Phil Garner smashed a double and triple, drove in two runs and scored another to pace the A's to a 6-2 victory over the Angels. The A's second baseman broke open the pitching duel by doubling home two runs in the fifth inning for the only hit off Nolan Ryan.

The two-base hit followed walks to Sal Bando and Billy Williams. Garner then ignited a three-run rally in the eighth with a triple off rookie Paul Hartzell's first major league pitch and scored on Bert Campaneris' single. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     10, 1976 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  2  0    0  3  1  -   6  7  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  6  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .300      Collins lf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .111
Campaneris ss         5   1   2   2     0   0   .250      Remy 2b               3   1   1   0     0   0   .400
Washington rf         4   0   1   0     1   3   .250      Bochte 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .286
Baylor 1b             4   0   0   0     1   2   .167      Melton dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Rudi lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .375      Stanton rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .200
Bando 3b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .286      Chalk 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .125
Tenace c              3   1   0   0     1   2   .000      Torres cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .125
Williams dh           2   1   0   0     2   1   .000      Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Garner 2b             3   1   2   2     1   1   .429      Ramirez ss            2   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Smith ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lahoud ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                          Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dunning p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   7   5     7  10             Totals               32   2   6   2     4   6

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 10,143
Left on Base: A's 7, Angels 8
DP: A's 0, Angels 0
Errors: Garner, Etchebarren, Smith
Doubles: Garner (2), Rudi (1), Stanton (1), Chalk (1), Bochte (1)
Triples: Garner (1)
Stolen Bases: Washington (1), Bando (1), Campaneris (1), Tenace (1)
Caught Stealing: North (1), Tenace (1), Stanton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(1-0)             5     2   0   0   3   4   0  20   0.00
Lindblad                2.1   4   2   2   0   1   0  11   7.71
Fingers SV(2)           1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   6   0  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(0-1)             7     1   2   2   6   7   0  26   2.57
Hartzell                0     3   3   3   0   0   0   3   0.00
Brewer                  1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   0.00
Dunning                 1     2   1   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     7   6   5   7  10   0  40

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Lou DiMuro


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
flied out to left; Washington walked; Washington stole second;
Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins walked; Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (second
to first) [Collins to second]; Bochte grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Collins to third]; Melton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
popped to second; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Stanton walked; Chalk struck out; Stanton was caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Torres struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Williams walked; Garner was called out on
strikes; North forced Williams (shortstop to second); North was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ramirez singled to center; Collins reached on an error by Garner
[Ramirez to second]; Remy flied out to left; Bochte flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris grounded out (second to pitcher);
Washington struck out; Baylor walked; Rudi flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanton
doubled to left; Chalk flied out to center; Torres struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando walked; Tenace was called out on strikes;
Bando stole second; Williams walked; Garner doubled to center
[Bando scored, Williams scored]; North grounded out (second to
first) [Garner to third]; Campaneris flied out to center; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Etchebarren walked; Ramirez struck out; Collins
forced Etchebarren (shortstop to second); Remy forced Collins
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Washington struck out; Baylor struck out; Rudi
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels
0.

ANGELS 6TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Bochte struck
out; Melton lined to pitcher; Stanton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando struck out; Tenace walked; Tenace was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Williams flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk doubled to left; Torres grounded out (third to
first); Etchebarren popped to second; JACKSON BATTED FOR
RAMIREZ; Jackson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Angels 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SMITH REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING SS); HARTZELL
REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Garner tripled to right; Debut game
for Paul Hartzell; North singled to pitcher [Garner stayed
at third]; Campaneris singled to center [Garner scored, North to
third]; BREWER REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Campaneris stole
second [North scored, Campaneris to third (error by
Etchebarren)]; Washington struck out; Baylor struck out; Rudi
doubled to left [Campaneris scored]; Bando flied out to left; 3
R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Collins grounded out (third to first); Remy singled
to shortstop; Bochte doubled to right [Remy scored]; Melton
singled to left [Bochte scored]; FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD
(PITCHING); Stanton forced Melton (pitcher to shortstop); Chalk
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Angels 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: DUNNING REPLACED BREWER (PITCHING); Tenace
reached on an error by Smith; Tenace stole second; Williams
struck out; Garner walked; North forced Garner (shortstop to
second) [Tenace to third]; Campaneris singled to left [Tenace
scored (unearned), North to second]; Washington singled to
shortstop [North to third, Campaneris to second]; Baylor
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 6, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Torres flied out to left; Etchebarren grounded out
(shortstop to first); LAHOUD BATTED FOR SMITH; Lahoud walked;
Collins flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Angels 2.