1977 ALCS, Game 1: Minnesota Xpress At Los Angeles Angels 10/17/1977
Xpress AB R H RBI AVG Angels AB R H RBI AVG
R.Carew 1B 4 1 1 1 .447 G.Thomasson LF 4 1 2 1 .500
J.Mumphrey RF 4 0 0 0 .286 G.Templeton SS 5 1 1 0 .200
G.Luzinski LF 4 1 2 1 .375 L.Blanks 2B 5 0 2 0 .400
R.Staub DH 4 0 1 0 .200 K.Griffey RF 4 1 1 1 .250
S.Yeager C 4 2 1 0 .308 J.Burroughs DH 4 1 2 3 .500
G.Maddox CF 4 1 2 2 .324 R.Cey 3B 3 1 1 1 .333
R.Smalley SS 3 0 0 0 .350 J.Essian C 4 1 2 0 .500
A-G.Gross PH 1 0 1 1 .429 E.Murray 1B 3 0 1 0 .333
S.Bando 3B 3 0 0 0 .156 J.Zdeb CF 3 0 0 0 .000
F.White 2B 3 0 1 0 .200
B-K.Bevacqua PH 1 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 35 5 9 5 Totals 35 6 12 6
A-Pinch Hit For Smalley In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For White In 9th Inning
Xpress.......... 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 9 0
Angels.......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 6 12 1
Xpress (4-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
R.Rhoden LOSS(0-1) 5 2/3 11 5 5 1 6 2 115 9.28
D.Miller 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 45 6.75
R.Baldwin 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13.50
Totals 8 12 6 6 4 6 3
Angels (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.Leonard WIN(1-0) 8 2/3 9 5 4 1 7 3 127 4.15
D.Hamilton SAVE(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Totals 9 9 5 4 1 7 3
ATTENDANCE- 52,738 DATE- Monday, October 17th 1977 TIME- Night
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Xpress: 4 Angels: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Xpress: 1 Angels: 2
ERRORS- R.Cey
DOUBLES- G.Thomasson(1st), J.Burroughs(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Carew(2nd), G.Luzinski(3rd), G.Maddox(3rd), K.Griffey(1st),
J.Burroughs(1st), R.Cey(1st)
RBIs- R.Carew(9th), G.Luzinski(7th), G.Maddox-2(8th), G.Gross(4th),
G.Thomasson(1st), K.Griffey(1st), J.Burroughs-3(3rd), R.Cey(1st)
WALKS- S.Bando, G.Thomasson, R.Cey, E.Murray, J.Zdeb
STRIKE OUTS- R.Carew, R.Staub, G.Maddox, R.Smalley, S.Bando-2, F.White,
G.Templeton, L.Blanks, K.Griffey, J.Burroughs, R.Cey, E.Murray
GIDP- J.Mumphrey, R.Staub, G.Thomasson
WILD PITCHES- R.Baldwin, D.Leonard
2-out RBI- J.Burroughs-3, G.Thomasson
RLISP 2-out- S.Yeager, R.Cey-2, G.Templeton, L.Blanks-2, K.Bevacqua
TEAM RISP- Xpress: 1 for 4 Angels: 1 for 9
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Garry Maddox robbed Ken Griffey of an extra base hit.
Designated hitter Jeff Burroughs hit a homerun and had 3 RBI at Angel Stadium
where the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Xpress 6 to 5.
Dennis Leonard(1-0) earned his pay with a solid performance for Los Angeles.
He allowed 9 hits and 1 walk in 8 and 2/3 innings and served up 3 'big
flies'. Minnesota threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short.
Dave Hamilton preserved the game for Leonard, recording his his 1st save. Rick
Rhoden(0-1) was charged with the loss. He surrendered 11 hits and 1 walk in
5 and 2/3 innings.