Nolan Ryan walked Mitchell Page with the bases full in the ninth inning to enable the Athletics to defeat the Angels, 3-2. The winning pitcher was Pablo Torrealba, who faced one man in the ninth and retired the side on a double play. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 2
Game Played on Monday, April     11, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
A's          0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  7  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      North cf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .188
Grich ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .280      Scott 2b              2   0   0   0     1   2   .273
Bonds rf              3   1   2   0     1   1   .208        McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Baylor dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .304        Lintz 2b            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Rudi lf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .286      Page lf               3   1   1   1     2   1   .429
Bochte cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Allen 1b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .545
Briggs 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .125      Sanguillen c          2   0   2   1     1   0   .417
Jackson 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Mallory pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Humphrey c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Newman c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Jones ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .214
  Etchebarren ph,c    1   0   0   0     0   0   .400      E. Williams dh        4   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Armas rf              3   0   1   0     1   2   .167
                                                            Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Picciolo ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .077
                                                          Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     1   5             Totals               30   3   7   3     8  11

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 12,337
Left on Base: Angels 7, A's 11
DP: Angels 0, A's 1
Errors: Scott, Norris
Doubles: Baylor (4), Sanguillen (2)
Triples: Page (1)
Stolen Bases: Grich (1), Bochte (1), Alexander (1)
Caught Stealing: Scott (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rudi (1)
GIDP: Etchebarren (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(1-1)             8.1   7   3   3   8  11   0  39   1.56
Totals                  8.1   7   3   3   8  11   0  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris                  8     8   2   2   1   5   0  34   2.25
Giusti                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Torrealba W(1-0)        0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ken Kaiser


ANGELS 1ST: Remy struck out; Grich singled to third; Grich was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Norris [Grich to
third]; Bonds walked; Baylor doubled to center [Grich scored,
Bonds to third]; Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bonds
scored]; Bochte popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott was
called out on strikes; Page walked; Allen flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Briggs grounded out (second to first); Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Humphrey singled to pitcher;
Remy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Sanguillen walked; Gross flied out to left; E.
Williams popped to first in foul territory; Armas struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich struck out; Bonds singled to center; Baylor
forced Bonds (first to shortstop); Rudi grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo grounded out (first to pitcher); North
flied out to left; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Bochte reached on an error by Scott; Briggs flied
out to center; Jackson flied out to right; Humphrey grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page struck out; Allen singled to center;
Sanguillen doubled to center [Allen scored]; Gross struck out;
E. Williams flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
2, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Remy grounded out (first to pitcher); Grich singled
to left; Grich stole second; Bonds struck out; Baylor flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas struck out; Picciolo struck out; North
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Rudi lined to third; Bochte was called out on
strikes; Briggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Scott walked; Scott was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Page tripled to left; Allen singled to
center [Page scored]; Sanguillen singled to right [Allen to
third]; MALLORY RAN FOR SANGUILLEN; Gross popped to shortstop;
E. Williams forced Mallory (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 7TH: NEWMAN REPLACED MALLORY (PLAYING C ); Jackson lined
to center; Humphrey lined to shortstop; Remy grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas singled to center; Picciolo singled to
shortstop [Armas to second]; North forced Armas (third to
shortstop) [Picciolo to second]; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR SCOTT;
McKinney struck out; Page grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 8TH: LINTZ REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING 2B); Grich grounded
out (third to first); Bonds singled to left; Baylor popped to
catcher; Rudi forced Bonds (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Allen walked; Newman struck out; Gross struck
out; E. Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Bochte singled to right; Bochte stole second; Briggs
singled to third [Bochte to third]; GIUSTI REPLACED NORRIS
(PITCHING); Jackson flied to left in foul territory; JONES
BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; TORREALBA REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING);
ETCHEBARREN BATTED FOR JONES; Etchebarren grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Briggs out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ETCHEBARREN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Armas
walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR ARMAS; Alexander stole second;
Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Alexander
to third]; North was walked intentionally; Lintz was walked
intentionally [North to second]; Page walked [Alexander scored,
North to third, Lintz to second]; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels
2, Athletics 3.