In a ninth-inning rally, Joe Rudi and Don Baylor batted the Athletics to a 6-5 victory over the Tigers. With Joe Coleman pitching a five-hitter, the Tigers led, 5-3, before the A's started their comeback with a single by Bert Campaneris and walk to Phil Garner.

Jim Crawford relieved and passed Claudell Washington to load the bases. Rudi followed with a single, driving in two runs to tie the score. Mark Fidrych then made his major league debut and Baylor greeted the rookie with a single that plated the A's winning run. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Tuesday, April     20, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       2  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 11  0
A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  3  -   6  8  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   2   1   0     0   0   .222      North cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Washington rf         1   1   0   1     2   1   .211
Horton dh             4   1   3   3     0   0   .393      Rudi lf               4   0   2   2     1   0   .333
Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Baylor 1b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .167
Johnson lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .172      Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .179
May c                 4   1   3   0     0   0   .280        Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Freehan c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .429        McMullen 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .207      Tenace c              1   0   0   0     2   1   .167
Veryzer ss            4   0   1   2     0   0   .120        Haney c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Manuel 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .250      Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .138
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Campaneris ss         4   2   2   0     0   0   .158
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             3   2   2   1     1   0   .273
  Fidrych p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          P. Mitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bosman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  11   5     1   2             Totals               30   6   8   5     8   3

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  3,080
Left on Base: Tigers 6, A's 9
DP: Tigers 1, A's 2
Errors: Garner
Doubles: LeFlore (2), Rodriguez (2), Manuel (1), May (1), Rudi (5), Garner 2 (6)
Home Runs: Horton (2)
Stolen Bases: Lintz (2), Campaneris 2 (3), Alexander (1)
Caught Stealing: Tenace (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Meyer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Washington (1)
GIDP: Staub 2 (3), Baylor (1)
Hit by Pitch: Washington (1,by Coleman)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman                 8     6   5   5   7   3   0  36   3.00
Crawford L(0-1)         0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3  27.00
Fidrych                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8.1   8   6   6   8   3   0  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Mitchell             1     6   4   4   0   0   1   9  15.75
Bosman                  5     3   0   0   1   1   0  18   0.00
Lindblad W(1-0)         3     2   1   0   0   1   0  11   3.00
Totals                  9    11   5   4   1   2   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Coleman (2)
Wild Pitches: Coleman (1)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Bill Haller


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled; Meyer grounded out (shortstop to
first) [LeFlore to third]; Horton homered [LeFlore scored];
Staub flied to center; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington
was called out on strikes; Rudi doubled; Baylor walked; Bando
walked [Rudi to third, Baylor to second]; Tenace struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: May singled; Rodriguez doubled [May to third];
Veryzer singled [May scored, Rodriguez scored]; Manuel doubled
[Veryzer to third]; BOSMAN REPLACED P. MITCHELL (PITCHING);
LeFlore reached on a fielder's choice [Manuel out at third
(shortstop unassisted)]; Meyer popped to third; Horton grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams grounded out (second to first);
Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted); Garner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics
0.

TIGERS 3RD: Staub singled; Johnson popped to first in foul
territory; May lined to shortstop; Rodriguez flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (second to first); Washington
was hit by a pitch; Rudi walked [Washington to second]; Baylor
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rudi
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Manuel
walked; LeFlore grounded out (third to first) [Manuel to
second]; Meyer flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Tenace
walked; Williams flied to left; Campaneris grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton singled; Staub grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to pitcher) [Horton out at second]; Johnson
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner doubled; North grounded out (first
unassisted) [Garner to third]; Washington hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Garner scored]; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 6TH: May singled; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first)
[May to second]; Veryzer reached on a fielder's choice [May out
at third (pitcher to third to second to third)]; Manuel struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Baylor lined to center; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tenace walked; Tenace was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Athletics 1.

TIGERS 7TH: HANEY REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING C ); LINDBLAD
REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); LeFlore reached on an error by
Garner; Meyer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[LeFlore to second]; Horton singled [LeFlore scored (unearned)];
Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Horton out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Williams grounded out (first unassisted);
Campaneris singled; Garner doubled [Campaneris scored]; North
grounded out (first unassisted) [Garner to third]; Washington
walked; Coleman threw a wild pitch [Garner scored, Washington to
second]; Rudi popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Athletics 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Johnson struck out; May doubled; Rodriguez flied to
left; Veryzer flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 5, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: FREEHAN REPLACED MAY (PLAYING C ); Baylor lined
to second; Bando singled; LINTZ RAN FOR BANDO; Lintz stole
second; Haney lined to center; Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Athletics 3.

TIGERS 9TH: MCMULLEN REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING 3B); Manuel popped
to catcher in foul territory; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to
first); Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 5, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris singled; Campaneris stole second;
Garner walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR GARNER; CRAWFORD REPLACED
COLEMAN (PITCHING); Campaneris stole third and Alexander stole
second; North lined to left; Washington walked; Rudi singled
[Campaneris scored, Alexander scored, Washington to third];
FIDRYCH REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Baylor singled [Washington
scored, Rudi to second]; Debut game for Mark Fidrych; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Athletics 6.