Bobby Bonds homered with a man on base in the first inning and the Angels made those tallies stand up for a 2-1 victory over the Athletics. Dave Collins singled ahead of Bonds' belt. The A's lone run counted in the eighth on a triple by Phil Garner and single by Bill North. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 2, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      24, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1 10  1
Angels       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2 10  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .286      Collins cf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .246
Campaneris ss         4   0   2   0     0   0   .236        Torres cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Baylor lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .215        Stanton ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .187
Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .210      Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .271
  Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bonds rf              2   1   1   2     2   0   .277
Williams dh           3   0   1   0     0   2   .212      Davis dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .295
  Alexander pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .048      Bochte lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .261
  McMullen ph,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Briggs 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Tenace 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Jackson 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Washington rf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Chalk ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Garner 2b             2   1   1   0     1   0   .262      Etchebarren c         3   0   1   0     1   1   .212
Haney c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .221      Monge p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1  10   1     3   3             Totals               34   2  10   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 11,052
Left on Base: A's 3, Angels 11
DP: A's 0, Angels 4
Errors: Garner
Doubles: Baylor (9), Remy (8)
Triples: Campaneris (1), Garner (7)
Home Runs: Bonds (9)
Stolen Bases: Garner (10), Collins (6)
Caught Stealing: Bando (1), North (12), Baylor (4), Lintz (7)
GIDP: North (2), Garner (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(1-2)           6.2   8   2   2   1   4   1  29   4.93
Bahnsen                 1     2   0   0   2   0   0   7   3.36
Lindblad                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.62
Totals                  8    10   2   2   3   5   1  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Monge W(3-2)            8     9   1   1   2   3   0  28   3.03
Drago SV(4)             1     1   0   0   1   0   0   3   5.28
Totals                  9    10   1   1   3   3   0  31

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dave Phillips


ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to left; Campaneris lined into a
double play (second to first) [North out at first]; Baylor flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins singled to center; Remy flied out to right;
Collins stole second; Bonds homered [Collins scored]; Davis was
called out on strikes; Bochte grounded out (second to pitcher);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando walked; Bando was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Williams struck
out; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Briggs grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson
lined to left; Chalk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Washington singled [Washington out at second
(center to second)]; Garner walked; Haney singled to center
[Garner to second]; Garner stole third; North grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Haney out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Etchebarren flied out to left; Collins singled to
second [Collins to second (error by Garner)]; Remy made an out
to third; Bonds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris tripled to right; Baylor flied out to
right; Bando popped to shortstop in foul territory; Williams
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Davis singled to left; Bochte singled to left [Davis
to second]; Briggs was called out on strikes; Jackson grounded
out (second to first) [Davis to third, Bochte to second]; Chalk
made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace singled to left; Washington made an out to
second; Garner grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Etchebarren was called out on strikes; Collins
grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy doubled to center; Bonds
walked; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Haney made an out to first; North flied out to
left; Campaneris singled to center; Baylor flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Bochte made an out to second; Briggs flied out to
center; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando struck out; Williams singled to second;
ALEXANDER RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Tenace hit into a double play
(second to first) [Alexander out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Chalk was
called out on strikes; Etchebarren singled to center; Collins
singled to right [Etchebarren to second]; Remy flied out to
left; BAHNSEN REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Bonds walked
[Etchebarren to third, Collins to second]; Davis flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: TORRES REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Washington
grounded out (second to first); Garner tripled to center; Haney
flied out to left; North singled to left [Garner scored]; North
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Bochte singled to right; Briggs forced Bochte
(pitcher to shortstop); Jackson flied out to center; Chalk
singled to center [Briggs to second]; Etchebarren walked [Briggs
to third, Chalk to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED BAHNSEN
(PITCHING); STANTON BATTED FOR TORRES; Stanton struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: STANTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DRAGO
REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Campaneris grounded out (third to
first); Baylor doubled to right; Baylor was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); Bando walked; LINTZ RAN FOR BANDO;
MCMULLEN BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Lintz was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels
2.