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Thursday August 5, 1971
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A homer by Reggie Jackson after a pass to Rick Monday in the first inning was all that the Athletics needed to defeat the Brewers, 2-1. Dave May homered for the Brewers' run in the sixth. [The Sporting News]


Oakland Athletics 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1

Game Played on Thursday, August 5, 1971 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
A's          2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Theobald 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Monday cf             3   1   0   0     1   2   .243
May rf                3   1   1   1     1   0   .288      Jackson rf            4   1   1   2     0   0   .265
Cardenal cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Briggs 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .289        Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Matchick 3b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .167      Bando 3b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .279
Rodriguez c           3   0   1   0     0   1   .176      Mangual lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .322
  Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Tenace c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Heise ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Green 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .251
Parsons p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .106      Hunter p              3   0   2   0     0   0   .352
  Voss ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               33   1   9   1     1   3             Totals               30   2   7   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  3,945
Left on Base: Brewers 6, A's 7
DP: Brewers 0, A's 1
Doubles: Bando (18)
Triples: Briggs (1)
Home Runs: May (10), Jackson (19)
Stolen Bases: Monday (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Mangual (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parsons L(9-13)         7     6   2   2   2   4   1  29   2.57
Morris                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.33
Totals                  8     7   2   2   2   4   1  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(14-10)         9     9   1   1   1   3   1  34   3.44
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   3   1  34

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


BREWERS 1ST: Harper lined to right; Theobald popped to second;
May popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris popped to second; Monday walked;
Monday stole second; Jackson homered [Monday scored]; Epstein
grounded out (third to first); Bando walked; Mangual flied out
to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Cardenal singled to left; Briggs singled to pitcher
[Cardenal out at third (pitcher to third)]; Matchick singled to
center [Briggs to second]; Rodriguez was called out on strikes;
Heise grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Green
singled to center; Hunter singled to right [Green to second];
Campaneris lined to center; Monday struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Parsons grounded out (first to pitcher); Harper
singled to left; Theobald lined into a double play (second to
first) [Harper out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Epstein
struck out; Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Cardenal flied
out to left; Briggs tripled to left [Briggs out at home (left to
shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual singled to left; Tenace popped to third
in foul territory; Green flied out to right; Hunter singled to
center [Mangual to third]; Campaneris forced Hunter (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Matchick popped to shortstop; Rodriguez singled to
center; Heise popped to third; Parsons struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Monday was called out on strikes; Jackson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Epstein lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Harper flied out to right; Theobald lined to
center; May homered; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando doubled; Mangual out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Bando to third]; Tenace grounded out
(shortstop to first); Green struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Briggs popped to second; Matchick singled to right;
Rodriguez grounded out (second to first) [Matchick to second];
Heise grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Hunter flied out to left; Campaneris popped to
second; Monday popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 8TH: VOSS BATTED FOR PARSONS; Voss flied out to center;
Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Theobald singled to
right; May walked [Theobald to second]; Cardenal forced May
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MORRIS REPLACED VOSS (PITCHING); Jackson grounded
out (second to first); Epstein grounded out (second to first);
Bando singled to third; Mangual grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Briggs flied
out to left; Matchick struck out; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ;
Tepedino grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 2.



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