Pitching seven innings, Wayne Simpson gained his first major league victory since winning with the Phillies in September, 1975, when the Angels defeated the Brewers, 7-4. Jerry Remy and Joe Rudi drove in two runs apiece for the Angels. Jamie Quirk hit a homer, double and single for the Brewers. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Milwaukee Brewers 4
Game Played on Friday, April     22, 1977 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Brewers      0  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  7  0
Angels       2  0  0    0  3  2    0  0  x  -   7  9  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             2   1   0   0     2   1   .179      Remy 2b               3   1   1   2     0   1   .254
Yount ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .310      Grich ss              3   1   1   0     1   1   .276
Cooper 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Bonds rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .281
Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .222      Baylor dh             3   1   2   0     1   0   .246
Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .225      Rudi lf               4   0   1   2     0   1   .333
Money 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Solaita 1b            2   1   0   0     2   1   .148
Quirk dh              4   1   3   1     0   1   .250      Bochte cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Wohlford lf           2   1   0   0     1   1   .200      Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Moore c               2   1   1   1     1   0   .200      Humphrey c            2   1   1   1     0   0   .235
Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Simpson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cort p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beare p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   7   2     4   8             Totals               28   7   9   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 14,773
Left on Base: Brewers 3, Angels 4
DP: Brewers 0, Angels 1
Errors: Solaita
Doubles: Quirk (3), Moore (2), Baylor (5)
Triples: Remy (1)
Home Runs: Quirk (1)
Stolen Bases: Bonds 2 (6), Baylor (2)
Caught Stealing: Wohlford (2), Grich (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Chalk (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Remy (2)
Hit by Pitch: Humphrey (1,by Haas)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas L(0-1)             4.1   6   5   5   3   3   0  21   3.98
Cort                    1.2   2   2   2   1   2   0   8  10.80
Beare                   2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  8     9   7   7   4   5   0  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson W(1-2)          7     6   4   2   4   6   1  28   7.16
Drago SV(1)             2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.38
Totals                  9     7   4   2   4   8   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Haas (1)
Wild Pitches: Cort (1), Simpson (2)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount
flied out to center; Cooper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Remy struck out; Grich singled to right; Grich was
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Bonds
singled to center; Bonds stole second; Baylor walked; Bonds
stole third and Baylor stole second; Rudi singled to left [Bonds
scored, Baylor scored]; Solaita walked [Rudi to second]; Bochte
forced Solaita (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
0, Angels 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Bando popped to first in foul territory; Lezcano
struck out; Money lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Chalk made an out to shortstop; Humphrey popped to
first in foul territory; Remy grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Angels 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Quirk doubled to right; Wohlford walked; Quirk was
picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Moore doubled to right
[Wohlford scored]; Joshua walked; Yount singled to center [Moore
to third, Joshua to second]; Cooper hit into a double play
(second to shortstop) [Moore scored (unearned) (no RBI), Joshua
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cooper out at second (error by
Solaita; assist by Grich) (first to shortstop), Yount out at
second]; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich grounded out (third to first); Bonds grounded
out (third to first); Baylor doubled to center; Rudi flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Angels 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Bando flied out to left; Lezcano struck out; Money
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Solaita was called out on strikes; Bochte grounded
out (second to first); Chalk struck out (catcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Angels 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Quirk singled to center; Wohlford forced Quirk
(catcher to shortstop); Wohlford was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Moore walked; Joshua walked [Moore to
second]; Yount forced Joshua (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Humphrey was hit by a pitch; Remy tripled to right
[Humphrey scored]; Grich walked; Bonds singled to right [Remy
scored, Grich to third, Bonds out at second (right to shortstop
to first to second)]; CORT REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Baylor
grounded out (pitcher to first); Debut game for Barry
Cort; Cort threw a wild pitch [Grich scored]; Rudi struck
out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Angels 5.

BREWERS 6TH: Cooper flied out to center; Bando singled to
shortstop; Simpson threw a wild pitch [Bando to second]; Lezcano
struck out; Money flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 3, Angels 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Solaita walked; Bochte singled to left [Solaita to
second]; Chalk out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Solaita to third, Bochte to second]; Humphrey singled to center
[Solaita scored, Bochte to third]; Remy hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Bochte scored]; Grich was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Angels 7.

BREWERS 7TH: Quirk homered; Wohlford was called out on strikes;
Moore grounded out (third to first); Joshua struck out (catcher
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Angels 7.

ANGELS 7TH: BEARE REPLACED CORT (PITCHING); Bonds grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baylor singled to right; Baylor was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Rudi grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Angels 7.

BREWERS 8TH: DRAGO REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Yount singled to
right; Cooper lined into a double play (second to first) [Yount
out at first]; Bando struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
4, Angels 7.

ANGELS 8TH: Solaita made an out to second; Bochte grounded out
(second to first); Chalk grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Angels 7.

BREWERS 9TH: Lezcano flied out to right; Money flied out to
left; Quirk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Angels
7.