Homers by Dick Allen and Wayne Gross during a five-run outburst in the first inning carried the Athletics to a 6-2 victory over the Angels behind the combined five-hit pitching of Stan Bahnsen and Dave Giusti. Allen connected with a man on base and, one out later, Gross also hit for the circuit. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     12, 1977 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2
A's          5  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   6 14  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   1   .214      North cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Grich ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .241        Mallory cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bonds rf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .259      Lintz 2b              5   2   1   0     0   2   .200
Baylor 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Page lf               5   1   3   2     0   0   .474
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Allen 1b              4   1   1   2     1   1   .467
Solaita dh            3   1   1   1     0   1   .214      Sanguillen dh         4   0   1   0     0   0   .375
Bochte cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Gross 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .333
Chalk 3b              2   0   1   0     1   1   .222      E. Williams c         3   1   1   0     1   1   .235
Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .222      Armas rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .188
  Hampton pr,c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .176
Ross p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   5   2     3   7             Totals               37   6  14   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  2,184
Left on Base: Angels 3, A's 10
DP: Angels 0, A's 3
Errors: Remy, Baylor, Allen 2
Doubles: Chalk (1), Page 2 (3), Gross (2)
Home Runs: Bonds (1), Solaita (1), Allen (1), Gross (2)
Stolen Bases: Lintz 3 (4), North (1)
Caught Stealing: North (1), Armas (2)
GIDP: Humphrey (1), Rudi (1)
Hit by Pitch: North (1,by Verhoeven)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ross L(0-1)             0.2   6   5   2   0   0   2   8   8.59
Monge                   3.2   5   0   0   1   2   0  16   4.50
Verhoeven               2.2   1   0   0   1   1   0  11   6.00
Drago                   1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   4.50
Totals                  8    14   6   3   2   4   2  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(1-0)          6     4   2   2   2   5   2  22   3.00
Giusti SV(1)            3     1   0   0   1   2   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   7   2  32

Hit by Pitch: Verhoeven (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Remy flied out to left; Grich flied out to right;
Bonds homered; Baylor singled to left; Baylor was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Allen [Baylor to second]; Rudi
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to left; North was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Lintz reached on an error by
Baylor; Lintz stole second; Page doubled to left [Lintz scored
(unearned)]; Allen homered [Page scored]; Sanguillen flied out
to right; Gross homered (unearned); E. Williams singled to
center; Armas singled to center [E. Williams to third]; MONGE
REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); Picciolo singled to shortstop [E.
Williams scored (unearned), Armas to third]; Armas was picked
off and caught stealing home (pitcher to first to shortstop to
catcher); 5 R (2 ER), 7 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 5.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita struck out; Bochte struck out; Chalk doubled
to left; Humphrey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 2ND: North flied out to center; Lintz was called out
on strikes; Page singled to left; Allen walked [Page to second];
Sanguillen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
Athletics 5.

ANGELS 3RD: Remy flied out to center; Grich grounded out (third
to first); Bonds popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross popped to third; E. Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 5.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Rudi grounded
out (second to first); Solaita homered; Bochte flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Picciolo singled to right; North forced Picciolo
(second to shortstop); Lintz was called out on strikes; North
stole second; Page grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk walked; Humphrey grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Chalk out at second]; Remy was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen singled to center; Gross singled to right [Sanguillen
to third]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); E. Williams was
called out on strikes; Armas forced Gross (third to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
walked; Baylor lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Bonds out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics
5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo flied out to right; North was hit by a
pitch; North was picked off first (pitcher to first); Lintz
reached on an error by Remy; Lintz stole second; Page grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Athletics 5.

ANGELS 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); MALLORY REPLACED
NORTH (PLAYING CF); Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first);
Solaita flied out to right; Bochte flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross doubled to
right; E. Williams walked; Armas popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Chalk was called out on strikes; Humphrey walked;
HAMPTON RAN FOR HUMPHREY; Hampton was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Allen [Hampton to second]; Remy flied out to
left; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HAMPTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); DRAGO
REPLACED VERHOEVEN (PITCHING); Picciolo popped to third; Mallory
popped to third in foul territory; Lintz singled to center;
Lintz stole second; Page doubled to center [Lintz scored]; Allen
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 6.

ANGELS 9TH: Bonds singled to center; Baylor popped to second;
Rudi grounded into a double play (third to second to second to
first) [Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Athletics 6.