The Angels, who were losing, 5-2, suddenly arose against Jim Palmer and scored five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Orioles, 7-5. Ex-Oriole Bobby Grich capped the rally with a bases-loaded single, driving in the Angels' last two runs for their winning margin. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Baltimore Orioles 5
Game Played on Thursday, May       12, 1977 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles      0  0  1    0  3  1    0  0  0  -   5 10  1
Angels       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  5  x  -   7 11  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf,lf          4   1   2   0     1   1   .253      Flores cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .429
Belanger ss           5   1   0   0     0   0   .184      Remy 2b               2   1   0   1     2   0   .282
Smith 2b              3   0   1   2     2   0   .343      Chalk 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .351
L. May 1b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Rudi lf               3   1   1   1     1   1   .277
Murray dh             4   0   1   0     1   0   .269      Bonds rf              4   3   3   2     0   1   .276
Kelly rf              4   0   2   0     1   0   .320      Baylor dh             3   0   1   1     1   0   .231
DeCinces 3b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .193      Grich ss              4   0   2   2     0   0   .267
Muser lf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .357      Briggs 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .185
  Harlow cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Humphrey c            2   0   1   0     0   0   .215
Dempsey c             4   1   3   1     0   0   .192        Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hampton c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ross p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   3     6   3             Totals               30   7  11   7     5   4

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 10,208
Left on Base: Orioles 11, Angels 4
DP: Orioles 1, Angels 0
Errors: Harlow, Ross
Doubles: Muser (2)
Home Runs: Bonds (7)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (3), Belanger (5), Remy (16)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (1), Grich (4), Flores (2), Remy (7), Baylor (1)
GIDP: Chalk (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(5-2)           7.2   9   6   6   4   4   1  31   2.13
Holdsworth              0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   4.70
Totals                  8    11   7   7   5   4   1  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ross                    4.1   6   4   2   2   1   0  21   5.68
Kirkwood W(1-0)         3.2   3   1   1   3   1   0  17   4.15
LaRoche SV(5)           1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   5.03
Totals                  9    10   5   3   6   3   0  43

Wild Pitches: Kirkwood (1)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry was called out on strikes; Belanger grounded
out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Flores lined to second; Remy walked; Remy stole
second; Chalk flied out to center; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May flied out to left; Murray grounded out
(first unassisted); Kelly walked; Kelly was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bonds homered; Baylor flied out to center; Grich
singled to left; Grich was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Briggs struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Angels 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Muser
doubled to left; Dempsey singled to right [Muser scored]; Bumbry
walked [Dempsey to second]; Belanger flied out to right; Smith
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Humphrey singled to right; Flores forced Humphrey
(second to shortstop); Flores was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Remy walked; Remy was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Angels 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: L. May flied out to right; Murray grounded out
(first unassisted); Kelly singled to left; Kelly stole second;
DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk flied out to left; Rudi struck out; Bonds
singled to left; Baylor singled to right [Bonds scored]; Baylor
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Orioles
Manager Earl Weaver ejected by 1B umpire Marty Springstead;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Muser grounded out (second to first); Dempsey
singled to right; Bumbry singled to left [Dempsey to second];
Belanger reached on an error by Ross [Dempsey scored, Bumbry to
third]; Belanger stole second; Smith singled to center [Bumbry
scored (unearned), Belanger scored (unearned)]; KIRKWOOD
REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); L. May struck out; Murray walked
[Smith to second]; Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Briggs flied
out to left; Humphrey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Muser
walked; Dempsey singled to right [Muser to second]; Bumbry
singled [Muser to third, Dempsey to second]; Kirkwood threw a
wild pitch [Muser scored, Dempsey to third, Bumbry to second];
Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith was walked
intentionally; L. May grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Flores singled to left; Remy forced Flores (second
to shortstop); Chalk grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Remy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray singled to center; Kelly forced Murray
(shortstop to second); DeCinces flied out to right; Muser
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: HARLOW REPLACED MUSER (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Rudi walked; Bonds was called out on
strikes; Baylor popped to third; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey flied out to center; Bumbry grounded out
(pitcher to first); Belanger grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Briggs walked; JONES BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Jones
struck out; Flores singled to right [Briggs to third]; Remy
forced Flores (shortstop to second) [Briggs scored]; Chalk
singled to right [Remy to third]; Rudi singled to left [Remy
scored, Chalk to second]; HOLDSWORTH REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING);
Bonds singled to center [Chalk scored, Rudi to third, Bonds to
second (error by Harlow)]; Baylor walked; Grich singled to left
[Rudi scored, Bonds scored, Baylor to third]; Briggs grounded
out (second to first); 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels
7.

ORIOLES 9TH: HAMPTON REPLACED JONES (PLAYING C ); LAROCHE
REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Smith walked; L. May flied out to
right; Murray flied out to right; Kelly singled to left [Smith
to second]; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
5, Angels 7.