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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 27, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 27, 1976 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 27, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 27, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Ruhle |
Home Starting Pitcher | Glenn Abbott |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 5,884 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Ron Luciano |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
Dan Meyer | Left Fielder |
Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
Rusty Staub | DH |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
John Wockenfuss | Catcher |
Mark Wagner | Shortstop |
Chuck Scrivener | Second Baseman |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill North | Center Fielder |
Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Don Baylor | Right Fielder |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Gene Tenace | Catcher |
Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
Wayne Gross | First Baseman |
Ken McMullen | DH |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 27, 1976
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Abbott
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Abbott
Meyer hits a popup, foul, towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Abbott
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Abbott
There goes Oglivie. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Campaneris applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Ruhle
North hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Ruhle
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Ruhle
Baylor hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Abbott
Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Abbott
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Abbott
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wockenfuss vs. Abbott
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wagner vs. Abbott
Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Staub scores. Wockenfuss moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scrivener vs. Abbott
Scrivener hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wockenfuss scores. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Abbott
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. Wagner moves to third. Scrivener moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meyer vs. Todd
Jim Todd now pitching.
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross juggles the ball. That's an error on Gross. Wagner scores. Scrivener scores. LeFlore moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oglivie vs. Todd
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Campaneris fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Ruhle
Rudi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Ruhle
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Ruhle
Tenace hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Ruhle
Garner hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Todd
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Todd
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Todd
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wockenfuss vs. Todd
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Todd
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Wockenfuss moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scrivener vs. Todd
Scrivener hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Todd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ruhle
Gross hits a line drive into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Ruhle
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruhle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Ruhle
North hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meyer. North reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Ruhle
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruhle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Todd
LeFlore hits a line drive towards the mound. Todd reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Todd
Meyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Todd
Oglivie hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Todd
Staub hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Todd
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Todd
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Ruhle
Baylor hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Ruhle
Rudi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Ruhle
Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tenace vs. Ruhle
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garner vs. Ruhle
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Todd
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Todd
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scrivener vs. Todd
Scrivener hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ruhle
Gross hits a line drive towards short. Wagner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Ruhle
McMullen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Ruhle
North hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meyer. North reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Ruhle
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. North moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Ruhle
Baylor hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Todd
Tommy Sandt now playing shortstop.
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Todd
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meyer vs. Todd
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meyer for the out. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oglivie vs. Todd
Oglivie hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeFlore tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Todd
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Todd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Ruhle
Rudi hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Ruhle
Bando hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Ruhle
Tenace hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Ruhle
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Todd
Matt Alexander now playing left field. Larry Lintz now playing second base. Jeff Newman now catching. Ken McMullen now playing third base. Jim To
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Todd
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Todd
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into left field. Alexander settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ruhle
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Ruhle
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ruhle
Billy Williams pinch hits for Bill North.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Bahnsen
Billy Williams now playing left field. Matt Alexander now playing center field. Stan Bahnsen now pitching.
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scrivener vs. Bahnsen
Scrivener hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Bahnsen
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lintz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandt vs. Ruhle
Sandt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Ruhle
Baylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sandt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Ruhle
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener fields it and throws to second for the out. Sandt moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lintz vs. Ruhle
Lintz takes first base on ball four. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Newman vs. Ruhle
Newman hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Haney vs. Ruhle
Larry Haney pinch hits for Stan Bahnsen.
Haney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Meyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Lindblad
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Lindblad
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ruhle
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Ruhle
McMullen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ruhle
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/27/1976 -- Detroit at Oakland (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI LeFlore R, cf 3 1 0 0 North B, cf 3 0 2 0 Meyer D, lf 5 1 2 0 Williams B, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Oglivie B, rf 4 1 2 3 Campaneris B, ss 3 0 1 0 Staub R, dh 5 1 1 0 Sandt T, ss 1 0 1 0 Thompson J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Baylor D, rf 4 0 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 1 1 0 Rudi J, lf 3 0 2 0 Wockenfuss J, c 4 1 1 0 Alexander M, lf-cf 1 0 0 0 Wagner M, ss 4 1 2 2 Bando S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Scrivener C, 2b 4 1 1 1 Lintz L, 2b 0 0 0 0 Tenace G, c 3 1 1 1 Newman J, c 1 0 0 0 Garner P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Todd J, p-p 0 0 0 0 Bahnsen S, p 0 0 0 0 Haney L, ph 1 0 0 0 Lindblad P, p 0 0 0 0 Gross W, 1b 4 0 0 0 McMullen K, dh-3b 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 8 11 6 36 1 9 1 Detroit 041 201 000 -- 8 Oakland 000 001 000 -- 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Ruhle V (W) 9.0 9 1 1 1 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Abbott G (L) 1.2 4 4 2 2 2 Todd J 5.1 6 4 4 1 0 Bahnsen S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Lindblad P 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Gross W DP -- Oakland 1 LOB -- Detroit 5, Oakland 9 2B -- North B 2 HR -- Oglivie B, Tenace G SB -- LeFlore R CS -- Oglivie B SF -- Oglivie B T -- 2:11 A -- 5884
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