Vida Blue shut out the Yankees on seven singles and pitched the Athletics to a 5-0 victory. The complete game was Blue's seventh straight, while the shutout was his sixth of the season. Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 0Game Played on Wednesday, September 1, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumYankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 3 A's 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 x - 5 10 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .306 Campaneris ss 3 1 1 0 2 1 .272 White lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Baylor rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .251 Munson c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Rudi lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .278 Piniella rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 McCovey dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .205 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .296 Lintz pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 McMullen ph,dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 .229 Tovar dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 .167 Bando 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .238 Randolph 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .264 Tenace 1b 3 2 1 1 1 0 .252 Stanley ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 .264 Washington cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .247 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garner 2b 4 0 1 2 0 2 .256 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Newman c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .188 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blue p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 7 0 0 6 Totals 34 5 10 5 5 5 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 8,881 Left on Base: Yankees 6, A's 11 DP: Yankees 1, A's 2 Errors: Munson, Nettles, Randolph, Bando Doubles: Newman (3), Baylor (24) Home Runs: Tenace (16) Stolen Bases: Campaneris 3 (49), Washington (29) Sacrifice Hits: Baylor (1) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter L(14-13) 4.1 9 5 5 2 3 1 26 3.60 Guidry 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 8.38 Lyle 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 2.34 Totals 8 10 5 5 5 5 1 40 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(14-11) 9 7 0 0 0 6 0 33 2.42 Totals 9 7 0 0 0 6 0 33 Passed Balls: Munson (6) Wild Pitches: Hunter (5) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Al Clark YANKEES 1ST: Rivers popped to third; White flied out to right; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to left; Campaneris stole second; Baylor out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Campaneris to third]; Rudi singled to right [Campaneris scored]; McCovey flied out to left; Bando walked [Rudi to second]; Hunter threw a wild pitch [Bando to second, Rudi to third]; Tenace walked; Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 1. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella flied out to right; Chambliss popped to shortstop; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Garner was called out on strikes; Newman doubled to right; Campaneris struck out but Newman advanced to third and Campaneris advanced to first on a passed ball; Baylor doubled to right [Campaneris to third, Newman scored]; Rudi struck out; McCovey grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 2. YANKEES 3RD: Tovar was called out on strikes; Randolph flied out to right; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando flied out to left; Tenace homered; Washington singled to center; Garner popped to shortstop; Newman popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 3. YANKEES 4TH: Rivers was called out on strikes; White flied out to left; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Baylor flied out to center; Rudi grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 3. YANKEES 5TH: Piniella singled to center; Chambliss lined into a double play (third to first) [Piniella out at first]; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: McCovey singled to right; LINTZ RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Bando singled to center [Lintz to third]; Tenace reached on a fielder's choice [Lintz out at home (pitcher to third), Bando to third, Tenace to second]; Washington reached on an error by Randolph (assist by Chambliss); Garner singled to center [Bando scored, Tenace scored, Washington to second]; GUIDRY REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Newman lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Garner out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 5. YANKEES 6TH: LINTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Tovar struck out; Randolph singled to left; Stanley singled to right [Randolph to third]; Rivers popped to third; White forced Stanley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris walked; Campaneris stole second; Baylor struck out; Rudi grounded out (third to first); MCMULLEN BATTED FOR LINTZ; McMullen walked; Bando grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 5. YANKEES 7TH: MCMULLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Munson singled to right; Piniella lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Munson out at first]; Chambliss singled to left; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Tenace flied out to right; Washington singled to left; Washington stole second [Washington to third (error by Munson)]; Garner struck out; Newman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 5. YANKEES 8TH: Tovar flied out to right; Randolph singled to center; Stanley singled to second [Randolph to second]; Rivers popped to first; White reached on an error by Bando [Stanley to second, Randolph to third]; Munson popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris walked; Campaneris stole second; Baylor reached on an error by Nettles [Campaneris to third]; Campaneris was picked off third (catcher to third); Rudi forced Baylor (third to second); McMullen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 5. YANKEES 9TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss struck out; Nettles popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 5. |
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