Two pinch-hitters came through to enable the Angels to gain a pair of 4-3 victories in a doubleheader with the Rangers, the first game being decided in the 11th inning. Toby Harrah homered in the sixth inning of the opener to send the Rangers ahead, 3-2, but the Angels came back in their half to tie the score for the third time in the game when Dave Chalk singled and Bobby Bonds doubled. In the 11th, Gil Flores and Tony Solaita singled and Willie Aikens was passed purposely to load the bases before pinch-hitter Ron Jackson singled to drive in the Angels' winning run.

In the nightcap, the Angels led, 1-0, until the seventh when the Rangers erupted for three runs on a homer by Juan Beniquez with a man on base and singles by Willie Horton, Mike Hargrove and Sandy Alomar. The Angels came back with three runs in their half. Pinch-hitting, Aikens batted in two runs with a double to tie the score and then counted the winning run on a single by Jerry Remy. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Texas Rangers 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      26, 1977 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      1  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   3 15  1
Angels       0  0  1    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   4 12  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrah 3b             5   2   2   1     0   1   .279      Baylor cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .210
Wills 2b              6   0   1   0     0   1   .285      Remy 2b               5   0   1   0     0   2   .290
Washington cf,lf      5   0   1   0     1   1   .315      Chalk 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Horton dh             4   0   3   0     1   1   .283      Rudi lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Alomar pr,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Bonds rf              4   0   1   1     1   2   .302
Henderson rf          5   0   1   1     0   0   .264      Guerrero dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Hargrove 1b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .296        Flores pr,dh        1   1   1   0     0   0   .305
May lf                3   1   1   0     0   1   .254      Solaita 1b            4   1   2   1     1   0   .214
  Beniquez cf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Mulliniks ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .118
Mason ss              3   0   2   1     0   0   .204        Aikens ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .244
  Campaneris pr,ss    2   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Humphrey c            3   1   2   0     0   1   .225
Fahey c               5   0   3   0     0   0   .188        Ramirez pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Etchebarren c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .224
                                                          Ross p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   3  15   3     3   5             Totals               42   4  12   3     3   6

Time of Game: 3:08
Left on Base: Rangers 13, Angels 10
DP: Rangers 0, Angels 2
Errors: Alexander, Mulliniks
Doubles: Fahey (1), Bonds (15)
Home Runs: Harrah (11), Solaita (4)
Stolen Bases: Remy (25), Etchebarren (1)
Caught Stealing: Flores (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrah (1)
GIDP: Washington (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(6-5)       10.1  11   4   3   3   6   1  44   3.82
Devine                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.17
Totals                 10.1  12   4   3   3   6   1  45

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ross                    3.1   8   2   2   1   0   0  18   5.43
Miller                  5.2   4   1   1   1   4   1  21   4.46
Hartzell W(2-5)         2     3   0   0   1   1   0  10   3.23
Totals                 11    15   3   3   3   5   1  49

Wild Pitches: Alexander (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Harrah singled to right; Wills singled to left
[Harrah to second]; Washington grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Harrah to third, Wills out at
second]; Horton walked; Henderson singled to left [Harrah
scored, Horton to second]; Hargrove grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Baylor flied out to center; Remy struck out; Chalk
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Angels 0.

RANGERS 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); Mason grounded
out (second to first); Fahey grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi flied out to right; Bonds was called out on
strikes; Guerrero flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Angels 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
grounded out (second to first); Washington singled to center;
Horton singled to third [Washington to second]; Henderson
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
1, Angels 0.

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

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); May
singled to shortstop [May to second (error by Mulliniks)]; Mason
singled to right [May scored]; Fahey doubled to right [Mason to
third]; MILLER REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); Harrah flied out to
left; Wills grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Remy singled to right; Remy stole second; Chalk
flied out to right; Rudi flied out to right; Bonds walked;
Guerrero grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Angels 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Washington flied out to left; Horton singled to
center; Henderson flied out to center; Hargrove walked [Horton
to second]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Solaita flied out to center; Mulliniks made an out
to shortstop; Humphrey singled to center; Baylor singled to
right [Humphrey to third]; Baylor was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Alexander [Humphrey scored (unearned),
Baylor to second]; Remy struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 2, Angels 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Mason singled to center; CAMPANERIS RAN FOR MASON;
On a bunt Fahey hit into a double play (pitcher to second)
[Campaneris out at second]; Harrah homered; Wills grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: CAMPANERIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BENIQUEZ
REPLACED MAY (PLAYING CF); WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Chalk singled to left; Rudi flied out to right [Chalk to
second]; Bonds doubled to center [Chalk scored]; Guerrero
grounded out (third to first); Solaita was walked intentionally;
Mulliniks grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 3, Angels 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Horton
struck out; Henderson flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Humphrey singled to left; RAMIREZ RAN FOR HUMPHREY;
Alexander threw a wild pitch [Ramirez to second]; Baylor popped
to catcher in foul territory; Remy flied out to left; Chalk
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 3.

RANGERS 8TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED RAMIREZ (PLAYING C ); Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); Beniquez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Campaneris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds struck
out; Guerrero singled to center; FLORES RAN FOR GUERRERO; Flores
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 3.

RANGERS 9TH: FLORES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Fahey singled
to right; Harrah struck out; Wills flied out to left; Washington
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Solaita flied out to left; Mulliniks singled to
second; Etchebarren forced Mulliniks (shortstop to second);
Etchebarren stole second; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 3.

RANGERS 10TH: HARTZELL REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Horton
singled to right; ALOMAR RAN FOR HORTON; Henderson flied out to
left; Hargrove singled to right [Alomar to second]; Beniquez
made an out to second; Campaneris grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 10TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Remy grounded
out (shortstop to first); Chalk flied out to left; Rudi grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels
3.

RANGERS 11TH: Fahey singled to shortstop; Harrah out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Fahey to second]; Wills
struck out; Washington was walked intentionally; Alomar grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels
3.

ANGELS 11TH: Bonds flied out to left; Flores singled to left;
Solaita singled to center [Flores to third]; AIKENS BATTED FOR
MULLINIKS; Aikens was walked intentionally [Solaita to second];
JACKSON BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; DEVINE REPLACED ALEXANDER
(PITCHING); Jackson singled to center [Flores scored, Solaita to
third, Aikens to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Angels 4.