5/2/75 CAL @ TEX
Strange game. California had 4 stolen bases, but were caught 3 times. Texas was caught twice, once in the 9th and again in the 10th. The Angels won this one 4-3 in 10 innings. However, two borderline strikeouts marred the end of the game. With Tom Grieve on first with one out, both Jim Spencer and Jeff Burroughs were called out on pitches that appeared to be solidly wide of the plate.
A short rain delay before the game hurt both starters (Bill Singer for CAL, Bill Hands for TEX). Texas jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st when Grieve singled home Mike Hargrove and Lenny Randle. The Angels tied it in the top of the 2nd when Denny Doyle doubled home Lee Stanton, advanced to 3rd on the throw home, and scored on Dave Chalk’s sacrifice fly.
The score would remain deadlocked at 2 until the bottom of the 7th. Jim Sundberg led off with a single. He moved to second on Singer’s wild pitch, and then scored when Hargrove doubled to right center.
California tied the game back up in the top of the 8th. Stanton flew out to center. Doyle singled, but was thrown out trying to steal. Pinch hitter Dave Collins singled and then stole 2nd. Chalk drove in his second run of the game when he doubled, scoring Collins. Steve Foucault then intentionally walked the Rem Dog, Jerry Remy, and induced an easy ground out to first from Morris Nettles.
The Angels scored what would prove to be the winning run in the top of the 10th. Stanton singled and stole 2nd. He moved to 3rd on Doyle’s groundout. Steve Thomas was brought in to face Tom Egan. Egan struck out with the infield drawn in. Chalk then came through yet again, hitting a triple to easily score Stanton.
Hargrove continued his torrid pace, going 2-4 with a run scored and RBI to lift his average to .416. Grieve went 3-4 with 2 RBI. But clearly, Chalk was the player of the game, going 2-4, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI. The Angels remain 1-1/2 games ahead in the AL West at 17-7. They’ve also stolen 48 bases in those 24 games. The loss drops Texas to 9-14, 3-10 at home.
A short rain delay before the game hurt both starters (Bill Singer for CAL, Bill Hands for TEX). Texas jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st when Grieve singled home Mike Hargrove and Lenny Randle. The Angels tied it in the top of the 2nd when Denny Doyle doubled home Lee Stanton, advanced to 3rd on the throw home, and scored on Dave Chalk’s sacrifice fly.
The score would remain deadlocked at 2 until the bottom of the 7th. Jim Sundberg led off with a single. He moved to second on Singer’s wild pitch, and then scored when Hargrove doubled to right center.
California tied the game back up in the top of the 8th. Stanton flew out to center. Doyle singled, but was thrown out trying to steal. Pinch hitter Dave Collins singled and then stole 2nd. Chalk drove in his second run of the game when he doubled, scoring Collins. Steve Foucault then intentionally walked the Rem Dog, Jerry Remy, and induced an easy ground out to first from Morris Nettles.
The Angels scored what would prove to be the winning run in the top of the 10th. Stanton singled and stole 2nd. He moved to 3rd on Doyle’s groundout. Steve Thomas was brought in to face Tom Egan. Egan struck out with the infield drawn in. Chalk then came through yet again, hitting a triple to easily score Stanton.
Hargrove continued his torrid pace, going 2-4 with a run scored and RBI to lift his average to .416. Grieve went 3-4 with 2 RBI. But clearly, Chalk was the player of the game, going 2-4, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI. The Angels remain 1-1/2 games ahead in the AL West at 17-7. They’ve also stolen 48 bases in those 24 games. The loss drops Texas to 9-14, 3-10 at home.
posted by Derek @ 10/22/2005 04:48:00 PM
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