Vida Blue became the first 20-game winner in the major leagues this season when the Athletics' sensational southpaw defeated the White Sox, 1-0. Joe Horlen was the loser on a balk.

In the fifth inning, Dick Green doubled and took third on a grounder by Bert Campaneris. Facing Rick Monday, Horlen stepped on the rubber, but then stopped his pitching motion and stepped off the slab. Umpire Dave Phillips called a balk and waved Green home. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 1, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    7, 1971 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   1  4  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alvarado 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .201      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Hershberger cf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Monday cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .237
Williams rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Epstein 1b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .247
Reichardt lf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .310        Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Andrews 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .281      Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Egan c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .259      Tenace c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Morales ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Mangual lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Horlen p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .094      Green 2b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .250
  Huntz ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Blue p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .104
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .209

Totals               31   0   5   0     2   6             Totals               28   1   4   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 17,751
Left on Base: White Sox 8, A's 5
DP: White Sox 0, A's 1
Doubles: Williams (12), Melton (18), Bando (19), Green (9)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (21)
GIDP: Williams (4)
Hit by Pitch: Hershberger 2 (4,by Blue 2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Horlen L(6-9)           6     3   1   1   2   4   0  23   3.69
Johnson                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.17
Totals                  8     4   1   1   2   6   0  30

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(20-4)            9     5   0   0   2   6   0  35   1.56
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   6   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Blue 2 (4)
Balks: Horlen (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Alvarado grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hershberger was hit by a pitch; Williams doubled to center
[Hershberger to third]; Melton made an out to second; Reichardt
walked; Andrews made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to left; Monday grounded out
(catcher to first); Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Egan struck out; Morales flied out to left;
Horlen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein walked; Bando flied out to right; Tenace
flied out to left; Mangual flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Alvarado flied out to center; Hershberger was hit
by a pitch; Williams grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Hershberger out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green struck out; On a bunt Blue struck out;
Campaneris singled to left; Campaneris stole second; Monday
walked; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton made an out to second; Reichardt singled
to center; Andrews singled to left [Reichardt to second]; Egan
grounded out (third to first) [Reichardt to third, Andrews to
second]; Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Epstein struck out; Bando doubled to left; Tenace
lined to third; Mangual grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Horlen flied out to center; Alvarado made an out
to second; Hershberger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green doubled to left; On a bunt Blue grounded
out (catcher to first) [Green stayed at second]; Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Green to third]; Horlen
balked [Green scored]; Monday struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Williams flied out to left; Melton doubled to
left; Reichardt made an out to second; Andrews grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Epstein
flied out to right; Bando lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Egan lined
to center; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); HUNTZ
BATTED FOR HORLEN; Huntz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HUNTZ (PITCHING); Tenace struck
out; Mangual singled to center; Green popped to second in foul
territory; Blue was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: On a bunt Alvarado singled to first; Hershberger
walked [Alvarado to second]; Vida Blue thought he had struck
out Mike Hershberger on the 2-2 pitch; when he walked
Hershberger, Blue glared at HP umpire Dave Phillips; Athletics
Manager Dick Williams went to the mound and waited for Phillips
to come out; Williams talked to Phillips for a while before
returning to the dugout; Williams popped to third; Walt
Williams popup was not called as an infield fly; Athletics
manager Dick Williams argued with and was ejected by HP umpire
Dave Phillips; Melton flied out to right; Reichardt was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris made an out to second; Monday popped
to third in foul territory; Jackson popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Andrews was called out on strikes; Egan struck
out; Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Athletics 1.