Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics
August 28, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1976 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Detroit Tigers 2, Oakland Athletics 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0
Stanley 1b 4 1 1 1
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Horton dh 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 1 0 0
Wockenfuss c 2 0 0 0
Wagner ss 2 0 0 1
Scrivener 2b 2 0 0 0
  Freehan ph 1 0 0 0
  Manuel 2b 0 0 0 0
Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 1 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 1 2 0
Campaneris ss 3 1 1 2
Baylor rf 2 2 2 0
Rudi lf 3 0 2 3
Bando 3b 4 0 0 0
Tenace c 3 0 0 0
McMullen 1b 3 0 0 0
Williams dh 4 0 1 0
Garner 2b 3 1 1 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 9 5
Detroit 000 000 011213
Oakland 200 000 30x592
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (12-13) 6.2 9 5 4 4 1
  Lemanczyk   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
4
1
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  W (13-11) 9.0 1 2 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
1
2
1
1
5

  E–Wockenfuss (15), Wagner (3), Roberts (3), Campaneris (22), Bando (14).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Oakland Garner (23,off Roberts); Rudi (27,off Roberts).  HR–Detroit Stanley (4,9th inning off Blue 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Wagner (1,off Blue).  SF–Campaneris (8,off Roberts).  HBP–Baylor (12,by Roberts).  IBB–Rudi (9,by Roberts).  SB–North 2 (61,2nd base off Roberts/Wockenfuss 2); Bando (15,2nd base off Roberts/Wockenfuss).  CS–Baylor (10,2nd base by Roberts/Wockenfuss); Tenace (3,2nd base by Roberts/Wockenfuss).  HBP–Roberts (4,Baylor).  IBB–Roberts (4,Rudi).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:03.  A–9,252.
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