Dave Roberts, whom the Tigers obtained from the Astros during the winter, defeated the Athletics, 7-3, with the aid of homers by Rusty Staub and Willie Horton. For Staub, also a winter acquisition from the Mets, the homer was his first in the A. L. Horton hit for the circuit with two men on base. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     21, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       3  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   7  9  0
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  9  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   1   0     0   3   .214      North cf              4   2   4   0     1   0   .326
Meyer 1b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .192      Washington rf         5   1   1   1     0   1   .209
Horton dh             3   2   1   2     1   1   .387      Rudi lf               3   0   1   2     1   1   .333
Staub rf              3   1   2   2     1   0   .357      Baylor 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .150
Johnson lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .152      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .167
Freehan c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .364        Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .188        McMullen 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Veryzer ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .172      Williams dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .152
Manuel 2b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .250      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
                                                          Haney c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Abbott p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7   9   7     3   7             Totals               35   3   9   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  2,408
Left on Base: Tigers 4, A's 9
DP: Tigers 0, A's 1
Doubles: LeFlore (3)
Home Runs: Horton (3), Staub (1)
Stolen Bases: North 2 (6), Washington 2 (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Rudi (2)
GIDP: Johnson (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(2-0)          9     9   3   3   3   3   0  39   1.50
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   3   0  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(1-3)           5.2   6   7   7   3   6   2  25   4.56
Todd                    1.1   3   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.00
Abbott                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3  15.43
Fingers                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.04
Totals                  9     9   7   7   3   7   2  38

Wild Pitches: Roberts (1), Torrez (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Ron Luciano


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled; Meyer singled to left [LeFlore
scored]; Horton homered [Meyer scored]; Staub walked; Johnson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Staub out at second]; Freehan was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to center; North stole second;
Washington struck out; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first);
Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez flied to center; Veryzer flied to right;
Manuel grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando grounded out (third to first); Williams
flied to left; Campaneris singled; Garner flied to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Meyer grounded
out (second to first); Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Haney grounded out (first to pitcher); North
walked; North stole second; Washington lined to shortstop; Rudi
singled [North scored]; Baylor popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub flied to center; Johnson struck out; Freehan
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando flied to left; Williams singled to center;
Campaneris flied to center; Garner flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Veryzer
singled to left; Manuel forced Veryzer (second unassisted);
LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Haney singled to left; North singled [Haney to
second]; Washington forced North (second to shortstop) [Haney to
third]; Washington stole second; Rudi walked; Baylor struck out;
Bando flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics
1.

TIGERS 6TH: Meyer was called out on strikes; Horton walked;
Staub homered [Horton scored]; Johnson grounded out (third to
first); Freehan singled to center; Torrez threw a wild pitch
[Freehan to second]; Rodriguez walked; TODD REPLACED TORREZ
(PITCHING); Veryzer singled [Freehan to third, Rodriguez to
second]; Manuel singled [Freehan scored, Rodriguez scored,
Veryzer to second]; LeFlore forced Manuel (third to second); 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Williams lined to right; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garner flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 7, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
grounded out (third to first); Staub singled to right; Johnson
forced Staub (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 7, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Haney flied to center; North singled to left;
Roberts threw a wild pitch [North to second]; Washington singled
to left [North scored, Washington to second (on throw to home)];
Washington stole third; Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Washington scored]; Baylor flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 7, Athletics 3.

TIGERS 8TH: ABBOTT REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Freehan popped to
second; Rodriguez grounded out (first unassisted); Veryzer made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Athletics
3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando walked; LINTZ RAN FOR BANDO; Williams flied
to left; Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lintz to
second]; Garner flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7,
Athletics 3.

TIGERS 9TH: MCMULLEN REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING 3B); FINGERS
REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Manuel grounded out (third to
first); LeFlore struck out; Meyer grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Haney popped to shortstop; North singled to
center; Washington forced North (first to shortstop); Rudi
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Athletics 3.