The largest opening-night crowd in major league history, 57,762, turned out in the Kingdome to welcome the return of baseball to Seattle, but the Angels put a damper on the occasion by shutting out the new Mariners, 7-0. The Angels' investment in free agents paid immediate dividends when Joe Rudi smashed three hits, including a homer with a man on base in the third inning and a double for two more RBIs in the fourth. California Angels 7, Seattle Mariners 0Game Played on Wednesday, April 6, 1977 (Night game) at KingdomeAngels 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 7 9 1 Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 2 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 Collins dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Grich ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Baez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Bonds rf 5 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Braun lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 Baylor dh 3 1 1 1 2 0 .333 Stanton rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .250 Rudi lf 5 1 3 4 0 2 .600 Stein 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Solaita 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Meyer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bochte cf 3 2 2 0 2 0 .667 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Chalk 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Stinson c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 Humphrey c 4 1 1 2 0 0 .250 Reynolds ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Segui p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 7 9 7 6 6 Totals 34 0 9 0 2 9 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 57,762 Left on Base: Angels 10, Mariners 9 DP: Angels 2, Mariners 0 Errors: Chalk, Meyer, Reynolds Doubles: Baylor (1), Rudi (1), Stein 2 (2) Home Runs: Rudi (1) Stolen Bases: Remy 2 (2), Bonds (1) Sacrifice Hits: Remy (1) GIDP: Braun (1) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana W(1-0) 9 9 0 0 2 9 0 36 0.00 Totals 9 9 0 0 2 9 0 36 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Segui L(0-1) 3.2 5 6 4 3 3 1 22 9.82 Montague 5.1 4 1 1 3 3 0 22 1.69 Totals 9 9 7 5 6 6 1 44 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Ken Kaiser ANGELS 1ST: Debut for umpire Ken Kaiser; Remy walked; Remy stole second; Grich struck out; Bonds struck out while Remy stole third; Baylor doubled to right [Remy scored]; Rudi struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Collins was called out on strikes; Baez singled to right; Debut game for Jose Baez; Braun grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Baez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Mariners 0. ANGELS 2ND: Solaita popped to shortstop; Bochte singled to right; Chalk singled to left [Bochte to third]; Humphrey reached on a fielder's choice [Bochte scored, Chalk to second]; Remy grounded out (first unassisted) [Chalk to third, Humphrey to second]; Grich flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Stanton singled to center [Stanton out at second (center to second)]; Stein doubled to right; Meyer struck out; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Mariners 0. ANGELS 3RD: Bonds flied out to right; Baylor walked; Rudi homered [Baylor scored]; Solaita singled to right; Bochte lined to shortstop; Chalk flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Stinson struck out; Reynolds singled to center; Collins lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Reynolds out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 0. ANGELS 4TH: Humphrey reached on an error by Meyer; Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Humphrey to second]; Grich popped to third in foul territory; Bonds reached on an error by Reynolds [Humphrey to third]; Bonds stole second; Baylor walked; MONTAGUE REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Rudi doubled to center [Humphrey scored (unearned), Bonds scored (unearned), Baylor out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Baez grounded out (third to first); Braun singled to center; Stanton struck out; Stein popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Mariners 0. ANGELS 5TH: Solaita grounded out (second to first); Bochte walked; Chalk grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bochte to second]; Humphrey singled to right [Bochte scored]; Remy grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Mariners 0. MARINERS 5TH: Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Ruppert Jones was called out on strikes; Stinson singled to left; Reynolds grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Mariners 0. ANGELS 6TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Bonds flied out to right; Baylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 7, Mariners 0. MARINERS 6TH: Collins reached on an error by Chalk; Baez flied out to right; Braun popped to shortstop; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Mariners 0. ANGELS 7TH: Rudi struck out; Solaita struck out; Bochte walked; Chalk popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Mariners 0. MARINERS 7TH: Stein grounded out (third to first); Meyer grounded out (second to first); Ruppert Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 7, Mariners 0. ANGELS 8TH: Humphrey grounded out (third to first); Remy struck out; Grich walked; Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Mariners 0. MARINERS 8TH: Stinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Reynolds singled to right; Collins popped to shortstop; Baez singled to left [Reynolds to second]; Braun walked [Reynolds to third, Baez to second]; Stanton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 7, Mariners 0. ANGELS 9TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Rudi singled to left; Solaita popped to third; Bochte singled to right [Rudi to third]; Chalk forced Bochte (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 7, Mariners 0. MARINERS 9TH: Stein doubled to center; Meyer flied out to left; Ruppert Jones struck out; Stinson walked; Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 7, Mariners 0. |
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