Vida Blue posted his second straight shutout, allowing only two hits and pitching the Athletics to a 2-0 victory over the Brewers. Joe Rudi scored both runs, crossing the plate each time on hits by Don Mincher. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     13, 1971 (Day game) at County Stadium
A's          1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Harper 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Rudi lf               3   2   1   0     1   0   .238      Kubiak 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .156      May cf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Mincher 1b            3   0   2   2     1   1   .208      Kosco 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Walton lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Monday cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .333      Smith rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .217
Duncan c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .304      Roof c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Green 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .304        Theobald pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Rodriguez c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                          Auerbach ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                          Parsons p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Savage ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   6   2     6   6             Totals               27   0   2   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  4,952
Left on Base: A's 8, Brewers 2
DP: A's 2, Brewers 1
Doubles: Rudi (2), Mincher (2)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Blue 2 (3)
GIDP: Green (2), Parsons (1), Roof (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(2-1)             9     2   0   0   2   5   0  29   0.54
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   5   0  29

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parsons L(0-1)          9     6   2   2   6   6   0  37   2.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   6   6   0  37

Wild Pitches: Blue (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris made an out to shortstop; Debut
game for Bill Parsons; Rudi doubled; Jackson made an out to
shortstop; Mincher singled [Rudi scored]; Bando made an out to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Harper struck out; Kubiak grounded out (second to
first); May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Monday flied out to right; Duncan made an out to
third; Green walked; Blue struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Kosco flied out to center; Walton walked; Blue
threw a wild pitch [Walton to second]; Smith struck out; Roof
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi walked;
Jackson made an out to catcher; Mincher doubled [Rudi scored];
Bando lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers
0.

BREWERS 3RD: Auerbach walked; Debut game for Rick
Auerbach; On a bunt Parsons grounded into a double play
(third to shortstop to second) [Auerbach out at second]; Harper
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Duncan
walked; Green grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Duncan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Kubiak made an out to second; May flied out to
left; Kosco was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Blue struck out; Campaneris grounded out (first
unassisted); Rudi flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Walton made an out to second; Smith singled; Roof
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Smith
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson singled; Jackson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Mincher struck out; Bando
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Auerbach grounded out (third to first); Parsons
grounded out (second to first); Harper made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Monday walked; Duncan singled [Monday to second];
Green flied out to left; Blue out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Duncan to second, Monday to third]; Campaneris made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers
0.

BREWERS 7TH: Kubiak lined to right; May flied out to left; Kosco
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson
struck out; Mincher walked; Bando walked [Mincher to second];
Monday was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Walton grounded out (third to first); Smith flied
out to right; Roof singled; THEOBALD RAN FOR ROOF; Auerbach
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED THEOBALD (PLAYING C ); Duncan
lined to third; Green singled; Blue out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Green to second]; Campaneris was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 9TH: SAVAGE BATTED FOR PARSONS; Savage lined to right;
Harper made an out to shortstop; Kubiak was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.