The Athletics' last-ditch drive to overtake the Royals in the West Division race came to an end with a 2-0 loss to the Angels in 12 innings. Rusty Torres, batting only .206, smashed a homer to break up the scoreless duel between Frank Tanana and Vida Blue.

The Angels then added an insurance run on a single by Mike Miley, Bill North's error and a single by Terry Humphrey. Tanana held the A's to five hits before turning the mound over to Dick Drago, who yielded one hit while retiring the A's in their half of the 12th. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 2, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Friday, October   1, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  8  3
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            4   0   1   0     2   0   .265      North cf              5   0   1   0     1   1   .277
  Bochte lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Campaneris ss         6   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Remy 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
  Guerrero ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Tenace c              2   0   1   0     2   1   .249
  Nordbrook 2b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .036
Jackson dh            5   0   1   0     0   1   .223        Newman c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Melton 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .209      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .240
  Jones pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Baylor 1b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .247
  Solaita 1b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .255      McMullen dh           2   0   1   0     0   1   .220
Stanton rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .190        Lintz pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torres cf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .209        Colbert ph,dh       1   0   0   0     1   0   .178
Miley ss              5   1   1   0     0   1   .179        Woods pr,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Chalk 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Washington rf         5   0   1   0     0   3   .259
Etchebarren c         2   0   0   0     1   0   .227      Garner 2b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .260
  Lopez pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Humphrey c          2   0   1   1     0   0   .241
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   2   8   2     4   4             Totals               40   0   6   0     5  14

Time of Game: 3:10   Attendance:  3,918
Left on Base: Angels 8, A's 11
DP: Angels 0, A's 1
Errors: Remy, Chalk, Etchebarren, North, Tenace
Home Runs: Torres (6)
Stolen Bases: Collins (32), Melton (2), Lopez (2), Garner (34), Washington (37), Alexander (20), Baylor (52)
Caught Stealing: Collins (18), Lintz (11), Tenace (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudi (3), Bando (7)
GIDP: Melton (5)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana W(19-10)        11     5   0   0   5  14   0  43   2.43
Drago SV(6)             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.38
Totals                 12     6   0   0   5  14   0  47

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(18-13)          12     8   2   1   4   4   1  46   2.35
Totals                 12     8   2   1   4   4   1  46

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


ANGELS 1ST: Collins flied out to right; Remy singled to center;
Jackson singled to left [Remy to second]; Melton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jackson out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Campaneris lined to right; Rudi
reached on an error by Chalk; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres
made an out to second; Miley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando popped to first in foul territory; Baylor
lined to right; McMullen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Etchebarren
popped to first in foul territory; Collins grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Washington was called out on strikes; Garner
struck out; North flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Jackson struck
out; Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris reached on an error by Remy; Rudi out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Campaneris to second];
Tenace walked; Bando struck out; Baylor forced Tenace (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Stanton made an out to second; Torres grounded out
(pitcher to first); Miley made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: McMullen singled to center; LINTZ RAN FOR
MCMULLEN; Lintz was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Washington struck out; Garner
singled to left; Garner stole second [Garner to third (error by
Etchebarren)]; North walked; Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 6TH: LINTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Chalk made an out
to third; Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); Collins
singled to left; Collins stole second; Remy popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Tenace
singled to center; Bando struck out; Tenace was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Jackson flied out to center; Melton singled to left;
Stanton popped to shortstop in foul territory; Melton stole
second [Melton to third (error by Tenace)]; Torres grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Baylor popped to second in foul territory;
COLBERT BATTED FOR LINTZ; Colbert grounded out (shortstop to
first); Washington singled to right; Washington stole second;
Garner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 8TH: COLBERT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Miley flied out
to center; Chalk lined to left; Etchebarren walked; LOPEZ RAN
FOR ETCHEBARREN; Lopez stole second; Collins was walked
intentionally; GUERRERO BATTED FOR REMY; Guerrero forced Lopez
(third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: NORDBROOK REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING 2B);
HUMPHREY REPLACED LOPEZ (PLAYING C ); North grounded out (third
to first); Campaneris made an out to first; Rudi struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Jackson flied out to left; Melton walked; JONES RAN
FOR MELTON; Stanton singled to left [Jones to second]; Torres
popped to third in foul territory; Miley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: SOLAITA REPLACED JONES (PLAYING 1B); Tenace
walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR TENACE; Bando out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Alexander to second]; Baylor was walked
intentionally; Alexander stole third and Baylor stole second;
Colbert was walked intentionally; WOODS RAN FOR COLBERT;
Washington struck out; Garner popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 10TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NEWMAN REPLACED
ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); Chalk grounded out (third to first);
Humphrey flied out to center; Collins walked; Collins was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 10TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris struck out; Rudi popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 11TH: Nordbrook struck out; Jackson popped to first in
foul territory; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Newman struck out; Bando popped to third in foul
territory; Baylor singled to center; Woods struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 12TH: Stanton popped to catcher in foul territory; Torres
homered; Miley singled to center [Miley to second (error by
North)]; Chalk lined to left; Humphrey singled to left [Miley
scored (unearned)]; Collins forced Humphrey (third to second); 2
R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 12TH: BOCHTE REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING LF); DRAGO
REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Washington grounded out (shortstop
to first); Garner flied out to right; North singled to center;
Campaneris forced North (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.