Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
July 17, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1976 at Tiger Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 0

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 3 0
  Lintz pr 0 0 0 0
  Haney c 0 0 0 0
Washington rf,cf 3 1 0 0
Baylor 1b,rf 4 0 2 0
Rudi lf 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 3 0 0 0
Tenace c,1b 3 1 1 1
Williams dh 4 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 0 1 0
Sandt ss 3 1 1 0
Norris p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 2 0 1 0
Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0
Staub rf 2 0 0 0
Horton dh 3 0 1 0
Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Garcia 2b 2 0 0 0
  Oglivie ph 1 0 0 0
  Wockenfuss c 0 0 0 0
Kimm c 0 0 0 0
  Meyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Scrivener 2b 0 0 0 0
Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 0 4 0
Oakland 100 010 001390
Detroit 000 000 000044
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Norris  W (3-2) 7.0 3 0 0 6 4
  Fingers  SV (13) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
6
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle  L (5-6) 9.0 9 3 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
9
3
1
2
6

  E–Staub (4), Kimm 3 (7).  DP–Oakland 4, Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Horton (6,off Norris).  HR–Oakland Tenace (8,9th inning off Ruhle 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bando (5,off Ruhle); LeFlore (4,off Norris).  HBP–Horton (2,by Norris); Veryzer (4,by Fingers).  SB–Washington 2 (24,3rd base off Ruhle/Kimm,2nd base off Ruhle/Kimm); Baylor 2 (39,2nd base off Ruhle/Kimm,2nd base off Ruhle/Wockenfuss); Garner (14,2nd base off Ruhle/Kimm).  CS–Garner (3,Home by Ruhle/Kimm); Lintz (8,2nd base by Ruhle/Wockenfuss).  HBP–Norris (1,Horton); Fingers (4,Veryzer).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:14.  A–30,110.
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