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Tuesday September 20, 1977
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Two-run homers by Bobby Bonds and Ron Jackson and a solo homer by Dave Chalk powered the Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Rangers. Bonds' fifth-inning blast was his 36th homer of the season and increased his runs batted in total to 111. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 5, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 20, 1977 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  1
Angels       0  0  1    2  2  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .304      Bosley lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .255        Flores lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Washington cf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Chalk 2b              4   2   3   1     0   0   .276
Harrah 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .270      Bonds rf              3   1   1   2     1   0   .271
Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .288      May 1b                2   0   0   0     2   0   .233
Grieve rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .223        Briggs 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .162
Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  J. Ellis ph,c       2   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Guerrero ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .316
  Miller pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jackson 3b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .244
Wills 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .285      Landreaux cf          3   0   2   0     1   0   .302
Smith lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Humphrey c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Lindblad p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cuellar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   1     0   5             Totals               32   5  10   5     4   0

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance:  9,415
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Angels 7
DP: Rangers 3, Angels 1
Errors: Campaneris, Guerrero, Brett
Doubles: Hargrove (25), J. Ellis (7), Chalk (24), Landreaux (5)
Home Runs: Chalk (3), Jackson (7), Bonds (36)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (38)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (36)
GIDP: Hargrove (13), Baylor 2 (16), Humphrey (9)
Hit by Pitch: Smith (2,by Brett)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lindblad L(4-5)         5     7   5   5   2   0   3  24   4.29
Cuellar                 3     3   0   0   2   0   0  12   1.35
Totals                  8    10   5   5   4   0   3  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(13-12)          9     8   2   0   0   5   0  36   4.23
Totals                  9     8   2   0   0   5   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Brett (4)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Lou DiMuro


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove doubled to left; Campaneris reached on an
error by Brett on a sacrifice bunt [Hargrove scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Washington struck out; Campaneris was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Harrah
lined to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Bosley grounded out (third to first); Chalk doubled
to center; Bonds reached on an error by Campaneris; May walked
[Chalk to third, Bonds to second]; Baylor grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton singled to center; Grieve struck out;
Sundberg forced Horton (third to second); Wills flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Guerrero made an out to shortstop; Jackson grounded
out (third to first); Landreaux doubled to center; Humphrey
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Angels 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Smith was hit by a pitch; Hargrove grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smith out at
second]; Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Bosley grounded out (second to first); Chalk
homered; Bonds grounded out (third to first); May lined to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 1.

RANGERS 4TH: FLORES REPLACED BOSLEY (PLAYING LF); Washington
made an out to third; Harrah singled to center; Horton forced
Harrah (shortstop to second); Grieve singled to shortstop
[Horton to second]; Sundberg forced Horton (third unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Guerrero
singled to shortstop; Jackson homered [Guerrero scored];
Landreaux walked; Humphrey flied out to center; Flores forced
Landreaux (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Angels 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills flied out to right; Smith grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hargrove was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk singled to right; Bonds homered [Chalk
scored]; May grounded out (second to first); Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Washington singled
to left; Harrah singled to center [Washington to second]; Horton
struck out; Grieve forced Washington (third unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 6TH: CUELLAR REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Landreaux flied out to center;
Humphrey singled to left; Flores grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 5.

RANGERS 7TH: J. ELLIS BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; J. Ellis flied out to
right; Wills singled to third; Smith reached on an error by
Guerrero [Wills to third, Smith to second]; Hargrove grounded
out (second to first) [Wills scored (unearned), Smith to third];
Campaneris struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Angels 5.

ANGELS 7TH: J. ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Chalk popped
to third in foul territory; Bonds walked; Bonds stole second;
May walked; Baylor grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Bonds out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 5.

RANGERS 8TH: BRIGGS REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); Washington flied
out to right; Harrah grounded out (third to first); Horton
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Guerrero singled to left; Jackson flied out to
center; Landreaux singled to right [Guerrero to second];
Humphrey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Landreaux out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
2, Angels 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Grieve flied out to left; J. Ellis doubled to
center; MILLER RAN FOR J. ELLIS; Wills grounded out (pitcher to
first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 5.



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