Mike Jorgensen hit a grand slam in the eighth inning for his first homer of the season to cap a five-run outburst that brought the Athletics a 9-4 victory over the Angels. A freak double and two intentional passes were damaging to the Angels during the A's big inning. Willie Crawford led off with a pop fly that fell untouched on the infield for a double.

After Marty Perez was retired, the Angels handed an intentional pass to Mitchell Page, who had hit a homer earlier in the game. Dave LaRoche, relieving Dyar Miller, hit Wayne Gross with a pitch and then uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Larry Murray to score as the pinch-runner for Crawford, breaking a 4-4 tie. Following the second out, an intentional pass to Earl Williams reloaded the sacks and set the stage for Jorgensen's jackpot wallop. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 9, California Angels 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      2, 1977 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  1    3  0  0    0  5  0  -   9  9  0
Angels       3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Crawford rf           4   0   0   1     0   1   .252      Bosley cf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .333
  Murray pr,rf        1   1   0   0     0   1   .174      Remy 2b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .282
Perez 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Baylor lf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .225
Page lf               4   2   1   1     1   0   .289      Solaita 1b            2   1   1   2     1   0   .219
Gross 3b              3   1   0   0     0   1   .255      Jackson dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Sanguillen c          4   1   2   0     0   0   .276      Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .309
E. Williams dh        3   2   1   0     1   0   .239      Chalk 3b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .292
Jorgensen 1b          3   1   1   4     1   0   .224      Flores rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Armas cf              3   0   2   2     0   1   .246      Humphrey c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .225
  Alexander pr,cf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .348        Aikens ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Picciolo ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .184        Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ross p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   9   9   8     3   4             Totals               32   4  10   4     6   3

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 15,057
Left on Base: A's 3, Angels 8
DP: A's 3, Angels 1
Errors: Chalk
Doubles: Humphrey (4)
Triples: Picciolo (2)
Home Runs: Page (10), Jorgensen (1)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (12)
Caught Stealing: Bosley (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Solaita (2)
GIDP: Picciolo (4), Flores (4)
Hit by Pitch: Gross (4,by LaRoche)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  0     3   3   3   1   0   0   4   4.55
Bair                    3.1   3   0   0   3   1   0  15   8.79
Lacey W(3-3)            3.2   3   1   1   2   2   0  13   2.26
Giusti                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.79
Totals                  9    10   4   4   6   3   0  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ross                    3.1   5   4   4   0   3   1  15   5.75
Miller L(5-3)           4     2   2   0   2   0   0  15   4.04
LaRoche                 1.2   2   3   3   1   1   1   9   3.97
Totals                  9     9   9   4*  3   4   2  39

Passed Balls: Humphrey (3)
Hit by Pitch: LaRoche (1)
Wild Pitches: Miller (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Steve Palermo


ATHLETICS 1ST: Crawford struck out; Perez grounded out (third to
first); Page flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Bosley walked; Remy singled to second [Bosley to
third]; Baylor singled to center [Bosley scored, Remy to third];
Baylor stole second; Solaita singled to left [Remy scored,
Baylor scored]; BAIR REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Jackson popped
to first in foul territory; Guerrero struck out; Chalk walked
[Solaita to second]; Flores walked [Solaita to third, Chalk to
second]; Humphrey made an out to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross was called out on strikes; Sanguillen
singled to center; E. Williams lined to left; Jorgensen flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Bosley grounded out (second to first); Remy flied
out to left; Baylor singled to right; Solaita flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas struck out; Picciolo tripled to center;
Crawford grounded out (shortstop to first) [Picciolo scored];
Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Jackson singled to left; Guerrero lined into a
double play (right to first) [Jackson out at first]; Chalk
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page homered; Gross flied out to center;
Sanguillen singled to shortstop; E. Williams singled to center
[Sanguillen to second]; MILLER REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); Miller
threw a wild pitch [Sanguillen to third, E. Williams to second];
Jorgensen was walked intentionally; Armas singled to center
[Sanguillen scored, E. Williams scored, Jorgensen to second];
Picciolo grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Armas out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Flores flied out to center; Humphrey doubled to
center; Bosley walked; LACEY REPLACED BAIR (PITCHING); Remy
struck out; Baylor forced Bosley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Crawford flied out to right; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Page flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Solaita walked; Jackson struck out; Guerrero singled
to center [Solaita to second]; Chalk singled to left [Solaita
scored, Guerrero to second]; Flores grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Chalk out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross flied out to right; Sanguillen lined to
second; E. Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosley
singled to third; Bosley was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); Remy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels
4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jorgensen flied out to center; Armas singled to
center; ALEXANDER RAN FOR ARMAS; Alexander was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Picciolo grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Baylor
walked; Solaita hit into a double play (third to second) [Baylor
out at third (second to catcher)]; Jackson grounded out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Crawford reached on an error by Chalk [Crawford
to second]; MURRAY RAN FOR CRAWFORD; Perez popped to pitcher;
Page was walked intentionally; LAROCHE REPLACED MILLER
(PITCHING); Gross was hit by a pitch [Murray to third, Page to
second]; Humphrey allowed a passed ball [Murray scored
(unearned), Page to third, Gross to second]; Sanguillen popped
to third in foul territory; E. Williams was walked
intentionally; Jorgensen homered (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher) [Page scored (unearned), Gross scored (unearned, but
earned for the pitcher), E. Williams scored (unearned, but
earned for the pitcher)]; Alexander grounded out (shortstop to
first); 5 R (3 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 9, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: MURRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GIUSTI REPLACED
LACEY (PITCHING); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chalk singled to third; Flores forced Chalk (shortstop to
second); AIKENS BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Aikens flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 9, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING C );
Picciolo singled to second; Murray struck out; Perez flied out
to right; Page made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 9, Angels 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy made
an out to shortstop; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 9, Angels 4.