A drive by Bobby Grich that bounced off the top of the left field wall for a homer in the 13th inning brought the Angels a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jays. Nolan Ryan, who worked the first 10 innings for the Angels and struck out 19, deprived himself of the victory with an error in the eighth.

Alan Ashby walked to lead off and Doug Ault singled, Ashby stopping at second. Ryan then threw wild to third on a bunt by Dave McKay, allowing Ault to score. The Angels rallied to tie the score in the ninth with a walk to Grich and singles by Don Baylor and Bobby Bonds. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      8, 1977 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  6  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   2  8  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott cf              6   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Torres cf             6   0   1   0     0   2   .143
Bailor ss             5   0   1   0     1   1   .340      Grich ss              4   2   2   1     2   0   .243
Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     2   2   .267      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Velez rf              5   0   0   0     1   4   .294      Baylor 1b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .211
Fairly lf             4   0   2   0     0   2   .319      Bonds rf              4   0   2   1     1   1   .276
  Bowling pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Chalk 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .313
  Whitt ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Aikens dh             4   0   1   0     0   2   .313
  Ewing lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Flores pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .319
A. Woods dh           3   0   0   0     0   3   .312        Jackson ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Garcia ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Etchebarren c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Ashby c               4   1   0   0     1   2   .217        Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .202
Ault 1b               4   0   2   0     1   0   .251        Guerrero 2b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
McKay 2b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .177      Ramirez 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Remy ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Humphrey c          2   0   1   0     0   1   .223
  Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   1   6   0     6  19             Totals               42   2   8   2     4  10

Time of Game: 3:45   Attendance: 11,678
Left on Base: Blue Jays 11, Angels 9
DP: Blue Jays 0, Angels 0
Errors: Bruno, Ryan
Home Runs: Grich (7)
Stolen Bases: Ault (3), Bailor (6), Humphrey (1)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (7), Flores (8)
Sacrifice Hits: McKay (3), A. Woods (3), Rudi (2)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson               8.2   5   1   1   2   6   0  32   4.04
Johnson                 1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.72
Bruno L(0-1)            2     1   1   1   2   2   1  10   9.72
Totals                 12     8   2   2   4  10   1  47

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan                   10     6   1   0   5  19   0  41   2.44
LaRoche W(4-2)          3     0   0   0   1   0   0  10   3.50
Totals                 13     6   1   0   6  19   0  51

Wild Pitches: Ryan 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Bremigan


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott struck out; Bailor grounded out (shortstop
to first); Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Torres grounded out (first to pitcher); Grich popped
to third; Rudi flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Angels 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez struck out; Fairly was called out on
strikes; A. Woods struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to left; Bonds walked; Chalk flied
out to right; Aikens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby was called out on strikes; Ault grounded
out (pitcher to first); McKay was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Etchebarren grounded out (second to first); Ramirez
flied out to center; Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Scott flied out to center; Bailor was called out
on strikes; Howell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi was
called out on strikes; Baylor grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez struck out; Fairly struck out; A. Woods
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Bonds flied out to right; Chalk flied out to center;
Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ashby struck out; Ault singled to left; Ault
stole second; McKay struck out; Scott popped to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); Ramirez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres singled to center;
Grich singled to center [Torres to second]; Rudi grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell
singled to center; Velez struck out; Fairly singled to center
[Howell to third]; A. Woods struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor flied out to right; Bonds singled to left;
Bonds was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second); Chalk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Angels 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ashby walked; Ault singled to right [Ashby to
second]; McKay reached on an error by Ryan on a sacrifice bunt
[Ashby scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ault to third, McKay to
second]; Scott grounded out (third to first); Bailor walked;
Howell struck out; Velez struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Aikens grounded out (first to pitcher); SOLAITA
BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Solaita struck out; REMY BATTED FOR
RAMIREZ; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Angels 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: GUERRERO REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING 2B); HUMPHREY
REPLACED REMY (PLAYING C ); Fairly singled to right; BOWLING RAN
FOR FAIRLY; A. Woods out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Bowling to second]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Bowling to third];
Ashby reached on a fielder's choice [Bowling out at home
(pitcher to catcher)]; Ault walked [Ashby to second]; McKay
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: BOWLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Torres flied
out to right; Grich walked; Rudi flied out to center; Baylor
singled to right [Grich to second]; Bonds singled to center
[Grich scored, Baylor to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED JEFFERSON
(PITCHING); Chalk popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: Scott popped to catcher in foul territory;
Bailor singled to right; Bailor stole second; Howell was walked
intentionally; Bailor was picked off second (pitcher to
shortstop); Velez walked [Howell to second]; WHITT BATTED FOR
BOWLING; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Howell to third, Velez to
second]; Whitt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 10TH: EWING REPLACED WHITT (PLAYING LF); Aikens singled
to center; FLORES RAN FOR AIKENS; Guerrero struck out; Flores
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Humphrey
singled to center; Humphrey stole second; Torres struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: LAROCHE REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); GARCIA BATTED
FOR A. WOODS; Garcia flied out to center; Ashby grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ault popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 11TH: BRUNO REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Grich walked;
Rudi reached on an error by Bruno on a sacrifice bunt [Grich to
third (on throw)]; Baylor was walked intentionally [Rudi to
second]; Bonds struck out; Chalk flied out to left; JACKSON
BATTED FOR FLORES; Jackson grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 12TH: McKay popped to second; Scott flied out to left;
Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 12TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Humphrey struck out; Torres grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 13TH: Howell walked; Velez forced Howell (pitcher to
shortstop); Ewing flied out to center; Garcia grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 13TH: Grich homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Angels 2.