Chicago White Sox vs California Angels
July 31, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1974 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 4, California Angels 14

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly dh 3 0 0 0
  Santo ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Orta 2b 4 0 0 0
Allen D. 1b 3 1 1 1
May lf 3 1 0 0
Henderson cf 3 1 0 0
Melton 3b 3 1 1 3
Sharp rf 2 0 0 0
  Downing ph 1 0 0 0
Herrmann c 3 0 0 0
Richard ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Pitlock p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
  Allen L. p 0 0 0 0
  Otten p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 2 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 1 1 2
Meoli 3b 6 2 3 0
Stanton rf 5 2 2 0
Robinson dh 3 2 2 3
  Howard pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Lahoud lf 2 1 1 0
  Llenas ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Doherty ph,1b 2 2 1 2
Bochte 1b,lf 4 2 3 2
Rodriguez c 5 1 2 1
Valentine ss 5 0 2 1
Doyle 2b 5 0 0 1
Lange p 0 0 0 0
  Quintana p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 14 17 12
Chicago 000 301 000423
California 013 000 55x14171
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   2.1 6 4 4 0 1
  Pitlock  L (3-3) 3.2 3 2 2 2 1
  Gossage   0.1 4 3 3 1 0
  Allen   0.2 2 4 3 2 1
  Otten   1.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
17
14
12
5
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Lange   6.1 2 4 4 3 3
  Quintana  W (1-1) 2.2 0 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
2
4
4
4
7

  E–D Allen (16), Pitlock 2 (3), Bochte (2).  PB–Herrmann (11).  2B–California Robinson 2 (19,off B Johnson,off Gossage); Doherty (12,off Gossage).  HR–Chicago Melton (16,4th inning off Lange 2 on, 2 out); D Allen (27,6th inning off Lange 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Sharp (3,off Lange).  CS–Valentine (4,2nd base by Pitlock/Herrmann).  WP–L Allen (4).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:38.  A–8,236.
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