Gary Ross doled out three singles before being lifted in the seventh inning and gained his first victory of the season when the Angels defeated the Twins, 5-1. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       21, 1977 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  1    2  2  x  -   5 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .326      Flores cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .333
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .195      Grich ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Carew 1b              3   0   2   0     1   1   .379      Chalk 3b              4   1   3   0     0   1   .344
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Rudi lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .261
Hisle lf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .317      Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Baylor dh             2   2   0   0     2   0   .203
  Gorinski ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Jackson 1b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Chiles dh             2   0   0   0     0   0   .271        Solaita ph,1b       1   0   1   1     0   0   .239
  Kusick ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Remy 2b               4   1   3   2     0   0   .279
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Humphrey c            3   0   1   1     0   1   .233
Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Ross p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Norwood ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .067        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Randall 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     1   5             Totals               31   5  10   5     3   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 24,139
Left on Base: Twins 7, Angels 7
DP: Twins 0, Angels 0
Doubles: Humphrey (2), Chalk (8), Remy (6)
Home Runs: Hisle (10), Rudi (8)
Stolen Bases: Smalley (3), Hisle (9)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Humphrey (1), Jackson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Bostock (3,by Ross)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(6-2)             6.1   6   3   3   2   5   1  26   3.54
Schueler                1.2   4   2   2   1   0   0  10   2.51
Totals                  8    10   5   5   3   5   1  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ross W(1-2)             6     3   0   0   1   2   0  23   5.11
LaRoche SV(6)           3     3   1   1   0   3   1  12   4.74
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   5   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Ross (1)
Wild Pitches: Zahn (4)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips


TWINS 1ST: Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
grounded out (first unassisted); Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Flores struck out; Grich grounded out (shortstop to
first); Chalk singled to left; Zahn threw a wild pitch [Chalk to
second]; Rudi grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar lined to pitcher; Hisle grounded out (pitcher
to first); Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bonds singled to left; Bonds was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Baylor grounded out (pitcher to
first); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

TWINS 3RD: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Ford flied out
to right; Wilfong grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Remy singled to left; Humphrey out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Remy to second]; Flores struck out;
Grich walked; Chalk singled to left [Remy to third, Grich to
second]; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 4TH: Bostock singled to right; Smalley reached on a
fielder's choice [Bostock out at second (catcher to shortstop)];
Carew singled to left [Smalley to second]; Wynegar grounded out
(second to first) [Smalley to third, Carew to second]; Hisle
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (second to first); Baylor
grounded out (second to first); Jackson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage grounded out (third to first); Chiles
grounded out (second to first); Ford grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Humphrey struck
out; Flores grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 6TH: Wilfong lined to second; Bostock was hit by a pitch;
Smalley forced Bostock (first to shortstop); Smalley stole
second; Carew was walked intentionally; Wynegar grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Chalk struck
out; Rudi homered; Bonds lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 1.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle singled to center; LAROCHE REPLACED ROSS
(PITCHING); Hisle stole second; Cubbage popped to pitcher;
KUSICK BATTED FOR CHILES; Kusick was called out on strikes; Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Baylor walked;
Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Baylor to
second]; Remy singled [Baylor scored, Remy to second (on throw
to home)]; SCHUELER REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Humphrey doubled
to left [Remy scored]; Flores grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Humphrey to third]; Grich lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 0, Angels 3.

TWINS 8TH: NORWOOD BATTED FOR WILFONG; Norwood struck out;
Bostock struck out; Smalley singled; Carew singled to left
[Smalley to second]; Wynegar popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: RANDALL REPLACED NORWOOD (PLAYING 2B); Chalk doubled
to left; Rudi popped to shortstop; Bonds grounded out (pitcher
to first); Baylor walked; SOLAITA BATTED FOR JACKSON; Solaita
singled to right [Chalk scored, Baylor to third]; Remy doubled
to right [Baylor scored, Solaita to third]; Humphrey lined to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 5.

TWINS 9TH: SOLAITA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Hisle homered;
GORINSKI BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Gorinski grounded out (second to
first); Kusick popped to catcher in foul territory; Ford flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 5.