Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
May 12, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1974 at Anaheim Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 1 1 0
Pinson rf 5 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 2 0
Solaita 1b 3 0 1 0
  Healy ph,c 2 0 0 0
McRae lf 4 1 1 2
Scheinblum dh 3 1 0 0
Martinez c 3 0 0 0
  Mayberry ph,1b 0 1 0 0
Floyd 2b 1 0 0 0
  Rojas ph,2b 2 0 1 1
Brett 3b 2 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0
  White 3b 1 0 1 2
Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 7 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Nettles cf 4 0 1 0
  Valentine ph 1 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 4 0 1 0
Lahoud lf 3 1 0 0
Sands dh 4 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 1 1
McCraw rf 4 1 1 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 0 1
Chalk ss 3 0 1 0
Lange p 0 0 0 0
  May p 0 0 0 0
  Selma p 0 0 0 0
  Gilbreth p 0 0 0 0
  Sells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Kansas City 000 000 050570
California 010 001 000262
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Dal Canton   5.1 2 2 1 3 6
  Garber   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner  W (1-0) 3.0 3 0 0 1 3
  Bird   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
4
9
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Lange   7.0 3 1 1 2 3
  May   0.2 0 1 1 0 0
  Selma  L (2-2) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Gilbreth   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Sells   1.1 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
4
4

  E–Oliver (5), Chalk (10).  PB–Martinez 3 (3).  2B–Kansas City McRae (9,off Selma).  HBP–Otis (2,by May).  SB–Otis (6,2nd base off Sells/Rodriguez).  CS–Doyle (2,2nd base by Dal Canton/Martinez).  WP–Dal Canton 2 (2).  HBP–May (1,Otis).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:49.  A–13,162.
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