The loser in the All-Star Game, Mark Fidrych returned to his brilliant rookie form for the Tigers, shutting out the Athletics, 1-0, in 11 innings for his 10th victory of the season. The shutout, which reduced Fidrych's earned run average to 1.61, was his second and the complete game was his 12th in 15 starts. The Tigers scored the run that broke up the scoreless duel when Ron LeFlore singled, Tom Veryzer sacrificed and, after an intentional pass to Rusty Staub, Willie Horton singled off Rollie Fingers. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 1, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Friday, July      16, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  7  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   1  7  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   0   3   0     0   0   .276      LeFlore cf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .327
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .043      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .219
  Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Staub rf              3   0   1   0     2   0   .306
Williams dh           1   0   0   0     2   0   .212      Horton dh             5   0   1   1     0   0   .296
  Lintz pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .227
  McMullen ph,dh      1   0   0   0     1   1   .263      Johnson lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Baylor 1b,rf          5   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Rudi lf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .262      Garcia 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .206
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .226        Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Tenace c,1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .235        Wockenfuss c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Washington rf,cf      4   0   1   0     0   1   .241      Kimm c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .253        Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Sandt ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .130        Scrivener 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   0   7   0     4   6             Totals               35   1   7   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 45,905
Left on Base: A's 7, Tigers 8
DP: A's 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Washington, Wockenfuss
Doubles: Rodriguez (9)
Triples: Staub (2)
Stolen Bases: Alexander (10)
Caught Stealing: North 2 (15), Johnson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer 2 (3)
GIDP: Baylor (8), Garner (6)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (2,by Torrez)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  8     5   0   0   0   3   0  28   3.32
Fingers L(5-6)          2.1   2   1   1   2   1   0  12   2.63
Totals                 10.1   7   1   1   2   4   0  40

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych W(10-2)        11     7   0   0   4   6   0  40   1.60
Totals                 11     7   0   0   4   6   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Torrez (3)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled; North was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Williams walked; Baylor grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Williams out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
grounded out (pitcher to first); Tenace flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (third to first); Thompson was
called out on strikes; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Washington grounded out (third to first); Garner
grounded out (pitcher to first); Sandt grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez doubled to center [Rodriguez out at third
(center to second to third)]; Garcia grounded out (third to
first); Kimm grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore struck out; Veryzer struck out; Staub lined
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi grounded out (second to first); Bando
grounded out (second to first); Tenace grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
flied out to left; Johnson singled; Johnson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Washington grounded out (third to first); Garner
flied out to right; Sandt grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia
lined to second; Kimm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: North singled; North was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Williams walked; LINTZ RAN FOR WILLIAMS;
Baylor popped to shortstop in foul territory; Rudi singled
[Lintz to second]; Bando struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: LINTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LeFlore grounded
out (second to first); Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Staub tripled; Horton grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory;
Washington struck out; Garner singled; Sandt walked [Garner to
second]; North lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson
was hit by a pitch; Rodriguez flied out to left; Garcia singled
[Johnson to second]; Kimm grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MCMULLEN BATTED FOR LINTZ; McMullen was called
out on strikes; Baylor lined to left; Rudi singled; Bando flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore singled; FINGERS REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING);
Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [LeFlore to
second]; Staub was walked intentionally; Horton popped to first
in foul territory; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Tenace was called out on strikes; Washington
singled; Garner grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Washington out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 10TH: Johnson lined to shortstop; Rodriguez reached on an
error by Washington [Rodriguez to second]; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR
GARCIA; Oglivie grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rodriguez to
third]; MEYER BATTED FOR KIMM; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 11TH: WOCKENFUSS REPLACED OGLIVIE (PLAYING C );
SCRIVENER REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 2B); Sandt struck out; North
singled; ALEXANDER RAN FOR NORTH; Alexander stole second
[Alexander to third (error by Wockenfuss)]; McMullen walked;
Baylor struck out; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 11TH: HANEY REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); TENACE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BAYLOR CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); LeFlore
singled; Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[LeFlore to second]; Staub was walked intentionally; Horton
singled [LeFlore scored, Staub to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Tigers 1.