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. California Angels 2, Oakland Athletics 0Game Played on Friday, October 1, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumAngels 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. |
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