Playing separate-admission, day-night games, the Red Sox attracted a total of 54,206 paid, but disappointed the turnouts by losing to the Athletics, 6-5 and 7-5. Tommy Davis and Dick Green homered for the A's in the sunshine contest, while the Red Sox had a round-tripper by Joe Lahoud. With the score tied, 5-5, Reggie Jackson walked for the A's in the ninth inning and was forced by Davis. Sal Bando walked and Gene Tenace then singled to drive in Davis with the winning run.

The A's stepped up their slugging in the night game with homers by Bando, Jackson and Dave Duncan. Mike Fiore and Reggie Smith connected for the Red Sox. Mudcat Grant, newly reacquired from the Pirates, saved the game for the A's, pitching the last 3 1/3 innings in relief of Blue Moon Odom and allowing only three hits and one run. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, August    10, 1971 (Day game) at Fenway Park
A's          1  0  2    1  0  1    0  0  1  -   6 14  0
Red Sox      0  0  2    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   5 11  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   1   2   0     0   0   .248      Griffin 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .249
Rudi lf               5   1   2   1     0   1   .257      Aparicio ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .214
Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     2   1   .262      Smith cf              5   0   2   2     0   2   .297
Davis 1b              5   2   2   3     0   0   .320      Yastrzemski lf        3   1   3   1     1   0   .263
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Bando 3b              3   0   3   0     1   0   .283      Lahoud rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .238
Tenace c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .299      Kennedy 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Josephson c           3   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Green 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .253      Peters p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Hunter p              3   1   1   0     0   0   .351        Tatum p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Epstein ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Fiore ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .146
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Tiant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Petrocelli ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               37   6  14   6     3   2             Totals               35   5  11   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:38
Left on Base: A's 9, Red Sox 7
DP: A's 1, Red Sox 3
Doubles: Yastrzemski (17), Smith (25)
Triples: Rudi (3)
Home Runs: Davis (2), Green (11), Lahoud (11)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris 2 (23), Jackson (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (6), Kennedy (5)
GIDP: Campaneris (5), Rudi (12), Petrocelli (15)
Hit by Pitch: Bando (7,by Peters), Tenace (2,by Peters)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  7    10   5   5   1   2   1  32   3.54
Fingers W(3-6)          2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.68
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   3   1  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters                  4.1  10   4   4   1   2   2  24   4.64
Tatum                   2.2   3   1   1   0   0   0  10   3.93
Tiant                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.31
Lyle L(4-4)             1     1   1   1   2   0   0   5   2.86
Totals                  9    14   6   6   3   2   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Peters 2 (5)
Wild Pitches: Tatum (3)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to right; Campaneris stole
second; Rudi was called out on strikes; Jackson walked;
Campaneris stole third and Jackson stole second; Davis grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Campaneris scored, Jackson to third];
Bando was hit by a pitch; Tenace flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Griffin made an out to second; Aparicio made an out
to first; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Hendrick singled to second; Green lined to right;
Hunter singled to left [Hendrick to third]; Campaneris grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hunter out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski doubled to center; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lahoud flied out to left; Kennedy lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi singled to center; Jackson struck out; Davis
homered [Rudi scored]; Bando singled to pitcher; Tenace made an
out to first; Hendrick made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Josephson made an out to first; Peters singled to
center; Griffin forced Peters (shortstop to second); Aparicio
singled to right [Griffin to third]; Smith singled to right
[Griffin scored, Aparicio to third]; Yastrzemski singled to left
[Aparicio scored, Smith to third, Yastrzemski to second (on
throw)]; Scott popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Green homered; Hunter flied out to right;
Campaneris singled to left; Rudi grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Campaneris out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Lahoud grounded out (second to first); Kennedy
flied out to right; Josephson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson lined to shortstop; Davis singled to
right; Bando singled to right [Davis to second]; Tenace was hit
by a pitch [Davis to third, Bando to second]; TATUM REPLACED
PETERS (PITCHING); Hendrick hit into a double play (right to
catcher) [Davis out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Tatum struck out; Griffin singled to right;
Aparicio forced Griffin (third to second); Smith made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Green singled to center; Hunter forced Green
(shortstop to second); Campaneris flied out to center; Tatum
threw a wild pitch [Hunter to second]; Rudi tripled to center
[Hunter scored]; Jackson lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Scott flied out to
left; Lahoud homered [Yastrzemski scored]; Kennedy grounded out
(second to first); Josephson grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Davis flied out to right; Bando singled to left;
Tenace grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bando to second];
Hendrick grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: FIORE BATTED FOR TATUM; Fiore singled; Griffin out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Fiore to second];
Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith doubled to
right [Fiore scored]; 1B umpire Jim Odom pointed foul but
said fair on the ball hit by Reggie Smith down the RF line;
Athletics Manager Dick Williams argued with Odom for a long
time, during which Williams threw his cap in the air and later
kicked it about 10 yards; Williams was ejected by Odom; Williams
protested the game but that was lifted when the Athletics
won; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Scott flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: TIANT REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); Green made an
out to third; EPSTEIN BATTED FOR HUNTER; Epstein flied out to
center; Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED EPSTEIN (PITCHING); Lahoud singled
to center; Kennedy out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Lahoud to second]; Josephson walked; PETROCELLI BATTED FOR
TIANT; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Josephson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Red Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: LYLE REPLACED PETROCELLI (PITCHING); Rudi lined
to left; Jackson walked; Davis forced Jackson (second to
shortstop); Bando walked [Davis to second]; Tenace singled to
center [Davis scored, Bando out at third (center to second to
third)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING 1B); Griffin grounded
out (pitcher to first); Aparicio lined to center; Smith struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Red Sox 5.