Bill Melton, traded by Chicago last winter, drove in three runs with a triple and two singles that helped California rout the White Sox, 10-5. Frank Tanana, pitching his fifth complete game, lost the shutout in the eighth when Chet Lemon hit a homer, his first in the major leagues, with one on. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 10, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Monday, May       17, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Angels       3  2  1    0  1  3    0  0  0  -  10 11  2
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  3  -   5  7  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   2   1   2     2   1   .270      Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .312
Torres cf             3   0   1   1     1   1   .209      Garr rf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .280
  Stanton cf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Downing dh            4   1   1   1     0   0   .276
Bonds rf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .344      Orta lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
  Dade rf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .125      L. Johnson 1b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .176
Lahoud lf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .180      Stein 3b              4   1   0   1     0   1   .185
Bochte 1b             3   3   1   1     2   0   .281      Varney c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Melton dh             4   1   3   3     1   1   .223        Essian c            2   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Etchebarren c         4   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Lemon cf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .217
Chalk ss              4   1   1   1     0   0   .254      Yancy 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .250
Jackson 3b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .107      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37  10  11   9     8   6             Totals               36   5   7   5     0   8

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  4,921
Left on Base: Angels 9, White Sox 4
DP: Angels 0, White Sox 1
Errors: Dade, Chalk, L. Johnson
Doubles: Remy (4), Yancy (1), Downing (2)
Triples: Melton (2)
Home Runs: Lemon (1)
Hit by Pitch: Chalk (2,by Jefferson)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana W(4-3)           9     7   5   4   0   8   1  36   3.19
Totals                  9     7   5   4   0   8   1  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(0-1)        4.2   5   7   7   8   3   0  28  13.50
Otten                   4.1   6   3   3   0   3   0  18   4.50
Totals                  9    11  10  10   8   6   0  46

Passed Balls: Varney (2)
Hit by Pitch: Jefferson (1)
Wild Pitches: Jefferson 3 (3)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett


ANGELS 1ST: Remy walked; Jefferson threw a wild pitch [Remy to
second]; Torres flied out to right [Remy to third]; Bonds
singled to center [Remy scored]; Bonds was picked off first but
was safe on an error by L. Johnson [Bonds to second]; Varney
allowed a passed ball [Bonds to third]; Lahoud grounded out
(first unassisted); Bochte walked; Jefferson threw a wild pitch
[Bonds scored, Bochte to second]; Melton singled to right
[Bochte scored]; Etchebarren grounded out (pitcher to first); 3
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Dent popped to second; Garr struck out; Downing
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, White Sox
0.

ANGELS 2ND: Chalk was hit by a pitch; Jackson struck out; Remy
doubled to center [Chalk scored]; Jefferson threw a wild pitch
[Remy to third]; Torres singled to right [Remy scored]; Bonds
flied out to center; Lahoud lined to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta grounded out (second to first); L. Johnson
flied out to right; Stein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 5, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Bochte walked; Melton tripled to right [Bochte
scored]; Etchebarren grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt
Chalk reached on a fielder's choice [Melton out at home (third
to catcher)]; Jackson lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Varney popped to first in foul territory; Lemon
was called out on strikes; Yancy doubled to left; Dent singled
to shortstop [Yancy to third]; Garr forced Dent (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Remy was called out on strikes; Torres walked; Bonds
popped to first; Lahoud was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
grounded out (pitcher to first); L. Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, White Sox
0.

ANGELS 5TH: Bochte flied out to left; Melton walked; Etchebarren
walked [Melton to second]; Chalk flied out to center; Jackson
walked [Melton to third, Etchebarren to second]; Remy walked
[Melton scored, Etchebarren to third, Jackson to second]; OTTEN
REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Torres was called out on strikes;
1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 7, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Stein flied out to right; Varney grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lemon lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 7, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Bonds singled to left; Lahoud singled to right
[Bonds to second]; Bochte singled to right [Bonds scored, Lahoud
to third]; Melton singled to left [Lahoud scored, Bochte to
second]; Etchebarren forced Melton (shortstop to second) [Bochte
to third]; Chalk singled to center [Bochte scored, Etchebarren
to second]; Jackson forced Chalk (third to second) [Etchebarren
to third]; Remy flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 10, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: STANTON REPLACED TORRES (PLAYING CF); DADE
REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); Yancy struck out; Dent flied out to
left; Garr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 10, White
Sox 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Stanton singled to right; Dade was called out on
strikes; Lahoud hit into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Stanton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 10, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing flied out to right; Orta lined to
shortstop; L. Johnson lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 10, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 8TH: ESSIAN REPLACED VARNEY (PLAYING C ); Bochte flied
out to center; Melton was called out on strikes; Etchebarren
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
10, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Stein reached on an error by Chalk; Essian flied
out to left; Lemon homered [Stein scored (unearned)]; Yancy
flied out to right; Dent struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 10, White Sox 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Chalk grounded out (second to first); Jackson flied
out to left; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 10, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Garr singled to left; Downing doubled to center
[Garr scored]; Orta struck out; L. Johnson singled to center
[Downing to third]; Stein reached on a fielder's choice [Downing
scored, L. Johnson to second]; Essian singled to right [L.
Johnson scored, Stein to third (error by Dade)]; Lemon popped to
first in foul territory; Yancy struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Angels 10, White Sox 5.