NEW SERIES
OAKLAND A'S (40-40) AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS (38-42)
MON-THU/JULY 3-6
ANAHEIM STADIUM - ANAHEIM, CA
A's Roster (Using Strat-O-Matic '77 player cards): https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=OAK
GAME 1
GAME TIME: 7:35 pm
TEMP: 80
Starting Line-ups/Starting Pitchers
OAK
Bill North CF
Mike Jorgensen 1B
Tony Armas RF
Mitchell Page LF
Earl Williams DH
Wayne Gross 3B
Jeff Newman C
Marty Perez 2B
Rodney Scott SS
SP: Matt Keough
CAL
Jerry Remy 2B
Thad Bosley CF
Bobby Bonds RF
Don Baylor DH
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Doug Rader 3B
Tony Solaita 1B
Terry Humphrey C
SP: Paul Hartzell
(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)
OAK 000 001 010 - 2 8 0
CAL 003 031 30x - 10 12 0
GAME SUMMARY: The Angels had their hitting shoes on and jumped out to a 6-0 lead en route to a 10-2 win over the A's. The Angels got the ball rolling in the bottom of the 3rd. Thad Bosley doubled in Jerry Remy for the game's first run. 2 batters later, Bobby Bonds bashed a 2-run homer to left that scored Thad Bosley to make it 3-0 Halos. In the bottom of the 5th, the Angels struck for 3 more. Don Baylor smacked a homer to right-center that scored Thad Bosley and Bobby Bonds to make it 6-0 Angels. Joe Coleman relieved Matt Keough.The A's scored in the top of the 6th on a solo shot to right by Mike Jorgensen to cut the lead to 5. The Angels came right back in the bottom of the inning on a solo homer to left by Doug Rader to make it 7-1. The Angels struck for 3 more in the bottom of the 7th on a 3-run homer to left by Doug Rader, his second longball of the game, to make it 10-1 Angels. Doug Bair relieved Coleman in the 8th. In the top of the 8th, Bill North knocked in Rodney Scott with an RBI single to make the final 10-2. Angels' reliever Balor Moore pitched a scoreless 9th to close out the game.The Angels have won 4 in a row to move within 3 games of the .500 mark.
STATS
OAK
BATTING
2B - Newman/
HR - Jorgensen
/R - Scott, Jorgensen/
RBI - Jorgensen, North
/SB - Scott/
GIDP - 2
PITCHING
Keough (L) 4-1/3 IP/6 H/6 BB/2 K/6 ER
Coleman 2-2/3 IP/4 H/1 BB/1 K/4 ER
Bair 1 IP/2 H/0 BB/0 K/0 ER
CAL
BATTING
2B - Bosley/
HR - Rader 2, Bonds, Baylor/
R - Rader 2, Bonds 2, Bosley 2 Remy, Baylor, Rudi, Grich/
RBI - Rader 4,Baylor 3. Bonds 2, Bosley/
SB - Remy/
GIDP - 2
PITCHING
Hartzell (W, 10-5) 8 IP/7 H/0 BB/9 K/2 ER
Moore 1 IP/1 H/0 BB/2 K/0 ER
OAK: 40-41 CAL 39-42
ATTENDANCE: 17,513
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GAME 2 (JULY 4TH DAY GAME)
GAME TIME: 1:05pm
TEMP: 76
Starting Pitchers/Starting Line-ups
OAK
Bill North CF
Mike Jorgensen 1B
Tony Armas RF
Mitchell Page LF
Earl Williams DH
Wayne Gross 3B
Jeff Newman C
Marty Perez 2B
Rodney Scott SS
SP: Vida Blue
CAL
Jerry Remy 2B
Gil Flores CF
Bobby Bonds RF
Don Baylor DH
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Doug Rader 3B
Tony Solaita 1B
Terry Humphrey C
SP: Paul Hartzell
(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)
OAK 100 020 103 - 7 10 0
CAL 000 100 000 - 1 6 2
GAME SUMMARY: A's ace Vida Blue went the distance and shut down the Angels' offense in a 7-1 rout by the A's. The A's scored an unearned run in the top of the 1st when an error by 3B Doug Rader allowed Earl Williams to single in Mike Jorgensen. The Angels tied the game on a long homer to left by Bobby Bonds in the bottom of the 4th. The A's struck for 2 in the top of the 5th on a 2-run single by Bill North that plated Jeff Newman and Marty Perez. The A's scored an unearned run in the top of the 7th when Marty Perez scored on an error by 2B Jerry Remy to make it 4-1 A's. In the top of the 9th, the A's scored 3 more times as Rodney Scott tripled in Jeff Newman, Bill North doubled in Scott and Tony Armas doubled in North for the final score. Ken Brett went the distance in the loss for the Angels.
STATS
OAK
BATTING
2B - North, Armas, Perez/
3B - Scott/
R - Newman 2, Perez 2, North, Jorgensen, Scott
/RBI - North 3, Armas, Williams, Scott
PITCHING
Blue (W, CG) 9 IP/6 H/2 BB/8 K/1 ER
CAL
BATTING
HR - Bonds/
R - Bonds/
RBI - Bonds
/SB - Flores/
GIDP - 1
Errors: Rader, Remy
PITCHING
Brett (L, CG) 9 IP/10 H/3 BB/6 K/5 ER
OAK: 41-41 CAL: 39-43
ATTENDANCE: 20,634
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GAME 3 (FIREWORKS NIGHT)
GAME TIME: 7:35 pm
TEMP: 78
Starting Line-ups/Starting Pitchers
OAK
Bill North CF
Mike Jorgensen 1B
Tony Armas RF
Mitchell Page LF
Earl Williams DH
Wayne Gross 3B
Jeff Newman C
Marty Perez 2B
Rodney Scott SS
SP: Pablo Torrealba
CAL
Jerry Remy 2B
Gil Flores CF
Bobby Bonds RF
Don Baylor DH
Joe Rudi LF (Left game with an injury. Replaced by Rusty Torres.)
Bobby Grich SS
Doug Rader 3B
Tony Solaita 1B
Terry Humphrey C
SP: John Caneira
(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)
OAK 002 003 000 - 5 9 2
CAL 010 003 000 - 4 8 1
GAME SUMMARY: The A's jumped out to a 5-1 lead and held off the Angels for a 5-4 win on Fireworks Night at the Big A. The Angels scored an unearned run in the bottom of the 2nd when Bobby Grich, who'd reached on an error by SS Rodney Scott, scored on an RBI single by Terry Humphrey to make it 1-0 Angels. The A's struck for 2 in the top of the 3rd. Angel CF Gil Flores misjudged a fly ball to center for a 2-base error that scored Mitchell Page, who had doubled, to tie the game at 1-1. Jeff Newman singled in Earl Williams to make it 2-1 A's. The A's scored 3 in the top of the 6th on a 3-run blast by Tony Armas that scored Marty Perez and Rodney Scott to make it 5-1 A's. Mike Barlow relieved John Caneira in the top of inning 6. In the bottom of the 6th Rusty Torres, who replaced injured LF Joe Rudi, popped a 2-run homer that scored Bobby Bonds to cut the lead to 2. Bobby Grich scored on an RBI ground out by Dave Chalk to cut the A's lead to 1. A's Joe Coleman relieved Torrealba after 6. The Angels threatened in the bottom of the 7th with 2 on and 1 out but Coleman retired the next 2 batters to get out of the jam. Dyar Miller relieved in the last 2 innings for the Halos. A's closer Dave Giusti go out of hot water in the bottom of the 8th when the first 2 Angels singled, but Giusti retired the next 3 men in order unscathed. Giusti retired the Angels in order in the 9th to preserve to earn the save and preserve the victory for the green and gold. Errors hurt the Angels once again.
STATS
OAK
BATTING
2B - Page/
HR - Armas/
R - Armas, Page, Williams, Perez, Scott/
RBI - Armas 3, Newman/
CS - North
PITCHING
Torrealba (W) 6 IP/5 H/2 BB/4 K/3 ER
Coleman 1 IP/1 H/1 BB/1 K/0 ER
Giusti (S) 2 IP/2 H/0 BB/2 K/0 ER
CAL
2B - Rader/
HR - Torres
/R - Grich 2, Torres, Bonds
/RBI - Torres 2, Humphrey/
GIDP - 1
PITCHING
Caneira (L, 6-7) 5-2/3 IP/7 H/7 BB/3 K/3 ER
Barlow 1-1/3 IP/0 H/0 BB/2 K/0 ER
Miller 2 IP/2 H/1 BB/0 K/0 ER
OAK: 42-41 CAL: 39-44
ATTENDANCE: 40,293
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GAME 4
GAME TIME: 7:35pm
TEMP: 75
Starting Line-ups/Starting Pitchers
OAK
Bill North CF
Mike Jorgensen 1B
Tony Armas RF
Mitchell Page LF
Earl Williams DH
Wayne Gross 3B
Manny Sanguillen C (Left game with injury. Replaced by Jeff Newman.)
Marty Perez 2B
Rodney Scott SS
SP: Mike Norris
CAL
Jerry Remy 2B
Gil Flores CF
Bobby Bonds RF
Don Baylor DH
Bobby Grich SS
Doug Rader 3B
Tony Solaita 1B
Rusty Torres LF
Andy Etchebarren C
SP: Nolan Ryan
(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)
OAK 000 000 200 - 2 6 1
CAL 010 000 002 - 3 5 0
GAME SUMMARY: The Angels rallied for 2 in the bottom of the 9th and caught a break on the error front to beat the A's 3-2 to earn a split in the 4-game series. The Angels scored first in the bottom of the 2nd on an RBI single by Rusty Torres that scored Bobby Grich. The A's scored twice in the 7th to take a 2-1 lead. Mike Jorgensen singled in Rodney Scott to tie the game and Tony Armas singled in Bill North to put the A's up. In the bottom of the 9th, Don Baylor walked with 1 out and Bobby Grich followed with a double to the left-center field gap that plated Baylor and tied the game at 2-2. After Doug Rader lined out to short, Tony Solaita hit a dribbler down the 3rd base line and C Jeff Newman, who replaced the injured Manny Sanguillen, threw the ball wide of first and Grich scored the winning run. Both starters went the distance and pitched well.
STATS
OAK
BATTING
R - North, Scott/
RBI - Jorgensen, Armas/
HBP - Sanguillen/
SB - Page, North/
GIDP - 2
PITCHING
Norris (L, CG) 8-2/3 IP/5 H/4 BB/7 K/2 ER
INJURY REPORT: C Manny Sanguillen out 2 games.)
CAL
BATTING
2B - Grich/
R - Grich 2, Baylor
/RBI - Grich, Torres/
SB - Grich, Flores/
GIDP - 1
PITCHING
Ryan (W, 9-9, CG) 9 IP/6 H/8 BB/11 K/2 ER
OAK: 42-42 CAL: 40-44
ATTENDANCE: 23,438
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TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 101,868
AVG. ATTENDANCE: 25,467
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NEW SERIES
BALTIMORE ORIOLES (46-33) AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS (40-44)
FRI-SUN/JULY 7-9
(See stadium pic above.)
ANAHEIM STADIUM - ANAHEIM, CA
O's Roster (Using Strat-O-Matic '77 player cards): https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=BAL
GAME 1
GAME TIME: 7:35pm
TEMP: 77
Starting Line-ups/Starting Pitchers
BAL
Al Bumbry CF
Rich Dauer 2B
Ken Singleton RF
Eddie Murray 1B
Lee May 1B
Doug DeCinces 3B
Andres Mora LF
Mark Belanger SS
Rick Dempsey C
SP: Ross Grimsley
CAL
Jerry Remy 2B
Gil Flores CF
Bobby Bonds RF
Don Baylor DH
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Doug Rader 3B
Tony Solaita 1B
Tery Humphrey C
SP: Frank Tanana
(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)
BAL 200 000 010 - 3 9 1
CAL 000 000 004 - 4 5 0
Jerry Remy hit a game-winning single with 2 outs in the 9th to complete a 4-run bottom of the 9th and propel the Angels to a dramatic, come-from-behind win over the Orioles, 4-3. The O's scored 2 in the top of the 1st off Angel starter Frank Tanana. Al Bumbry led off the game with a single and Dauer followed with another single. Ken Singleton then drove in Bumbry with a single and Eddie Murray grounded into a fielder's choice to score Dauer to make it 2-0 O's. The Orioles next scored in the top of the 8th when Lee May singled in Ken Singleton to make it 3-0 Orioles. Closer Dave LaRoche relieved Frank Tanana. Oriole starter Ross Grimsley breezed through the first 8 innings and appeared to be on his way to victory. In the bottom of the 9th, Grimsley walked Bobby Bonds to lead off the inning and then gave up an RBI double to left by Don Baylor to cut the lead to 3-1. Closer Tippy Martinez relieved Grimsley. Martinez walked Joe Rudi. With one out, Doug Rader walked. Reliever Martinez then fielded a grounder by pinch-hitter Ken Landreaux and Martinez dropped the ball when attempting to throw to first allowing Baylor to score to make it 3-2. Pinch-hitter Dave Chalk hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Rudi to make it 3-3 and Jerry Remy singled in Doug Rader to complete the comeback for the Angels. Dave LaRoche picked up the win for the Halos.
STATS
BATTING
2B - DeCinces.
R - Bumbry, Dauer, Singleton/
RBI - Singleton, Murray, May/
SB - Bumbry
/GIDP - 1
Error: T. Martinez
PITCHING
Grimsley 8+ IP/4 H/6 BB/2 K/1 ER
T. Martinez (L, BS) 2/3 IP/1 H/2 BB/1 K/0 ER
CAL
BATTING
2B - Baylor
/R - Bonds, Baylor, Rudi, Rader/
RBI - Remy, Remy, Baylor, Chalk/
Sac Fly - Chalk/
GIDP - 2
PITCHING
Tanana 8+ IP/9 H/4 BB/10 K/3 ER
LaRoche (W, 1-3) 1 IP/0 H/1 BB/1 K/0 ER
BAL: 46-34 CAL: 41-44
ATTENDANCE: 22,808
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GAME 2
GAME TIME: 7:35pm
TEMP: 83
Starting Line-ups/Starting Pitchers
BAL
Al Bumbry CF
Rich Dauer 2B
Ken Singleton RF
Eddie Murray 1B
Lee May 1B
Doug DeCinces 3B
Pat Kelly LF
Mark Belanger SS
Rick Dempsey C
SP: Dennis Martinez
CAL
Jerry Remy 2B
Gil Flores CF
Bobby Bonds RF
Don Baylor DH
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Doug Rader 3B
Tony Solaita 1B
Tery Humphrey C
SP: Paul Hartzell
(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)
BAL 000 101 102 - 5 9 1
CAL 000 000 200 - 2 7 0
GAME SUMMARY: The Orioles jumped out to a 3-0 lead and held on for a 5-2 win over the Angels on Cap Night at Anaheim Stadium. The O's struck first in the top of the 4th when Eddie Murray singled in Rich Dauer. The O's added a run in the 6th when Rich Dauer singled in Al Bumbry to make it 2-0. Lee May led off the top of the 7th with a long homer to left to make it 3-0 Baltimore. The Angels got to O's starter Dennis Martinez in the bottom of the 7th. Don Baylor cracked a solo homer to left-center to get the Halos on the board. After retiring the next 2 batters, Martinez gave up back-to-back singles to Doug Rader and Tony Solaita. Martinez pulled for reliever Dick Drago. Pinch-hitter Thad Bosley greeted Drago with an RBI double that scored Doug Rader to make it 3-2 O's. Reliever Balor Moore replaced Angels' starter Hartzell in the top of the 8th. In the top of the 9th, the O's added a couple of insurance runs. Eddie Murray homered just inside the left field foul pole to make it 4-2 O's. Lee May then singled. Closer Dave LaRoche relieved Balor Moore. After May was moved to third on a single by Pat Kelly, Mark Belanger squeezed in May for the final run of the game.
STATS
BAL
BATTING
HR - Murray, May/
R - May 2, Bumbry, Dauer, Murray/
RBI - Murray 2, Dauer, May, Belanger
/SB - Bumbry, Kelly/
GIDP - 1
Error - Murray
PITCHING
D. Martinez (W) 6-2/3 IP/6 H/2 BB/5 K/2 ER
Drago (S) 2-1/3 IP/1 H/1 BB/0 K/0 ER
CAL
BATTING
2B - Bosley/
HR - Baylor/
R - Baylor, Rader/
RBI - Baylor, Bosley/
CS - Remy/
HBP - Rudi/
GIDP - 2
PITCHING
Hartzell (L, 10-6) 7 IP/6 H/1 BB/1 K/3 ER
Moore 1+ IP/2 H/0 BB/1 K/2 ER
LaRoche 1 IP/1 H/1 BB/1 K/0 ER
BAL: 47-34 CAL: 41-45
ATTENDANCE: 31,230
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GAME 3
GAME TIME: 1:05pm
TEMP: 89
Starting Line-ups/Starting Pitchers
BAL
Al Bumbry CF
Rich Dauer 2B
Ken Singleton RF
Eddie Murray 1B
Lee May 1B
Doug DeCinces 3B
Andres Mora LF
Mark Belanger SS
Dave Skaggs C
SP: Jim Palmer
CAL
Jerry Remy 2B
Gil Flores CF
Bobby Bonds RF
Don Baylor DH
Joe Rudi LF
Bobby Grich SS
Doug Rader 3B
Tony Solaita 1B
Tery Humphrey C
SP: Ken Brett
(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)
BAL 000 002 100 1 - 4 9 1
CAL 300 000 000 0 - 3 5 0
GAME SUMMARY: The Angels jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning against O's ace Jim Palmer, but the O's rallied and won the game in 10 innings, 4-3, to take the rubber game of the 3-game series. Gil Flores tripled in Jerry Remy to get the scoring started for the Angels. Joe Rudi hit a 2-run double down the left field line that scored Bobby Bonds and Don Baylor to make it 3-0 Halos. But Palmer slammed the door after that. The O's struck for 2 in the top of the 6th against Angels' starter Ken Brett when Eddie Murray doubled in Al Bumbry and Ken Singleton to cut the lead to 1. Andres Mora led off the top of the 7th with a homer off the the left field foul pole to tie the game at 3-3, Dyar Miller relieved Angel starter Ken Brett in the top of the 9th. In the top of the 10th, Ken Singleton singled in Dave Skaggs with what would turn out to be the winning run. Jim Palmer went the distance for the O's; allowing only 2 hits over the final 9 innings.
STATS
BAL
BATTING
2B - Murray, May, Belanger/HR - Mora/R - Bumbry, Skaggs, Murray, Mora/RBI - Murray 2, Singleton, Mora
Error - Belanger
PITCHING
Palmer (W, CG) 10 IP/5 H/2 BB/9 K/3 ER
CAL
BATTING
2B - Rudi, Bosley (PH)/
3B - Rudi, Flores/
R - Remy, Bonds, Baylor
/RBI - Rudi 2, Flores/
SB - Remy/
CS - Bonds
PITCHING
Ken Brett 8 IP/5 H/2 BB/4 K/3 ER
Miller (L, 1-5) 2 IP/4 H/0 BB/2 K/1 ER
BAL: 48-34 CAL: 41-46
ATTENDANCE: 29,888 (T-shirt Day)
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TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 83,926
AVG. ATTENDNACE: 27,975
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