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Vda Blue, the Athletics' 21-year-old southpaw, boosted his record to 5-1 with his third shutout of the season, pitching a four-hitter to beat the Orioles, 1-0. Blue paved the way for the lone run with a safe bunt in the sixth inning. Bert Campaneris also bunted safely. Blue tried to steal thid and was thrown out, but Campaneris advanced to second on the play and scored on a two-out single by Reggie Jackson. [The Sporting News] Oakland Athletics 1, Baltimore Orioles 0Game Played on Monday, April 26, 1971 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumOrioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 A's 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 1 5 2 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buford lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .367 Campaneris ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .179 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Rudi lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Rettenmund rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .267 Jackson rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .225 F. Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .309 Mincher 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .236 Blair cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Bando 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .239 B. Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .246 Monday cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .246 Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .344 Duncan c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .279 Etchebarren c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Green 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Dobson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Blue p 3 0 1 0 0 2 .200 Motton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Watt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 4 0 2 9 Totals 28 1 5 1 1 9 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 6,998 Left on Base: Orioles 6, A's 4 DP: Orioles 0, A's 0 Errors: F. Robinson, Campaneris, Bando Doubles: Campaneris (5) Stolen Bases: Monday (2) Caught Stealing: Belanger (2), Blue (1) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson L(1-2) 7 5 1 1 1 7 0 26 2.15 Watt 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.45 Totals 8 5 1 1 1 9 0 29 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(5-1) 9 4 0 0 2 9 0 33 1.24 Totals 9 4 0 0 2 9 0 33 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - Frank Umont ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to center; Belanger walked; Rettenmund struck out; F. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris popped to shortstop; Rudi flied out to center; Jackson singled to right; Jackson was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Blair flied out to center; B. Robinson struck out; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Mincher flied out to left; Bando grounded out (third to first); Monday walked; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren grounded out (second to first); Dobson struck out; Buford reached on an error by Campaneris; Belanger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Green struck out; Blue struck out; Campaneris doubled to left; Rudi flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund grounded out (first to pitcher); F. Robinson reached on an error by Bando [F. Robinson to third]; Blair reached on a fielder's choice [F. Robinson out at home (third to catcher)]; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Mincher struck out; Bando popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Etchebarren grounded out (pitcher to first); Dobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Monday struck out; Duncan struck out; Green popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Buford singled to left; Belanger forced Buford (third to second); Belanger was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rettenmund walked; F. Robinson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: On a bunt Blue singled; On a bunt Campaneris singled [Blue to second]; Blue was picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to second to shortstop) [Campaneris to second]; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first) [Campaneris to third]; Jackson singled to center [Campaneris scored]; Mincher struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Blair struck out; B. Robinson struck out; Johnson singled to center [Johnson out at second (center to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Monday reached on an error by F. Robinson; Monday stole second; Duncan grounded out (third to first); Green reached on a fielder's choice [Monday out at third (third to second)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1. ORIOLES 8TH: Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first); MOTTON BATTED FOR DOBSON; Motton struck out; Buford popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: WATT REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); Blue struck out; Campaneris popped to catcher in foul territory; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1. ORIOLES 9TH: Belanger grounded out (second to first); Rettenmund singled to right; F. Robinson singled to right [Rettenmund to second]; Blair popped to shortstop; B. Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1. |
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