1976 ALCS, Game 2: Kansas City A's At Durham Bulls 9/17/1976
A's AB R H RBI AVG Bulls AB R H RBI AVG
W.Davis LF 5 1 1 0 .222 J.Morgan 2B 3 0 0 0 .143
B.Murcer RF 3 1 1 0 .429 R.Torres CF 2 0 0 0 .000
A-C.Spikes RF 0 0 0 0 .000 E-B.McBride PH,CF 1 0 1 0 .200
J.Cardenal DH 3 0 0 1 .000 H.McRae DH 4 0 0 0 .250
M.Jorgensen 1B 3 0 0 0 .000 D.Allen 1B 4 0 1 0 .375
J.Royster 3B 4 0 2 0 .286 D.Evans RF 2 0 0 0 .000
D-B.Robinson 3B 0 0 0 0 ---- F-B.Powell PH 1 0 0 0 .000
P.Blair CF 4 0 0 0 .000 T.Munson C 4 0 1 0 .143
S.Yeager C 4 1 1 0 .167 B.Bochte LF 2 1 0 0 .000
F.Duffy SS 3 0 1 0 .167 G-L.Roberts PH 1 0 1 0 1.000
D.Cash 2B 4 0 1 1 .125 G.Nettles 3B 3 0 1 1 .143
B.Dent SS 1 0 0 0 .000
B-B.Valentine PH 1 0 0 0 .000
C-T.Johnson SS 0 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 33 3 7 2 Totals 29 1 5 1
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Murcer In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Dent In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Valentine In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Royster In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Torres In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Evans In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Bochte In 9th Inning
A's............. 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 3 7 0
Bulls........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 3
A's IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.Gullett WIN(1-0) 6 2/3 2 1 1 4 0 0 107 1.35
R.Eastwick SAVE(1st) 2 1/3 3 0 0 0 0 0 41 0.00
Totals 9 5 1 1 4 0 0
Bulls IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
A.Fitzmorris LOSS(0-1) 6 5 2 0 1 3 0 84 0.00
M.Littell 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 9.00
R.Fingers 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 0.00
Totals 9 7 3 1 2 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 23,310 DATE- Friday, September 17th 1976 TIME- Night
T- 2:31
LEFT ON BASE- A's: 7 Bulls: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 1 Bulls: 1
ERRORS- R.Torres, T.Johnson, A.Fitzmorris
DOUBLES- J.Royster(1st), S.Yeager(1st), G.Nettles(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Duffy, D.Evans, B.Dent
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Cardenal
WALKS- B.Murcer, M.Jorgensen, J.Morgan, R.Torres, B.Bochte, G.Nettles
STRIKE OUTS- W.Davis, M.Jorgensen, J.Royster-2, P.Blair
GIDP- B.Murcer, G.Nettles
WILD PITCHES- D.Gullett
PASSED BALLS- T.Munson
At Arlington Stadium, the Durham faithful were treated to an intriguing
pitcher's duel. Don Gullett(1-0) finally bested his Durham counterpart, Al
Fitzmorris(0-1), by the score of 3 to 1.
In the 6th inning Kansas City scored 2 runs. The teams had been locked in a
scoreless duel until the 6th inning.
Rawly Eastwick recorded his 1st save. Fitzmorris ended up with the loss. He was
pinned with the loss despite not allowing an earned run in his 6 innings of work.