Vida Blue, whose only defeat came in Washington on the opening day of the season, avenged himself by pitching the Athletics to an 8-1 victory over the Senators. Rick Monday drove in three runs with a homer and single to help pin the defeat on Denny McLain.

Sal Bando also had three RBIs. While with the Tigers, McLain had a 15-2 record against the A's, including winning his last nine straight decisions. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Washington Senators 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      6, 1971 (Day game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
A's          2  0  0    2  1  0    0  1  2  -   8 14  0
Senators     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Harrah ss             3   0   1   0     1   1   .255
Mangual lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .308      Maddox cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .185
  Hendrick ph,lf      1   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Howard 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Jackson rf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .271      Fernandez rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .083
Epstein 1b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .261      Billings lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Bando 3b              4   1   2   3     1   0   .288      Casanova c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Monday cf             5   1   2   3     0   0   .224      Wert 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .054
Tenace c              5   1   1   1     0   1   .190      Cullen 2b             2   1   0   0     1   0   .172
Green 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .273      McLain p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .120
Blue p                1   0   0   0     1   1   .154        McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .228
                                                            Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               39   8  14   8     2   3             Totals               29   1   4   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 40,246
Left on Base: A's 8, Senators 4
DP: A's 1, Senators 1
Errors: Harrah
Doubles: Jackson (12)
Home Runs: Monday (8), Tenace (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Blue 2 (8), McLain (7)
GIDP: Jackson (1), Fernandez (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(12-2)            9     4   1   1   2   7   0  32   1.34
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   7   0  32

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLain L(4-10)          5     8   5   3   2   2   1  25   4.02
Gogolewski              2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.09
Riddleberger            1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5   5.40
Lindblad                1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   2.43
Totals                  9    14   8   6   2   3   2  43

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Marty Springstead


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted);
Mangual reached on an error by Harrah; Jackson doubled to left
[Mangual to third]; Epstein lined to third; Bando singled to
center [Jackson scored (unearned), Mangual scored (unearned)];
Monday grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Harrah struck out; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); Howard grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Senators 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Green was
called out on strikes; Blue walked; Campaneris grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Senators
0.

SENATORS 2ND: Fernandez struck out; Billings grounded out
(pitcher to first); Casanova grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Senators 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Mangual singled to center; Jackson grounded into
a double play (first to shortstop) [Mangual out at second];
Epstein grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Wert flied out to right; Cullen walked; McLain out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to catcher to second) [Cullen to
second]; Harrah walked; Maddox singled to center [Harrah to
second, Cullen scored]; Howard forced Maddox (third to second);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Senators 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando walked; Monday homered [Bando scored];
Tenace grounded out (third to first); Green singled to left;
Blue out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Green to
second]; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Senators 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Fernandez singled to left; Billings struck out;
Casanova was called out on strikes; Wert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Senators 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Mangual flied out to center; Jackson flied out to
center; Epstein singled to left; Bando singled to left [Epstein
to third]; Monday singled to center [Bando to third, Epstein
scored]; Tenace struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Senators 1.

SENATORS 5TH: Cullen grounded out (third to first); MCCRAW
BATTED FOR MCLAIN; McCraw struck out; Harrah singled to right;
Maddox popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Senators 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED MCCRAW (PITCHING); Green
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blue was called out on
strikes; Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Senators 1.

SENATORS 6TH: Howard singled to center; Fernandez grounded into
a double play (second to first) [Howard out at second]; Billings
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Senators 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Mangual singled to third; Jackson flied out to
center; Epstein grounded out (first to pitcher to first)
[Mangual to second]; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 5, Senators 1.

SENATORS 7TH: Casanova popped to shortstop; Wert grounded out
(third to first); Cullen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 5, Senators 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING);
Monday grounded out (second to first); Tenace homered; Green
singled to left; Blue out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
shortstop to first) [Green to second]; Campaneris grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Senators
1.

SENATORS 8TH: UNSER BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Unser grounded out
(second to first); Harrah flied out to center; Maddox struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Senators 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); HENDRICK
BATTED FOR MANGUAL; Hendrick singled to pitcher; Jackson singled
to right [Hendrick to third]; Epstein singled to right [Jackson
to third, Hendrick scored]; Bando grounded out (second to first)
[Epstein to second, Jackson scored]; Monday grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Epstein to third]; Tenace flied out to center; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8, Senators 1.

SENATORS 9TH: HENDRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Howard
popped to second; Fernandez grounded out (third to first);
Billings grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 8, Senators 1.