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CHW  5
KCR  2

KCR  7
@CHW  1

DET  2
CLE  1

DET 15
CLE  5

BAL  8
@NYY  5

OAK  9
CAL  3

OAK 13
CAL  8

TEX  5
MIN  4

ATL  2
SFG  1

SFG  4
@ATL  1

CIN  3
@LAD  2

CHC  7
@MON  1

NYM  7
@PIT  4

SDP  4
HOU  3

PHI  3
@STL  2

Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 11,778

Sunday, August 8, 1976
Time of Game: 2:56
Angels
8
48-64
Lost 3
6th, 20½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  1  2   2  1  0   2  0  0    8 14  2
Athletics       2  2  1   3  0  1   4  0  X   13 12  1
W: P Lindblad (5-4), L: N Ryan (9-14), S: R Fingers (17)
Athletics
13
58-53
Won 3
2nd, 10 GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins DH                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .262  .668    0    0   0   SB
J Remy 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .604    0    2   2   
D Briggs CF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .609    0    0   0   
  B Jones CF                  4   2   2   2    0   1  .190  .630    0    1   0   HR
T Solaita 1B                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .289  .754    0    6   0   
B Melton 3B                   5   2   2   1    0   2  .205  .639    0    1   2   2B
B Bochte LF                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .258  .657    0    2   0   2B
T Humphrey C                  4   1   1   1    1   2  .317  .806    0   10   0   
L Stanton RF                  4   1   3   4    0   1  .200  .571    0    0   0   HR,2B,SF
D Chalk SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .568    0    1   1   
  T Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .616    0    0   0   
  M Guerrero SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .584         0   0   

N Ryan P                                                                 1   1
  J Verhoeven P                                                          0   1
Totals                       41   8  14   8    2  10                    24   7
BATTING
2B: B Melton (13, off P Lindblad); L Stanton (13, off R Fingers); B Bochte (10, off M Norris).
HR: L Stanton (2, off M Norris; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); B Jones (4, off M Norris; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SF: L Stanton (2, off M Norris).
TB: L Stanton 7; B Jones 5; B Melton 3; D Collins 2; B Bochte 2; T Humphrey; J Remy; T Solaita; D Chalk.
RBI: L Stanton 4 (22); B Jones 2 (8); B Melton (37); T Humphrey (8).
2-out RBI: T Humphrey; L Stanton.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
FIELDING
E: T Humphrey 2 (5).
BASERUNNING
SB: D Collins (14, 2nd base off M Norris/J Newman).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    5   2   3   1    0   2  .284  .723    0    4   0   2B,SB
B Campaneris SS               2   1   0   0    2   1  .255  .625    0    1   0   SH
D Baylor RF                   4   3   2   1    0   0  .244  .695    0    2   0   SB,HBP
J Rudi LF                     3   2   2   3    2   1  .268  .774    0    2   0   HR
S Bando 3B                    4   1   1   3    1   1  .226  .759    0    1   0   HR
G Tenace 1B                   4   1   1   3    1   2  .257  .837    0    5   0   HR
B Williams DH                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .217  .705    0    0   0   
  M Alexander PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .037  .074         0   0   2·SB
P Garner 2B                   4   3   2   1    1   0  .254  .690    0    0   3   HR,SB
J Newman C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .136  .373    0   11   0   2·SH

M Norris P                                                               1   0
  P Lindblad P                                                           0   0
  R Fingers P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34  13  12  12    7  10                    27   3
BATTING
2B: B North (13, off J Verhoeven).
HR: P Garner (5, off N Ryan; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); G Tenace (12, off N Ryan; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); S Bando (22, off N Ryan; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); J Rudi (10, off J Verhoeven; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SH: J Newman 2 (3, off N Ryan, off J Verhoeven); B Campaneris (11, off N Ryan).
HBP: D Baylor (11, by N Ryan).
TB: J Rudi 5; P Garner 5; G Tenace 4; S Bando 4; B North 4; D Baylor 2; B Williams.
RBI: J Rudi 3 (67); S Bando 3 (65); G Tenace 3 (38); B North (24); P Garner (55); D Baylor (53).
2-out RBI: G Tenace 3; J Rudi 3; D Baylor; S Bando.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
FIELDING
E: B North (6).
BASERUNNING
SB: M Alexander 2 (14, 3rd base off J Verhoeven/T Humphrey, 2nd base off J Verhoeven/T Humphrey); P Garner (25, 2nd base off N Ryan/T Humphrey); D Baylor (44, 2nd base off N Ryan/T Humphrey); B North (56, 2nd base off N Ryan/T Humphrey).

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Ryan, L (9-14)               6     7   9   8    7   8   3   3.84   34     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 7     25    -     1.02  -0.74
J Verhoeven                    2     5   4   4    0   2   1   2.74   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 5          0-0    0.38  -0.18
Totals                         8    12  13  12    7  10   4          45     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0·12           -  
Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Norris                       3.1   5   5   4    1   3   2   4.67   17     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 5     34    -     1.14  -0.38
P Lindblad, W (5-4)            3.1   7   3   3    0   2   0   3.51   17     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 1· 7          0-0    1.57   0.02
R Fingers, S (17)              2.1   2   0   0    1   5   0   2.33   10     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          1-1    0.48  -0.05
Totals                         9    14   8   7    2  10   2          44     -       ·  ·      6·11· 1·14          1-1 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: N Ryan (3; D Baylor).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Nestor Chylak.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 11,778.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Oakland Athletics                    
1. D Collins            DH    1. B North              CF 
2. J Remy               2B    2. B Campaneris         SS 
3. D Briggs             CF    3. D Baylor             RF 
4. T Solaita            1B    4. J Rudi               LF 
5. B Melton             3B    5. S Bando              3B 
6. B Bochte             LF    6. G Tenace             1B 
7. T Humphrey           C     7. B Williams           DH 
8. L Stanton            RF    8. P Garner             2B 
9. D Chalk              SS    9. J Newman             C  

   N Ryan               P        M Norris             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  5-5  1-3      31%  87% G Tenace        N Ryan          Home Run (Deep LF); Baylor Scores; Rudi Scores
   t 4   1  5-3  -2-     -21%  53% L Stanton       M Norris        Home Run (Deep LF); Bochte Scores
   t 3   1  4-1  1--     -17%  65% B Jones         M Norris        Home Run (Deep RF); Collins Scores
   t 7   2  9-7  1--     -13%  74% L Stanton       R Fingers       Double to RF; Humphrey Scores
   b 3   1  3-4  ---      11%  77% P Garner        N Ryan          Home Run (Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  D Collins       Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  J Remy          Flyball: CF
          1--      48%  D Briggs        Collins Steals 2B
   O      -2-      51%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Collins to 3B
   O      --3      54%  T Solaita       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Jones replaces Dan Briggs playing CF batting 3rd
          ---      58%  B North         Single to CF
   O      1--      60%  B Campaneris    Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; North to 3B
   R      --3      66%  D Baylor        Reached on E2 (Ground Ball); North Scores/No RBI
          1--      72%  J Rudi          Single to CF; Baylor to 3B
   RO     1-3      74%  S Bando         Groundout: 2B-1B; Baylor Scores/unER; Rudi to 2B
          -2-      75%  G Tenace        Walk
   O      12-      72%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Norris facing 5-6-7
          ---      66%  B Melton        Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Melton to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  B Bochte        Groundout: P unassisted; Melton to 3B
          --3      65%  T Humphrey      Walk
   RO     1-3      64%  L Stanton       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Melton Scores/unER
   O      1--      67%  D Chalk         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
          ---      70%  P Garner        Walk
          1--      72%  J Newman        Garner Steals 2B
   O      -2-      72%  " "             Bunt Groundout: SS-2B/Sacrifice; Garner to 3B
   O      --3      66%  B North         Strikeout
          --3      67%  B Campaneris    Walk
          1-3      69%  D Baylor        Hit By Pitch; Campaneris to 2B
   R      123      78%  J Rudi          Walk; Garner Scores; Campaneris to 3B; Baylor to 2B
   R      123      86%  S Bando         Walk; Campaneris Scores; Baylor to 3B; Rudi to 2B
   O      123      82%  G Tenace        Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
          ---      79%  D Collins       Single to SS
   O      1--      82%  J Remy          Flyball: 1B/Interference called
   RR     1--      65%  B Jones         Home Run (Deep RF); Collins Scores
   O      ---      67%  T Solaita       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  B Melton        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      66%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      77%  P Garner        Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      76%  J Newman        Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  B North         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 5.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Norris facing 6-7-8
          ---      68%  B Bochte        Double to RF
   O      -2-      73%  T Humphrey      Strikeout
   RR     -2-      53%  L Stanton       Home Run (Deep LF); Bochte Scores
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Mike Norris pitching
   O      ---      54%  D Chalk         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      56%  D Collins       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  B Campaneris    Strikeout Looking
          ---      56%  D Baylor        Single to CF
          1--      63%  J Rudi          Baylor Steals 2B; Baylor to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3      65%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      56%  S Bando         Popfly: SS
   RRR    1-3      87%  G Tenace        Home Run (Deep LF); Baylor Scores; Rudi Scores
   O      ---      86%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Athletics 8.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 5-8, Paul Lindblad facing 2-3-4
          ---      83%  J Remy          Single to 2B
   O      1--      86%  B Jones         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
          1--      80%  T Solaita       Single to CF; Jones to 3B
   R      1-3      72%  B Melton        Single to CF; Jones Scores; Solaita to 2B
   O      12-      78%  B Bochte        Strikeout
   O      12-      83%  T Humphrey      Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Athletics 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-6, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  J Newman        Strikeout Looking
          ---      82%  B North         Single to SS
          1--      83%  B Campaneris    North Steals 2B
          -2-      83%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      81%  D Baylor        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Athletics 8.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 6-8, Paul Lindblad facing 8-9-1
          ---      75%  L Stanton       Single to CF
          1--      66%  D Chalk         Single to LF; Stanton to 2B
   O      12-      75%  D Collins       Flyball: LF
   O      12-      81%  J Remy          Flyball: CF
   O      12-      87%  B Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Athletics 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-6, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  J Rudi          Strikeout
   R      ---      92%  S Bando         Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      92%  G Tenace        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  B Williams      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Athletics 9.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 6-9, Paul Lindblad facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  T Solaita       Flyball: RF
          ---      90%  B Melton        Double to LF
   O      -2-      93%  B Bochte        Groundout: 2B-1B; Melton to 3B
   R      --3      87%  T Humphrey      Single to LF; Melton Scores
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Paul Lindblad pitching
   R      1--      74%  L Stanton       Double to RF; Humphrey Scores
                  Tommy Davis pinch hits for Dave Chalk batting 9th
   O      -2-      81%  T Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 8, Athletics 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-8, John Verhoeven facing 8-9-1
                  John Verhoeven replaces Nolan Ryan pitching; Mario Guerrero replaces Tommy Davis playing SS batting 9th
          ---      83%  P Garner        Single to P
   O      1--      82%  J Newman        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Garner to 2B
   R      -2-      91%  B North         Double to LF; Garner Scores
   O      -2-      90%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 3B-1B; North to 3B
   R      --3      95%  D Baylor        Single to LF; North Scores
   RR     1--      99%  J Rudi          Home Run (Deep LF); Baylor Scores
   O      ---      99%  S Bando         Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 8, Athletics 13.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 8-13, Rollie Fingers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  D Collins       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Remy          Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  B Jones         Single to 1B
          1--      99%  T Solaita       Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Melton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 8, Athletics 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 13-8, John Verhoeven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  G Tenace        Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  B Williams      Single to RF
                  Matt Alexander pinch runs for Billy Williams batting 7th
          1--     100%  P Garner        Alexander Steals 2B
          -2-     100%  " "             Alexander Steals 3B
   O      --3     100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3     100%  J Newman        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 8, Athletics 13.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 8-13, Rollie Fingers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  B Bochte        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  T Humphrey      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Stanton       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 8, Athletics 13.

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