1977 ALCS, Game 6: Minnesota Xpress At Los Angeles Angels 10/24/1977
Xpress AB R H RBI AVG Angels AB R H RBI AVG R.Carew 1B 5 1 1 2 .450 B.Boisclair CF 2 0 1 0 .571 G.Gross RF 3 0 2 1 .429 D-J.Zdeb PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .375 A-J.Mumphrey RF 2 1 1 0 .283 G.Templeton SS 4 0 1 0 .200 G.Luzinski LF 4 0 1 1 .389 G.Thomasson DH 3 0 0 0 .308 R.Staub DH 4 2 0 1 .125 K.Griffey RF 4 0 1 0 .348 D.Dyer C 5 1 2 2 .167 O.Gamble LF 4 0 0 0 .412 G.Maddox CF 5 2 3 1 .386 R.Cey 3B 2 0 0 0 .143 R.Smalley SS 4 1 3 1 .364 E.Murray 1B 3 0 0 0 .238 B-F.White 2B 1 0 0 0 .167 L.Blanks 2B 3 0 0 0 .211 S.Bando 3B 4 1 0 1 .140 A.Ashby C 2 0 0 0 .000 R.Metzger 2B,SS 4 1 1 0 .353 C-J.Essian PH,C 1 0 0 0 .214 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 41 10 14 10 Totals 29 0 3 0
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Gross In 4th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Smalley In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Ashby In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Boisclair In 8th Inning
Xpress.......... 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 - 10 14 1 Angels.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1
Xpress (7-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Reuschel WIN(5-0) 7 2/3 2 0 0 3 3 0 91 2.62 D.Laroche 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.38 M.Pattin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.46 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 3 0
Angels (3-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Haas LOSS(0-1) 6 2/3 9 7 4 3 2 2 127 5.40 M.Lemongello 2 1/3 5 3 3 0 3 0 44 13.50 Totals 9 14 10 7 3 5 2
ATTENDANCE- 57,255 DATE- Monday, October 24th 1977 TIME- Night T- 2:26 LEFT ON BASE- Xpress: 8 Angels: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Xpress: 2 Angels: 0 ERRORS- S.Bando, R.Cey DOUBLES- D.Dyer(2nd) HOME RUNS- D.Dyer(1st), G.Maddox(4th) RBIs- R.Carew-2(14th), G.Gross(5th), G.Luzinski(13th), R.Staub(5th), D.Dyer-2(5th), G.Maddox(12th), R.Smalley(7th), S.Bando(1st) SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Bando WALKS- G.Luzinski, R.Staub, R.Metzger, B.Boisclair, G.Thomasson, R.Cey STRIKE OUTS- D.Dyer, G.Maddox, S.Bando-3, G.Templeton, E.Murray, L.Blanks GIDP- K.Griffey, O.Gamble WILD PITCHES- M.Pattin 2-out RBI- G.Maddox, R.Carew-2, G.Gross, D.Dyer-2 RLISP 2-out- K.Griffey, G.Luzinski, R.Metzger, D.Dyer, S.Bando, G.Maddox, J.Zdeb, O.Gamble TEAM RISP- Xpress: 4 for 11 Angels: 0 for 5
Rick Reuschel carried a no-hitter into the 6th inning and Duffy Dyer slammed a homerun and had 2 RBI as the Minnesota Xpress man-handled the Los Angeles Angels - the final score was 10 to 0.
Reuschel(5-0) was in control of the game from the outset. He surrendered only 2 hits and 3 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings reducing his ERA from 3.38 to 2.62. The right-handed Reuschel lost his no-hit bid when Bruce Boisclair singled with one out in the 6th inning. Minnesota had 14 hits for the game and Los Angeles had 3.
Moose Haas(0-1) absorbed the loss. He got hit hard, allowing 9 hits and 3 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings. The Minnesota ballclub's record now stands at 7-6. With the loss Los Angeles now has a record of 3-3.