Vida Blue, who pitched a no-hitter in 1970 and shared in one last year, was foiled in his bid for another gem when Mickey Stanley homered in the ninth inning for the Tigers' only hit in a 5-2 loss to the Athletics. Blue had allowed only one baserunner, walking John Wockenfuss in the third, before Sal Bando committed a two-base error on a smash by Aurelio Rodriguez and a roller by Wockenfuss went through Bert Campaneris' legs for another error, allowing the Tigers to score an unearned run in the eighth.

Stanley hit his homer with one out in the ninth. Joe Rudi drove in three runs for the A's with a single and double, while Campaneris accounted for two RBIs with a sacrifice fly and single. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    28, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  1  3
A's          2  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   5  9  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .318      North cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .275
Stanley 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .261      Campaneris ss         3   1   1   2     0   0   .275
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Baylor rf             2   2   2   0     1   0   .251
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   3   .256      Rudi lf               3   0   2   3     1   0   .283
Johnson lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   0   0     0   0   .237      Tenace c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .253
Wockenfuss c          2   0   0   0     1   0   .236      McMullen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .232
Wagner ss             2   0   0   1     0   0   .385      Williams dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .218
Scrivener 2b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Garner 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .260
  Freehan ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Manuel 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   1   2     1   5             Totals               29   5   9   5     4   1

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance:  9,252
Left on Base: Tigers 2, A's 6
DP: Tigers 1, A's 0
Errors: Wockenfuss, Wagner, Roberts, Campaneris, Bando
Doubles: Garner (23), Rudi (27)
Home Runs: Stanley (4)
Stolen Bases: North 2 (61), Bando (15)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (10), Tenace (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Wagner (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (8)
GIDP: North (5)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (12,by Roberts)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(12-13)        6.2   9   5   4   4   1   0  31   3.90
Lemanczyk               1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.63
Totals                  8     9   5   4   4   1   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(13-11)           9     1   2   1   1   5   1  31   2.52
Totals                  9     1   2   1   1   5   1  31

Hit by Pitch: Roberts (4)

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


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

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled; North stole second [North to third
(error by Wockenfuss)]; Campaneris hit a sacrifice fly to right
[North scored]; Baylor was hit by a pitch; Baylor was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Roberts [Baylor to third];
Rudi singled [Baylor scored (unearned)]; Bando forced Rudi
(pitcher to second); Bando stole second; Tenace struck out; 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton struck out; Johnson lined to right; Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: McMullen lined to left; Williams grounded out
(first unassisted); Garner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Wockenfuss walked; Wagner out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Wockenfuss to second]; Scrivener was called
out on strikes; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North singled; North stole second [North out at
third (center to third)]; Campaneris reached on an error by
Wagner; Baylor singled to left [Campaneris to third, Baylor to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Rudi was walked intentionally; Bando
popped to third in foul territory; Tenace flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley flied to right in foul territory; Staub
grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: McMullen walked; Williams singled [McMullen to
second]; Garner forced Williams (shortstop to second) [McMullen
to third]; North grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Johnson flied out to center; Rodriguez made an out
to shortstop; Wockenfuss popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris flied out to right; Baylor singled;
Baylor was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rudi
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Wagner grounded out (first unassisted); Scrivener
flied out to center; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
walked; McMullen flied out to right; Tenace was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley flied out to center; Staub grounded out
(pitcher to first); Horton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Williams flied out to center; Garner doubled to
left; North grounded out (second to first) [Garner to third];
Campaneris singled [Garner scored]; Baylor walked [Campaneris to
second]; Rudi doubled to left [Campaneris scored, Baylor
scored]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Bando grounded
out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
reached on an error by Bando [Rodriguez to second]; Wockenfuss
reached on an error by Campaneris [Rodriguez to third]; Wagner
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rodriguez scored (unearned),
Wockenfuss to second]; FREEHAN BATTED FOR SCRIVENER; Freehan
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MANUEL REPLACED FREEHAN (PLAYING 2B); Tenace
flied out to left; McMullen flied out to center; Williams popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 5.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
homered; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 5.