Ron Jackson collected three hits, driving in one run and scoring another, while pinch-hitter Bill Melton accounted for two runs with a bases-loaded single, as the Angels defeated the White Sox, 7-3. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Thursday, September 30, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  7  1
Angels       0  1  0    0  3  0    2  1  x  -   7  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Downing c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .252      Collins lf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .266
L. Johnson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   3   .318      Remy 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Stein 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Bochte rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .242        Melton ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .208
Dent ss               4   1   1   0     0   1   .247        Jones pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Bannister lf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .263      Solaita 1b            3   2   2   0     1   0   .256
Lemon cf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .245      Jackson dh            4   1   3   1     0   0   .223
Hairston rf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .233      Torres cf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .209
Minoso dh             2   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Miley ss              1   1   0   1     1   0   .174
  Spencer ph,dh       2   0   0   0     0   2   .248      Chalk 3b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .216
Monroe p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Etchebarren c         3   0   1   1     0   0   .229
  Kravec p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Monge p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     3   9             Totals               26   7   9   7     6   1

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  6,859
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Angels 4
DP: White Sox 1, Angels 0
Errors: Stein
Doubles: Solaita 2 (13), Jackson (16), Torres (16)
Home Runs: Lemon (4)
Caught Stealing: Bannister (4), Torres (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Miley (1), Chalk (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Miley (1)
GIDP: Bochte (11)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Monroe L(0-1)           5     6   4   3   2   0   0  20   4.15
Kravec                  2     1   2   2   4   0   0  10   4.89
Vuckovich               1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   4.61
Totals                  8     9   7   6   6   1   0  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Monge W(6-7)            6.1   7   2   2   1   6   1  26   3.37
Verhoeven SV(4)         2.2   0   1   1   2   3   0  10   3.66
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   9   1  36

Wild Pitches: Kravec (3), Verhoeven (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Downing struck out; L. Johnson struck out; Stein
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins walked; Remy flied out to center; Bochte
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Collins out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bell struck out; Dent flied out to center;
Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita doubled to center; Jackson singled to center
[Solaita scored, Jackson out at second (center to first to
shortstop)]; Torres walked; Miley flied out to left; Torres was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon struck out; Hairston singled to left;
Minoso forced Hairston (second to shortstop); Downing flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Etchebarren
grounded out (third to first); Collins grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: L. Johnson struck out; Stein grounded out (second
to first); Bell singled to right; Dent struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Bochte grounded
out (second to first); Solaita made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bannister singled to left; Lemon flied out to
left; Bannister was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); Hairston made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Jackson doubled to left; Torres doubled to right
[Jackson scored]; Miley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Torres to third]; On a bunt Chalk singled to third
[Torres scored, Chalk to third (error by Stein)]; Etchebarren
singled to right [Chalk scored (unearned)]; Collins made an out
to shortstop; Remy flied out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Minoso flied out to center; Downing singled to
third; L. Johnson singled to left [Downing to second]; Stein
flied out to left; Bell made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: KRAVEC REPLACED MONROE (PITCHING); Bochte grounded
out (second to first); Solaita walked; Jackson flied out to
right; Torres grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent singled to left; Bannister flied out to
left; Lemon homered [Dent scored]; Hairston walked; VERHOEVEN
REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); SPENCER BATTED FOR MINOSO; Spencer
struck out; Downing walked [Hairston to second]; L. Johnson
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Miley walked;
Chalk out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Miley to
second]; Etchebarren flied out to right; Collins walked; Kravec
threw a wild pitch [Miley to third, Collins to second]; Remy
walked; MELTON BATTED FOR BOCHTE; Melton singled to left [Miley
scored, Collins scored, Remy to third]; JONES RAN FOR MELTON;
Remy was picked off third (catcher to pitcher to third); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stein flied
out to right; Bell grounded out (third to first); Dent made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: VUCKOVICH REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Solaita
doubled to left; Jackson singled to right [Solaita to third];
Torres struck out; Miley hit a sacrifice fly to center [Solaita
scored]; Chalk flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Angels 7.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bannister walked; Verhoeven threw a wild pitch
[Bannister to second]; Lemon grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Bannister to third]; Hairston grounded out (second to first)
[Bannister scored]; Spencer struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 3, Angels 7.