Rusty Staub hit a double and single, driving in three runs, and Aurelio Rodriguez slammed a homer to pace the Tigers to a 6-4 victory over the Athletics. Ron LeFlore, batting safely in his 10th straight game and 24th of his last 25, contributed an RBI single to the Tigers' attack on Vida Blue. Bill North had a pair of singles and produced two runs for the A's. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Friday, September 2, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   4 10  1
Tigers       0  0  3    1  0  0    2  0  x  -   6 12  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   0   2   2     0   2   .265      LeFlore cf            4   2   1   1     0   1   .320
Scott 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Fuentes 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .304
  Armas ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Staub dh              4   0   2   3     0   0   .274
  Perez 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .264
  Crawford ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Adams 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
  McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Stanley rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Page lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      Wockenfuss c          4   1   2   0     0   0   .268
Tyrone rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .251      Rodriguez 3b          4   2   2   1     0   0   .207
E. Williams 1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Veryzer ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .196
Sanguillen dh         4   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Crawford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander pr,dh     0   1   0   0     0   0   .231        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .231        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hosley c              2   0   1   1     1   0   .204
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Picciolo ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .180
  Tabb ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .220
  Murray pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  10   3     1   6             Totals               36   6  12   6     0   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 11,500
Left on Base: A's 7, Tigers 6
DP: A's 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Perez, Fuentes
Doubles: Tyrone (6), Picciolo (6), Staub (31)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (10)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(13-16)           6.1   8   6   6   0   4   1  27   3.90
Bair                    0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.75
Lacey                   1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.43
Totals                  8    12   6   6   0   5   1  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Crawford W(6-5)         7     7   3   2   1   5   0  29   4.12
Foucault                1.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   8   2.84
Hiller SV(7)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.73
Totals                  9    10   4   3   1   6   0  38

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Mike Reilly


ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Scott grounded out (third to
first); Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Fuentes grounded
out (third to first); Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tyrone doubled to right; E. Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sanguillen singled [Tyrone to third];
Gross made an out to shortstop; Hosley singled [Tyrone scored,
Sanguillen to second]; Picciolo reached on an error by Fuentes
[Sanguillen scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hosley to third]; North
forced Picciolo (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp struck out; Adams grounded out (shortstop to
first); Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Page
grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyrone flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Wockenfuss flied out to center; Rodriguez singled;
Veryzer singled [Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore singled to left
[Rodriguez scored, Veryzer to second]; Fuentes singled [Veryzer
to third, LeFlore to second]; Staub doubled to left [Veryzer
scored, LeFlore scored, Fuentes to third]; Kemp grounded out
(shortstop to second to first); Adams grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: E. Williams grounded out (third to first);
Sanguillen flied out to center; Gross lined to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley lined to shortstop; Wockenfuss grounded out
(third to first); Rodriguez homered; Veryzer grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Hosley walked; Picciolo forced Hosley (second to
shortstop); North struck out; Scott singled [Picciolo to
second]; Page singled to center [Picciolo to third, Scott out at
third (center to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
made an out to first; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tyrone made an out to shortstop; E. Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen made an out to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Adams was
called out on strikes; Stanley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross struck out; Hosley made an out to first;
Picciolo doubled; North singled [Picciolo scored, North to
second (on throw to home)]; ARMAS BATTED FOR SCOTT; Armas struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: PEREZ REPLACED ARMAS (PLAYING 2B); Wockenfuss
singled; Rodriguez flied out to right; Veryzer singled to center
[Wockenfuss to third]; BAIR REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); LeFlore
forced Veryzer (shortstop to second); Fuentes singled
[Wockenfuss scored, LeFlore to second]; Staub singled to right
[LeFlore scored, Fuentes to third]; LACEY REPLACED BAIR
(PITCHING); Kemp struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Tigers 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Page
grounded out (second to first); Tyrone grounded out (third to
first); E. Williams lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Adams singled; Adams was picked off first (catcher
to first); Stanley grounded out (third to first); Wockenfuss
singled; Rodriguez reached on an error by Perez [Wockenfuss to
second]; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 3, Tigers 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Sanguillen singled; ALEXANDER RAN FOR SANGUILLEN;
Gross flied out to center; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR HOSLEY;
Jorgensen struck out; TABB BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Tabb singled
[Alexander to third]; MURRAY RAN FOR TABB; North singled
[Alexander scored, Murray to second]; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR PEREZ;
HILLER REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); MCKINNEY BATTED FOR
CRAWFORD; McKinney made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 4, Tigers 6.