Playing against his ex-teammates, Bill Melton scored one run and drove in another to provide the Angels with a 2-1 victory over the White Sox. In the second inning, Melton doubled and crossed the plate on a single by Ron Jackson. Then, in the next stanza, Dave Chalk singled, reached second on an error and counted the deciding run on a single by Melton. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Thursday, July      1, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Angels       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .259      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .259
  Torres pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Chalk ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .235      L. Johnson dh         4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .268        Bannister pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Melton dh             3   1   2   1     1   0   .212      Orta lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Guerrero 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .306      Bradford rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .225
Jackson 3b            3   0   2   1     1   1   .213        Kelly ph,rf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Stanton cf,lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .185      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
  Jones lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .281
Briggs 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Downing c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .233
Etchebarren c         2   0   0   0     1   1   .210      Stein 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .208
  Humphrey c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Monge p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   8   2     3   6             Totals               30   1   4   1     4   1

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  9,522
Left on Base: Angels 6, White Sox 8
DP: Angels 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Chalk, Stein
Doubles: Collins (2), Melton (12), Jackson (9), Spencer (8), Bell (3)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Stein (5)
GIDP: Briggs (1), Chalk (9), Spencer (5)
Hit by Pitch: Orta (4,by Monge)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Monge W(4-2)            6     4   1   1   3   1   0  26   2.90
Drago                   1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   5.06
Scott SV(2)             1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.57
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   1   0  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(3-3)            9     8   2   1   3   6   0  35   2.45
Totals                  9     8   2   1   3   6   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Monge (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Collins doubled to left; Chalk grounded out (first
unassisted) [Collins to third]; Bonds reached on a fielder's
choice [Collins out at home (third unassisted)]; Bonds was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Dent walked; Lemon flied out to left; L. Johnson
flied out to left; Orta was hit by a pitch [Dent to second];
Bradford walked [Dent to third, Orta to second]; Spencer made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Melton doubled to left; Guerrero struck out; Jackson
doubled to right [Melton scored]; Stanton flied out to center;
Briggs grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing
grounded out (third to first); Stein made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Etchebarren flied out to right; Collins grounded out
(pitcher to first); Chalk singled to right; Bonds reached on an
error by Stein [Chalk to second]; Melton singled to left [Chalk
scored (unearned), Bonds to second]; Guerrero struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent flied out to center; Lemon made an out to
third; L. Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Jackson walked; Stanton grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Jackson to second]; Briggs reached on a fielder's choice
[Jackson out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third)];
Etchebarren walked [Briggs to second]; Collins flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta flied out to center; Bradford grounded out
(third to first); Spencer doubled to right; Bell was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk made an out to second; Bonds struck out;
Melton walked; Guerrero flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing walked; Stein singled to center [Downing
to second]; On a bunt Dent forced Downing (pitcher to third)
[Stein to second]; Lemon flied out to center; L. Johnson forced
Stein (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, White
Sox 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Jackson singled to center; Stanton forced Jackson
(third to second); Briggs grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Stanton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta flied out to center; Bradford flied out to
left; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Etchebarren was called out on strikes; Collins
singled to left; TORRES RAN FOR COLLINS; Chalk grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Torres out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); STANTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HUMPHREY REPLACED ETCHEBARREN
(PLAYING C ); Bell doubled to left; Downing singled to left
[Bell scored]; DRAGO REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Stein out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Downing to second]; Dent
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); Melton made
an out to first; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: L. Johnson reached on an error by Chalk;
BANNISTER RAN FOR L. JOHNSON; Orta flied out to left; KELLY
BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Kelly walked [Bannister to second]; SCOTT
REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Spencer grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kelly out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 9TH: BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); KELLY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Jackson was called out on strikes; Stanton
struck out; Briggs singled to left [Briggs out at second (left
to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: JONES REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING LF); Bell
grounded out (third to first); Downing grounded out (third to
first); Stein flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, White Sox 1.