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Saturday May 29, 1976
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Following an 11-0 walloping in the previous night's game, the Athletics handed the White Sox their second successive shutout, winning, 2-0, behind the five-hit pitching of Vida Blue. [The Sporting News]


Oakland Athletics 2, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Saturday, May 29, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
A's          0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .184      North cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .281
Garr cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .340      Baylor lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .211
L. Johnson dh         4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      McMullen 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Bando 3b              1   1   0   0     2   0   .209
Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Tenace dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .139
Orta lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Tovar rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .147
Bradford rf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .238        Washington rf       0   0   0   0     1   0   .210
Yancy 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Garner 2b             3   0   2   1     0   1   .260
  Lemon ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Haney c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .235
  Brohamer 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Forster p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     1   4             Totals               26   2   6   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  4,988
Left on Base: White Sox 5, A's 4
DP: White Sox 2, A's 1
Errors: Downing
Doubles: L. Johnson (2), Garr (7), Orta (6), North (3), Garner 2 (10)
Stolen Bases: Baylor 2 (21), North 2 (24), Washington (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (4)
GIDP: Garr (1), Tenace (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forster L(1-2)          8     6   2   2   3   3   0  30   3.83
Totals                  8     6   2   2   3   3   0  30

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(5-5)             9     5   0   0   1   4   0  32   3.02
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   4   0  32

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


WHITE SOX 1ST: Stein flied out to center; Garr struck out; Dent
walked; L. Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North doubled to center; Campaneris lined to
left; Baylor reached on a fielder's choice [North out at third
(shortstop to second)]; Baylor stole second [Baylor to third
(error by Downing)]; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer flied out to center; Downing struck out;
Orta lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando walked; Tenace struck out; Tovar flied to
left; Garner doubled to center [Bando scored, Garner out at
third (center to shortstop to catcher to third)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bradford flied out to right; Yancy struck out;
Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Haney singled to center; On a bunt North forced
Haney (pitcher to shortstop); Campaneris flied to center; North
stole second; Baylor lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent
popped to first in foul territory; L. Johnson doubled to center;
Spencer lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: McMullen flied out to left; Bando walked; Tenace
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bando out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing flied out to center; Orta grounded out
(second to first); Bradford singled to right; Yancy grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner
doubled to center; Haney hit into a double play (center to
second) [Garner out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Stein flied to center; Garr doubled to left; Dent
flied out to right; L. Johnson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North singled to center; North stole second;
Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [North to
third]; Baylor singled to left [North scored]; McMullen lined to
right; Baylor stole second; Bando grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING RF); Spencer
grounded out (first unassisted); Downing flied out to center;
Orta doubled to center; Bradford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace popped to third in foul territory;
Washington walked; Washington stole second; Garner struck out;
Haney grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LEMON BATTED FOR YANCY; Lemon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stein singled to second; Garr grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stein out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BROHAMER REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING 2B); North flied
out to left; Campaneris flied out to left; Baylor flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Dent flied out to center; L. Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 2.



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