Although pitching only six innings in a game stopped by rain, Vida Blue tied the Oakland club record by striking out 13 in a 5-0 victory over the Royals. Blue yielded three hits.

The Athletics needed only one of their two hits to score all their runs in the second. Four walks issued by Jim Rooker forced in the first tally. Another scored on an error by Paul Schaal. Joe Rudi then drove in two runs with a single and Reggie Jackson followed with a sacrifice fly for the final marker. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Friday, April     9, 1971 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2
A's          0  5  0    0  0  x  -   5  2  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              1   0   0   0     2   1   .214      Campaneris ss         3   1   0   1     0   2   .235
Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .308      Rudi lf               2   0   1   2     1   0   .143
Otis cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Jackson rf            2   0   0   1     0   1   .214
Piniella lf           3   0   1   0     0   2   .250      Mincher 1b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Oliver 1b             3   0   0   0     0   3   .286      Bando 3b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .231
Paepke rf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Monday cf             1   1   0   0     2   1   .364
Schaal 3b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Duncan c              2   1   0   0     1   0   .444
May c                 2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Green 2b              1   1   1   1     1   0   .200
Rooker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Wright p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               22   0   3   0     2  13             Totals               16   5   2   5     7   6

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance:  3,131
Left on Base: Royals 6, A's 5
DP: Royals 0, A's 0
Errors: Rojas, Schaal, Campaneris
Caught Stealing: Bando (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Blue (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(0-1)           2     1   5   4   5   3   0  13  18.00
Wright                  3     1   0   0   2   3   0  12   3.60
Totals                  5     2   5   4   7   6   0  25

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(1-1)             6     3   0   0   2  13   0  24   1.17
Totals                  6     3   0   0   2  13   0  24

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Jim Odom


ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Rojas struck out; Otis grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris struck out; Rudi walked; Jackson
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rudi to second]; Mincher struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella singled to center; Oliver struck out;
Paepke flied out to center; Schaal was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando walked; Monday walked [Bando to second];
Duncan walked [Bando to third, Monday to second]; Green walked
[Bando scored, Monday to third, Duncan to second]; Blue struck
out; Campaneris reached on an error by Schaal [Green to second,
Duncan to third, Monday scored]; Rudi singled to right
[Campaneris to third, Green scored, Duncan scored]; Jackson hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Campaneris scored (unearned)]; Mincher
lined to center; 5 R (4 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 5.

ROYALS 3RD: May was called out on strikes; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR
ROOKER; Martinez struck out; Patek walked; Rojas struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 3RD: WRIGHT REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Bando
reached on an error by Rojas; Bando was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Monday struck out; Duncan flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis reached on an error by Campaneris; Piniella
struck out; Oliver struck out; Paepke singled to right [Otis to
third]; Schaal grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Green singled to left; Blue out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Green to second]; Campaneris struck
out; Rudi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 5.

ROYALS 5TH: May struck out; Wright grounded out (second to
first); Patek walked; Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson struck out; Mincher walked; Bando flied
out to left; Monday walked [Mincher to second]; Duncan grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics
5.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis singled; Piniella struck out; Oliver struck
out; Paepke struck out; game called for rain; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 5.