Rodriguez Fans Twelve, Shuts Out Yankees

American League
Baltimore 12, Detroit 3
Milwaukee 2, New York Y 0
Oakland 10, Chicago W 5 (10)
California 10, Texas 4
Cleveland at Boston, ppd

National League
Chicago C 4, New York M 3
Montreal 6, Philadelphia 2
Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 2
Houston 3, Atlanta 2
San Diego 6, Los Angeles 1

• Milwaukee fans were treated to quite the home opener as big free agent signing Ben Oglivie hit his first home run of the season and Eduardo Rodriguez struck out 12 Yankees in his four-hit shutout
• Ellie Hendricks knocked in four and Doug DeCinces ripped his 4th home run of the season as the Orioles moved to 6-0 with a romp in Detroit
• Oakland erupted for 7 runs in the 10th inning to take two of three games at Comiskey 
• Frank Tanana threw his 2nd complete game in as many starts, bearing down through 139 pitches as the Angels assaulted the Rangers in Arlington. Tanana threw 153 pitches in his first start of the season
• Four solo home runs off the Cardinals Larry Dierker - two by Gene Tenace - lifted the Pirates to a 6-0 record
• Rookie Rick Sawyer went the distance and Dave Winfield ripped his 3rd home run of the season as the Padres dropped L.A. to 0-4 at Dodger Stadium

Milwaukee 2, New York Y 0

4/12/1976, NYY76-MIL76, County Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1976 New York Y        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0  4  0     6  2
1976 Milwaukee         0  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  x     2  7  0     4  1
 
New York Y           AB  R  H BI   AVG    Milwaukee            AB  R  H BI   AVG
Alomar            2b  4  0  1  0  .294    Yount             ss  4  0  1  0  .222
Griffey           cf  0  0  0  0  .278    Briggs            lf  4  0  1  0  .368
 Wynegar          pr  2  0  0  0  .000    Cooper            1b  4  0  0  0  .136
Munson            c   4  0  0  0  .333    Oglivie           rf  3  1  1  1  .143
Scott             1b  4  0  1  0  .174    Money             3b  2  0  0  0  .111
Randle            3b  4  0  1  0  .273    Sharp             cf  3  1  2  0  .444
Williams          lf  4  0  0  0  .000    Sheldon           2b  2  0  0  0  .133
Piniella          rf  2  0  0  0  .353    Moore             c   3  0  2  1  .308
Dent              ss  3  0  1  0  .176    Rodriguez         p   2  0  0  0  .000
Tiant             p   2  0  0  0  .000                         27  2  7  2
 White            ph  1  0  0  0  .263
 Tidrow           p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Medich           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                     30  0  4  0
 
New York Y                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Tiant            L 1-1           6.0  6  2  2  0  3  62  45  1.38
Tidrow                           1.0  0  0  0  1  2  17  10  0.00
Medich                           1.0  1  0  0  0  1  19  10  0.00
                                 8.0  7  2  2  1  6  98  65 
 
Milwaukee                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Rodriguez        W 1-1           9.0  4  0  0  1 12 126  80  2.40
                                 9.0  4  0  0  1 12 126  80 
 
NYY: Wynegar ran for Griffey in the 1st
     Randle moved to cf in the 1st
     Wynegar moved to 3b in the 1st
     White batted for Tiant in the 7th
 
2B-Scott, Randle, Sharp, Moore. HR-Oglivie(1). K-Alomar 2, Munson 3, Scott, 
Randle 2, Williams 3, White, Yount, Briggs, Oglivie, Sheldon, Moore, 
Rodriguez. BB-Wynegar, Money. SH-Sheldon, Rodriguez. HBP-Griffey, Piniella. 
HB-Rodriguez 2. 
GWRBI: Oglivie
Ken Griffey was ejected from this game