The Athletics, after coming from behind with four runs to tie the score, finally ended this overtime game when Gene Tenace singled with the bases loaded and two out in the 14th inning to beat the Angels, 9-8. Don Baylor drew a walk to lead off the final frame and Bill North sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Ken McMullen, the runners advanced on an infield out by Tommy Sandt. Another intentional pass to Ron Fairly then filled the sacks and set the stage for Tenace's winning single. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 9, California Angels 8
Game Played on Saturday, October   2, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  1  3    3  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   8 15  1
A's          0  0  1    0  0  3    1  2  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   9 16  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            3   0   0   0     2   2   .263      Walling cf,lf         7   1   3   0     0   1   .429
  Lopez rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             6   1   2   2     1   0   .261
  Jones ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Washington rf         7   1   1   0     0   2   .257
Remy 2b               6   2   2   0     0   1   .265      Holt dh               3   0   1   2     0   0   .400
Bochte rf,lf          7   2   2   3     0   0   .257        Bando pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .240
Solaita 1b            5   2   3   2     1   1   .262        Williams ph,dh      2   0   1   0     0   0   .211
  Stanton pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .190        Baylor pr,dh        1   2   0   0     1   0   .247
  Melton 1b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Gross 1b              3   0   0   1     1   0   .214
Jackson dh            7   1   2   1     0   1   .224        Alexander pr,lf     0   1   0   0     0   0   .036
Torres cf             6   0   1   0     1   0   .208        McCovey ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .204
Humphrey c            5   0   0   0     1   0   .234        North pr,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Miley ss              6   0   2   2     0   2   .206      McMullen 3b           6   1   2   1     1   0   .224
Chalk 3b              5   1   3   0     1   0   .218      Sandt ss              5   0   2   0     2   1   .212
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Woods lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fairly ph,1b        3   0   1   2     1   0   .261
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Newman c              3   1   1   0     0   0   .200
  Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tenace ph,c         4   0   1   1     0   2   .249
                                                          Batton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Norris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            C. Mitchell p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Abbott p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               53   8  15   8     6   8             Totals               55   9  16   9     7   6

Time of Game: 3:53   Attendance:  3,139
Left on Base: Angels 10, A's 13
DP: Angels 0, A's 1
Errors: Humphrey, C. Mitchell
Doubles: Bochte 2 (17), Jackson (17), Remy (14), Holt (2), McMullen (6)
Triples: Garner (12)
Home Runs: Solaita (9)
Stolen Bases: Remy (35), Miley (1), Bando (20), McMullen (1)
Caught Stealing: Humphrey (1), Torres (4), Stanton (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (13), North (6)
GIDP: Bochte (12)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell                6     6   4   4   2   1   0  26   2.77
Ross                    1     3   3   3   1   1   0   7   3.00
Drago                   1.1   3   1   1   1   1   0   8   4.42
Verhoeven L(0-2)        5.1   4   1   1   3   3   0  22   3.38
Totals                 13.2  16   9   9   7   6   0  63

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Batton                  2     5   4   4   2   4   1  13   9.00
Norris                  1.2   3   3   3   3   1   0  10   4.78
C. Mitchell             3.1   3   1   1   0   0   0  13   2.70
Abbott                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   5.49
Todd                    4     3   0   0   0   1   0  13   3.81
Fingers W(13-11)        2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.54
Totals                 14    15   8   8   6   8   1  60

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


ANGELS 1ST: Collins struck out; Remy struck out; Bochte flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Walling struck out; Garner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Washington grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita singled to right; Jackson struck out; Torres
walked [Solaita to second]; Humphrey flied out to center; Miley
singled to right [Solaita scored, Torres to third]; Chalk walked
[Miley to second]; Collins struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Holt made an out to shortstop; Gross grounded out
(second to first); McMullen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Remy singled to first; Remy stole second; Bochte
doubled to right [Remy scored]; Solaita homered [Bochte scored];
NORRIS REPLACED BATTON (PITCHING); Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Torres grounded out (pitcher to first);
Humphrey walked; Humphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Sandt grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods
grounded out (pitcher to first); Newman singled to right;
Walling singled to right [Newman to second]; Garner singled to
center [Newman scored, Walling to second]; Washington flied out
to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Miley struck out; Chalk singled to center; Collins
walked [Chalk to second]; Remy forced Collins (second
unassisted) [Chalk to third]; Bochte doubled to right [Chalk
scored, Remy scored]; Solaita walked; Jackson doubled to center
[Bochte scored, Solaita to third]; C. MITCHELL REPLACED NORRIS
(PITCHING); Torres popped to third in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Holt grounded out (second to first); Gross
grounded out (first to pitcher); McMullen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics
1.

ANGELS 5TH: Humphrey flied out to left; Miley flied out to
center; Chalk singled to left; Collins flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Sandt singled to left; Woods forced Sandt (third
to shortstop to second); Newman grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Woods to second]; Walling grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Remy reached on an error by C. Mitchell; Bochte
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Remy
out at second]; Solaita flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Garner walked; Washington singled to right
[Garner to second]; Holt doubled to center [Garner scored,
Washington scored]; BANDO RAN FOR HOLT; Bando stole third; Gross
grounded out (second to first) [Bando scored]; McMullen popped
to catcher in foul territory; Sandt walked; Woods lined to
shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics 4.

ANGELS 7TH: BANDO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Jackson singled
to right; Torres flied out to center; Humphrey grounded out
(first unassisted) [Jackson to second]; Miley singled to center
[Jackson scored]; Miley stole second; Chalk grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 8, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ROSS REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Newman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling singled to second;
Garner tripled to center [Walling scored]; Washington struck
out; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR BANDO; Williams grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 8, Athletics 5.

ANGELS 8TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ABBOTT
REPLACED C. MITCHELL (PITCHING); Collins walked; Remy out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Collins to second]; Bochte
flied out to left; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 8, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); BOCHTE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Gross walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR
GROSS; McMullen doubled to right [Alexander to third]; DRAGO
REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); Sandt walked; FAIRLY BATTED FOR WOODS;
Fairly singled to right [Alexander scored, McMullen scored,
Sandt to third]; TENACE BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Tenace struck out;
Walling made an out to third; Garner flied out to left; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 8, Athletics 7.

ANGELS 9TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TENACE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TODD
REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Jackson grounded out (third to
first); Torres singled to center; Torres was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Humphrey popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 8, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Washington flied out to left; Williams singled to
right; BAYLOR RAN FOR WILLIAMS; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR ALEXANDER;
McCovey singled to right [Baylor to second]; NORTH RAN FOR
MCCOVEY; VERHOEVEN REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); McMullen singled
to center [Baylor scored, North out at third (center to third)];
McMullen stole second [McMullen to third (error by Humphrey)];
Sandt struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 8, Athletics 8.

ANGELS 10TH: BAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WALLING CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Miley
struck out; Chalk singled to right; Lopez forced Chalk (pitcher
to second); Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 8, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Tenace
was called out on strikes; Walling grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 8, Athletics 8.

ANGELS 11TH: Bochte grounded out (third to first); Solaita
singled to center; STANTON RAN FOR SOLAITA; Jackson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Stanton was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 8,
Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 11TH: MELTON REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING 1B); Garner
grounded out (third to first); Washington was called out on
strikes; Baylor lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 8,
Athletics 8.

ANGELS 12TH: Torres made an out to second; Humphrey grounded out
(third to first); Miley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 8, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 12TH: North grounded out (pitcher to first); McMullen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sandt singled to left; Fairly
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
8, Athletics 8.

ANGELS 13TH: FINGERS REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Chalk grounded
out (pitcher to first); JONES BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Jones popped to
third in foul territory; Remy doubled to right; Bochte grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 8,
Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 13TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Tenace
grounded out (third to first); Walling singled to pitcher;
Garner flied out to center; Washington lined to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 8, Athletics 8.

ANGELS 14TH: Melton was called out on strikes; Jackson flied out
to right; Torres grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 8, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 14TH: Baylor walked; North out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Baylor to second]; McMullen was walked
intentionally; Sandt grounded out (third to first) [Baylor to
third, McMullen to second]; Fairly was walked intentionally;
Tenace singled to left [Baylor scored, McMullen to third, Fairly
to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 8, Athletics 9.