A fluke triple by Bob Bailor in the ninth inning helped the Blue Jays rally for two runs to defeat the Angels, 5-4. Don Baylor homered with a man on base in the eighth to put the Angels ahead, 4-3. With one out in the Blue Jays' ninth, Bailor received credit for a triple when Bobby Bonds overran his grounder to right field.

Otto Velez walked and Steve Bowling ran for him. Doug Rader singled to center, scoring Bailor, and when Thad Bosley failed to the handle the ball cleanly, Bowling and Rader advanced an extra base. After the Angels then passed Doug Ault intentionally to load the bases, Roy Howell hit a sacrifice fly, driving in Bowling with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 5, California Angels 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    20, 1977 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  2  -   5 12  4
Angels       0  0  1    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   4  9  5


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott lf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .238      Bosley cf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .303
Staggs 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .270      Remy 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .267
Bailor cf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .316      Bonds rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .278
Velez rf              3   0   0   0     2   0   .258      Solaita 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  Bowling pr,rf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .145        Briggs 1b           1   1   1   0     0   0   .176
Rader dh              5   0   1   1     0   1   .248      Baylor dh             4   1   2   2     0   0   .244
Ault 1b               3   0   1   1     2   1   .253      Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Howell 3b             3   1   1   1     1   1   .292      Mulliniks ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Cerone c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Flores lf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .279
McKay ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .184      Humphrey c            2   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Guerrero ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .307
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                            Goodwin ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .246
                                                          Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  12   4     5   5             Totals               35   4   9   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 15,311
Left on Base: Blue Jays 12, Angels 6
DP: Blue Jays 0, Angels 0
Errors: Scott, Staggs, Howell, Jefferson, Bosley 2, Solaita 2, Mulliniks
Doubles: Bailor (19), Briggs (2)
Triples: Bailor (5)
Home Runs: Baylor (18)
Stolen Bases: Bailor (14)
Caught Stealing: Remy (14), Bonds (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Staggs (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Howell (2)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson               7.2   7   3   1   2   4   0  31   4.37
Vuckovich W(6-7)        1.1   2   1   1   0   0   1   6   3.52
Totals                  9     9   4   2   2   4   1  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett                   6     9   3   2   3   2   0  30   4.63
LaRoche L(7-5)          3     3   2   2   2   3   0  14   3.32
Totals                  9    12   5   4   5   5   0  44

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Staggs
singled to center [Staggs to second (error by Bosley)]; Bailor
flied out to right; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Bosley struck out; Remy singled to left; Remy was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bonds walked; Bonds
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Jefferson
[Bonds to second]; Solaita grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader grounded out (third to first); Ault walked;
Howell flied out to left; Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to center; Chalk walked; Mulliniks
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Chalk to second]; Flores
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Angels 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay singled to shortstop [McKay to second
(error by Mulliniks)]; Scott singled to first [McKay scored
(error by Solaita) (unearned)]; Staggs out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Scott to second]; Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Scott to third]; Velez walked; Rader flied
out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels
0.

ANGELS 3RD: Humphrey flied out to right; Bosley singled to left;
Remy grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bosley to second]; Bonds
reached on an error by Howell [Bosley scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Bonds was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ault struck out; Howell walked; Cerone grounded
out (second to first) [Howell to second]; McKay singled to third
[Howell to third]; Scott made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Solaita grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Baylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Staggs singled to right; Bailor popped to
pitcher; Velez grounded out (third to first) [Staggs to second];
Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Mulliniks singled to left; Flores forced Mulliniks
(first to shortstop); Humphrey singled to left [Flores to
second]; Bosley reached on an error by Staggs [Flores to third,
Humphrey to second]; Scott dropped a foul fly hit by Remy for an
error; Remy forced Bosley (shortstop to second) [Flores scored
(unearned), Humphrey to third]; Bonds was called out on strikes;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
singled to right; Cerone singled to center [Howell to second];
Solaita dropped a foul fly hit by McKay for an error; McKay
struck out; Scott singled to center [Howell scored, Cerone to
second]; Staggs forced Scott (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Solaita flied out to left; Baylor singled to center;
Chalk forced Baylor (third to second); Mulliniks struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Angels 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: BRIGGS REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING 1B); Bailor
doubled to right; LAROCHE REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); On a bunt
Velez made an out to first; Bailor stole third; Rader struck
out; Ault singled to left [Bailor scored]; Howell struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Flores flied out to right; GUERRERO BATTED FOR
HUMPHREY; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosley was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Angels 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING C );
Cerone grounded out (third to first); McKay flied out to center;
Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Remy popped to catcher in foul territory; Bonds
singled to right [Bonds out at second (right to shortstop)];
Briggs doubled to center; VUCKOVICH REPLACED JEFFERSON
(PITCHING); Baylor homered [Briggs scored]; Chalk made an out to
shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Angels 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Staggs struck out; Bailor tripled to right; Velez
walked; BOWLING RAN FOR VELEZ; Rader singled to center [Bailor
scored, Bowling to third (error by Bosley), Rader to second];
Ault was walked intentionally; Howell hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Bowling scored]; Cerone made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Angels 4.

ANGELS 9TH: BOWLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Mulliniks
grounded out (first unassisted); Flores flied out to left;
GOODWIN BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Goodwin singled to center;
Bosley lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5,
Angels 4.