Bobby Bonds drove in three runs on a sacrifice fly and homer as the Angels defeated the Twins, 6-2. His homer came in the sixth inning and drove in the first two tallies of a five-run frame. Dave Chalk tripled in one run and Andy Etchebarren singled in two more during the uprising. Winning pitcher Ken Brett notched his fourth complete game of the season. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Friday, July      22, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  0  -   6 10  0
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               5   2   2   0     0   0   .277      Bostock lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .332
Mulliniks ss          5   0   2   0     0   0   .295      Ford rf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .263
Bonds rf              2   1   1   3     2   0   .287      Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .387
Solaita 1b            4   1   1   0     0   3   .236      Hisle cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .300
  Torres cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .159      Kusick dh             2   0   1   0     2   0   .243
Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .284
Chalk 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .285      Smalley ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .238
Goodwin dh            2   0   1   0     0   0   .176      Randall 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Guerrero ph,dh      1   1   0   0     1   0   .320      Gomez 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Briggs cf,1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .159        Bulling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Etchebarren c         4   0   1   2     0   0   .237      Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  10   6     4   6             Totals               33   2   8   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 19,133
Left on Base: Angels 7, Twins 7
DP: Angels 2, Twins 0
Doubles: Solaita (10), Hisle (24), Smalley (13)
Triples: Chalk (2)
Home Runs: Bonds (20), Bostock (6), Ford (7)
Stolen Bases: Remy (29), Bonds (23), Kusick (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bonds (3)
GIDP: Ford (8), Wynegar (8)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(7-8)            9     8   2   2   3   3   2  36   4.68
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   3   2  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard L(7-7)     5.2   7   5   5   1   3   1  24   3.96
Burgmeier               0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   4   3.92
Serum                   2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   0.00
T. Johnson              1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.89
Totals                  9    10   6   6   4   6   1  40

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


ANGELS 1ST: Remy singled; Remy stole second; Mulliniks grounded
out (second to first) [Remy to third]; Bonds hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Remy scored]; Solaita struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled to left; Ford grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Bostock out at second]; Carew
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Chalk
grounded out (pitcher to first); Goodwin grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle was called out on strikes; Kusick walked;
Kusick stole second; Wynegar struck out; Smalley flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Briggs flied out to center; Etchebarren grounded out
(third to first); Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall flied out to left; Gomez grounded out (third
to first); Bostock homered; Ford popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); Bonds
walked; Bonds stole second; Bonds was picked off second (pitcher
to second); Solaita struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew flied out to left; Hisle walked; Kusick singled
to left [Hisle to second]; Wynegar grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Kusick out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Chalk singled
to left; Goodwin singled to left [Chalk to second]; Briggs
struck out; Etchebarren popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley grounded out (third to first); Randall
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez singled to left;
Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Twins 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Remy singled to right; Mulliniks flied out to
center; Bonds homered [Remy scored]; Solaita doubled; Baylor
grounded out (third to first); Chalk tripled [Solaita scored];
BURGMEIER REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); GUERRERO BATTED FOR
GOODWIN; Guerrero walked; Briggs walked [Guerrero to second];
Etchebarren singled to center [Chalk scored, Guerrero scored,
Briggs to second]; Remy grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: GUERRERO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Ford flied out
to right; Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Hisle doubled;
Kusick walked; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
6, Twins 1.

ANGELS 7TH: SERUM REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Mulliniks
singled; Debut game for Gary Serum; Bonds popped to first
in foul territory; Solaita was called out on strikes; Baylor
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: TORRES REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING CF); BRIGGS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Smalley singled to left; Randall popped
to first; Gomez flied out to left; Bostock lined to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero
popped to shortstop; Briggs flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Ford homered; Carew grounded out (second to first);
Hisle flied out to right; Kusick grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 2.

ANGELS 9TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Etchebarren
popped to second; Remy flied out to left; Mulliniks singled;
Bonds walked [Mulliniks to second]; Torres struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar lined to shortstop; Smalley doubled to left;
Randall flied out to left; BULLING BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Bulling
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
6, Twins 2.