Vida Blue shut out the Yankees on seven singles and pitched the Athletics to a 5-0 victory. The complete game was Blue's seventh straight, while the shutout was his sixth of the season.

The A's nicked Catfish Hunter for a run in the first inning on a single by Bert Campaneris, his first of three stolen bases, and a single by Joe Rudi. Doubles by Jeff Newman and Don Baylor added a tally in the second. Gene Tenace homered in the third. Phil Garner accounted for the last two runs with a bases-loaded single in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 1, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  3
A's          1  1  1    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Campaneris ss         3   1   1   0     2   1   .272
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Baylor rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .251
Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Rudi lf               5   0   1   1     0   1   .278
Piniella rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      McCovey dh            3   0   1   0     0   0   .205
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .296        Lintz pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .242        McMullen ph,dh      1   0   0   0     1   0   .229
Tovar dh              3   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Bando 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .238
Randolph 2b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Tenace 1b             3   2   1   1     1   0   .252
Stanley ss            3   0   2   0     0   1   .264      Washington cf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .247
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             4   0   1   2     0   2   .256
  Guidry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Newman c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .188
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   7   0     0   6             Totals               34   5  10   5     5   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  8,881
Left on Base: Yankees 6, A's 11
DP: Yankees 1, A's 2
Errors: Munson, Nettles, Randolph, Bando
Doubles: Newman (3), Baylor (24)
Home Runs: Tenace (16)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris 3 (49), Washington (29)
Sacrifice Hits: Baylor (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(14-13)         4.1   9   5   5   2   3   1  26   3.60
Guidry                  1.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   6   8.38
Lyle                    2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.34
Totals                  8    10   5   5   5   5   1  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(14-11)           9     7   0   0   0   6   0  33   2.42
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   6   0  33

Passed Balls: Munson (6)
Wild Pitches: Hunter (5)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Al Clark


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers popped to third; White flied out to right;
Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to left; Campaneris stole
second; Baylor out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Campaneris to third]; Rudi singled to right [Campaneris
scored]; McCovey flied out to left; Bando walked [Rudi to
second]; Hunter threw a wild pitch [Bando to second, Rudi to
third]; Tenace walked; Washington grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella flied out to right; Chambliss popped to
shortstop; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Garner was called out on strikes; Newman doubled
to right; Campaneris struck out but Newman advanced to third and
Campaneris advanced to first on a passed ball; Baylor doubled to
right [Campaneris to third, Newman scored]; Rudi struck out;
McCovey grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Tovar was called out on strikes; Randolph flied out
to right; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando flied out to left; Tenace homered;
Washington singled to center; Garner popped to shortstop; Newman
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics
3.

YANKEES 4TH: Rivers was called out on strikes; White flied out
to left; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Baylor
flied out to center; Rudi grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella singled to center; Chambliss lined into a
double play (third to first) [Piniella out at first]; Nettles
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: McCovey singled to right; LINTZ RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
Bando singled to center [Lintz to third]; Tenace reached on a
fielder's choice [Lintz out at home (pitcher to third), Bando to
third, Tenace to second]; Washington reached on an error by
Randolph (assist by Chambliss); Garner singled to center [Bando
scored, Tenace scored, Washington to second]; GUIDRY REPLACED
HUNTER (PITCHING); Newman lined into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Garner out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 5.

YANKEES 6TH: LINTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Tovar struck
out; Randolph singled to left; Stanley singled to right
[Randolph to third]; Rivers popped to third; White forced
Stanley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris walked; Campaneris stole second;
Baylor struck out; Rudi grounded out (third to first); MCMULLEN
BATTED FOR LINTZ; McMullen walked; Bando grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 5.

YANKEES 7TH: MCMULLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Munson
singled to right; Piniella lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Munson out at first]; Chambliss singled to left;
Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Tenace flied out
to right; Washington singled to left; Washington stole second
[Washington to third (error by Munson)]; Garner struck out;
Newman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Tovar flied out to right; Randolph singled to
center; Stanley singled to second [Randolph to second]; Rivers
popped to first; White reached on an error by Bando [Stanley to
second, Randolph to third]; Munson popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris walked; Campaneris stole second;
Baylor reached on an error by Nettles [Campaneris to third];
Campaneris was picked off third (catcher to third); Rudi forced
Baylor (third to second); McMullen flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss struck out; Nettles popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 5.