NEW SERIES
CALIFORNIA ANGELS (13-18) AT NEW YORK YANKEES (16-14)
FRI-SUN/MAY 11-13
YANKEE STADIUM - BRONX, NY
NYY Roster (Using '77 Strat-O-Matic player cards): https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=NYA
GAME 1
TIME: 7:35pm
TEMP: 73
Starting Line-ups/Starting Pitchers
CAL
Thad Bosley CF
Jerry Remy 2B
Bobby Bonds RF
Don Baylor 1B
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Tony Solaita 1B
Ron Jackson 3B
Terry Humphrey C
SP: Paul Hartzell
NYY
Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Thurman Munson C
Reggie Jackson DH
Lou Piniella RF
Graig Nettles 3B
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Bucky Dent SS
SP: Mike Torrez
(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)
CAL 122 032 200 - 12 18 0
NYY 000 017 000 - 8 13 1
GAME SUMMARY: The Angels bolted out to a 10-1 lead before the Yankees made a furious comeback with a 7-run 6th inning to cut the lead to 10-8 before Halo relievers came in and shut down the rally in a 12-8 win for the Angels. Joe Rudi singled in Jerry Remy in the top of the 1st to get things started. In the 2nd, Jerry Remy and Bobby Bonds singled in Ron Jackson and Terry Humphrey. In the 3rd the runs kept coming. Thad Bosley hit a sacrifice fly to score Tony Solaita and Jerry Remy doubled in Terry Humphrey to put the Angels up 5-0. Yanks' starter Mike Torrez done after 3. Ken Clay relieved him. In the top of the 5th, Thad Bosley smacked a 2-run triple to plate Tony Solaita and Terry Humphrey and Remy knocked in Bosley with a sacrifice fly. 8-0 Angels. The Yanks got on the board in the bottom of the 5th when Bucky Dent doubled in Graig Nettles to cut the lead to 7. Ken Holtzman relieved Ken Clay in the 6th. The Angels plated two more runs in the 6th on an RBI single by Ron Jackson that scored Joe Rudi and a bases loaded walk to Thad Bosley forced in Tony Solaita. 10-1 Angels. In the bottom of the 6th, the game shifted dramatically. Reggie Jackson popped a 3-run homer that scored Willie Randolph and Thurman Munson to make it 10-4 Angels. Lou Piniella singled to right. Angel starter Hartzell relieved by Mike Barlow. Nettles singled and then Chris Chambliss followed Nettles with an RBI single that plated Piniella. Roy White walked to load the bases. Bucky Dent hit a 2-run single that scored Nettles and Chambliss. The Yanks loaded the bases again and Thurman Munson hit a sacrifice fly to score Roy White. Barlow induced Lou Piniella to ground out to short to end the scoring party. 10-8 Angels. The Angels responded with 2 in the top of inning 7.LF Roy White made an error that allowed Don Baylor to score and Terry Humphrey knocked in Joe Rudi with an RBI single to stretch the lead back to 4, 12-8. Dyar Miller relieved Mike Barlow and pitched 3 innings of shutout ball to preserve the win for the Halos.
STATS
CAL
BATTING
2B - Remy, Bonds, Rudi, Solaita/
3B - Bosely/
R - Humphrey 3, Solaita 3, Rudi 2,Bosley, Remy, Baylor, Ron Jackson/RBI - Bosley 4, Remy 3, Bonds, Rudi, Jackson, Humphrey/
Sac Fly - Bosley, Remy/
HBP - Humphrey, Rudi, Baylor
PITCHING
Hartzell (W, 5-2) 5+ IP/9 H/2 BB/1 K/5 ER
Barlow 1 IP/3 H/3 BB/1 K/3 ER
Miller 3 IP/1 H/1 BB/0 K/0 ER
NYY
BATTING
2B - Dent/HR Reggie Jackson/R - Nettles 2, Randolph, Munson, Jackson, Piniella, Chambliss, White/
RBI - Jackson 3, Dent 3, Munson, Chambliss/GIDP - 3/Sac Fly - Munson
Error: White
PITCHING
Torrez (L) 3 IP/9 H/1 BB/3 K/5 ER
Clay 2 IP/4 H/0 BB/2 K/3 ER
Holtzman 1 IP/2 H/3 BB/1 K/2 ER
Tidrow 3 IP/3 H/0 BB/2 K/0 ER
CAL: 14-18 NYY: 16-15
ATTENDANCE: 24,761
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GAME 2
NBC GAME OF THE WEEK
TIME: 1:05pm
TEMP: 72
Starting Line-ups/Starting Pitchers
CAL
Gil Flores CF
Jerry Remy 2B
Bobby Bonds RF
Don Baylor 1B
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Tony Solaita 1B
Ron Jackson 3B
Terry Humphrey C
SP: Ken Brett
NYY
Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Thurman Munson C
Reggie Jackson DH
Lou Piniella RF
Graig Nettles 3B
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Bucky Dent SS
SP: Don Gullet
(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)
CAL 100 101 000 0 - 3 6 0
NYY 012 000 000 1 - 4 7 1
GAME SUMMARY: C Thurman Munson belted a walk-off homer off reliever Dave LaRoche with one out in the bottom of the 10th to propel the Yankees to a 4-3 win. The Angels got the scoring started in the top of the 1st when Jerry Remy tripled and Joe Rudi drove Remy in with a sacrifice fly. The Yanks tied it in the bottom of the 2nd when Roy White singled in Lou Piniella. The Yankees took the lead in the bottom of the 3rd on a long homer to right by Reggie Jackson that scored Thurman Munson. The Angels cut the lead to 1 in the top of the 4th when Joe Rudi scored on an error by Willie Randolph. The Halos tied the game in the top of the 6th when Bobby Grich scored on a sacrifice fly by Ron Jackson. The game remained tied at 3 until Munson's winning blast in the bottom of the 10th.
STATS
CAL
BATTING
2B - Remy
/R - Remy, Rudi, Grich/
RBI - Rudi, Jackson/
Sac Fly - Jackson/
GIDP - 2
PITCHING
Brett 9 IP/6 H/1 BB/4 K/3 ER
LaRoche (L, 0-2) 1/3 IP/1 H/0 BB/1 K/1 ER
NYY
BATTING
2B - Randolph, Munson/HR - Jackson, Munson/R - Munson 2, Jackson, Piniella/RBI - Jackson 2, Munson, White/CS - Rivers
Error: Randolph
PITCHING
Gullet 7+ IP/6 H/9 BB/5 K/2 ER
Tidrow 1 IP/0 H/0 BB/1 K/0 ER
Lyle (W) 2 IP/0 H/0 BB/1 K/0 ER
CAL: 14-19 NYY: 17-15
ATTENDANCE: 28,514
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GAME 3
TIME: 1:05pm
TEMP: 70
Starting Line-ups/Starting Pitchers
CAL
Gil Flores CF
Jerry Remy 2B
Bobby Bonds RF
Don Baylor 1B
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Ron Jackson3B
Ron Jackson 1B
Terry Humphrey C
SP; John Caneira
NYY
Mickey Rivers CF
Willie Randolph 2B
Lou Piniella RF
Reggie Jackson DH
Graig Nettles 3B
Chris Chambliss 1B
Roy White LF
Fran Healy C
Bucky Dent SS
SP: Ron Guidry
(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)
CAL 000 010 000 - 1 8 0
NYY 300 000 02x - 5 5 1
GAE SUMMARY: Yanks' ace Ron Guidry scattered 8 hits in a complete game and held the Angels to a single run as the Yankees took the rubber game of the series 5-1. Mickely Rivers and Willie Randolph reached base in the bottom of the 1st and then Lou Piniella unloaded on a Caneira fastball and put the ball in cheaps to put the Yanks up 3-0 before anyone was out. The Angels scored in the top of the 5th when Terry Humphrey drove in Ron Jackson with a sacrifice fly to cut it to 3-1. Caeira settled down and pitched shutout ball from the 2nd through the 7th inning. In the bottom of the 8th, Caneira served up a slider that Reggie Jackson took out over the right-center field wall for a 2-run shot that plated Lou Piniella. Reggie Jackson homered in all 3 games for the Bronx bombers.
STATS
CAL
2B - Flores/
R - Jackson/
RBI - Humphrey/
CS - Flores/
Sac Fly - Humphrey/
HBP - Grich
PITCHING
Caneira (L, 1-5) 8 IP/5 H/5 BB/2 K/5 ER
NYY
BATTING
HR - Jackson, Piniella/
R - Piniella 2, Rivers, Randolph, Jackson/
RBI - Piniella 3, Jackson 2/
CS - Rivers
Error: Nettles
PITCHING
Guidry (W, CG) 9 IP/8 H/2 BB/ 8 K/1 ER
CAL: 14-20 NYY: 18-15
ATTENDANCE: 30,632
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TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 83,817
AVG. ATTENDANCE; 27,939
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NEW SERIES
MILWAUKEE BREWERS (12-16) AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS
TUE-THU/MAY 15-17
ANAHEIM STADIUM - ANAHEIM, CA
MIL Roster (Using '77 SOM player cards): https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=MIL
GAME 1
TIME: 7:35pm
TEMP: 71
Starting Line-ups/Starting Pitchers
MIL
Robin Yount SS
Sal Bando 3B
Cecil Cooper 1B
Don Money 2B
Sixto Lezcano RF
Von Joshua RF
Steve Brye LF
Charlie Moore C (Injured. Replaced by C Larry Haney.)
Ed Kirkpatrick DH
SP: Jim Slaton
CAL
Thad Bosley CF
Jerry Remy 2B
Bobby Bonds RF
Don Baylor DH
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Rob Jackson 3B
Tony Solaita 1B
Terry Humphrey
SP: Nolan Ryan
(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)
MIL 004 105 032 - 15 14 0
CAL 000 212 000 - 5 9 1
GAME SUMMARY: Angels' ace Nolan Ryan was chased in the 4th inning and the Brewers clobbered Angel pitching en route to a 15-5 win. The game was scoreless in the top of the third when Cecil Cooper ripped a Ryan heater down the right field line just inside the foul pole for a grand slam to give the Brewers a 4-0 lead. Ryan gave up a homer to Von Joshua in the top of the 4th to make it 5-0. Ryan was yanked after walking DH Ed Kirkpatrick. It was Ryan's 5th walk of the game. Gary Ross relieved Ryan. The Angels scored 2 in their half of the 4th when Don Baylor homered and scored Bobby Bonds. The Angels then crept within 2 of the Brewers when a sacrifice fly by Jerry Remy plated Ron Jackson. Things unraveled for the home team in the top of the 6th. A huge error by Ron Jackson opened the door for 5 runs, 4 unearned, as the Brewers botled to a 10-3 lead. Robin Yount popped a 3-run shot in the inning and Don Money and Charlie more also knocked in runs with base hits. The Angels got 2 back in their half of the inning when Don Baylor hit his second 2-run homer of the game to cut the lead to 10-5. Angels' reliever Dyar Miller relieved Gary Ross in the top of the 8th.The Brewers got to Miller on a 2-run homer by Yount, his second of the game. Don Money also blasted a solo shot in the inning. In the top of the 9th, the Brewers tacked on 2 more on RBI singles by Robin Yount and Sal Bando to complete the scoriing in the rout. 3 losses in a row for the Angels.
STATS
MIL
BATTING
2B - Joshua, Moore/
HR - Yount 2, Cooper (Grand Slam), Joshua, Money/
R - Yount 3, Bando 2, Joshua 2, Brye 2, Kirkpatrick 2, Cooper, Money, Moore
/RBI - Youint 6, Cooper 4, Money 2, Bando, Joshua, Moore/
GIDP - 2/
HBP - Cooper, Moore/
PITCHING
Slaton (W) 7 IP/6 H/2 BB/2 K/5 ER
McClure 2 IP/3 H/1 BB/1 K/0 ER
INJURY REPORT: C Charlie Moore out 6 games
CAL
BATTING
3B - Bonds/HR - Baylor 2/R - Bonds 2, Baylor 2, Jackson/RBI - Baylor 4, Bosley/Sac Fly - Bosley/GIDP - 1
Error: Jackson
PITCHING
Ryan (L, 3-5) 3-2/3 IP/3 H/5 BB/0 K/5 ER
Ross 3-1/3 IP/6 H/0 BB/2 K/1 ER
Miller 2 IP/7 H/0 BB/1 K/5 ER
MIL: 13-16 CAL: 14-21
ATTENDANCE: 14,008
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GAME 2
GAME TIME: 7:35pm
TEMP: 72
Starting Line-ups/Starting Pitchers
MIL
Robin Yount SS
Sal Bando 3B
Cecil Cooper 1B
Don Money 2B
Sixto Lezcano RF
Von Joshua RF
Steve Brye LF
Larry Haney C
Ed Kirkpatrick DH
SP:Moose Haas
CAL
Jerry Remy 2B
Thad Bosley CF
Bobby Bonds RF
Don Baylor DH
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Rob Jackson 3B
Tony Solaita 1B
Terry Humphrey
SP: Frank Tanana
(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)
MIL 411 001 000 - 7 12 0
CAL 003 000 200 - 5 5 0
GAME SUMMARY: Angel starter Frank Tanana was pulled after 1-1/3 innings as the Brewers got to Tanana for 5 runs in that time. For the second straight day, the Brewers hit a grand slam. Sixto Lezcano did the honors this time, launching the ball over the left field wall in the top of inning 1 to put the Brew Crew up 4-0. Tanana served up a fast ball to Sal Bando that Bando deposited in the cheap seats to put Milwaukee up 5-0 and end Tanana's day. Mike Barlow relieved Tanana. The Brewers added another run in the top of the 3rd when Sixto Lezcano scored on a sacrifice fly by Larry Haney. Brewers up 6-0. Angels rallied in the bottom of the 3rd when Don Baylor singled in Jerry Remy and Joe Rudi doubled in Thad Bosley and Don Baylor to slice the lead in half at 6-3. In the top of the 6th, Steven Brye hit an opposite field homer to right to make it 7-3 Brewers. In the bottom of the 7th, Moose Haas walked Thad Bosley and Bobby Bonds to start the inning. Eduardo Rodriguez relieved Haas and walked Baylor to load the bases with no one out. Rodriguez walked Grich with one out to plate Bosley. Tony Solaita grounded into a force out at second to drive in Bobby Bonds for the Angels' final run of the game. Brews' closer Bill Castro pitched a 1-2-3 9th to end the game and pick up the save.
STATS
MIL
BATTING
2B - McMullen/
HR - Lezcano (GS), Bando, Brye
/R - Bando 2, Lezcano 2, Cooper, Money, Brye/
RBI - Lezcano 4, Bando, Brye, Haney/
SB - Lezcano
/Sac Fly - Haney
PITCHING
Haas 6+ IP/4 H/8 BB/4 K/5 ER
Rodriguez 2 IP/1 H/2 BB/1 K/0 ER
Castro (S) 1 IP/No Line
CAL
BATTING
2B - Rudi/R - Bosely 2, Remy, Bonds, Baylor/RBI - Rudi 2, Baylor, Grich, Solaita
PITCHING
Tanana (L, 2-4) 1-1/3 IP/7 H/0 BB/2 K/5 ER
Barlow 4-2/3 IP/4 H/0 BB/3 K/2 ER
LaRoche 3 IP/1 H/2 BB/3 K/0 ER
MIL: 14-16 CAL: 14-22
ATTENDANCE: 12,287
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GAME 3
GAME TIME: 7:35pm
TEMP: 70
Starting :Line-ups/Starting Pitchers
MIL
Robin Yount SS
Sal Bando 3B
Cecil Cooper 1B
Don Money 2B
Sixto Lezcano RF
Von Joshua RF
Steve Brye LF
Larry Haney C
Ed Kirkpatrick DH
SP Jerry Augustine
CAL
Jerry Remy 2B
Gil Flores CF
Bobby Bonds RF
Don Baylor DH
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Rob Jackson 3B
Tony Solaita 1B
Terry Humphrey
SP: Paul Hartzell
(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)
MIL 000 000 000 - 0 9 1
CAL 020 300 04x - 9 11 0
GAME SUMMARY: Angel starter Paul Hartzell stopped the bleeding and ended the Angels' 4-game losing skid with a 9-hit, complete game shoutout of the Brewers to salvage the final game of the 3-game series. The Angels got the scoring started on a 2-run homer by Ron Jackson that also plated Don Baylor.In the 4th, the Angels scored 3 more as Joe Rudi doubled in Don Baylor. Terry Humphrery doubled in Joe Rudi and Bobby Grich, who had walked earlier in the inning, scored on an error by 3B Sal Bando. The game stayed that way until the bottom of the 8th. Bob McClure had relieved Brewers' starter Jerry Augustine in the 6th. Bobby Bonds doubled in Gil Flores. Bonds moved over to third. Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to score Bonds. McClure walked Rudi and Grich and was pulled in favor of Larry Sorenson. Ron Jackson greeted Sorenson with an RBI single to score Joe Rudi. Bobby Grich scored on a passed ball by Brews' catcher Larry Haney. Angel starter Paul Hartzell only faced a real threat from the Brewers in the 1st, but pitched his way out of it and the Brewers never seriously threatened again.
STATS
MIL
PB - Haney (run scored)/
GIDP - 2
Error: Sal Bando
PITCHING
Augustine 5+ IP/8 H/2 BB/6 K/5 ER
McClure 1-1/3 IP/2 H/2BB/1 K/4 ER
Sorenson 1-2/3 IP/1 H/0 BB/0 K/0 ER
CAL
'
BATTING
2B - Baylor 2, Rudi, Bonds, Humphrey
/HR - Jackson
/R - Baylor 2, Rudi 2, Grich 2, Flores, Bonds, Jackson/
RBI - Jackson 3, Bonds, Baylor, Rudi, Humphrey/
CS - Remy/
Sac Fly - Baylor
PITCHING
Hartzell (W, 6-2, CG) 9 IP/9 H/0 BB/2 K/0 ER
ATTENDANCE: 12,911
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TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 39,206
AVG. ATTENDANCE: 13,069
'BIG A' HALO LIGHTS UP FOR ANGELS' HOME WIN!
ANGELS' ROSTER IN POST #3
