The A's scored all their runs in the first four innings and hung on to beat the Angels, 6-4. Mitchell Page drove in single markers in the third and fourth and also swiped his 25th consecutive base. Joe Coleman, with a sore shoulder which made him a doubtful starter, went five innings to gain the victory. The Angels scored all their runs in the sixth, three on a homer by Tony Solaita with two aboard. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 4
Game Played on Thursday, July      28, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   4  6  0
A's          1  1  1    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  9  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Mallory rf            3   2   1   0     1   0   .293
  Guerrero 2b         2   1   1   0     0   0   .304      Perez 2b              2   1   1   1     1   0   .245
  Jackson 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Armas cf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .250
Mulliniks ss          3   1   1   0     1   1   .314      Page lf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .308
Bonds rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .291      Gross 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .237
Solaita 1b            4   1   1   3     0   0   .234      McKinney 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .195
Baylor lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Crawford dh           4   0   1   1     0   1   .230
Chalk 3b,2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Newman c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .235
Goodwin dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Picciolo ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .167
Briggs cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .148      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .221        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Flores ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .269
  Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Torres ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Simpson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   6   4     1   4             Totals               31   6   9   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  6,068
Left on Base: Angels 5, A's 6
DP: Angels 1, A's 0
Errors: Armas, Page
Doubles: McKinney (6), Crawford (6)
Triples: Perez (4)
Home Runs: Solaita (8)
Stolen Bases: Mallory (8), Page (25), Gross (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (1)
GIDP: Page (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson L(5-8)          2.1   4   3   3   4   1   0  14   5.31
Barlow                  3.2   4   3   3   0   0   0  15   6.35
Miller                  2     1   0   0   0   4   0   7   3.41
Totals                  8     9   6   6   4   5   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(2-1)          5     2   2   2   1   2   0  20   2.89
Giusti SV(6)            4     4   2   2   0   2   1  16   3.07
Totals                  9     6   4   4   1   4   1  36

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


ANGELS 1ST: Remy grounded out (second to first); Mulliniks
struck out; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Mallory walked; Mallory stole second; Perez
walked; Armas walked [Mallory to third, Perez to second]; Page
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Mallory scored (no RBI), Perez to third, Armas out at second];
Gross struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita flied out to center; Baylor made an out to
shortstop; Chalk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: McKinney doubled to left; Crawford doubled to
right [McKinney scored]; Newman grounded out (second to first)
[Crawford to third]; On a bunt Picciolo reached on a fielder's
choice [Crawford out at home (pitcher unassisted)]; Mallory
forced Picciolo (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Goodwin flied out to right; Briggs reached on an
error by Armas [Briggs to second]; Humphrey grounded out (second
to first) [Briggs to third]; Remy grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Perez tripled to center; Armas popped to catcher
in foul territory; Page singled to right [Perez scored]; Page
stole second; Gross was walked intentionally; BARLOW REPLACED
SIMPSON (PITCHING); McKinney flied out to right [Page stayed at
second]; Crawford forced Gross (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Mulliniks singled to left; Bonds flied out to
center; Solaita reached on an error by Page [Mulliniks to
second]; Baylor lined to shortstop; Chalk grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: GUERRERO REPLACED REMY (PLAYING 2B); Newman
singled to left; Picciolo singled to pitcher [Newman to second];
Mallory singled to pitcher [Newman to third, Picciolo to
second]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Newman scored,
Picciolo to third]; Armas singled to left [Picciolo scored,
Mallory to third]; Page grounded out (third to first) [Mallory
scored, Armas to second]; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher);
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 6.

ANGELS 5TH: Goodwin flied out to center; Briggs lined to
shortstop; Humphrey made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: McKinney flied out to center; Crawford flied out
to left; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Guerrero singled to shortstop; Mulliniks walked
[Guerrero to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Bonds
singled to left [Guerrero scored, Mulliniks to second]; Solaita
homered [Mulliniks scored, Bonds scored]; Baylor flied out to
center; Chalk grounded out (first unassisted); Goodwin made an
out to shortstop; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Mallory
lined to third; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 4, Athletics 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Briggs grounded out (second to first); FLORES BATTED
FOR HUMPHREY; Flores singled to center; Guerrero grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Flores to second]; Mulliniks made an out
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING 3B); CHALK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ETCHEBARREN REPLACED FLORES
(PLAYING C ); MILLER REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); Armas struck
out; Page grounded out (second to first); Gross singled to
right; Gross stole second; McKinney grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Solaita made an
out to second; Baylor singled to left; Chalk made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Crawford struck out; Newman struck out; Picciolo
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 6.

ANGELS 9TH: Goodwin flied out to left; Briggs struck out; TORRES
BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 4, Athletics 6.