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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. Oakland Athletics 1, Chicago White Sox 0Game Played on Saturday, August 7, 1971 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumWhite 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. |
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