The Angels turned back the Rangers, 1-0, with Nolan Ryan outdueling Bert Blyleven. The only run scored in the sixth when Tony Solaita walked, advanced on Bruce Bochte's sacrifice and scored on a double by Terry Humphrey. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 1, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Monday, September 20, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   1  7  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Collins lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .261
Harrah ss             2   0   0   0     2   0   .262        Torres cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Remy 2b               4   0   3   0     0   1   .266
Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .239      Easler dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .235
Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Solaita 1b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .258
Clines dh             3   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Bochte rf,lf          2   0   0   0     1   1   .258
Grieve lf             1   0   0   0     2   0   .252      Briggs cf,rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .216
Beniquez cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Humphrey c            3   0   1   1     0   0   .246
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Miley ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chalk 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .218
                                                          Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               25   0   3   0     7   4             Totals               29   1   7   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  5,738
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Angels 7
DP: Rangers 0, Angels 3
Doubles: Remy (12), Humphrey (10)
Stolen Bases: Collins (30), Bochte (4)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (3), Remy (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Clines (10), Bochte (6)
GIDP: Beniquez (10), Howell (11), Sundberg (15)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(12-16)       8     7   1   1   2   7   0  32   2.98
Totals                  8     7   1   1   2   7   0  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(15-17)           9     3   0   0   7   4   0  33   3.54
Totals                  9     3   0   0   7   4   0  33

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


RANGERS 1ST: Randle struck out; Harrah walked; Harrah was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hargrove walked;
Burroughs walked [Hargrove to second]; Howell flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins singled to right; Collins stole second; Remy
struck out; Easler was called out on strikes; Solaita grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels
0.

RANGERS 2ND: Clines flied out to center; Grieve walked; Beniquez
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Grieve out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels
0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Briggs
singled to center; Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Briggs to second]; Miley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to center; Randle flied out to
left; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk grounded out (second to first); Collins struck
out; Remy singled to left; Easler grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
singled to third; Howell grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Solaita flied out to left; Bochte walked; Briggs
flied out to center; Bochte stole second; Humphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Clines singled to second; Grieve flied out to
center; Beniquez singled to left [Clines to third]; Sundberg
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Beniquez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Miley grounded out (first unassisted); Chalk singled
to shortstop; Collins struck out; Remy doubled to right [Chalk
to third]; Easler struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle popped to third in foul territory; Harrah
walked; Hargrove flied out to center; Burroughs grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Solaita walked; Bochte out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Solaita to second]; Briggs grounded out
(first to pitcher); Humphrey doubled to left [Solaita scored];
Miley grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Howell walked; Clines out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Howell to second]; Grieve walked; Beniquez
grounded out (first unassisted) [Howell to third, Grieve to
second]; Sundberg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk popped to third in foul territory; Collins
popped to third in foul territory; Remy singled to left; Remy
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 1.

RANGERS 8TH: TORRES REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); BOCHTE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BRIGGS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah
flied out to right; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Easler flied out to right; Solaita was called out on
strikes; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Howell
grounded out (second to first); Clines struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 1.