A single by Joe Rudi in the ninth inning for the 1,000th hit of his major league career paved the way for an unearned run that enabled the Athletics to nip the Brewers, 2-1. The A's scored initially on singles by Billy Williams, Ken McMullen and Bill North in the third and the Brewers tied the score in the fourth with a walk to Charlie Moore, single by George Scott and sacrifice fly by Sixto Lezcano.

In the ninth, Rudi yielded the paths to pinch-runner Matt Alexander after hitting his single. Sal Bando then bunted to Jim Slaton, who threw to first, but Gary Sutherland, who was covering on the play, let the ball get through him and Alexander raced around the bases to score the A's winning run. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    10, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Brewers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      North cf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .286
Moore c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .213      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Scott 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .274      Baylor rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Aaron dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .268
Lezcano rf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .288        Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .037
G. Thomas cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Bando 3b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .228
Heidemann 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .192      Tenace c              2   0   0   0     1   2   .255
Joshua lf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .259      Williams dh           3   0   2   0     0   0   .221
Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      McMullen 1b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .271
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     2   1             Totals               29   2   9   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  4,463
Left on Base: Brewers 5, A's 6
DP: Brewers 0, A's 0
Errors: Sutherland
Caught Stealing: Lezcano (8), North (20), Baylor (8), Bando 2 (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Bando (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Lezcano (2)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(12-10)         8     9   2   1   2   5   0  32   3.47
Totals                  8     9   2   1   2   5   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(10-10)           9     5   1   1   2   1   0  33   2.65
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   1   0  33

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


BREWERS 1ST: Yount popped to first in foul territory; Moore
flied out to right; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled; Campaneris grounded out (third to
first) [North to second]; North was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Baylor singled to left; Baylor was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Aaron popped to first in foul territory; Lezcano
grounded out (third to first); G. Thomas grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

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

BREWERS 3RD: Heidemann flied out to right; Joshua walked;
Sutherland grounded out (first unassisted) [Joshua to second];
Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Williams singled; McMullen singled to left
[Williams to second]; Garner forced Williams (pitcher to third)
[McMullen to second]; North singled to right [McMullen scored,
Garner to second]; Campaneris made an out to third; Baylor
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Moore walked; Scott singled to left [Moore to
third]; Aaron was called out on strikes; Lezcano hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Moore scored]; G. Thomas flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi struck out; Bando walked; Bando was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Heidemann flied out to right; Joshua grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Williams made an out to third; McMullen grounded
out (second to pitcher); Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Yount grounded out (second to first); Moore flied
out to right; Scott singled to left; Aaron popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North grounded out (first unassisted); Campaneris
grounded out (second to first); Baylor grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); G.
Thomas flied out to right; Heidemann singled; Joshua singled to
center [Heidemann to third]; Sutherland flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi flied out to right; Bando singled; Bando was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Tenace walked;
Williams singled to center [Tenace to second]; McMullen flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Yount flied out to right; Moore flied out to
center; Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Garner popped to first in foul territory; North
was called out on strikes; Campaneris singled; Baylor popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Athletics 1.

BREWERS 9TH: Aaron popped to catcher in foul territory; Lezcano
singled to right; Lezcano was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); G. Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Rudi singled to right; ALEXANDER RAN FOR RUDI;
Bando reached on an error by Sutherland on a sacrifice bunt
[Alexander scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 2.