Nolan Ryan allowed only three singles and struck out 12 in pitching the Angels to a 5-0 victory over the Orioles. Bill Melton drove in three runs with a single and double. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     20, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  2    2  0  x  -   5 10  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             3   0   0   0     1   3   .154      xTorres cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blair cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .152      Remy 2b               3   2   2   1     0   1   .220
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Bonds rf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .500
Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .143      Melton dh             4   1   2   3     0   1   .233
Muser 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Bochte 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .325
Stillman dh           3   0   0   0     1   2   .000      Lahoud lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .154
Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Chalk 3b              3   1   3   1     0   0   .395
Robinson 3b           3   0   1   0     0   2   .100      Herrmann c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Belanger ss           3   0   2   0     0   1   .240        Stanton ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Etchebarren c       1   0   0   0     0   1   .375
  Grimsley p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ramirez ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .207
                                                          Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   3   0     4  12             Totals               29   5  10   5     2   6

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 13,805
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Angels 6
DP: Orioles 0, Angels 1
Errors: Hendricks
Doubles: Bochte (4), Melton (4)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (1), Remy 2 (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Herrmann (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Remy (1), Chalk (1)
GIDP: Muser (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(0-1)        5.2   6   3   2   2   3   0  25   3.18
Grimsley                2.1   4   2   2   0   3   0  10   2.61
Totals                  8    10   5   4   2   6   0  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(2-1)             9     3   0   0   4  12   0  33   1.08
Totals                  9     3   0   0   4  12   0  33

Passed Balls: Etchebarren (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Blair grounded out (third to first)
[Bumbry to second]; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Bumbry to third]; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Torres flied out to center; Remy struck out; Bonds
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Muser flied out to left; Stillman was called out on
strikes; Hendricks flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte
grounded out (first unassisted); Lahoud flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson was called out on strikes; Belanger
singled to right; Belanger stole second; Bumbry struck out;
Blair walked; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk singled to left; Herrmann out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Chalk to second]; Ramirez singled
[Chalk to third]; Torres reached on catcher's interference by
Hendricks [Ramirez to second]; Remy hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Chalk scored (unearned)]; Bonds walked [Ramirez to
third, Torres to second]; Melton was called out on strikes; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton walked; Muser grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Singleton out at second]; Stillman struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); Lahoud
grounded out (second to pitcher); Chalk singled to right [Chalk
out at second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Angels 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Hendricks flied out to left; Robinson singled to
center; Belanger was called out on strikes; Bumbry struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher); Ramirez
grounded out (third to first); Torres grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair flied out to right; Grich flied out to right;
Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Remy singled to center; Remy stole second; Remy
stole third; Bonds was called out on strikes; Melton singled
[Remy scored]; Bochte doubled to left [Melton to third]; Lahoud
was walked intentionally; Chalk hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Melton scored]; GRIMSLEY REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); STANTON
BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Stanton struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Angels 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING C ); Muser
flied out to left; Stillman walked; Hendricks struck out;
Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Ramirez flied out to right; Torres flied out to
right; Remy singled to left; Bonds singled to center [Remy to
second]; Melton doubled to right [Remy scored, Bonds scored];
Bochte grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Angels 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger singled to right; Etchebarren allowed a
passed ball [Belanger to second]; Bumbry struck out; Blair
struck out; Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Lahoud was called out on strikes; Chalk singled to
left [Chalk out at second (left to second)]; Etchebarren struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton struck out; Muser flied out to right;
Stillman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Angels 5.