Gil Flores, Thad Bosley and Bobby Bonds drove in two runs apiece to support the pitching of Paul Hartzell as the Angels defeated the Blue Jays, 7-2. Hartzell yielded only three hits in eight innings before Dave LaRoche took over for the final frame. Bonds hit his 30th homer of the year in the ninth. The Angels' swift slugger was three stolen bases shy of setting a major league record for stealing 30 bases and hitting 30 homers in each of four different seasons. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    16, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  2    1  2  1  -   7 10  1
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosley cf             2   1   1   2     3   0   .333      Staggs 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Remy 2b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Bailor cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .315
Bonds rf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .279      Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Solaita 1b            3   1   1   1     2   2   .231      Fairly 1b             3   1   1   1     1   1   .286
Baylor dh             5   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Ewing rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Chalk 3b              3   2   2   0     2   0   .282        Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Mulliniks ss          5   2   1   0     0   1   .287      A. Woods lf           2   1   0   0     1   1   .268
Flores lf             4   0   1   2     1   1   .285        Ault ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Etchebarren c         2   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Rader dh              3   0   0   1     0   1   .249
  Hampton c           2   0   0   0     0   1   .348      McKay ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .182
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitt c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ashby ph,c          1   0   0   0     1   0   .203
                                                          Byrd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  10   7     8   6             Totals               29   2   3   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 15,424
Left on Base: Angels 10, Blue Jays 5
DP: Angels 0, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Hampton, Fairly 2
Triples: Flores (4), Bailor (4)
Home Runs: Solaita (10), Bonds (30), Fairly (15)
Stolen Bases: Remy (33), Chalk (11), A. Woods (6), McKay (1)
Caught Stealing: Flores (10), Bosley (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bonds (8), Rader (3)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell W(6-7)         8     3   2   2   3   1   1  30   3.26
LaRoche                 1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   3.22
Totals                  9     3   2   2   4   3   1  34

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Byrd L(2-6)             5.1   4   3   2   7   4   0  26   5.34
Murphy                  3.1   6   4   4   1   2   2  16   5.55
Willis                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.46
Totals                  9    10   7   6   8   6   2  44

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Mike Reilly


ANGELS 1ST: Bosley walked; Remy grounded out (second to first)
[Bosley to second]; Bonds flied out to center [Bosley to third];
Solaita walked; Baylor forced Solaita (third to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); Mulliniks
grounded out (pitcher to first); Flores walked; Flores was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Ewing
grounded out (second to first); A. Woods grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Etchebarren flied out to left; Bosley walked; Remy
singled to right [Bosley to third]; Bonds hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Bosley scored]; Remy stole second; Solaita struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Rader made an out to second; McKay flied out to
center; Whitt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Blue Jays 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Chalk walked;
Mulliniks struck out; Flores grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Staggs grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
lined to pitcher; Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Blue Jays 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Etchebarren singled to third; Bosley walked
[Etchebarren to second]; Remy singled to center [Etchebarren out
at home (center to catcher), Bosley to third, Remy to second (on
throw to home)]; Bonds struck out; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: HAMPTON REPLACED ETCHEBARREN (PLAYING C ); Fairly
homered; Ewing flied out to center; A. Woods walked; A. Woods
stole second [A. Woods to third (error by Hampton)]; Rader hit a
sacrifice fly to left [A. Woods scored]; McKay singled to
right; Ernie Whitt left with sprained left ankle; ASHBY
BATTED FOR WHITT; McKay stole second; Ashby walked; Staggs
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 6TH: ASHBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Baylor flied out
to left; Chalk walked; Mulliniks reached on an error by Fairly
[Chalk to second]; Flores tripled to center [Chalk scored,
Mulliniks scored (unearned)]; MURPHY REPLACED BYRD (PITCHING);
Hampton grounded out (third to first); Bosley flied to left in
foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue
Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell
flied out to center; Fairly walked; Ewing grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Remy flied out to left; Bonds flied out to center;
Solaita homered; Baylor flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: A. Woods was called out on strikes; Rader flied
out to right; McKay flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Chalk singled to left; Chalk stole second; Mulliniks
singled to right [Chalk to third, Mulliniks to second (on throw
to home)]; Flores was called out on strikes; Hampton struck out;
Bosley singled to center [Chalk scored, Mulliniks scored];
Bosley was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ashby flied out to right; Staggs grounded out
(third to first); Bailor tripled to center; Howell flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds homered;
Solaita walked; Baylor flied out to left; Chalk singled to right
[Solaita to second]; WILLIS REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING);
Mulliniks reached on an error by Fairly (assist by Willis)
[Solaita to third, Chalk to second]; Flores grounded out
(catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 7, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Fairly
struck out; VELEZ BATTED FOR EWING; Velez popped to catcher in
foul territory; AULT BATTED FOR A. WOODS; Ault walked; Rader
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Blue Jays 2.