Toronto Blue Jays vs California Angels
August 21, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1977 at Anaheim 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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Toronto Blue Jays 2, California Angels 3

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Scott lf 5 0 1 0
Staggs 2b 4 1 1 0
Bailor cf 2 0 2 0
  Bowling pr,cf 2 0 0 0
Velez rf 4 0 0 0
Rader dh 3 1 1 1
Ault 1b 2 0 0 1
Howell 3b 4 0 1 0
Cerone c 4 0 0 0
McKay ss 4 0 1 0
Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Flores lf 4 1 1 0
Remy 2b 4 1 3 1
Bonds rf 4 0 1 1
Goodwin dh 4 0 1 0
Baylor cf 2 0 0 0
  Torres cf 0 0 0 0
Chalk 3b 4 0 0 0
Mulliniks ss 2 0 0 1
Briggs 1b 2 0 0 0
Humphrey c 4 1 1 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Toronto 100 010 000272
California 200 000 10x371
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  L (2-7) 6.2 6 3 3 5 4
  Murphy   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
6
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  W (15-7) 9.0 7 2 2 3 8
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
8

  E–McKay 2 (9), Tanana (1).  DP–Toronto 2.  2B–Toronto McKay (4,off Tanana), California Bonds (21,off Byrd); Humphrey (9,off Byrd).  HR–Toronto Rader (10,5th inning off Tanana 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Baylor (6,by Byrd); Briggs (1,by Murphy).  SB–Bailor (15,3rd base off Tanana/Humphrey); Scott (7,2nd base off Tanana/Humphrey); Baylor (18,2nd base off Murphy/Cerone).  IBB–Byrd (1,Baylor); Murphy (2,Briggs).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:29.  A–12,421.
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