Continuing a hot streak, Mitchell Page smashed his first two major league homers, plus a double, and drove in six runs as the Athletics defeated the Angels, 9-3. With his splurge, the rookie outfielder boasted 12 hits in his first 24 times at bat. Page started his slugging with a three-run homer in the third inning, added a solo shot in the seventh and doubled for two more RBIs in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 9, California Angels 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     13, 1977 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
A's          0  0  3    0  1  1    1  3  x  -   9 11  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               3   1   1   0     0   1   .226      Mallory cf            4   3   2   0     1   0   .286
  Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Lintz 2b              3   1   0   0     2   3   .125
  Ramirez 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Page lf               5   3   3   6     0   0   .500
Grich ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .242      Allen 1b              2   0   1   1     1   1   .471
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .226        Tabb 1b             1   0   1   1     0   0   .500
Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Sanguillen dh         5   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Rudi lf               4   0   3   2     0   0   .310      Gross 3b              2   1   2   0     2   0   .400
Solaita 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      E. Williams c         4   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Bochte cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .267      Armas rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Chalk 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .154      Picciolo ss           3   1   1   1     0   0   .200
Humphrey c            3   0   1   1     1   0   .238      Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Simpson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     2   5             Totals               33   9  11   9     6   5

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  3,017
Left on Base: Angels 6, A's 8
DP: Angels 1, A's 1
Errors: Chalk
Doubles: Page (4)
Home Runs: Page 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Bochte (2), Mallory (1), Allen (1), Page (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Allen (1), Picciolo (1)
GIDP: Solaita (1), E. Williams (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson L(0-2)          5     6   5   4   5   1   1  26   7.27
Drago                   2     2   1   1   0   2   1   8   4.50
Kirkwood                0.2   1   2   2   1   2   0   4  22.50
Scott                   0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   5.40
Totals                  8    11   9   8   6   5   2  41

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(1-0)         5.2   6   3   3   1   3   0  23   4.76
Torrealba SV(2)         3.1   2   0   0   1   2   0  13   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   5   0  36

Balks: Langford (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Remy grounded out (second to first); Grich lined to
third; Bonds grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Mallory grounded out (third to first); Lintz was
called out on strikes (catcher to first); Page popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to left; Rudi singled to right;
Solaita grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Rudi
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Allen walked; Sanguillen lined to right; Gross
singled to right [Allen to second]; E. Williams grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Bochte walked; Bochte stole second; Chalk flied out
to center [Bochte to third]; Humphrey singled to left [Bochte
scored]; Langford balked [Humphrey to second]; Remy was called
out on strikes; Grich flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Picciolo
flied out to right; Mallory singled to center; Mallory stole
second; Lintz walked; Page homered [Mallory scored, Lintz
scored]; Allen singled to center; Allen stole second; Sanguillen
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
1, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
struck out; Rudi flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross walked; E. Williams forced Gross (first to
shortstop); Armas flied out to left; Picciolo flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Solaita flied out to center; Bochte singled to left;
Chalk struck out; Humphrey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Mallory singled to left; Lintz walked [Mallory to
second]; Page forced Lintz (second to shortstop) [Mallory to
third]; Allen lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Mallory
scored]; Page stole second; Sanguillen flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Remy singled to right; Grich singled to shortstop
[Remy to second]; Bonds popped to third; Baylor grounded out
(catcher to first) [Remy to third, Grich to second]; Rudi
singled to left [Remy scored, Grich scored]; TORREALBA REPLACED
LANGFORD (PITCHING); Solaita grounded out (pitcher to shortstop
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross walked; E. Williams reached on an error by
Chalk [Gross to second]; Armas singled to first [Gross to third,
E. Williams to second]; DRAGO REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING);
Picciolo hit a sacrifice fly to left [Gross scored (unearned)];
Mallory lined to center; Lintz struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Chalk was
called out on strikes; Humphrey walked; JACKSON BATTED FOR REMY;
Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING 2B); Page
homered; Allen struck out; Sanguillen flied out to left; Gross
singled to right; E. Williams flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 6.

ANGELS 8TH: TABB REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Grich grounded out
(third to first); Bonds struck out; Baylor flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: KIRKWOOD REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Armas struck
out; Picciolo singled to shortstop; Mallory walked [Picciolo to
second]; Lintz struck out; SCOTT REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING);
Page doubled to center [Picciolo scored, Mallory scored]; Tabb
singled to right [Page scored]; Sanguillen flied out to left; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 9.

ANGELS 9TH: Rudi singled to shortstop; Solaita lined to left;
Bochte singled to right [Rudi to second]; Chalk forced Bochte
(third to second) [Rudi to third]; Humphrey popped to second; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 9.