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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. Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 0Game Played on Friday, April 9, 1971 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRoyals 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. |
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