Baltimore Orioles vs California Angels
May 12, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1977 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 7

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf,lf 4 1 2 0
Belanger ss 5 1 0 0
Smith 2b 3 0 1 2
May 1b 5 0 0 0
Murray dh 4 0 1 0
Kelly rf 4 0 2 0
DeCinces 3b 5 0 0 0
Muser lf 3 2 1 0
  Harlow cf 0 0 0 0
Dempsey c 4 1 3 1
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Holdsworth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Flores cf 4 0 2 0
Remy 2b 2 1 0 1
Chalk 3b 4 1 1 0
Rudi lf 3 1 1 1
Bonds rf 4 3 3 2
Baylor dh 3 0 1 1
Grich ss 4 0 2 2
Briggs 1b 3 1 0 0
Humphrey c 2 0 1 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Hampton c 0 0 0 0
Ross p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkwood p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 11 7
Baltimore 001 031 0005101
California 010 100 05x7111
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  L (5-2) 7.2 9 6 6 4 4
  Holdsworth   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
5
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ross   4.1 6 4 2 2 1
  Kirkwood  W (1-0) 3.2 3 1 1 3 1
  LaRoche  SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
3
6
3

  E–Harlow (4), Ross (1).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Muser (2,off Ross).  HR–California Bonds (7,2nd inning off Palmer 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Smith (1,by Kirkwood).  SB–Kelly (3,2nd base off Ross/Humphrey); Belanger (5,2nd base off Ross/Humphrey); Remy (16,2nd base off Palmer/Dempsey).  CS–Kelly (1,2nd base by Ross/Humphrey); Grich (4,2nd base by Palmer/Dempsey); Flores (2,2nd base by Palmer/Dempsey); Remy (7,2nd base by Palmer/Dempsey); Baylor (1,2nd base by Palmer/Dempsey).  WP–Kirkwood (1).  IBB–Kirkwood (3,Smith).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:43.  A–10,208.
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