After looking like patsies in a pair of shutout defeats, the Mariners made it two straight over the Angels with a 5-1 victory. Ruppert Jones batted in two runs with a double in the third inning and received credit for a third RBI by drawing a pass with the bases loaded in the fourth, while Larry Milbourne accounted for two other tallies with a single in the fifth.

Gary Wheelock, 25-year-old rookie righthander, allowed only four hits and the Angels' lone run in six innings before his elbow tightened, and gained credit for his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 5, California Angels 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     9, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Mariners     0  0  2    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   1   3   0     0   0   .333      Milbourne 2b          5   1   2   2     0   0   .308
Grich ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .235      Collins dh            2   0   0   0     1   1   .167
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   1   3     1   0   .267
Baylor dh             4   0   1   0     0   2   .267      Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Braun lf              2   0   2   0     2   0   .364
Bochte cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Stein 3b              3   1   0   0     0   0   .267
Briggs 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lopez rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .000
Jackson 3b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .429      Stinson c             3   2   1   0     1   0   .308
Humphrey c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Reynolds ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .357
Simpson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wheelock p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     2   5             Totals               29   5   8   5     5   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 27,668
Left on Base: Angels 6, Mariners 8
DP: Angels 1, Mariners 1
Errors: Stinson
Doubles: Remy (1), Ruppert Jones (2)
Stolen Bases: Remy (4), Baylor (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Collins (1), Stein (1)
GIDP: Bonds (1), Stein (1)
Hit by Pitch: Reynolds (1,by Simpson)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson L(0-1)          3.2   6   3   3   2   3   0  20   7.36
Monge                   0.1   0   2   2   2   0   0   4  54.00
Hartzell                3     2   0   0   1   1   0  10   0.00
Drago                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     8   5   5   5   4   0  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wheelock W(1-0)         6     4   1   1   1   4   0  23   1.50
Laxton                  1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Montague SV(1)          2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6   1.23
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   5   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Simpson (1)
Wild Pitches: Simpson (1)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ron Luciano


ANGELS 1ST: Remy singled to left; Grich flied out to right; Remy
stole second; Bonds flied out to right; Baylor struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Collins
was called out on strikes; Ruppert Jones flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte
grounded out (second to first); Briggs grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer singled to right; Simpson threw a wild pitch
[Meyer to second]; Braun singled to right [Meyer to third];
Stein grounded out (third to first) [Braun to second]; Lopez
struck out; Stinson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Mariners 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Jackson lined to third; Humphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds was hit by a pitch; Milbourne singled to
right [Reynolds to second]; Collins out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Reynolds to third, Milbourne to second];
Ruppert Jones doubled to left [Reynolds scored, Milbourne
scored]; Meyer grounded out (second to first) [Ruppert Jones to
third]; Braun walked; Stein flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Grich popped to third; Bonds grounded out (third to
first); Baylor singled to right; Baylor stole second [Baylor to
third (error by Stinson)]; Rudi walked; Bochte grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Lopez was called out on strikes; Stinson singled
to center; Reynolds singled to right [Stinson to second];
Milbourne flied out to right; Collins walked [Stinson to third,
Reynolds to second]; MONGE REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Ruppert
Jones walked [Stinson scored, Reynolds to third, Collins to
second]; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Briggs grounded out (first to pitcher); Jackson
struck out; Humphrey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Braun walked; Stein reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Braun to second]; HARTZELL REPLACED MONGE
(PITCHING); On a bunt Lopez made an out to catcher; Stinson
walked [Braun to third, Stein to second]; Reynolds forced Braun
(second to catcher) [Stein to third, Stinson to second];
Milbourne singled to center [Stein scored, Stinson scored,
Reynolds out at third (center to third)]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Mariners 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Remy doubled to center; Grich singled to center
[Remy scored, Grich to second (on throw to home)]; Bonds flied
out to left; Baylor struck out; Rudi flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 6TH: Collins flied out to right; Ruppert Jones grounded
out (second to first); Meyer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 5.

ANGELS 7TH: LAXTON REPLACED WHEELOCK (PITCHING); Bochte flied
out to left; Briggs popped to third; Jackson struck out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 7TH: Braun singled to left; Stein grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Braun out at
second]; Lopez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Mariners 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Humphrey singled to center; Remy singled to center
[Humphrey to second]; MONTAGUE REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING); Grich
forced Remy (pitcher to shortstop) [Humphrey to third]; Bonds
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Grich out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners
5.

MARINERS 8TH: DRAGO REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Stinson popped
to third; Reynolds popped to third; Milbourne grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners
5.

ANGELS 9TH: Baylor popped to catcher; Rudi flied out to center;
Bochte walked; Briggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 5.