John Ellis not only made a rare appearance as a catcher in the Rangers' lineup but also drove in two runs with a double in the fifth inning to beat the Angels, 4-2. The victory was the fifth in a row for the Rangers and the first for Bert Blyleven since June 13. The Angels suffered their fifth straight loss. Willie Horton singled and Toby Harrah walked in the fifth before Ellis hit his double. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, California Angels 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      10, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  2
Rangers      0  0  1    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Flores cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .281      Alomar rf,2b          4   0   0   0     1   1   .245
Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Campaneris ss         5   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .292      Beniquez cf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .290
Solaita 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Horton dh             3   1   1   0     1   0   .286
Bonds rf              4   1   1   1     0   2   .284      Harrah 3b             3   2   1   0     1   1   .272
Mulliniks ss          3   1   1   0     0   1   .273      J. Ellis c            4   0   2   2     0   1   .229
Baylor lf             3   0   1   0     0   2   .223        Sundberg pr,c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Jackson dh            3   0   1   0     1   1   .255      Wills 2b              2   0   0   0     1   2   .283
Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .223        May rf              1   0   1   0     0   0   .258
  Aikens ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Hargrove 1b           2   0   1   1     1   1   .292
  Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Washington lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
  Guerrero ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .312      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ramirez pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     2   9             Totals               31   4   8   3     6   7

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 14,321
Left on Base: Angels 8, Rangers 10
DP: Angels 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Remy, Humphrey
Doubles: J. Ellis 2 (4)
Home Runs: Bonds (18)
Stolen Bases: Baylor 2 (14), Flores (6), Beniquez (18)
Caught Stealing: Wills (7)
GIDP: Bonds (2), Jackson (4)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (4,by Blyleven), Mulliniks (1,by Briles), Hargrove (5,by Brett)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(6-7)            8     8   4   3   6   7   0  38   4.73
Totals                  8     8   4   3   6   7   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(7-9)         7     6   1   1   1   6   1  27   2.58
Briles                  1.2   2   1   1   1   3   0   9   4.31
Devine SV(6)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.47
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   9   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Brett (3), Blyleven (3), Briles (6)
Wild Pitches: Blyleven (7)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Ron Luciano


ANGELS 1ST: Flores singled to center; Blyleven threw a wild
pitch [Flores to second]; Remy was called out on strikes; Chalk
made an out to shortstop; Solaita flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
flied out to right; Beniquez singled to center; Horton walked
[Beniquez to second]; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bonds homered; Mulliniks flied out to center; Baylor
was hit by a pitch; Baylor stole second; Baylor stole third;
Jackson was called out on strikes; Humphrey grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: J. Ellis was called out on strikes; Wills walked;
Wills was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Hargrove walked; Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Flores grounded out (pitcher to first); Remy
grounded out (second to first); Chalk flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Alomar flied out to left; Campaneris flied out to
right; Beniquez walked; Beniquez stole second [Beniquez scored
(error by Remy) (error by Humphrey) (unearned)]; Horton flied
out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Solaita flied out to left; Bonds struck out;
Mulliniks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah singled to left; J. Ellis flied out to
center [Harrah to second]; Wills struck out; Hargrove singled to
left [Harrah scored]; Washington singled to shortstop [Hargrove
to second]; Alomar walked [Hargrove to third, Washington to
second]; Campaneris struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1,
Rangers 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Baylor was called out on strikes; Jackson walked;
Humphrey was called out on strikes; Flores singled to right
[Jackson to third]; Flores stole second; Remy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton
singled to right; Harrah walked [Horton to second]; J. Ellis
doubled to right [Horton scored, Harrah scored]; Wills was
called out on strikes; Hargrove was hit by a pitch; Washington
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
Rangers 4.

ANGELS 6TH: MAY REPLACED WILLS (PLAYING RF); ALOMAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first);
Solaita singled to center; Bonds grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Solaita out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Alomar was called out on strikes; Campaneris
grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Mulliniks singled to right; Baylor singled to center
[Mulliniks to second]; Jackson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Mulliniks to third, Baylor out
at second]; AIKENS BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Aikens grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING C ); Horton
grounded out (third to first); Harrah flied out to center; J.
Ellis doubled to center; SUNDBERG RAN FOR J. ELLIS; May singled
to first [Sundberg to third]; Hargrove was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 4.

ANGELS 8TH: SUNDBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BRILES
REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Flores struck out; Remy grounded
out (pitcher to first); Chalk walked; Solaita flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: On a bunt Washington grounded out (pitcher to
first); Alomar flied out to center; Campaneris flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Bonds was called out on strikes; Mulliniks was hit
by a pitch; Baylor struck out; Jackson singled to second
[Mulliniks to second]; GUERRERO BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Guerrero
singled to left [Mulliniks scored, Jackson to second]; RAMIREZ
RAN FOR GUERRERO; DEVINE REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Flores
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 4.