Bert Blyleven threw a 6-0 no-hitter against the Angels, the first of his career and the second in the Rangers' six-year history. The 25-year-old Blyleven had four one-hitters in his career, but the closest he had previously come to a no-hitter was 6 2/3 innings. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, California Angels 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 22, 1977 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      0  0  3    0  1  1    1  0  0  -   6 12  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  0  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .307      Bosley lf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .306
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Chalk 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Washington cf         5   2   1   0     0   0   .286      Landreaux cf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Harrah 3b             4   1   1   2     1   1   .273      Bonds dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Horton dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .291      Baylor rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Miller pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .310
  Grieve ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Jackson 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Wills 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .285      Aikens 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .207
Henderson rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Etchebarren c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Sundberg c            4   2   2   0     0   0   .295        May ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .229
May lf                4   0   2   0     0   0   .239      Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  12   5     2   1             Totals               27   0   0   0     1   7

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  8,031
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Angels 1
DP: Rangers 1, Angels 1
Errors: Campaneris, Chalk, Hartzell
Doubles: Sundberg (20), Washington (31), Hargrove (26)
Stolen Bases: Washington (20), Harrah (25)
Caught Stealing: Miller (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (37)
GIDP: Hargrove (14), Etchebarren (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(14-12)       9     0   0   0   1   7   0  28   2.72
Totals                  9     0   0   0   1   7   0  28

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell L(8-11)        8    12   6   4   2   0   0  38   3.50
Miller                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.64
Totals                  9    12   6   4   2   1   0  41

Wild Pitches: Hartzell (5)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris reached on an error by Chalk; Hartzell threw a wild
pitch [Campaneris to second]; Washington grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Campaneris to third]; Harrah flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Bosley struck out; Chalk lined to shortstop;
Landreaux flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (second to first); Wills
grounded out (second to first); Henderson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bonds flied out to left; Baylor lined to second;
Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg doubled to left; May grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Sundberg to third]; Hargrove singled to center
[Sundberg scored]; Campaneris reached on an error by Hartzell on
a sacrifice bunt [Hargrove to second, Campaneris to first];
Washington forced Campaneris (shortstop to second) [Hargrove to
third]; Washington stole second; Harrah singled to center
[Hargrove scored (unearned), Washington scored (unearned)];
Harrah stole second; Horton flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Jackson reached on an error by Campaneris; Aikens
flied out to right; Etchebarren grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills singled to pitcher; Henderson singled to
right [Wills to second]; Sundberg popped to pitcher; May
grounded out (first unassisted) [Wills to third, Henderson to
second]; Hargrove was walked intentionally; Campaneris flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Bosley lined to shortstop; Chalk popped to
shortstop; Landreaux flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Angels 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Washington popped to shortstop; Harrah walked;
Horton singled to right [Harrah to third]; Wills forced Horton
(shortstop to second) [Harrah scored]; Henderson grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Bonds was called out on strikes; Baylor flied out to
left; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Angels 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg singled to right; May singled to right
[Sundberg to third]; Hargrove grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Sundberg scored, May out at
second]; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Jackson flied out to center; Aikens grounded out
(third to first); Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Angels 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Washington doubled to center; Harrah popped to
shortstop; Horton singled to center [Washington scored]; MILLER
RAN FOR HORTON; Miller was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bosley struck
out; Chalk struck out; Landreaux was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Angels 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
grounded out (second to first); May singled to shortstop;
Hargrove doubled to right [May to third]; Campaneris grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Angels
0.

ANGELS 8TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Baylor lined to
left; Guerrero popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
6, Angels 0.

RANGERS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Washington
grounded out (second to first); Harrah was called out on
strikes; GRIEVE BATTED FOR MILLER; Grieve popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Jackson grounded
out (third to first); Aikens struck out; MAY BATTED FOR
ETCHEBARREN; May walked; Bosley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 6, Angels 0.