Robinson      Single to LF; Llenas to 2B
                  Dick Lange pinch runs for Frank Robinson batting 4th
   R      12-     100%  J Lahoud        Single to RF; Llenas Scores; Lange to 2B
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Lindy McDaniel pitching
   OO     12-     100%  E Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 8.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-8, Orlando Pena facing 7-8-9
          ---     100%  G Brett         Single to LF
   OO     1--     100%  C Rojas         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Paepke        Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 8.

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