Returning to the winner's circle, Vida Blue pitched the Athletics to a 5-2 victory over the Yankees before a crowd of 30,052, the largest night turnout at Yankee Stadium since August 23, 1968. Blue, who was stopped on his 10-game winning streak by the Red Sox in his last previous start, doled out six hits including a double by Bobby Murcer and single by Felipe Alou for a run in the second inning, and a double by Alou and single by Gene Michael for another tally in the eighth.

The A's jumped on Steve Kline for four hits and two runs in the second and added another pair when Joe Rudi singled and Reggie Jackson homered in the third. Rudi and Mike Epstein doubled for a run in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      1, 1971 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
A's          0  2  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 12  0
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .249
Rudi lf               5   2   3   0     0   0   .260      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Jackson rf            5   1   1   2     0   2   .272      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Epstein 1b            5   0   1   1     0   3   .262      Murcer cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .353
Bando 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Ellis 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .308
Monday cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .215      Alou rf               3   1   2   1     0   0   .248
Duncan c              4   0   1   1     0   1   .232      Cater 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Green 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .252      Michael ss            3   0   1   1     0   1   .262
Blue p                4   0   1   0     0   1   .158        Baker ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Kline p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
                                                            Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
                                                            Hardin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hansen ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .278
                                                            Lyttle pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
                                                            Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  12   5     0   7             Totals               31   2   6   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 30,052
Left on Base: A's 8, Yankees 3
DP: A's 2, Yankees 0
Errors: Murcer
Doubles: Bando (12), Rudi (12), Epstein (4), Murcer (8), Alou (7)
Home Runs: Jackson (11)
Stolen Bases: Rudi (3)
GIDP: Cater (9)
Hit by Pitch: Green (3,by Hardin)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(11-2)            9     6   2   2   1   6   0  32   1.36
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   6   0  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(4-5)            6     9   4   4   0   2   1  27   2.87
Hardin                  2     2   1   1   0   3   0   9   4.15
Jones                   1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.24
Totals                  9    12   5   5   0   7   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Hardin (1)

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Red Flaherty


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to right; Munson flied into a double
play (center to shortstop) [Clarke out at second]; White
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein struck out; Bando doubled to center;
Monday singled to center [Bando scored, Monday to second (error
by Murcer)]; Duncan singled to right [Monday scored]; Green
flied out to center; Blue singled to pitcher [Duncan to second];
Campaneris lined to center; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer doubled to right; Ellis struck out; Alou
singled to center [Murcer scored]; Cater grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Alou out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi singled to right; Jackson homered [Rudi
scored]; Epstein grounded out (first to pitcher); Bando grounded
out (second to first); Monday singled to center; Duncan flied
out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael grounded out (shortstop to first); Kline
grounded out (second to first); Clarke was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Green singled to center; On a bunt Blue forced
Green (pitcher to shortstop); Campaneris forced Blue (shortstop
to second); Rudi forced Campaneris (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); White
made an out to second; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Epstein
struck out; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Ellis grounded out (second to first); Alou flied
out to right; Cater grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Duncan
grounded out (third to first); Green singled to center; Blue
forced Green (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Michael was called out on strikes; WOODS BATTED FOR
KLINE; Woods flied out to right; Clarke flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HARDIN REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi doubled to center;
Jackson struck out; Epstein doubled to right [Rudi scored];
Bando flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson struck out; White flied out to left; Murcer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
5, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Monday flied out to right; Duncan was called out
on strikes; Green was hit by a pitch; Blue struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Ellis struck out; Alou doubled to left; Cater
struck out; Michael singled to right [Alou scored]; HANSEN
BATTED FOR HARDIN; Hansen singled to center [Michael to second];
LYTTLE RAN FOR HANSEN; Clarke forced Michael (third unassisted);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: JONES REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Campaneris made
an out to shortstop; Rudi singled to right; Rudi stole second;
BAKER REPLACED MICHAEL (PLAYING SS); Jackson struck out; Epstein
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson flied out to center; White flied out to
center; Murcer walked; Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 2.