With Bobby Bonds driving in both of the Angels' runs, Nolan Ryan shut out the Indians, 2-0. Bonds homered in the first inning and then doubled in the third to drive in Mario Guerrero, who had reached base with a single. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 2, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      7, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Angels       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith rf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .188      Collins lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Blanks ss             2   0   0   0     2   2   .282        Torres cf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .184
Manning cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .299      Guerrero 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Bonds rf              3   1   2   2     1   0   .275
Hendrick lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .264      Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Powell 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .215      Jackson 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .237
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .294      Stanton cf,lf         3   0   0   0     1   2   .180
Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Briggs 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
  Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Chalk ss              2   0   1   0     1   0   .230
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .235      Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   5   0     5  10             Totals               30   2   6   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 10,858
Left on Base: Indians 10, Angels 8
DP: Indians 0, Angels 0
Doubles: Kuiper (5), Powell (2), Smith (1), Bonds (7)
Home Runs: Bonds (10)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(2-4)            6.1   6   2   2   3   3   1  28   4.58
LaRoche                 1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   1.56
Totals                  8     6   2   2   4   4   1  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(7-9)             9     5   0   0   5  10   0  37   3.58
Totals                  9     5   0   0   5  10   0  37

Passed Balls: Ashby (3)
Wild Pitches: Waits (2)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


INDIANS 1ST: Smith flied to left in foul territory; Blanks
walked; Manning popped to third in foul territory; Carty popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins flied out to right; Guerrero flied out to
right; Bonds homered; Davis grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick struck out; Powell grounded out (second to
first); Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Jackson singled to center; Stanton struck out; Ashby
allowed a passed ball [Jackson to second]; Briggs popped to
shortstop; Chalk walked; Etchebarren grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Kuiper
doubled to left; Smith popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Blanks walked; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); Guerrero
singled to second; Bonds doubled to right [Guerrero scored];
Davis grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bonds to third]; Jackson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Angels 2.

INDIANS 4TH: TORRES REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); STANTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Carty grounded out (third to
first); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Powell doubled
to left; Bell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Stanton flied out to center; Briggs was called out
on strikes; Chalk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Angels 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Ashby popped to shortstop; Kuiper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith doubled to left; Blanks struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first);
Torres flied out to left; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning walked; Carty struck out; Hendrick singled
to left [Manning to second]; Powell flied out to center [Manning
to third]; Bell walked [Hendrick to second]; Ashby flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Davis grounded
out (second to first); Jackson singled to third; Stanton walked
[Jackson to second]; Briggs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper struck out; Smith singled to left; Blanks
struck out; Manning struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk singled to center; Waits threw a wild pitch
[Chalk to second]; Etchebarren struck out; Torres walked;
LAROCHE REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Guerrero forced Torres (third
to second) [Chalk to third]; Bonds was walked intentionally
[Guerrero to second]; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
struck out; Powell walked; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Jackson popped to first; Stanton struck out; Briggs
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.

INDIANS 9TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR ASHBY; Gonzalez struck out;
Kuiper was called out on strikes; Smith grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Angels 2.