The Angels had a 37-29 record under Sherry to finish the 1976 season
The Angels were picked by many to contend for the AL West title in 1977
Sherry managed the Angels for the first 81 games of the 1977 season and had a 39-42 record before being fired on July 11.
Norm had a long minor league career in the Brooklyn/LA Dodgers system before making it to the majors at the age of 27 at the end of the 1959 season.
He played for various minor league clubs from 1950-1959 (excluding the two years he spent serving in Korea)
Sherry was a backup catcher for the Dodgers from 1959-1962. He was credited for helping Sandy Koufax become a great pitcher by advising him to take a little off of his fastball to get better control.
Norm was sold to the New York Mets after the 1962 season.
He spent one year with the Mets (1963) and another year with the Mets' AAA Buffalo ballclub before calling it quits as a full-time player.
Sherry was a player-manager for the Dodgers' Class A club from 1965-1967.
Norm coached for the Angels in 1970 and 1971.
In 1972 Sherry started managing in the Angels' system. Norm worked his way up the organization until he became the manager of the major league club in 1976
Sherry never managed again. He was a pitching coach for several seasons under Dick Williams at Montreal and San Diego and under Roger Craig in San Francisco.
May 30 - Dennis Eckersley pitched a no-hitter against the Angels. The only run of the game scored in the first inning when Duane Kuiper tripled and Jim Norris squeezed him in. Frank Tanana allowed only five hits but took the loss.
July 14 - The Angels pulled their first triple play in team history against the Seattle Mariners. With two runners on base, Seattle's Lee Stanton hit a hard ground ball to 3B Ron Jackson. Jackson stepped on the bag, threw to 2B Jerry Remy to retire the runner on first, and Remy threw to first to retire Jackson and complete the triple play.
July 19 - Nolan Ryan was selected by manager Billy Martin to replace Tanana in the All Star Game. Ryan refused to play in the game and Martin thought Ryan should be suspended for the refusal.
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