Dave Garcia's debut as manager was a success as the Angels edged the Twins, 6-5. The winning run scored when reliever Dave Johnson slipped and threw a wild pitch with the bases full in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Monday, July      11, 1977 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  3  1    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  -   5 11  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  2  1    1  -   6 10  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock lf            5   0   2   2     0   0   .334      Flores cf             5   0   1   0     0   3   .279
  Wilfong pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Remy 2b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .282
  Gorinski lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .151      Bonds rf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .286
  Cubbage 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Solaita 1b            4   0   0   1     1   1   .232
Ford rf               5   0   4   1     0   1   .265      Baylor lf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .223
Carew 1b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .398      Chalk 3b              4   2   2   2     0   0   .295
Hisle cf,lf           5   1   1   0     0   4   .295      Mulliniks ss          4   0   2   1     0   1   .292
Kusick dh             3   1   1   1     2   1   .245      Jackson dh            3   1   1   0     2   1   .257
Wynegar c             3   0   0   1     1   1   .285      Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   2   .221
Smalley ss            5   1   1   0     0   2   .230        Guerrero ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Gomez 2b,cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .323        Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Terrell 3b,2b         5   2   1   0     0   1   .235        Aikens ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .230
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hampton pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .412
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Butler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5  11   5     3  11             Totals               36   6  10   5     6   8

Time of Game: 3:30   Attendance: 30,403
Left on Base: Twins 10, Angels 11
DP: Twins 0, Angels 0
Errors: Chalk
Triples: Chalk (1)
Home Runs: Kusick (7)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (14), Terrell (9), Bostock (9), Carew (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (1), Etchebarren (2), Mulliniks (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynegar (5)
Hit by Pitch: Chalk (3,by D. Johnson)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern                 6     6   2   2   1   6   0  25   4.84
T. Johnson              1.2   3   2   2   0   1   0   8   2.97
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.43
Schueler                0.2   1   1   1   2   1   0   5   5.00
Butler                  0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   6.86
D. Johnson L(1-3)       0.2   0   1   1   2   0   0   5   4.98
Totals                  9.1  10   6   6   6   8   0  45

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana                  5.1   7   4   2   1   6   1  25   2.15
Miller                  1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.58
LaRoche W(6-2)          3     3   1   1   2   4   0  14   3.81
Totals                 10    11   5   3   3  11   1  45

Hit by Pitch: D. Johnson (2)
Wild Pitches: D. Johnson (3), Tanana (7)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Bill Kunkel


TWINS 1ST: Bostock lined to left; Ford singled to left; Carew
forced Ford (third to second); Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Flores grounded out (second to first); Remy grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bonds grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick homered; Wynegar reached on an error by Chalk;
Smalley singled [Wynegar to second]; Gomez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Wynegar to third, Smalley to second];
Terrell reached on a fielder's choice [Wynegar out at home
(shortstop to catcher), Smalley to third]; Bostock singled to
right [Smalley scored (unearned), Terrell to third]; Ford
singled [Terrell scored (unearned), Bostock to second]; Carew
grounded out (second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita grounded out (second to first); Baylor flied
out to right; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 0.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle singled to left; Hisle stole second; Tanana
threw a wild pitch [Hisle to third]; Kusick was called out on
strikes; Wynegar hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hisle scored];
Smalley struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Mulliniks was called out on strikes; Jackson struck
out; Humphrey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Angels 0.

TWINS 4TH: Gomez popped to third; Terrell was called out on
strikes; Bostock lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: On a bunt Flores singled to pitcher; Remy flied out
to center; Bonds popped to shortstop; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 0.

TWINS 5TH: Ford singled to left; Carew grounded out (second to
pitcher) [Ford to second]; Hisle struck out; Kusick was walked
intentionally; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Baylor singled to center; Chalk forced Baylor
(second to shortstop); Mulliniks singled to center [Chalk to
second]; Jackson singled to right [Chalk to third, Mulliniks to
second]; Humphrey was called out on strikes; Flores was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 0.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley flied out to left; MILLER REPLACED TANANA
(PITCHING); Gomez grounded out (third to first); Terrell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds popped
to first; Solaita flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Angels 0.

TWINS 7TH: Bostock flied out to left; Ford singled to left;
Carew forced Ford (shortstop to second); Hisle struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor walked; Chalk tripled to left [Baylor
scored]; Mulliniks singled to center [Chalk scored]; T. JOHNSON
REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Jackson flied out to center;
GUERRERO BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Guerrero flied out to center;
Flores struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 2.

TWINS 8TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING C ); LAROCHE
REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Kusick popped to shortstop; Wynegar
walked; Smalley grounded out (second to first) [Wynegar to
second]; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Remy singled; Bonds singled [Remy to third]; Solaita
grounded out (first unassisted) [Remy scored, Bonds to second];
Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first); Chalk singled to center
[Bonds scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED T. JOHNSON (PITCHING);
Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Angels 4.

TWINS 9TH: Terrell singled to right; Terrell stole second;
Bostock singled to center [Terrell scored]; Ford struck out;
Carew singled to right [Bostock to second]; Bostock stole third
and Carew stole second; WILFONG RAN FOR BOSTOCK; Hisle struck
out; Kusick was walked intentionally; Wynegar popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 5,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 9TH: GORINSKI REPLACED WILFONG (PLAYING LF); SCHUELER
REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Jackson walked; Etchebarren out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Jackson to second];
Flores struck out; Remy walked; Bonds singled [Jackson scored,
Remy to third, Bonds to second (on throw)]; BUTLER REPLACED
SCHUELER (PITCHING); Solaita walked; D. JOHNSON REPLACED BUTLER
(PITCHING); Baylor grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 5.

TWINS 10TH: Smalley was called out on strikes; Gomez struck out;
Terrell popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels
5.

ANGELS 10TH: CUBBAGE REPLACED GORINSKI (PLAYING 3B); HISLE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GOMEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Chalk was hit by a
pitch; Mulliniks out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Chalk to second]; Jackson was walked intentionally; AIKENS
BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Aikens walked [Chalk to third, Jackson
to second]; HAMPTON RAN FOR AIKENS; D. Johnson threw a wild
pitch [Chalk scored, Jackson to third, Hampton to second]; 1 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 6.