The Angels broke on top with four runs in the third inning and went on to defeat the White Sox, 7-3, in a game that saw Minnie Minoso, 53 years old, make his appearance as a designated hitter for the White Sox to become the third oldest player in the history of the major leagues. Only Satchel Paige, who pitched for Kansas City at age 59 in 1965, and Nick Altrock, who had one time at bat for Washington at age 56 in 1933, were older than Minoso.

Minnie went hitless in three trips, striking out once and popping up twice. The Angels' outburst that sent Frank Tanana on his way to victory began with a run-scoring triple by Dave Collins and included a double by Rusty Torres, pass to Tommy Davis and double by Ron Jackson. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 11, 1976 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Angels       0  0  4    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   7 13  0
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  5  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            5   1   2   2     0   1   .262      Stein 2b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .286
Remy 2b               6   0   2   0     0   1   .265      Bannister rf,cf       3   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Torres cf             4   1   3   1     1   0   .221      Orta lf               3   1   0   0     1   2   .277
Melton 1b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .208      L. Johnson 1b         2   1   0   0     2   0   .330
  Bochte rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Downing c             3   0   0   0     1   2   .251
Davis dh              1   1   0   0     3   0   .263      Lemon cf              2   0   0   1     0   1   .237
  Easler pr,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .391        Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Guerrero ss           4   2   2   0     0   0   .286        Hairston rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Jackson rf            2   0   1   2     1   0   .213      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     1   1   .245
  Briggs rf,1b        2   1   1   1     0   0   .224      Bell 3b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .242
Chalk 3b              5   0   2   1     0   3   .211      Minoso dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Etchebarren c         3   1   0   0     2   0   .215        Ewing ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  13   7     7   5             Totals               29   3   5   2     5   8

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance:  6,596
Left on Base: Angels 13, White Sox 6
DP: Angels 0, White Sox 2
Errors: Dent
Doubles: Torres (14), Jackson (14), Guerrero 2 (9), Bell (6)
Triples: Collins (1), Bell (5)
Stolen Bases: Stein (3), Downing (6), L. Johnson (2)
Caught Stealing: Bannister (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bannister (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Collins (1), Lemon (4)
GIDP: Guerrero (6)
Hit by Pitch: Guerrero (2,by Kravec)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana W(16-9)          7     5   3   3   4   7   0  29   2.66
Drago SV(5)             2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.71
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   8   0  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(1-3)           3.1   5   4   4   4   3   0  20   3.40
Vuckovich               4.2   5   1   1   3   1   0  20   4.59
Hamilton                1     3   2   1   0   1   0   7   3.53
Totals                  9    13   7   6   7   5   0  47

Hit by Pitch: Kravec (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Collins was called out on strikes; Remy flied to
left in foul territory; Torres flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Stein singled to right; Bannister out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Stein to second]; Orta struck
out; L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Melton grounded out (third to first); Davis walked;
Guerrero flied out to center; Jackson walked [Davis to second];
Chalk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Downing was called out on strikes; Lemon flied
out to center; Dent was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Etchebarren walked; Collins tripled to right
[Etchebarren scored]; Remy flied out to left; Torres doubled to
center [Collins scored]; Melton made an out to second; Davis
walked; Guerrero was hit by a pitch [Torres to third, Davis to
second]; Jackson doubled to left [Torres scored, Davis scored,
Guerrero to third]; Chalk struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bell tripled to center; White Sox coach Minnie
Minoso appears in a major league game at the age of 53;
Minoso struck out; Stein singled to center [Bell scored];
Bannister flied out to left; Stein stole second; Orta struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Etchebarren popped to catcher in foul territory;
Collins singled to center; Remy singled to left [Collins to
second]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Torres singled to
left [Collins to third, Remy to second]; Melton lined into a
double play (third to second) [Remy out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Downing grounded out (second to first); Lemon struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Davis flied out to right; Guerrero doubled to left;
Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk singled to left
[Guerrero scored]; Etchebarren walked [Chalk to second]; Collins
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent flied out to center; Bell doubled to left;
Minoso made an out to second; Stein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Remy singled to center; Torres singled to second
[Remy to second]; Melton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Remy
to third, Torres to second]; Davis was walked intentionally;
EASLER RAN FOR DAVIS; Guerrero grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Easler out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: EASLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BRIGGS
REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); On a bunt Bannister grounded out
(third to first); Orta walked; L. Johnson walked [Orta to
second]; Downing walked [Orta to third, L. Johnson to second];
Lemon hit a sacrifice fly to right [Orta scored, L. Johnson to
third]; L. Johnson stole home and Downing stole second; Dent
walked; Bell grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Briggs grounded out (first unassisted); Chalk struck
out; Etchebarren grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Minoso flied out to right; Stein grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bannister singled to left; Bannister was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Collins made an out to shortstop; Remy flied out to
center; Torres walked; Melton forced Torres (third to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: BOCHTE REPLACED MELTON (PLAYING RF); BRIGGS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); DRAGO REPLACED TANANA
(PITCHING); Orta flied out to left; L. Johnson walked; Downing
struck out; SPENCER BATTED FOR LEMON; Spencer made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 3.

ANGELS 9TH: HAIRSTON REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING RF); BANNISTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HAMILTON REPLACED VUCKOVICH
(PITCHING); Easler made an out to shortstop; Guerrero doubled to
left; Briggs singled to center [Guerrero scored]; Chalk singled
to center [Briggs to second]; Etchebarren reached on a fielder's
choice [Chalk to second (error by Dent; assist by Stein), Briggs
to third]; Collins hit a sacrifice fly to center [Briggs scored
(unearned)]; Remy was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 7, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Dent flied out to left; Bell made an out to
shortstop; EWING BATTED FOR MINOSO; Ewing grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, White Sox 3.