WHA game summary from April 3, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (35-37-6) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (34-39-5) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | CLE, | Danny Gruen 24 (Ron Ward, Tom Edur), 16:16 |
| 2: | SD , | John French 25 (Norm Ferguson, Bob Wall), 2:50 |
| SD , | Andre Lacroix 28 (Kevin Morrison, Brian Morenz), 15:12 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Danny Gruen 25 (Ron Ward, Paul Baxter), 8:45 |
| CLE, | Ray McKay 3 (Ron Ward, Paul Baxter), 11:44 | |
| CLE, | Jim Harrison 31, 19:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al McDonough, CLE 1:03 | |
| 2: | Paul Baxter, CLE 9:01 | |
| Brent Hughes, SD 18:55 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: SD : 2 minutes
CLE: 4 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Lacroix | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Wall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Morenz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Ward | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Gruen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Baxter | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Harrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray McKay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Edur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McDonough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 18-12- 9-39
CLE: 9-11-16-36
Goalies: SD : Russ Gillow (L, 1-8-2)
CLE: Cam Newton (W, 9-12-1)
Attendance: 4,478