The Rangers trimmed the Angels, 9-1, behind the four-hit pitching of Dock Ellis. Willie Horton drove in three runs with a homer, single and sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 9, California Angels 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 21, 1977 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      2  0  0    0  1  3    1  2  0  -   9 12  1
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           4   2   2   0     2   0   .305      Bosley lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Campaneris ss         6   1   1   0     0   3   .254      Landreaux cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Washington cf,lf      4   1   0   0     2   0   .287      May dh                3   0   0   0     1   0   .229
Harrah 3b             2   1   2   2     3   0   .273      Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Horton dh             4   1   2   3     0   0   .290      Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .315
Wills 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .286      Chalk 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Henderson rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .261      Aikens 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .214
  Beniquez pr,cf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Jackson 3b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .245
Sundberg c            4   1   1   1     1   1   .293      Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .230
May lf                3   1   1   1     0   0   .235        Goodwin ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Grieve ph,lf,rf     1   0   0   1     0   0   .222        Hampton c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .281
D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Caneira p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   9  12   8     9   4             Totals               31   1   4   1     1   1

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  8,426
Left on Base: Rangers 12, Angels 4
DP: Rangers 1, Angels 2
Errors: Campaneris, Bonds, Jackson
Doubles: Campaneris (18)
Home Runs: Sundberg (6), May (6), Harrah (27), Horton (15), Jackson (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Horton (8), Grieve (1)
GIDP: Horton (14), Washington (10), Chalk (12)
Hit by Pitch: Henderson (3,by Moore)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis W(10-12)       9     4   1   1   1   1   1  32   3.67
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   1   1  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caneira L(1-2)          5.1   6   5   3   4   2   2  27   5.82
Barlow                  0.2   4   2   2   3   0   0   8   5.63
Moore                   1.1   2   2   2   1   1   2   8   5.14
Miller                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.67
LaRoche                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   3.33
Totals                  9    12   9   7   9   4   4  48

Hit by Pitch: Moore (2)
Wild Pitches: Caneira (1)
Balks: Caneira (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove made an out to shortstop; Campaneris
reached on an error by Jackson; Washington walked [Campaneris to
second]; Harrah walked [Campaneris to third, Washington to
second]; Horton hit a sacrifice fly to right [Campaneris scored
(unearned), Washington to third]; Caneira balked [Washington
scored (unearned), Harrah to second]; Wills flied out to center;
2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Bosley grounded out (pitcher to first); Landreaux
grounded out (second to first); May walked; Bonds singled to
center [May to second]; Guerrero forced May (third unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Henderson flied out to center; Sundberg flied out
to center; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Aikens grounded
out (pitcher to first); Jackson homered; Humphrey grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove flied out to center; Campaneris flied out
to right; Washington flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Bosley made an out to shortstop; Landreaux lined to
shortstop; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah singled to center; Horton forced Harrah
(third to second); Wills singled to right [Horton to third
(error by Bonds), Wills to second]; Henderson was walked
intentionally; Sundberg struck out; May grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Bonds flied out to left; Guerrero flied out to left;
Chalk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Angels 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove singled to right; Campaneris struck out;
Caneira threw a wild pitch [Hargrove to second]; Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah walked; Horton singled
to center [Hargrove scored, Harrah to second]; Wills flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Humphrey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg
homered; May homered; BARLOW REPLACED CANEIRA (PITCHING);
Hargrove singled to left; Campaneris doubled [Hargrove to
third]; Washington was walked intentionally; Harrah walked
[Hargrove scored, Campaneris to third, Washington to second];
Horton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Harrah out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Bosley grounded out (second to first); Landreaux
grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Angels 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills singled to left; Henderson singled to center
[Wills to third]; Sundberg walked [Henderson to second]; MOORE
REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); GRIEVE BATTED FOR MAY; Grieve hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Wills scored]; Hargrove walked [Henderson
to third, Sundberg to second]; Campaneris struck out; Washington
forced Hargrove (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 7, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bonds flied out
to right; Guerrero singled to left; Chalk grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Angels 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah homered; Horton homered; Wills flied out to
left; Thad Bosley caught the ball over the wall; it would
have been the third consecutive home run by the Rangers;
Henderson was hit by a pitch; Ken Henderson charged the mound
and both he and Balor Moore fell to the ground swinging at each
other; Moore and Henderson ejected by 3B umpire Ken Kaiser, who
pulled the two players apart after the benches cleared;
BENIQUEZ RAN FOR HENDERSON; MILLER REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING);
Sundberg made an out to second; Grieve flied out to right; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 9, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WASHINGTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GRIEVE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Aikens singled to right; Jackson reached on an
error by Campaneris [Aikens to second]; GOODWIN BATTED FOR
HUMPHREY; Goodwin lined to center; Bosley flied out to left;
Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 9, Angels 1.

RANGERS 9TH: HAMPTON REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING C ); LAROCHE
REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Hargrove walked; Campaneris struck
out; Washington grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 9, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: May grounded out (second to first); Bonds grounded
out (third to first); Guerrero flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9, Angels 1.