The Angels used a sacrifice fly and two-run homer by Bobby Bonds to take the first game of a doubleheader from the Mariners, 3-1, then overcame a one-man show by Seattle's Larry Milbourne and engineered a double victory with a 4-3 victory in the nightcap. A sacrifice fly by Bill Stein on the heels of a triple by Ruppert Jones helped the Mariners avert a shutout in the opener. Bonds stroked a sacrifice fly in the first and homer in the third after a double by Jerry Remy. The Angels did not have a hit after the third off reliever John Montague.

California got their deciding runs in the second game in the sixth on Don Baylor's double, a bunt single by Dave Chalk, a base hit by Danny Goodwin and a fielder's choice. Milbourne went 4-for-4, accounting for all of the Mariners' runs with an RBI single in the second, solo homer in the fourth and run-scoring double in the sixth. Losing pitcher Bob Galasso was making his first major league appearance. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Seattle Mariners 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      24, 1977 (Day game) at Kingdome
Angels       1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Flores cf,lf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .267      Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .296
Remy 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .276      Collins lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .227
Bonds rf              3   1   1   3     0   1   .290      Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Jackson 1b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .241      Stanton rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .280
  Briggs 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .146      Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   2   0     0   0   .256
Baylor lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .227      Stein 3b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .264
  Torres cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .159      Braun dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .232
Chalk 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Cox c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Guerrero dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Reynolds ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Mulliniks ss          3   0   1   0     0   1   .314        Stinson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Milbourne ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      House p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     1   6             Totals               31   1   6   1     2   5

Time of Game: 1:58
Left on Base: Angels 4, Mariners 6
DP: Angels 1, Mariners 0
Errors: House
Doubles: Remy (13), Jackson (6)
Triples: Ruppert Jones (5)
Home Runs: Bonds (21)
Sacrifice Flies: Bonds (5), Stein (3)
GIDP: Reynolds (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell W(4-6)         7.1   5   0   0   1   3   0  27   2.93
Miller SV(3)            1.2   1   1   1   1   2   0   7   3.52
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   5   0  34

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
House L(3-4)            2.1   6   3   3   1   0   1  14   5.59
Montague                6.2   0   0   0   0   6   0  20   4.47
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   6   1  34

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Jim McKean


ANGELS 1ST: Flores singled to right; Flores was picked off first
but was safe on an error by House [Flores to third]; Remy
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Flores scored]; Jackson singled to left; Baylor forced
Jackson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins
flied out to left; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Guerrero
grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Mulliniks singled
to pitcher; Etchebarren grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton singled to center; Ruppert Jones singled
to center [Stanton to second]; Stein made an out to third; Braun
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Stanton to third, Ruppert Jones
to second]; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Flores grounded out (first unassisted); Remy doubled
to center; Bonds homered [Remy scored]; Jackson doubled to left;
Baylor was walked intentionally; MONTAGUE REPLACED HOUSE
(PITCHING); Chalk struck out; Guerrero grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Cruz was
called out on strikes; Collins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Mulliniks popped to third in foul territory;
Etchebarren grounded out (pitcher to first); Flores flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer flied out to left; Stanton was called out on
strikes; Ruppert Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Remy flied out to right; Bonds flied out to center;
Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Stein singled to center; Braun singled to right
[Stein to second]; Cox forced Braun (shortstop to second) [Stein
to third]; Reynolds grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Cox out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 3, Mariners 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk
struck out; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz flied out to left; Collins lined to second;
Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Mariners 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Mulliniks struck out; Etchebarren flied out to
right; Flores struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruppert
Jones grounded out (second to first); Stein grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Remy flied out to left; Bonds struck out; Jackson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 8TH: Braun walked; Cox flied out to center; STINSON
BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Stinson singled to left [Braun to third];
MILLER REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Cruz struck out; Collins
walked [Stinson to second]; Meyer popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 0.

ANGELS 9TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED STINSON (PLAYING SS); Baylor
grounded out (pitcher to first); Chalk grounded out (third to
first); Guerrero grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 9TH: BRIGGS REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING 1B); TORRES
REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING CF); FLORES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones tripled to center; Stein
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Ruppert Jones scored]; Braun made
an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 1.