The Athletics, coming from behind on a two-run double by Reggie Jackson in ninth inning, defeated the Brewers, 5-4, and finished the season with 89 victories, the most for the club since 1932 when the Philadelphia A's won 94 games. The Brewers, who scored three unearned runs on as many errors by Jim Driscoll, led, 4-1, until the eighth when Bobby Brooks homered for the A's with a man on base. Then, in the ninth, Joe Rudi singled, Sal Bando walked and Jackson drove them home with his double. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4
Game Played on Thursday, October   1, 1970 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Brewers      0  0  0    1  0  1    2  0  0  -   4  5  1
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  2  -   5 12  3


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper 3b             4   0   1   2     0   1   .296      Hovley cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .243
Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .276      LaRussa 2b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .198
May cf                4   2   1   0     0   0   .236      Rudi 1b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .309
Savage lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Bando 3b              3   1   0   0     2   1   .263
Pena ss               4   0   1   1     0   0   .241      Jackson rf            5   0   2   2     0   2   .237
Roof c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Tenace c              3   2   2   0     1   0   .305
Hegan 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .244      Brooks lf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .333
Kubiak 2b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .252      Driscoll ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .192
Pattin p              3   1   0   0     0   1   .129      Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Campaneris ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .279
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .103
                                                            Donaldson ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .247
                                                            Lewis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   5   3     1   9             Totals               37   5  12   5     4   6

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  4,045
Left on Base: Brewers 4, A's 11
DP: Brewers 1, A's 0
Errors: Savage, Driscoll 3
Doubles: Pena (20), Harper (35), Jackson (21)
Home Runs: Brooks (2)
Stolen Bases: May 2 (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Savage (5)
GIDP: Blue (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin                  7.2  10   3   2   3   6   1  36   3.39
Sanders L(5-2)          0.2   2   2   2   1   0   0   5   1.75
Totals                  8.1  12   5   4   4   6   1  41

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    7     5   4   1   1   7   0  29   2.09
Fingers                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.65
Lindblad W(8-2)         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.70
Totals                  9     5   4   1   1   9   0  35

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Emmett Ashford


BREWERS 1ST: Harper struck out; Smith grounded out (third to
first); May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Hovley singled; LaRussa singled [Hovley to
third]; Rudi reached on a fielder's choice [LaRussa to second,
Hovley out at home (third to catcher)]; Bando grounded out
(catcher to first) [Rudi to second, LaRussa to third]; Jackson
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Savage singled; Pena forced Savage (pitcher to
shortstop) [Pena to second (error by Driscoll)]; Roof grounded
out (third to first); Hegan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace singled; Brooks singled [Tenace to third,
Brooks to second (on throw to 3b)]; Driscoll grounded out
(second to first) [Brooks to third, Tenace scored]; Blue
grounded out (first unassisted); Hovley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Kubiak walked; Pattin forced Kubiak (third to
shortstop); Harper forced Pattin (third to second); Smith struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: LaRussa popped to first in foul territory; Rudi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando walked; Jackson singled
[Bando to third]; Tenace walked [Jackson to second]; Brooks was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Athletics 1.

BREWERS 4TH: May reached on an error by Driscoll; Savage out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [May to second]; Pena
doubled [May scored (unearned)]; Roof struck out; Hegan struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Driscoll singled; Blue grounded into a double
play (third to shortstop to first) [Driscoll out at second];
Hovley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Kubiak was called out on strikes; Pattin struck
out; Harper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: LaRussa made an out to second; Rudi grounded out
(third to first); Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); May
singled; May stole second; Savage flied out to center [May to
third]; May stole home; Pena flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson made an out to second; Tenace singled;
Brooks made an out to second; Driscoll made an out to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Athletics 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Roof flied out to center; Hegan singled; Kubiak
flied out to center [Hegan to second]; Pattin reached on an
error by Driscoll [Hegan to third]; Harper doubled [Pattin
scored (unearned), Hegan scored (unearned)]; Smith struck out; 2
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: CAMPANERIS BATTED FOR BLUE; Campaneris struck
out; Hovley grounded out (first to pitcher); LaRussa walked;
Rudi singled [LaRussa to second]; Bando made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4, Athletics 1.

BREWERS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PITCHING); May
grounded out (second to first); Savage struck out; Pena made an
out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson struck out; Tenace reached on an error by
Savage; Brooks homered [Tenace scored (unearned)]; Driscoll
flied out to left; DONALDSON BATTED FOR FINGERS; Donaldson
singled; LEWIS RAN FOR DONALDSON; SANDERS REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); Hovley flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 4, Athletics 3.

BREWERS 9TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED LEWIS (PITCHING); Roof flied out
to center; Hegan grounded out (shortstop to first); Kubiak
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: LaRussa grounded out (third to first); Rudi
singled; Bando walked [Rudi to second]; Jackson doubled [Bando
scored, Rudi scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Athletics 5.