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Wednesday April 28, 1971
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Tommy Davis, who walked as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning and then took over at first base for the Athletics, singled a run across the plate in the ninth to beat the Orioles, 5-4. Bert Campaneris singled, Joe Rudi sacrificed and Reggie Jackson drew an intentional pass before Davis delivered his winning hit. [The Sporting News]


Oakland Athletics 5, Baltimore Orioles 4

Game Played on Wednesday, April 28, 1971 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Orioles      0  0  1    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
A's          1  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  1  -   5 11  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             3   0   1   2     0   0   .364      Campaneris ss         5   2   3   0     0   0   .202
Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Rudi lf               4   3   3   1     0   0   .262
Johnson 2b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .353      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     2   0   .221
Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Mincher 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Hendricks c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .184        Davis ph,1b         1   0   1   1     1   0   .231
B. Robinson 3b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Bando 3b              4   0   3   3     0   0   .282
Rettenmund rf         4   1   2   0     0   2   .278      Monday cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Belanger ss           3   2   1   0     1   0   .270        Mangual ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Cuellar p             2   1   0   0     0   1   .077      Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Green 2b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .213
  Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Hunter p              4   0   1   0     0   0   .353
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               32   4   6   3     2   6             Totals               34   5  11   5     5   1

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  4,109
Left on Base: Orioles 5, A's 10
DP: Orioles 1, A's 1
Errors: Johnson, Campaneris, Duncan
Doubles: Bando (7)
Triples: Rettenmund (1)
Home Runs: Rudi (4)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cuellar (1), Rudi (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Buford (1)
GIDP: Hendricks (2), Monday (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar                 6.2   9   4   4   4   0   1  32   4.37
Jackson                 1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.80
Hall L(2-2)             0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   5.40
Totals                  8.1  11   5   5   5   1   1  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(3-2)           9     6   4   1   2   6   0  36   3.83
Totals                  9     6   4   1   2   6   0  36

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Haller


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford grounded out (second to first); Blair struck
out; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to pitcher; Campaneris was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Rudi homered; Jackson reached on an error by
Johnson; Mincher popped to catcher; Bando forced Jackson
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell popped to first in foul territory; Hendricks
flied out to right; B. Robinson popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Monday popped to second; Duncan grounded out
(catcher to first); Green walked; Hunter singled to right [Green
to second]; Campaneris popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Rettenmund struck out; Belanger singled to left;
Cuellar out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Belanger to
second]; Buford singled to right [Belanger scored]; Blair
singled to right [Buford to third]; Johnson popped to third; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi flied out to right; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); Mincher lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell popped to shortstop; Hendricks grounded out
(first to pitcher); B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando doubled; Monday grounded out (second to
first) [Bando to third]; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Green walked; Hunter forced Green (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund tripled to right; Belanger reached on an
error by Campaneris; Cuellar reached on an error by Duncan
[Rettenmund scored (unearned) (no RBI), Belanger to third,
Cuellar to second]; Buford hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Belanger scored (unearned)]; Blair grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Cuellar to third]; Johnson singled to center [Cuellar
scored (unearned)]; Powell grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris singled to second; Rudi singled to
right [Campaneris to third]; Jackson walked [Rudi to second];
Mincher popped to first in foul territory; Bando singled to
center [Jackson to third, Rudi scored, Campaneris scored];
Monday grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Bando out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Hendricks flied out to right; B. Robinson flied out
to center; Rettenmund singled to center; Belanger flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan popped to third in foul territory; Green
grounded out (third to first); Hunter popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Cuellar struck out; Buford popped to shortstop;
Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi singled to shortstop; Jackson flied out to left; DAVIS
BATTED FOR MINCHER; Davis walked [Rudi to second]; Bando singled
to center [Davis to third, Rudi scored]; JACKSON REPLACED
CUELLAR (PITCHING); MANGUAL BATTED FOR MONDAY; Mangual flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MANGUAL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Johnson walked; Powell struck out;
Hendricks grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Duncan popped to second; Green struck out; Hunter
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics
4.

ORIOLES 9TH: B. Robinson flied out to left; Rettenmund struck
out; Belanger walked; SHOPAY BATTED FOR JACKSON; Shopay flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: HALL REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Campaneris
singled to left; Rudi out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Campaneris to second]; Jackson was walked
intentionally; Davis singled to left [Jackson to second,
Campaneris scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics
5.



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