Nolan Ryan became the first A. L. pitcher to gain 15 victories this season when the Angels defeated the Yankees, 5-3. The Angels rapped Ron Guidry for three runs in the second inning, two scoring on a single by Terry Humphrey, and posted their winning margin in the eighth when Bobby Bonds hit an inside-the-park homer with Jerry Remy on base.

Ryan, who worked seven innings before tiring, gave up five singles and yielded the Yankees' initial run on three hits in the first. The Yankees added an unearned run off Dave LaRoche in the eighth and a homer by Graig Nettles in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    3, 1977 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   3  9  0
Angels       0  3  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   5  7  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .316      Flores rf,lf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .266
White lf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .291      Remy 2b               4   1   0   0     0   0   .264
Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Bonds dh,rf           4   1   1   2     0   2   .285
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .291      Jackson 3b            2   1   2   0     2   0   .239
Jackson rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .291      Baylor lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .235
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .229        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Chalk ss              4   1   1   0     0   2   .272
Alston dh             2   0   0   0     1   0   .385      Solaita 1b            3   0   0   0     0   3   .233
  Johnson ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .287        Briggs 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .152
Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Torres cf             2   0   0   1     0   1   .162
  Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Humphrey c            3   0   1   2     0   0   .228
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blair ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   3     2   3             Totals               29   5   7   5     3   9

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 26,187
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Angels 4
DP: Yankees 0, Angels 1
Errors: Baylor, Chalk, Solaita
Doubles: Baylor (14), Jackson 2 (8)
Triples: Blair (3)
Home Runs: Nettles (25), Bonds (23)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (13), Jackson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Torres (1)
GIDP: Alston (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry L(8-6)           7.1   7   5   5   3   9   1  31   3.25
Tidrow                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.59
Totals                  8     7   5   5   3   9   1  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(15-10)           7     5   1   1   2   3   0  26   2.62
LaRoche SV(11)          2     4   2   1   0   0   1  11   3.52
Totals                  9     9   3   2   2   3   1  37

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Rivers was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); White walked; Munson singled to
right [White to second]; Chambliss popped to shortstop; Jackson
singled to center [White scored, Munson to third]; Nettles flied
out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Flores struck out; Remy flied out to center; Bonds
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Randolph singled to center; Alston grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Randolph out at
second]; Dent struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Jackson walked; Baylor doubled to left [Jackson to
third]; Chalk singled to third [Jackson stayed at third, Baylor
stayed at second]; Solaita was called out on strikes; Torres hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Jackson scored, Baylor to third,
Chalk to second]; Humphrey singled to left [Baylor scored, Chalk
scored]; Flores walked [Humphrey to second]; Remy popped to
shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White struck
out; Munson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Bonds struck out; Jackson walked; Baylor popped to
second; Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss popped to shortstop; Jackson popped to
shortstop; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk struck out; Solaita struck out; Torres struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph grounded out (first to pitcher); Alston
walked; Dent flied out to right; Alston was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Solaita [Alston to third]; Rivers
singled to pitcher [Alston stayed at third]; White popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Humphrey flied out to center; Flores popped to
catcher in foul territory; Remy grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson flied out to right; Chambliss struck out;
Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Bonds flied out to right; Jackson doubled to right;
Baylor flied out to center [Jackson to third]; Chalk struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles popped to shortstop; Randolph grounded out
(third to first); Alston popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Solaita struck out; Torres flied out to left;
Humphrey lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Angels 3.

YANKEES 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); BRIGGS REPLACED
SOLAITA (PLAYING 1B); PINIELLA BATTED FOR DENT; Piniella popped
to first in foul territory; Rivers singled to left; White
grounded out (first unassisted) [Rivers to second]; Munson
reached on an error by Chalk [Rivers to third]; Chambliss
singled to left [Rivers scored (unearned), Munson to third
(error by Baylor), Chambliss to second]; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING SS); Flores
singled to center; Remy forced Flores (pitcher to shortstop);
Bonds hit an inside the park homer to left [Remy scored];
Jackson doubled to center; TIDROW REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING);
Baylor flied out to center; Chalk flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 5.

YANKEES 9TH: FLORES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BONDS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LAROCHE REPLACED BAYLOR
(PITCHING); Nettles homered; Randolph flied out to right;
JOHNSON BATTED FOR ALSTON; Johnson grounded out (second to
pitcher); BLAIR BATTED FOR STANLEY; Blair tripled to right;
Rivers flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Angels 5.