A crowd of 27,474 turned out for Milwaukee's first 10-cent beer night, but the Athletics spoiled the fans' drinking pleasures by defeating the Brewers, 6-2. Catfish Hunter was tapped for 10 hits but recorded his 10th victory. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Friday, June      18, 1971 (Night game) at County Stadium
A's          0  0  5    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 10  0
Brewers      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   1   3   1     0   0   .254      Harper 3b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Rudi lf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .272      May cf                4   0   2   1     0   0   .285
Jackson rf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .263      Briggs lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Epstein 1b            2   0   0   1     1   0   .272      Voss rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Tepedino 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .160
Bando 3b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .277      Kubiak 2b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .200
Mangual cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .330      Rodriguez c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .228      Auerbach ss           4   1   2   0     0   2   .195
Green 2b              4   2   3   0     0   0   .271      Lockwood p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .136
Hunter p              4   1   2   1     0   0   .354        Morris p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Kosco ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .206
                                                            Krausse p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ellis ph            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               34   6  10   5     2   5             Totals               34   2  10   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 27,474
Left on Base: A's 5, Brewers 9
DP: A's 1, Brewers 0
Errors: Briggs, Auerbach
Doubles: Green (7), Kubiak (2), Auerbach (6), May (10)
Home Runs: Tepedino (1)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Bando (1), May (2)
GIDP: Briggs (1)
Hit by Pitch: Epstein (6,by Lockwood)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(10-4)          9    10   2   2   3   3   1  38   3.23
Totals                  9    10   2   2   3   3   1  38

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood L(3-6)         4.1   7   5   2   0   3   0  20   3.09
Morris                  2.2   1   0   0   2   0   0  10   1.88
Krausse                 2     2   1   1   0   2   0   8   3.62
Totals                  9    10   6   3   2   5   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Lockwood (4)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rudi struck out;
Jackson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Harper flied out to left; On a bunt May singled to
pitcher; Briggs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
struck out; Mangual flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Voss grounded out (second to first); Tepedino flied
out to left; Kubiak walked; Rodriguez forced Kubiak (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan struck out; Green singled to right; Hunter
singled to center [Green to second]; Campaneris singled to right
[Hunter to third, Green scored]; Rudi singled to left
[Campaneris to second, Hunter scored]; Jackson reached on an
error by Auerbach [Rudi to second, Campaneris to third]; Epstein
was hit by a pitch [Rudi to third, Jackson to second, Campaneris
scored (unearned)]; Bando hit a sacrifice fly to center [Jackson
to third, Rudi scored (unearned)]; Epstein was picked off first
(catcher to second to first to second to first) [Jackson scored
(unearned)]; 5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers
0.

BREWERS 3RD: Auerbach singled to left; Lockwood walked [Auerbach
to second]; Harper singled to left [Lockwood to second, Auerbach
to third]; May hit a sacrifice fly to center [Auerbach scored];
Briggs popped to second; Voss flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual singled to shortstop; Duncan flied out to
center; Green forced Mangual (third to second); Hunter forced
Green (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Tepedino homered; Kubiak grounded out (second to
first); Rodriguez flied out to center; Auerbach was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris singled to left; Rudi lined to left;
MORRIS REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Campaneris was picked off
first (pitcher to first to shortstop); Jackson walked; Epstein
walked [Jackson to second]; Bando forced Epstein (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Morris singled to center; Harper flied out to
right; May popped to catcher in foul territory; Briggs grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Mangual grounded out (third to first); Duncan
popped to catcher in foul territory; Green singled to left
[Green to second (error by Briggs)]; Hunter grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Voss popped to third in foul territory; Tepedino
popped to shortstop; Kubiak doubled; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi
grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Auerbach doubled; KOSCO BATTED FOR MORRIS; Kosco
walked; Harper flied out to center; May grounded out (second to
first) [Kosco to second, Auerbach to third]; Briggs popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: KRAUSSE REPLACED KOSCO (PITCHING); Epstein flied
out to center; Bando flied out to right; Mangual was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Voss popped to
catcher in foul territory; Tepedino grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Kubiak singled to center; Rodriguez grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Duncan struck out; Green doubled; Hunter singled
to center [Green scored]; Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Brewers
2.

BREWERS 9TH: Auerbach was called out on strikes; ELLIS BATTED
FOR KRAUSSE; Ellis singled to center; Debut game for Rob
Ellis; Harper flied out to center; May doubled to right
[Ellis out at home (right to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Brewers 2.