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Monday, May 31, 2010

This Day in Angels Baseball: May 31st, 1977

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May 31, 1977 at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, the California Angels would beat the Cleveland Indians 7-6 in 10 innings. Dave LaRoche picked up the victory in relief and Dick Drago would pitch the last inning for the save. In the game Jerry Remy would go 5-6, with 1 run scored and 2 RBI's, including the game-winning RBI in the top of the 10th inning. Remy was selected by the Angels in the 8th round of the 1971 draft and in 1973, while playing for the Angels' Single-A affiliate in Quad Cities, Remy would hit .335 with 160 hits and steal 20 bases for the season. Remy would make his major league debut in 1975 as the Angels starting second baseman that year and play for three seasons, where he would bat .258 and average 37 steals per year. In 1977, Remy would set a career high with 41 steals and he would have 19 sacrifice hits which tie him for 3rd in a single season for the Angels. The Angels would trade Remy to the Boston Red Sox for Don Aase at the end of the 1977 season.