Capping a three-hit performance, Dave Collins smashed a two-run homer in the eighth inning to power the Mariners to an 8-7 victory over the Angels. Dan Meyer and Bill Stein also had three hits. Meyer drove in three runs for the Mariners, while Leroy Stanton rapped a two-run single and Stein contributed a homer. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 8, California Angels 7
Game Played on Sunday, July      17, 1977 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Mariners     1  0  2    0  2  1    0  2  0  -   8 14  3
Angels       0  1  0    3  0  0    3  0  0  -   7 13  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   2   2   0     0   1   .321      Chalk 3b,2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Collins lf            4   3   3   2     0   0   .224      Mulliniks ss          5   1   3   1     0   0   .300
Meyer 1b              5   0   3   3     0   0   .262      Bonds rf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .283
Stanton rf            4   0   1   2     0   1   .272      Solaita 1b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .241
Ruppert Jones cf      5   0   0   0     0   2   .256      Baylor lf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .230
Stein 3b              4   1   3   1     1   0   .265      Goodwin dh            4   1   1   1     0   1   .182
Braun dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Guerrero 2b           2   0   2   1     0   0   .324
  Bernhardt ph,dh     2   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Jackson pr,3b       2   1   0   0     0   1   .236
Cox c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Briggs cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .179
Reynolds ss           3   2   2   0     0   0   .226      Etchebarren c         2   0   0   1     0   1   .236
  Baez ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Flores ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .267
  Milbourne ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .218        Hampton c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .389
Wheelock p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Abbott p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  14   8     1   4             Totals               39   7  13   6     1   6

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 10,879
Left on Base: Mariners 8, Angels 6
DP: Mariners 0, Angels 1
Errors: Stanton, Cox, Wheelock, Jackson, Hartzell
Doubles: Solaita (9), Mulliniks 2 (3)
Home Runs: Stein (10), Collins (3)
Stolen Bases: Collins (15), Meyer (5)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Collins (5), Stanton (1)
GIDP: Braun (9)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wheelock                4.1   8   4   4   0   2   0  21   4.30
Abbott                  2.1   2   3   3   1   3   0   9   4.62
Romo                    0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.91
Kekich W(5-1)           2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.23
Totals                  9    13   7   7   1   6   0  40

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell                4.1   8   5   3   0   1   0  21   3.20
Miller                  2     3   1   1   0   1   1  10   3.38
LaRoche L(6-3)          2.2   3   2   2   1   2   1  12   3.77
Totals                  9    14   8   6   1   4   2  43

Wild Pitches: Wheelock (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dale Ford, 3B - Ken Kaiser


MARINERS 1ST: Mariners Manager Darrell Johnson ejected by 1B
umpire Dale Ford sometime in game; Cruz struck out; Collins
singled to center; Collins stole second; Meyer singled to center
[Collins scored]; Stanton grounded out (third to first) [Meyer
to second]; Ruppert Jones grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Chalk flied out to right; Mulliniks flied out to
right; Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stein grounded out (second to first); Braun
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cox grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita doubled to center; Baylor struck out;
Goodwin grounded out (second to first) [Solaita to third];
Guerrero singled to shortstop [Solaita scored]; Briggs flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds reached on an error by Hartzell; Cruz
made an out to third; Collins singled to pitcher [Reynolds to
second]; Meyer grounded out (second to first) [Reynolds to
third, Collins to second]; Stanton singled to center [Reynolds
scored (unearned), Collins scored (unearned)]; Ruppert Jones
forced Stanton (shortstop unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Etchebarren struck out; Chalk grounded out (third to
first); Mulliniks singled to right; Bonds made an out to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Angels 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Stein singled to center; Braun grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stein out at
second]; Cox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Solaita flied out to right; Baylor singled to left;
Baylor was picked off first but was safe on an error by Wheelock
[Baylor to second]; Goodwin singled to right [Baylor scored];
Guerrero singled to shortstop [Goodwin to second]; JACKSON RAN
FOR GUERRERO; Wheelock threw a wild pitch [Goodwin to third,
Jackson to second]; Briggs singled to right [Goodwin scored,
Jackson to third, Briggs to second (error by Cox)]; Etchebarren
grounded out (third to first) [Jackson scored]; Chalk flied out
to left; 3 R, 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Angels 4.

MARINERS 5TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CHALK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Reynolds singled to first; Cruz singled
to left [Reynolds to second]; Collins out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Reynolds to third, Cruz to second]; Meyer
singled to right [Reynolds scored, Cruz scored]; MILLER REPLACED
HARTZELL (PITCHING); Meyer stole second; Stanton flied out to
right; Ruppert Jones struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
5, Angels 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Mulliniks grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds
singled to left; ABBOTT REPLACED WHEELOCK (PITCHING); Solaita
flied out to center; Bonds was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Angels 4.

MARINERS 6TH: Stein homered; Braun flied out to right; Cox
reached on an error by Jackson; Reynolds singled to right [Cox
to second]; Cruz flied out to left; Collins grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 6, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor popped to third in foul territory; Goodwin
struck out; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
6, Angels 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Meyer singled to center; Stanton out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Meyer to second]; LAROCHE
REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Ruppert Jones struck out; Stein was
walked intentionally; BERNHARDT BATTED FOR BRAUN; Bernhardt
forced Meyer (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
6, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: BERNHARDT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Briggs
singled to left; FLORES BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Flores struck
out; Chalk flied out to center; Mulliniks doubled to center
[Briggs scored]; Bonds walked; ROMO REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING);
Solaita singled to right [Mulliniks scored, Bonds scored (error
by Stanton), Solaita to second (on throw to home)]; Baylor
singled to shortstop [Solaita to third]; KEKICH REPLACED ROMO
(PITCHING); Goodwin forced Baylor (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 6, Angels 7.

MARINERS 8TH: HAMPTON REPLACED FLORES (PLAYING C ); Cox flied
out to left; BAEZ BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Baez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz singled to left; Collins homered
[Cruz scored]; Meyer made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 8, Angels 7.

ANGELS 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED BAEZ (PLAYING SS); Jackson flied
out to right; Briggs made an out to shortstop; Hampton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 8, Angels
7.

MARINERS 9TH: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones grounded out
(first to pitcher); Stein singled to first; Bernhardt grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 8,
Angels 7.

ANGELS 9TH: Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Mulliniks
doubled to center; Bonds grounded out (third to first); Solaita
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 8, Angels 7.