Playing their first game under Bobby Winkles as new manager, succeeding Jack McKeon, the Athletics lost to the Tigers, 6-4. Tito Fuentes, who had three hits, drove in two runs to help the Tigers take a 6-2 lead before Wayne Gross made the game closer by hitting his 13th and 14th homers of the season for the A's. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Friday, June      10, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       0  2  0    0  2  2    0  0  0  -   6 12  0
A's          2  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   4 10  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Fuentes 2b            5   0   3   2     0   1   .318      Perez 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .233
Corcoran cf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .209        Lintz pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .107
Staub dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Jorgensen rf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .276
Kemp lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .263      Page lf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .306
Thompson 1b           3   1   1   0     1   2   .281      Allen 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Oglivie rf            3   2   1   0     0   1   .244      Gross 3b              4   2   2   2     0   0   .277
May c                 4   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Sanguillen dh         4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Mankowski 3b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .282      E. Williams c         4   0   2   0     0   1   .238
Veryzer ss            4   1   3   1     0   0   .190      Armas cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .262
Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scott ph,ss         2   0   0   0     0   2   .267
                                                          Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  12   5     1   5             Totals               34   4  10   4     1   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  3,799
Left on Base: Tigers 6, A's 5
DP: Tigers 2, A's 2
Errors: Page
Doubles: Mankowski (2)
Triples: Jorgensen (1)
Home Runs: Gross 2 (14)
Stolen Bases: Page (12), Lintz (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (1)
GIDP: May (6), Corcoran (3), Picciolo (3), Page (2)
Hit by Pitch: Oglivie (2,by Torrealba)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo W(4-3)           6     9   3   3   1   0   1  26   3.21
Foucault SV(6)          3     1   1   1   0   5   1  10   2.20
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   5   2  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(4-4)         4.2   8   4   4   1   2   0  22   2.84
Torrealba               0.2   3   2   1   0   2   0   6   0.93
Coleman                 3.2   1   0   0   0   1   0  11   2.03
Totals                  9    12   6   5   1   5   0  39

Passed Balls: E. Williams (2)
Hit by Pitch: Torrealba (1)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


TIGERS 1ST: Fuentes was called out on strikes; Corcoran flied
out to right; Staub singled; Kemp popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Perez walked; Jorgensen tripled [Perez scored];
Page singled [Jorgensen scored]; Page stole second; Allen flied
out to right; Gross flied out to right [Page to third];
Sanguillen grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson singled; Oglivie singled [Thompson to
third]; E. Williams allowed a passed ball [Oglivie to second];
May flied out to left; Mankowski grounded out (second to first)
[Thompson scored, Oglivie to third]; Veryzer singled [Oglivie
scored]; Fuentes forced Veryzer (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: E. Williams singled; Armas lined to right;
Picciolo grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [E. Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Staub flied
out to left; Kemp lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Perez grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen
singled; Page grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Jorgensen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson walked; Oglivie struck out; May grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Thompson out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen singled; E. Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
2, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Mankowski doubled; Veryzer singled [Mankowski to
third]; Fuentes singled [Mankowski scored, Veryzer to second];
Corcoran forced Fuentes (first to shortstop) [Veryzer to third];
Staub popped to second; Kemp singled [Veryzer scored, Corcoran
to second]; TORREALBA REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Thompson was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas singled; SCOTT BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Scott
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Armas to second];
Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Jorgensen flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Athletics 2.

TIGERS 6TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Oglivie was hit
by a pitch; May singled to center [Oglivie to second]; Mankowski
struck out; Veryzer singled to left [Oglivie to third, May to
second]; Fuentes singled to left [Oglivie scored, May scored
(error by Page) (unearned), Veryzer to second]; COLEMAN REPLACED
TORREALBA (PITCHING); Corcoran popped to third in foul
territory; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page grounded out (catcher to first); Allen
grounded out (third to first); Gross homered; Sanguillen
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
6, Athletics 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
struck out; Oglivie grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: E. Williams singled; Armas singled [E. Williams
to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Scott struck
out; Perez forced Armas (first to shortstop) [E. Williams to
third]; LINTZ RAN FOR PEREZ; Lintz stole second; Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Athletics 3.

TIGERS 8TH: LINTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); May flied out to
left; Mankowski popped to shortstop; Veryzer grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page struck out; Allen popped to first; Gross
homered; Sanguillen popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Athletics 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Fuentes singled; Corcoran grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Fuentes out at second];
Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 6, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: E. Williams struck out; Armas struck out; Scott
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Athletics 4.