Don Baylor raced from first base to third on a sacrifice bunt by Joe Rudi in the 12th inning, setting up the run that enabled the Athletics to beat Mark Fidrych and pin a 2-1 defeat on the Tigers. The rookie righthander allowed only five hits until Baylor opened the 12th with a single. When the Tigers left the bag unprotected on Rudi's bunt, Baylor put on his speed and reached third.

Baylor held up as Sal Bando was safe on an error by Mickey Stanley but then scored the winning run when Gene Tenace singled. The Tigers scored in the first. Ron LeFlore singled, stole second, moved up on a long fly and crossed the plate on a wild pitch by Mike Torrez. Phil Garner tied the score with a homer in the third. Rollie Fingers pitched the last inning for the A's and was the winner in relief. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    29, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .318      North cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Meyer lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Campaneris ss         5   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Oglivie rf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .281      Baylor rf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .251
Staub dh              4   0   0   0     1   1   .306      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     1   3   .231      Bando 3b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .237
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .240      Tenace c,1b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .256
  Stanley 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Williams dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .216
Wagner ss             4   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Garner 2b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .260
Kimm c                5   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Gross 1b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Scrivener 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .215        Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Horton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Newman c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Garcia 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .194        McMullen ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .232
Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .036
                                                            Haney c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                          Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   1   7   0     3   6             Totals               37   2   7   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 25,659
Left on Base: Tigers 7, A's 6
DP: Tigers 2, A's 0
Errors: Stanley, Campaneris
Doubles: Kimm (7)
Home Runs: Garner (7)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (50), Oglivie (7), Lintz (26)
Caught Stealing: Wagner (2), Rodriguez (4), Oglivie (4), Bando (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Tenace (1), Rudi (2)
GIDP: Garner (10)
Hit by Pitch: LeFlore (2,by Torrez)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych L(15-6)        11.1   7   2   2   3   1   1  42   2.08
Totals                 11.1   7   2   2   3   1   1  42

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                 11     7   1   1   3   6   0  41   2.93
Fingers W(10-9)         1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.46
Totals                 12     7   1   1   3   6   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Torrez (6)
Wild Pitches: Torrez (7)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; LeFlore stole second; Meyer flied
out to right [LeFlore to third]; Torrez threw a wild pitch
[LeFlore scored]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Staub
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

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

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson flied out to center; Rodriguez singled;
Wagner forced Rodriguez (second to shortstop); Wagner was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Bando
singled; Bando was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Tenace singled; Williams popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Kimm popped to third in foul territory; Scrivener
grounded out (third to first); LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner homered; Gross grounded out (second to
first); North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Meyer flied out to right; Oglivie singled; Oglivie
stole second; Staub flied out to center; Thompson walked;
Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Baylor popped to third in foul territory; Rudi
grounded out (second to first); Bando flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Wagner grounded out (second to first); Kimm doubled
to left; Scrivener grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory;
Williams lined to right; Garner made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Meyer grounded out (third to first); Oglivie made an
out to second; Staub lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross singled; LINTZ RAN FOR GROSS; Lintz stole
second; North struck out; Campaneris flied out to right [Lintz
to third]; Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 7TH: NEWMAN REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Thompson struck out; Rodriguez grounded
out (pitcher to first); Wagner walked; Kimm forced Wagner
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi flied out to right; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 8TH: HORTON BATTED FOR SCRIVENER; Horton made an out to
second; LeFlore was hit by a pitch; LeFlore stole second; Meyer
popped to third in foul territory; Oglivie lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING 2B); Williams
grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded out (third to
first); MCMULLEN BATTED FOR NEWMAN; McMullen walked; ALEXANDER
RAN FOR MCMULLEN; North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 9TH: HANEY REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); Staub lined
to third; Thompson struck out; Rodriguez singled; Rodriguez was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Aurelio
Rodriguez left with unknown injury; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PLAYING 3B);
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Baylor walked; Rudi
lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Baylor out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 10TH: Wagner flied out to left; Kimm singled; Garcia
grounded out (first unassisted) [Kimm to second]; LeFlore struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Bando singled; Tenace out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Bando to second]; Williams was walked
intentionally; Garner grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 11TH: Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Oglivie
singled; Oglivie was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Staub walked; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Haney grounded out (shortstop to first); North
grounded out (second to first); Campaneris flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 12TH: FINGERS REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Stanley reached
on an error by Campaneris [Stanley out at second (shortstop to
second)]; Wagner grounded out (second to first); Kimm grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Baylor singled; Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Baylor to third]; Bando reached on an error
by Stanley; Tenace singled [Baylor scored, Bando to second]; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 2.