Vida Blue was rapped for 10 hits but managed to post his second straight shutout, pitching the Athletics to a 1-0 victory over the White Sox. Rich Gossage, who gave up only five hits, became the loser when the A's scored in the seventh inning on a double by Claudell Washington and single by Ken McMullen. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 1, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Tuesday, July      27, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0 10  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   1  5  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      North cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .280
Garr cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .305      Campaneris ss         4   0   2   0     0   1   .253
Orta lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      xRudi lf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
L. Johnson dh         4   0   0   0     0   2   .314      Williams dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .210
Stein 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .302      Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .230
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   2   .264      Washington rf         3   1   1   0     0   0   .242
Nordhagen rf          3   0   1   0     0   2   .242      McMullen 1b           3   0   1   1     0   1   .258
Essian c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Gossage p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0  10   0     0   9             Totals               28   1   5   1     3   6

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  3,442
Left on Base: White Sox 7, A's 8
DP: White Sox 0, A's 2
Errors: Essian
Doubles: Dent (11), Washington (13)
Caught Stealing: Stein (1), North (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Essian (5)
GIDP: Orta (11)
Hit by Pitch: Rudi (3,by Gossage)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gossage L(5-10)         8     5   1   1   3   6   0  33   3.21
Totals                  8     5   1   1   3   6   0  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(9-9)             9    10   0   0   0   9   0  34   2.69
Totals                  9    10   0   0   0   9   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Gossage (3)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Dent flied out to center; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; Campaneris struck out; North was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rudi made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson struck out; Stein singled to right;
Spencer singled to center [Stein to third]; Bell struck out;
Stein was caught stealing home (catcher to second to catcher); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams made an out to third; Bando singled to
center; Tenace lined to left; Washington flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nordhagen singled to center; Essian out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Nordhagen to second]; Dent
flied out to center; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McMullen struck out; Garner struck out; North was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled to left; L. Johnson flied out to
center; Stein flied to right in foul territory; Spencer popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris singled to right; Rudi struck out;
Williams popped to third in foul territory; Bando popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bell singled to left; Nordhagen struck out;
Essian flied into a double play (right to first) [Bell out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace struck out; Washington grounded out
(second to first); McMullen popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Dent doubled to left; Garr singled to shortstop
[Dent stayed at second]; Orta made an out to third; L. Johnson
struck out; Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); North
grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris singled to center;
Rudi reached on catcher's interference by Essian [Campaneris to
second]; Williams walked [Campaneris to third, Rudi to second];
Bando forced Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Spencer struck out; Bell singled to left;
Nordhagen struck out; Essian was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace popped to first in foul territory;
Washington doubled to center; McMullen singled to right
[Washington scored]; Garner made an out to first; North forced
McMullen (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Garr singled
to center; Orta grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Rudi
was hit by a pitch; Williams made an out to third; Bando walked
[Rudi to second]; Tenace flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: L. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Stein
singled to left; Spencer grounded out (second to first) [Stein
to second]; Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 1.