California Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 16, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1977 at Exhibition Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Bosley cf 2 1 1 2
Remy 2b 5 0 2 0
Bonds rf 4 1 1 2
Solaita 1b 3 1 1 1
Baylor dh 5 0 0 0
Chalk 3b 3 2 2 0
Mulliniks ss 5 2 1 0
Flores lf 4 0 1 2
Etchebarren c 2 0 1 0
  Hampton c 2 0 0 0
Hartzell p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 7
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Staggs 2b 4 0 0 0
Bailor cf 4 0 1 0
Howell 3b 4 0 0 0
Fairly 1b 3 1 1 1
Ewing rf 3 0 0 0
  Velez ph 1 0 0 0
Woods lf 2 1 0 0
  Ault ph 0 0 0 0
Rader dh 3 0 0 1
McKay ss 3 0 1 0
Whitt c 1 0 0 0
  Ashby ph,c 1 0 0 0
Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 2
California 001 002 1217101
Toronto 000 020 000232
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Hartzell  W (6-7) 8.0 3 2 2 3 1
  LaRoche   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
4
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  L (2-6) 5.1 4 3 2 7 4
  Murphy   3.1 6 4 4 1 2
  Willis   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
6
8
6

  E–Hampton (2), Fairly 2 (5).  3B–California Flores (4,off Byrd), Toronto Bailor (4,off Hartzell).  HR–California Solaita (10,7th inning off Murphy 0 on, 2 out); Bonds (30,9th inning off Murphy 0 on, 1 out), Toronto Fairly (15,5th inning off Hartzell 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bonds (8,off Byrd); Rader (3,off Hartzell).  SB–Remy (33,2nd base off Byrd/Whitt); Chalk (11,2nd base off Murphy/Ashby); A Woods (6,2nd base off Hartzell/Hampton); McKay (1,2nd base off Hartzell/Hampton).  CS–Flores (10,2nd base by Byrd/Whitt); Bosley (3,2nd base by Murphy/Ashby).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Fred Spenn, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:35.  A–15,424.
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