Nolan Ryan fanned 11 batters and equalled Sandy Koufax' major league record of 97 games with 10 or more strikeouts while pitching the Angels to a 4-2 victory over the Athletics before a holiday crowd of 41,303. Rance Mulliniks, Angels' rookie shortstop, drove in his first three major league runs with two singles and his first homer. Tony Armas homered for one of the A's markers. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Monday, July      4, 1977 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Angels       0  2  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   4 12  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alexander ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .320      Bosley cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .400
  Picciolo ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .177      Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Perez 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .265      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Page lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .287        Torres lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .249      Solaita 1b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .229
Sanguillen c          3   1   0   0     1   0   .276      Bonds rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .288
E. Williams dh        4   0   1   0     0   2   .239      Aikens dh             2   1   0   0     1   2   .250
Jorgensen 1b          3   0   1   1     1   2   .220        Jackson ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Crawford rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .242      Chalk 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .295
Armas cf              4   1   1   1     0   2   .246      Mulliniks ss          3   1   3   3     0   0   .214
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Etchebarren c         2   0   1   0     1   0   .267
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     4  11             Totals               32   4  12   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 41,303
Left on Base: A's 7, Angels 6
DP: A's 2, Angels 1
Doubles: Perez (10), Bosley (2)
Home Runs: Armas (8), Mulliniks (1)
Stolen Bases: Page 2 (17), Remy (27)
Caught Stealing: Etchebarren (1), Solaita (2)
GIDP: Crawford (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(6-7)         3     8   4   4   2   2   1  18   3.16
Bair                    2.1   3   0   0   0   1   0   8   7.56
Lacey                   2.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.16
Totals                  8    12   4   4   2   4   1  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(11-7)            9     6   2   2   4  11   1  36   2.48
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4  11   1  36

Wild Pitches: Ryan (13)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Alexander struck out; Perez singled to right;
Page forced Perez (first to shortstop); Page stole second; Gross
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: PICCIOLO REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING SS); Bosley
doubled to left; Remy flied out to left; Baylor flied into a
double play (right to shortstop) [Bosley out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Sanguillen walked; E. Williams singled to right
[Sanguillen to third]; Jorgensen singled to center [Sanguillen
scored, E. Williams to second]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [E.
Williams to third, Jorgensen to second]; Crawford popped to
catcher in foul territory; Armas struck out; Picciolo grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita flied out to left; Bonds singled to center;
Aikens walked [Bonds to second]; Chalk singled to left [Bonds
scored, Aikens to third]; Mulliniks singled to right [Aikens
scored, Chalk to third (on throw to home)]; Etchebarren walked
[Mulliniks to second]; Bosley forced Chalk (first to catcher)
[Mulliniks to third, Etchebarren to second]; Remy forced Bosley
(second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Perez grounded out (second to first); Page
singled to right; Gross flied out to right; Page stole second;
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Baylor struck out; Solaita singled to center; Bonds
grounded out (first unassisted) [Solaita to second]; Aikens
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: E. Williams struck out; Jorgensen struck out;
Crawford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels
2.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk singled to center; Mulliniks homered [Chalk
scored]; Etchebarren singled to center; BAIR REPLACED LANGFORD
(PITCHING); Bosley popped to catcher in foul territory; Remy
flied out to center; Etchebarren was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Angels
4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas homered; Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to
third to first); Perez doubled to center; Page was called out on
strikes; Gross walked; Sanguillen popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Baylor grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Solaita
singled to right; Bonds flied out to center; Solaita was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: E. Williams struck out; Jorgensen struck out;
Crawford walked; Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Aikens struck out; Chalk singled to right; Mulliniks
singled to right [Chalk to third]; LACEY REPLACED BAIR
(PITCHING); Etchebarren lined into a double play (second to
first) [Mulliniks out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Picciolo grounded out (second to first); Perez
was called out on strikes; Page grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
singled to left; Baylor flied out to center; Remy stole second;
Solaita struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: TORRES REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING LF); Gross was
called out on strikes; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first);
E. Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Bonds popped to first in foul territory; JACKSON
BATTED FOR AIKENS; Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher);
Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Jorgensen
walked; Crawford grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Jorgensen out at second]; Armas popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 4.