Bobby Bonds hit a three-run homer, raising his RBI total to a career high of 103, and John Caneira gained the victory in his major league debut as the Angels defeated the White Sox, 6-1. Wilbur Wood, who started for the White Sox, tied a major league record by hitting three consecutive batters with pitched balls in the first inning.

Bonds hit his homer in the second and Ron Jackson added a solo swat in the fifth. Caneira pitched seven innings, allowing five hits, and retired the last 11 batters he faced before Dyar Miller came in and finished with two perfect innings. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 10, 1977 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Angels       1  4  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .293      Bosley cf             4   1   3   0     0   1   .356
Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .276      Remy 2b               5   1   2   0     0   2   .266
Orta 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .276      Bonds dh              5   1   1   3     0   0   .269
Zisk dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Kingman 1b            3   0   0   0     0   3   .222
Gamble rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .289      Baylor rf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .257
L. Johnson 1b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .307        Torres rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .153
Brohamer 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Chalk 3b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .270
Kessinger ss          3   0   1   1     0   0   .226      Jackson lf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .243
Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Mulliniks ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .265
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Etchebarren c         3   1   2   1     1   1   .260
  B. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Caneira p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     2   6             Totals               33   6  11   6     2   8

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 10,659
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Angels 9
DP: White Sox 1, Angels 1
Doubles: Garr (26), Kessinger (1), Mulliniks (12)
Triples: Orta (7)
Home Runs: Bonds (34), Jackson (6)
Stolen Bases: Remy (38), Etchebarren (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Bosley (4)
GIDP: Zisk (15), Remy (7)
Hit by Pitch: Kingman (1,by Wood), Baylor (8,by Wood), Chalk (5,by Wood)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(7-8)             1.1   5   5   5   0   1   1  12   4.99
B. Johnson              5.2   5   1   1   2   7   1  24   4.00
Verhoeven               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.18
Totals                  8    11   6   6   2   8   2  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caneira W(1-0)          7     5   1   1   2   5   0  27   1.29
Miller                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.87
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   6   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Wood 3 (10)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr doubled to center; Debut game for John
Caneira; Lemon struck out; Orta walked; Zisk grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Bosley singled to left; Remy was called out on
strikes; Bonds flied out to center; Kingman was hit by a pitch
[Bosley to second]; Baylor was hit by a pitch [Bosley to third,
Kingman to second]; Chalk was hit by a pitch [Bosley scored,
Kingman to third, Baylor to second]; Jackson forced Chalk
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Gamble walked; L. Johnson struck out; Brohamer
flied out to center; Kessinger doubled to center [Gamble
scored]; Downing flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Mulliniks doubled to right; Etchebarren singled to
right [Mulliniks scored]; Bosley out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Etchebarren to second]; Remy singled to center
[Etchebarren to third]; Remy stole second; Bonds homered
[Etchebarren scored, Remy scored]; B. JOHNSON REPLACED WOOD
(PITCHING); Kingman struck out; Baylor walked; Chalk was called
out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 5.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon
struck out; Orta tripled to center; Zisk flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 3RD: Jackson flied out to center; Mulliniks grounded out
(second to first); Etchebarren walked; Etchebarren stole second;
Bosley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Angels 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Gamble singled to right; L. Johnson forced Gamble
(first to shortstop); Brohamer singled to right [L. Johnson to
second]; Kessinger flied out to center; Downing struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 4TH: Remy singled to right; Bonds flied out to left [Remy
to second]; Kingman struck out; Baylor flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Lemon flied
out to left; Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk made an out to shortstop; Jackson homered;
Mulliniks flied out to center; Etchebarren singled to center;
Bosley singled to second [Etchebarren to second]; Remy struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Gamble made
an out to second; L. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Angels 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Bonds lined to third; Kingman struck out; Baylor
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels
6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Brohamer lined to center; Kessinger flied out to
right; Downing popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk flied out to left; Jackson flied out to
center; Mulliniks singled to center; Etchebarren struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MILLER REPLACED CANEIRA (PITCHING); Garr struck
out; Lemon grounded out (second to first); Orta grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels
6.

ANGELS 8TH: VERHOEVEN REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Bosley
singled to center; Remy grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bosley out at second]; Bonds grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: TORRES REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING RF); Zisk flied
out to right; Gamble flied out to left; L. Johnson flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 6.