Ben Oglivie batted in three runs with a homer and sacrifice fly in support of Vern Ruhle, who pitched the Tigers to an 8-1 victory over the Athletics. Gene Tenace saved A's from being shutout with a circuit clout in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Friday, August    27, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       0  4  1    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   8 11  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  9  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            3   1   0   0     2   1   .321      North cf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .273
Meyer lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .262        Williams ph,lf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Oglivie rf            4   1   2   3     0   0   .278      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Staub dh              5   1   1   0     0   0   .312        Sandt ss            1   0   1   0     0   0   .170
Thompson 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .233      Baylor rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .239      Rudi lf               3   0   2   0     0   0   .280
Wockenfuss c          4   1   1   0     0   0   .240        Alexander lf,cf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .036
Wagner ss             4   1   2   2     0   0   .417      Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Scrivener 2b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .221        Lintz 2b            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tenace c              3   1   1   1     0   0   .256
                                                            Newman c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
                                                          Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Haney ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Gross 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          McMullen dh,3b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .236
                                                          Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  11   6     3   2             Totals               36   1   9   1     1   1

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  5,884
Left on Base: Tigers 5, A's 9
DP: Tigers 0, A's 1
Errors: Gross
Doubles: North 2 (17)
Home Runs: Oglivie (10), Tenace (15)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (48)
Caught Stealing: Oglivie (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Oglivie (4)
GIDP: Oglivie (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(8-9)            9     9   1   1   1   1   1  37   3.55
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   1   1  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(2-4)           1.2   4   4   2   2   2   0  10   5.43
Todd                    5.1   6   4   4   1   0   1  24   4.28
Bahnsen                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.26
Lindblad                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.24
Totals                  9    11   8   6   3   2   1  40

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Meyer popped to shortstop in
foul territory; Oglivie singled; Oglivie was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to center; Campaneris grounded
out (shortstop to first); Baylor made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub singled; Thompson walked [Staub to second];
Rodriguez struck out; Wockenfuss forced Thompson (shortstop to
second) [Staub to third]; Wagner singled [Staub scored,
Wockenfuss to second]; Scrivener singled to center [Wockenfuss
scored, Wagner to second]; LeFlore walked [Wagner to third,
Scrivener to second]; TODD REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Meyer
reached on an error by Gross [Wagner scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Scrivener scored (unearned) (no RBI), LeFlore to second];
Oglivie forced Meyer (shortstop unassisted); 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi singled; Bando forced Rudi (third to
second); Tenace flied out to right; Garner lined to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez singled; Wockenfuss
singled [Rodriguez to second]; Wagner singled to center
[Rodriguez scored, Wockenfuss to third]; Scrivener grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross lined to right; McMullen grounded out
(pitcher to first); North doubled to left; Campaneris grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Athletics 0.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore lined to pitcher; Meyer singled; Oglivie
homered [Meyer scored]; Staub flied to left in foul territory;
Thompson singled; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Baylor lined to center; Rudi singled; Bando
singled [Rudi to second]; Tenace flied out to center; Garner
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7, Athletics
0.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Wagner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scrivener grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross lined to shortstop; McMullen struck out;
North doubled to left; Campaneris singled [North to third];
Baylor made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
7, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 6TH: SANDT REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS); LeFlore
walked; LeFlore stole second; Meyer grounded out (first
unassisted) [LeFlore to third]; Oglivie hit a sacrifice fly to
center [LeFlore scored]; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi made an out to shortstop; Bando made an out
to shortstop; Tenace homered; Garner grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 7TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING LF); LINTZ REPLACED
BANDO (PLAYING 2B); NEWMAN REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING C );
MCMULLEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); TODD REPLACED GARNER
(PITCHING); Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Wockenfuss lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); McMullen
grounded out (shortstop to first); WILLIAMS BATTED FOR NORTH;
Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 8, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 8TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ALEXANDER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BAHNSEN REPLACED TODD
(PITCHING); Wagner flied out to right; Scrivener grounded out
(pitcher to first); LeFlore grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Sandt singled; Baylor singled [Sandt to second];
Alexander forced Baylor (second to shortstop) [Sandt to third];
Lintz walked [Alexander to second]; Newman made an out to third;
HANEY BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Haney forced Lintz (third to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 8, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 9TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED HANEY (PITCHING); Meyer singled;
Oglivie grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Meyer out at second]; Staub grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); McMullen
popped to first in foul territory; Williams flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Athletics 1.