Pitching in relief, Mike Marshall faced five batters in the ninth inning and failed to retire any as the Angels rallied for two runs to defeat the Rangers, 3-2. Nolan Ryan, who started for the Angels, allowed only three hits and struck out 12 before being replaced in the eighth when the Rangers went ahead, 2-1.

In the ninth, Darold Knowles took the mound for the Rangers, relieving Dock Ellis, and retired Jerry Remy. The Rangers then switched to Marshall. Dave Chalk greeted the change with a double and Joe Rudi was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Bobby Bonds singled, driving in Chalk with the tying run, and both Rudi and Bonds took an extra base on a fumble by Claudell Washington in left field. Marshall passed Mario Guerrero intentionally to fill the sacks again and then was tagged with the defeat when Ron Jackson singled. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      25, 1977 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  3  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   3  6  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         2   0   0   1     1   1   .262      Baylor cf             4   0   1   0     0   3   .210
Washington lf         4   0   0   0     0   3   .319      Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Chalk 3b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .299
May dh                3   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Rudi lf               3   1   1   0     0   1   .270
  Horton ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Bonds rf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .303
Henderson rf          4   0   0   0     0   3   .266      Guerrero dh           3   0   0   0     1   1   .339
Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Solaita 1b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .205
Hargrove 1b           2   2   1   0     1   0   .297        Ramirez pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Wills 2b              3   0   1   0     0   2   .288        Jackson 1b          1   0   1   1     0   0   .217
Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     1   2   .227      Mulliniks ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .077
D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .217
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Flores ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .299
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .270
                                                          Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   2   3   1     3  13             Totals               30   3   6   3     2   9

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 15,247
Left on Base: Rangers 3, Angels 6
DP: Rangers 0, Angels 0
Errors: Washington
Doubles: Chalk (12)
Home Runs: Bonds (15)
Stolen Bases: Hargrove (1), Beniquez (10), Remy (24)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Mulliniks (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (3)
Hit by Pitch: Rudi (3,by Marshall)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis                8     3   1   1   1   9   1  28   4.95
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.66
Marshall L(1-2)         0     3   2   2   1   0   0   5   5.05
Totals                  8.1   6   3   3   2   9   1  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan                    7.1   3   2   2   2  12   0  26   2.66
Hartzell                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.34
LaRoche W(5-2)          1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.71
Totals                  9     3   2   2   3  13   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Marshall (2)
Wild Pitches: D. Ellis (3), Ryan 2 (11)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


RANGERS 1ST: Campaneris popped to second; Washington grounded
out (second to first); Beniquez was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Baylor was called out on strikes; Remy grounded out
(second to first); Chalk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
struck out; Harrah flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds flied
out to center; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove singled to right; Hargrove stole second;
Ryan threw a wild pitch [Hargrove to third]; Ryan threw a wild
pitch [Hargrove scored]; Wills struck out; Sundberg was called
out on strikes; Campaneris struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Solaita was called out on strikes; Mulliniks
grounded out (pitcher to first); Humphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Washington struck out; Beniquez grounded out (third
to first); May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor singled to right; Remy forced Baylor (second
to shortstop); Chalk struck out; Remy stole second; D. Ellis
threw a wild pitch [Remy to third]; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Henderson struck out; Harrah was called out on
strikes; Hargrove flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Bonds homered; Guerrero flied out to center; Solaita
grounded out (first unassisted); Mulliniks grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills was called out on strikes; Sundberg struck
out; Campaneris walked; Campaneris was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Humphrey struck out; Baylor was called out on
strikes; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Angels 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Washington struck out; Beniquez singled to left;
Beniquez stole second; May popped to third in foul territory;
Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk struck out; Rudi singled to center; Bonds
popped to shortstop; Guerrero was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah popped to first in foul territory; Hargrove
walked; Wills singled to right [Hargrove to third]; HARTZELL
REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Sundberg walked [Wills to second];
Campaneris hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hargrove scored];
LAROCHE REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Washington struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Solaita walked; RAMIREZ RAN FOR SOLAITA; Mulliniks
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Ramirez to second];
FLORES BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Flores popped to catcher in foul
territory; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Angels 1.

RANGERS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED RAMIREZ (PLAYING 1B); ETCHEBARREN
REPLACED FLORES (PLAYING C ); Beniquez flied out to right;
HORTON BATTED FOR MAY; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: HORTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); KNOWLES REPLACED
D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Remy flied out to center; MARSHALL REPLACED
KNOWLES (PITCHING); Chalk doubled to left; Rudi was hit by a
pitch; Bonds singled to left [Chalk scored, Rudi to third (error
by Washington), Bonds to second]; Guerrero was walked
intentionally; Jackson singled to left [Rudi scored, Bonds to
third, Guerrero to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Angels 3.