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Two errors by center fielder Bill North, with the second one coming in the 11th inning, resulted in three unearned runs and enabled the Tigers to defeat the Athletics, 3-2. The A's took a 2-0 lead in the first on a homer by Joe Rudi, but the Tigers loaded the bases with two out in the third and tied the score when North dropped a liner by Rusty Staub. Then in the 11th, the Tigers again filled the sacks before North let a line drive by Dan Meyer bounce off his glove. [The Sporting News] Detroit Tigers 3, Oakland Athletics 2Game Played on Thursday, July 15, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumA's 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 3 Tigers 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 4 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .271 LeFlore cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .326 Campaneris ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 .252 Veryzer ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Baylor dh 5 1 0 0 0 0 .232 Staub rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Rudi lf,1b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .259 Oglivie pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Bando 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Horton dh 3 0 1 1 2 0 .299 Tenace 1b,c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .241 Stanley pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 Washington rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .241 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .231 Garner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Johnson lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Newman c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Rodriguez 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .254 McMullen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Wockenfuss c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .265 Haney c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Meyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Lintz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garcia 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .204 Alexander lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .043 Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blue p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 2 9 2 0 6 Totals 38 3 4 1 5 2 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 14,835 Left on Base: A's 6, Tigers 9 DP: A's 0, Tigers 1 Errors: North 2, Fingers Home Runs: Rudi (8) Stolen Bases: Baylor (37), Washington (22), Campaneris (30), Rudi (2), LeFlore (30) Caught Stealing: Washington (12) Hit by Pitch: Staub (4,by Blue) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue L(7-8) 10 4 3 0 4 1 0 40 3.00 Fingers 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 2.59 Totals 10.2 4 3 0 5 2 0 44 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts W(9-8) 11 9 2 2 0 6 1 41 3.49 Totals 11 9 2 2 0 6 1 41 Hit by Pitch: Blue (1) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (third to first); Campaneris singled; Baylor forced Campaneris (shortstop to second); Baylor stole second; Rudi homered [Baylor scored]; Bando was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer flied out to right; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace singled; Washington struck out; Garner grounded out (third to first) [Tenace to second]; Newman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (second to first); Thompson made an out to shortstop; Johnson singled; Rodriguez forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: North struck out; Campaneris struck out; Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Wockenfuss walked; Garcia singled [Wockenfuss to second]; catcher Jeff Newman threw to 1B in an attempt to pick off Pedro Garcia; the throw was wild but HP umpire Nick Bremigan nullified the play, saying that he interfered with Newman's throw; Tigers Manager Ralph Houk ejected by Bremigan; LeFlore forced Wockenfuss (third unassisted) [Garcia to second]; Veryzer made an out to second; Staub reached on an error by North [Garcia scored (unearned) (no RBI), LeFlore to third]; Horton singled [LeFlore scored (unearned), Staub to second]; Thompson struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Johnson flied out to right; Rodriguez flied out to center; Wockenfuss made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Washington singled; Washington stole second; Garner struck out while Washington was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Newman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Garcia flied out to right; LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Veryzer singled; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: North flied out to right; Campaneris singled; Baylor lined to right; Rudi singled [Campaneris to second]; Campaneris stole third and Rudi stole second; Bando popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: Horton walked; Thompson forced Horton (pitcher to shortstop); Johnson forced Thompson (right to shortstop); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace was called out on strikes; Washington singled; Garner popped to first in foul territory; MCMULLEN BATTED FOR NEWMAN; McMullen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: HANEY REPLACED MCMULLEN (PLAYING C ); Wockenfuss flied out to center; Garcia lined to right; LeFlore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: North flied out to right; Campaneris flied out to right; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded out (third to first); Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Rudi made an out to shortstop; Bando flied out to center; Tenace singled; Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 9TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 10TH: Garner flied out to center; Haney singled; LINTZ RAN FOR HANEY; North forced Lintz (second to shortstop); Campaneris flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 10TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING LF); RUDI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia made an out to second; LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 11TH: Baylor flied out to center; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 11TH: Staub was hit by a pitch; OGLIVIE RAN FOR STAUB; Horton walked [Oglivie to second]; STANLEY RAN FOR HORTON; FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Stanley was picked off first but was safe on an error by Fingers [Oglivie to third, Stanley to second]; Thompson was walked intentionally; Johnson forced Oglivie (third to catcher) [Stanley to third, Thompson to second]; Rodriguez struck out; MEYER BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Meyer reached on an error by North [Stanley scored (unearned) (no RBI), Thompson to third, Johnson to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 3. |
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