Don Baylor's first career grand slam in the opening inning was the winning blow as the Angels romped past the Athletics, 9-3. Two walks around Rance Mulliniks' double set the stage for Baylor's shot against his former teammates. Mulliniks made it 6-1 in the fourth, homering on the heels of a single by Jerry Remy. Larry Murray hit his first major league homer for the A's in the third. Rusty Torres capped the California scoring with a two-run blast in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 9, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      27, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       4  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  2  -   9  7  0
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   3  8  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   2   1   0     1   1   .271      Murray rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .200
Mulliniks ss          4   3   2   2     1   1   .314      Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Bonds rf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .291      Sanguillen 1b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Solaita 1b            2   1   1   1     2   0   .233        Mallory 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Torres pr,cf        1   1   1   2     0   0   .169        Tyrone ph,1b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Baylor lf             4   1   1   4     0   1   .236      Page lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .309
  Flores lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Gross 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .236
Goodwin dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .219      McKinney dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Jackson 3b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .231      Armas cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .249
Briggs cf,1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .158      Newman c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Etchebarren c         4   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Picciolo ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .165
Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      P. Mitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   9   7   9     7   6             Totals               34   3   8   2     0   3

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  5,501
Left on Base: Angels 5, A's 4
DP: Angels 1, A's 0
Errors: Newman, Picciolo
Doubles: Mulliniks (4), Solaita (12)
Triples: Picciolo (3)
Home Runs: Baylor (13), Mulliniks (3), Torres (2), Murray (1)
Stolen Bases: Armas (1)
GIDP: McKinney (8)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(8-8)            7.2   8   3   3   0   1   1  30   4.62
LaRoche                 1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.41
Totals                  9     8   3   3   0   3   1  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Mitchell L(0-3)      4.1   4   6   6   3   2   2  20   9.49
Bair                    2.2   2   1   0   2   3   0  12   5.06
Lacey                   1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.73
Giusti                  1     1   2   2   1   0   1   5   2.96
Totals                  9     7   9   8   7   6   3  41

Wild Pitches: Brett (5)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Remy walked; Mulliniks doubled to right [Remy to
third]; Bonds flied out to center; Solaita walked; Baylor
homered [Remy scored, Mulliniks scored, Solaita scored]; Goodwin
grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson flied out to left; 4 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Murray singled to right; Perez forced Murray
(second to shortstop); Sanguillen flied out to right; Page
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
4, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Briggs grounded out (first to pitcher); Etchebarren
grounded out (second to first); Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross singled to center; McKinney grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gross out at
second]; Armas singled to third; Newman forced Armas (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Mulliniks was called out on strikes; Bonds walked;
Bonds was picked off first but was safe on an error by Newman
[Bonds to second]; Solaita flied out to left; Baylor grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Murray
homered; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4,
Athletics 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Goodwin grounded out (second to first); Jackson was
called out on strikes; Briggs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Gross struck
out; McKinney grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Etchebarren flied out to right; Remy singled to
center; Mulliniks homered [Remy scored]; BAIR REPLACED P.
MITCHELL (PITCHING); Bonds flied out to center; Solaita walked;
Baylor flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas flied out to right; Newman popped to first
in foul territory; Picciolo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 6, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Goodwin flied out to center; Jackson struck out;
Briggs singled to first; Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
popped to first in foul territory; Sanguillen flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Remy was called out on strikes; Mulliniks walked;
Bonds lined to shortstop [Mulliniks to second (error by
Picciolo)]; Solaita doubled to left [Mulliniks scored
(unearned)]; TORRES RAN FOR SOLAITA; Baylor struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); FLORES
REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING LF); BRIGGS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Page singled to center; Gross singled to right [Page to
second]; McKinney flied out to left; Armas forced Gross (third
to second) [Page to third]; Armas stole second; Brett threw a
wild pitch [Page scored, Armas to third]; Newman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics
2.

ANGELS 8TH: MALLORY REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING 1B); LACEY
REPLACED BAIR (PITCHING); Goodwin made an out to shortstop;
Jackson walked; Briggs flied to left in foul territory;
Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Picciolo tripled to right; Murray grounded out
(third to first) [Picciolo scored]; Perez flied out to center;
TYRONE BATTED FOR MALLORY; Tyrone singled to left; LAROCHE
REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Page struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 9TH: TYRONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GIUSTI REPLACED
LACEY (PITCHING); Remy made an out to third; Mulliniks made an
out to shortstop; Bonds walked; Torres homered [Bonds scored];
Flores grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 9, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross flied out to right; McKinney flied out to
center; Armas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 9, Athletics 3.