The Tigers, who obtained Dave Roberts from the Astros, made that winter deal look better than ever when the lefthander pitched his second straight two-hitter and defeated the Athletics, 8-1. The victory was the third straight for Roberts, who had easy sailing after the Tigers exploded for six runs in the third inning. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April     28, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  2  1
Tigers       0  0  6    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   8 15  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              2   0   0   1     1   1   .274      LeFlore cf            5   2   2   0     0   1   .333
Washington rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .206      Johnson lf            5   2   2   2     0   0   .188
Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Horton dh             5   1   2   1     0   0   .391
Baylor 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .123      Staub rf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .333
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .183        Oglivie rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Williams dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Thompson 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .412
Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .179      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .239
Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Wockenfuss c          4   1   3   1     0   1   .500
  Sandt 2b            1   1   0   0     0   0   .333      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   1     1   0   .205
Haney c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   1     0   0   .214
  McMullen ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bosman 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               27   1   2   1     1   3             Totals               37   8  15   8     1   3

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  7,088
Left on Base: A's 1, Tigers 7
DP: A's 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Garner, Rodriguez
Doubles: McMullen (1), Wockenfuss (1), LeFlore (4)
Triples: Johnson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: North (1), Sutherland (1)
GIDP: Haney (1), Rudi (1), Veryzer (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris L(0-1)           2.1   6   5   5   1   2   0  15   6.92
Bosman                  3.2   7   3   3   0   1   0  16   2.19
Todd                    1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.27
Fingers                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.55
Totals                  8    15   8   8   1   3   0  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(3-0)          9     2   1   0   1   3   0  29   1.00
Totals                  9     2   1   0   1   3   0  29

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Washington struck out; Rudi grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Johnson flied to left; Horton
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Baylor popped to first in foul territory; Bando
struck out; Williams popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub singled to center; Thompson reached on an
error by Garner [Staub to third]; Rodriguez grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Thompson to second]; Wockenfuss struck out;
Veryzer walked; Sutherland forced Veryzer (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris singled; Garner flied to left; Haney
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Campaneris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to center; Johnson tripled to center
[LeFlore scored]; Horton singled to center [Johnson scored];
Staub grounded out (second to first) [Horton to second];
Thompson singled to right [Horton scored]; Rodriguez singled to
left [Thompson to second]; BOSMAN REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING);
Wockenfuss doubled to left [Thompson scored, Rodriguez to
third]; Veryzer singled to center [Rodriguez scored, Wockenfuss
to third]; Sutherland hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wockenfuss
scored]; LeFlore forced Veryzer (shortstop to second); 6 R, 7 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North walked; Washington forced North (shortstop
to second); Rudi grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Washington out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Horton
singled to right; Staub flied to left; Thompson struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Baylor popped to third in foul territory; Bando
grounded out (third to first); Williams grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wockenfuss singled to right; Veryzer grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Wockenfuss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris flied to center; Garner grounded out
(third to first); Haney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: SANDT REPLACED GARNER (PLAYING 2B); Sutherland lined
to left; LeFlore doubled; Johnson singled to center [LeFlore
scored]; Horton popped to shortstop; Staub singled to right
[Johnson scored, Staub out at second (right to first to
shortstop to first to shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: OGLIVIE REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING RF); North struck
out; Washington lined to left; Rudi flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 7TH: TODD REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Thompson grounded
out (first unassisted); Rodriguez singled to right; Wockenfuss
singled to right [Rodriguez to second]; Veryzer flied to center
[Rodriguez to third]; Sutherland grounded out (pitcher to second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Bando flied
to left; Williams lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); LeFlore grounded
out (pitcher to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Horton popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Tigers 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sandt reached on an error by Rodriguez; MCMULLEN BATTED FOR
HANEY; McMullen doubled to left [Sandt to third]; North hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Sandt scored (unearned)]; Washington
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 8.