The Athletics showed power with six homers and speed with 10 stolen bases while defeating the Angels in a doubleheader, 9-3 and 13-8. In the opener, Don Baylor and Billy Williams hit for the circuit, while it was the turn of Sal Bando, Joe Rudi, Gene Tenace and Phil Garner to show their muscle in the nightcap. The A's 10 stolen bases increased their season's total to 253 in a drive to break the A. L. record of 289 by Washington in 1913. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 9, California Angels 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    8, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       1  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
A's          1  2  0    0  1  1    0  4  x  -   9 15  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Guerrero ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .273      North cf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .280
Remy 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .257        Alexander cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .037
Bonds rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .265      Campaneris ss         4   2   2   2     1   0   .256
Solaita 1b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .290        Sandt ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .159
Bochte lf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .259      Baylor rf             5   2   2   2     0   1   .241
Briggs cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .244      Rudi lf               4   0   1   1     1   0   .265
Davis dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Bando 3b              5   0   3   2     0   0   .226
Jackson 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .227      Tenace c,1b           4   0   1   0     1   1   .257
Etchebarren c         3   0   1   0     0   1   .214      McMullen 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .270
Monge p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Newman c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .146
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Williams dh           4   2   3   1     0   0   .217
  Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .251
                                                          P. Mitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   8   2     2   3             Totals               39   9  15   9     4   3

Time of Game: 2:23
Left on Base: Angels 5, A's 10
DP: Angels 0, A's 3
Errors: Solaita, Monge
Doubles: Guerrero (4), Davis (5), Williams 2 (10), Baylor (19)
Home Runs: Baylor (11), Williams (11)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (30), Campaneris 2 (41), Williams (4), Garner (24), North (55)
Caught Stealing: Garner (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (9)
GIDP: Remy (5), Bochte (8), Davis (8)
Hit by Pitch: Guerrero (1,by Fingers)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Monge L(4-4)            4.1   8   4   4   2   2   1  23   3.68
Drago                   3     6   5   4   1   1   1  16   5.66
Verhoeven               0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.29
Totals                  8    15   9   8   4   3   2  43

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Mitchell             1     4   2   2   2   1   0   9   4.38
Bahnsen W(5-3)          4.2   2   1   1   0   1   0  15   3.10
Fingers SV(16)          3.1   2   0   0   0   1   0  11   2.40
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   3   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Fingers (5)
Wild Pitches: P. Mitchell (4)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Greg Kosc


ANGELS 1ST: Guerrero doubled to center; Remy out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Guerrero to third]; P. Mitchell threw a
wild pitch [Guerrero scored]; Bonds walked; Bonds stole second;
Solaita struck out; Bochte popped to third in foul territory; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to right; Campaneris walked;
Campaneris stole second; Campaneris was picked off second but
was safe on an error by Monge [Campaneris to third]; Baylor was
called out on strikes; Rudi singled to center [Campaneris
scored]; Bando singled to left [Rudi to second]; Tenace was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
Athletics 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Briggs singled to center; Davis doubled to left
[Briggs scored]; Jackson walked; Etchebarren singled to left
[Davis to third, Jackson to second]; BAHNSEN REPLACED P.
MITCHELL (PITCHING); Guerrero forced Davis (pitcher to catcher)
[Jackson to third, Etchebarren to second]; Remy grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: McMullen singled to left; Williams doubled to
right [McMullen to third]; Garner grounded out (shortstop to
first) [McMullen scored]; Williams stole third; North popped to
first in foul territory; Campaneris singled to center [Williams
scored]; Campaneris stole second; Baylor lined to shortstop; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Solaita flied
out to center; Bochte made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi flied out to center; Bando flied out to
left; Tenace walked; McMullen popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Briggs flied out to left; Davis grounded out (third
to first); Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Williams doubled to right; Garner lined to third;
North flied out to center; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Etchebarren struck out; Guerrero grounded out
(shortstop to first); Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Baylor homered; Rudi grounded out (third to
first); Bando singled to left; DRAGO REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING);
Tenace flied out to left; McMullen lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Bonds singled to right; Solaita singled to right
[Bonds to third]; Bochte grounded out (second to first) [Bonds
scored, Solaita to second]; Briggs flied out to center; FINGERS
REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Davis made an out to first; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Garner
singled to left; Garner stole second; Garner was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); North walked; North stole second;
Campaneris singled to shortstop [North scored]; Baylor forced
Campaneris (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Athletics 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Etchebarren flied out to left; Guerrero was hit by a pitch; Remy
forced Guerrero (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi flied out to right; Bando flied out to
center; Tenace singled to left; McMullen was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 5.

ANGELS 8TH: NEWMAN REPLACED MCMULLEN (PLAYING C ); TENACE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bonds flied out to right;
Solaita singled to left; Bochte grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to pitcher) [Solaita out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Williams homered; Garner singled to center; North
grounded out (third to first) [Garner to second]; Campaneris
reached on an error by Solaita (assist by Jackson); Baylor
doubled to left [Garner scored, Campaneris to third]; VERHOEVEN
REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Rudi was walked intentionally; Bando
singled to left [Baylor scored, Rudi to second, Campaneris
scored (unearned)]; Tenace flied out to center; Newman grounded
out (pitcher to first); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3,
Athletics 9.

ANGELS 9TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); SANDT
REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS); Briggs singled to right; Davis
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Briggs
out at second]; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 9.