Nolan Ryan struck out 14 to increase his league-leading total to 327 and allowed only two hits while pitching the Angels to a 1-0 victory over the Athletics. The run that beat Mike Torrez scored in the seventh inning. Tony Solaita singled and was forced by Ron Jackson. After Rusty Torres grounded out, Terry Humphrey singled to drive in Jackson. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 1, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Sunday, October   3, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Walling cf,lf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .273
Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .261
Bochte rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .258      Gross rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .222
Solaita 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Holt dh               2   0   0   0     1   2   .286
Jackson dh            3   1   2   0     0   0   .227        McCovey ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Torres cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Fairly 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .256
Humphrey c            4   0   3   1     0   0   .245      McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Miley ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Alexander lf          2   0   0   0     0   2   .033
Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .217        North ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Newman c              2   0   0   0     0   2   .195
                                                            Bando ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
                                                          Sandt ss              1   0   0   0     1   1   .209
                                                            Tenace ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .249
                                                            Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                          Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     1   1             Totals               27   0   2   0     5  14

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  9,155
Left on Base: Angels 7, A's 5
DP: Angels 1, A's 3
Errors: Walling, Garner
Doubles: Jackson (18)
Stolen Bases: Garner (35)
Caught Stealing: Collins (19), Garner (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Jackson (4)
GIDP: Chalk 2 (16), Miley (1), McMullen (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(17-18)           9     2   0   0   5  14   0  32   3.36
Totals                  9     2   0   0   5  14   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(16-12)         9     8   1   1   1   1   0  35   2.50
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   1   0  35

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


ANGELS 1ST: Collins lined to first; Remy flied out to center;
Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Walling struck out; Garner popped to second;
Gross was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita flied out to right; Jackson grounded out
(third to first); Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Holt struck out; Fairly walked; McMullen grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fairly out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Humphrey singled to shortstop; Miley flied out to
center; Chalk forced Humphrey (shortstop to second); Collins
singled to center [Chalk to third]; Collins was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Alexander struck out; Newman was called out on
strikes; Sandt walked; Walling flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte singled
to left; Solaita flied out to right; Jackson doubled to left
[Bochte to third]; Torres grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Garner walked; Garner stole second; Gross singled
to left [Garner to third]; Holt walked [Gross to second]; Fairly
struck out; McMullen was called out on strikes; Alexander struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Humphrey grounded out (second to first); Miley
reached on an error by Walling; Chalk grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Miley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman was called out on strikes; Sandt was
called out on strikes; Walling was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Collins grounded out (second to first); Remy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Garner singled to shortstop; Garner was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Gross popped to third in
foul territory; Holt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Solaita singled to right; Jackson reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Solaita to second]; On a
bunt Torres forced Solaita (first to shortstop) [Jackson to
second]; Humphrey singled to center [Jackson scored, Torres to
second]; Miley reached on an error by Garner [Torres to third,
Humphrey to second]; Chalk grounded into a double play (pitcher
to catcher to first) [Torres out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fairly flied out to left; McMullen grounded out
(shortstop to first); NORTH BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; North struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 8TH: WALLING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); NORTH STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Collins flied out to right; Remy grounded
out (third to first); Bochte walked; Solaita grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BANDO BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Bando popped to first;
TENACE BATTED FOR SANDT; Tenace walked; HOPKINS RAN FOR TENACE;
Walling grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hopkins to second];
Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 9TH: BANDO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HANEY REPLACED
HOPKINS (PLAYING C ); Jackson singled to third; Torres forced
Jackson (first to shortstop); Humphrey singled to right [Torres
to third]; Miley grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Humphrey out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross flied out to center; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR
HOLT; McCovey flied out to left; Fairly grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.