Slump-ridden Tony Solaita drove in three runs with a homer and two singles to spark the Angels to an 11-6 victory over the Athletics. Nolan Ryan yielded 10 hits and seven walks in 5 2/3 innings, but emerged the winner with help from reliever Sid Monge. A's manager Jack McKeon protested the game after being ejected in the second inning for arguing that Ryan had balked on an attempted pickoff play. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 11, Oakland Athletics 6
Game Played on Monday, April     25, 1977 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          1  0  0    0  3  1    0  1  0  -   6 13  3
Angels       3  0  1    1  4  0    1  1  x  -  11 12  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   3   2   1     2   0   .288      Remy 2b               4   1   0   0     1   0   .254
Scott 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Grich ss              5   1   1   1     0   3   .264
  McKinney ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Bonds rf              3   2   0   0     2   2   .250
Page lf               4   2   2   0     1   2   .379      Baylor dh             4   3   3   1     1   0   .286
Allen 1b              3   1   2   1     2   1   .353      Rudi lf               4   2   2   2     1   0   .353
  Lintz pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Solaita 1b            4   2   3   3     1   1   .222
Sanguillen dh         4   0   3   2     1   0   .313      Bochte cf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .258
Gross 3b              4   0   1   1     1   0   .305      Chalk 3b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .319
E. Williams c         4   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Humphrey c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .238
Mallory rf            2   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Armas pr,rf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .195        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Picciolo ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .193
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  13   6     8   5             Totals               35  11  12  10     6   8

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 12,396
Left on Base: A's 13, Angels 7
DP: A's 1, Angels 1
Errors: Page, Picciolo, Coleman
Doubles: Page (8), Baylor 2 (9), Bochte (2)
Home Runs: North (1), Baylor (5), Solaita (3), Grich (3)
Stolen Bases: Scott (5), Remy (10)
Caught Stealing: North (2)
Sacrifice Flies: E. Williams (1), Chalk (3)
GIDP: Picciolo (2), Humphrey (2)
Hit by Pitch: Mallory (1,by Ryan)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(1-1)           4     6   6   5   2   3   3  20   5.61
Bahnsen                 1     2   3   3   2   2   0   7   6.30
Coleman                 3     4   2   2   2   3   0  15   2.84
Totals                  8    12  11  10   6   8   3  42

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(3-2)             5.2  10   5   5   7   4   0  32   2.41
Monge SV(1)             3.1   3   1   1   1   1   1  14   3.65
Totals                  9    13   6   6   8   5   1  46

Passed Balls: E. Williams (1)
Hit by Pitch: Ryan (1)
Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - George Maloney


ATHLETICS 1ST: North lined to left; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Page doubled to center; Allen singled to
center [Page scored, Allen to second (on throw to home)];
Sanguillen singled to right [Allen to third]; Gross flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Remy walked; Remy stole second; Grich struck out;
Bonds walked; Baylor popped to first in foul territory; Rudi
singled to left [Remy scored, Bonds scored (error by Page), Rudi
to second]; Solaita singled to center [Rudi scored (unearned)];
Bochte flied out to center; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: E. Williams singled to left; Mallory singled to
right [E. Williams to second]; Picciolo grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [E. Williams to third,
Mallory out at second]; North walked; North was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); Humphrey
flied out to center; Remy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Scott singled to center; Scott stole second;
Scott was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Athletics
Manager Jack McKeon ejected by HP umpire Terry Cooney; Page
walked; Allen struck out; Sanguillen singled to center [Page to
second]; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich struck out; Bonds flied out to right; Baylor
homered; Rudi grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: E. Williams flied out to left; Mallory lined to
left; Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Solaita homered; Bochte grounded out (second to
first); Chalk singled to shortstop [Chalk to second (error by
Picciolo)]; Humphrey was called out on strikes; Remy grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North walked; Scott struck out; Page singled to
right [North to second]; Allen walked [North to third, Page to
second]; Sanguillen walked [North scored, Page to third, Allen
to second]; Gross walked [Page scored, Allen to third,
Sanguillen to second]; E. Williams hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Allen scored]; Mallory was hit by a pitch [Sanguillen to third,
Gross to second]; hit above right knee; ARMAS RAN FOR
MALLORY; Picciolo lined to second; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 4, Angels 5.

ANGELS 5TH: ARMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Grich homered;
BAHNSEN REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Bonds was called out on
strikes; Baylor doubled to center; Rudi was walked
intentionally; Bahnsen threw a wild pitch [Baylor to third, Rudi
to second]; Solaita was walked intentionally; Bochte doubled to
center [Baylor scored, Rudi scored, Solaita to third]; Chalk hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Solaita scored, Bochte to third];
Humphrey struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels
9.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North singled to left; Scott flied out to center;
Page struck out; Allen walked [North to second]; Sanguillen
singled to right [North scored, Allen to second]; MONGE REPLACED
RYAN (PITCHING); Gross popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 5, Angels 9.

ANGELS 6TH: COLEMAN REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Remy grounded
out (first unassisted); Grich struck out; Bonds struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Angels 9.

ATHLETICS 7TH: E. Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Armas flied out to center; Picciolo lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Angels 9.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor walked; E. Williams allowed a passed ball
[Baylor to second]; Rudi grounded out (third to first); Solaita
singled to right [Baylor scored]; Bochte reached on an error by
Coleman [Solaita to second]; Chalk singled to third [Solaita to
third, Bochte to second]; Humphrey grounded into a double play
(pitcher to catcher to first) [Solaita out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Angels 10.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North homered; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR SCOTT;
McKinney flied out to left; Page struck out; Allen singled to
center; LINTZ RAN FOR ALLEN; Sanguillen forced Lintz (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Angels 10.

ANGELS 8TH: MCKINNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LINTZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Remy flied out to left; Grich flied out to
left; Bonds walked; Baylor doubled to left [Bonds to third];
Rudi singled to shortstop [Bonds scored, Baylor to third];
Solaita struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Angels
11.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross singled to right; E. Williams flied out to
center; Armas walked [Gross to second]; Picciolo popped to third
in foul territory; North grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Angels 11.