Texas Rangers vs California Angels
September 9, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1974 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Texas Rangers 1, California Angels 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 0 0 0
Tovar rf 4 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 0
Spencer dh 3 0 0 0
Randle lf 4 0 2 0
Harrah ss 4 1 1 0
Lovitto cf 4 0 2 0
Howell 3b 3 0 2 1
Sundberg c 2 0 0 0
  Sims ph 1 0 0 0
Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Nettles cf 4 1 1 1
Doyle 2b 4 0 0 0
Bochte lf 4 1 2 2
Robinson dh 4 0 0 0
Lahoud rf 4 0 1 0
Valentine ss 1 0 1 1
Rodriguez c 2 0 1 0
Chalk 3b 3 1 0 0
Doherty 1b 3 1 1 0
Dobson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Texas 000 000 001–170
California 003 001 00x–470
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  L (11-12) 6.0 7 4 4 1 2
  Merritt   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
1
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (1-0) 9.0 7 1 1 5 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
5
2
  E–None.  DP–California 1.  2B–California Lahoud (14,off J Brown).  SF–Valentine (7,off J Brown).  HBP–Valentine (3,by J Brown).  CS–Lovitto (6,2nd base by Dobson/Rodriguez).  WP–Dobson (1).  HBP–J Brown (3,Valentine).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:05.
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