The Red Sox succeeded in beating Vida Blue for the second time this season, becoming the first club to achieve that feat when Gary Peters pitched a shutout and outdueled the Athletics' sensational southpaw, 1-0. Blue gave up only four hits to six yielded by Peters, but the Red Sox paired two singles and two bunts for their run in the eighth inning.

Billy Conigliaro singled for his second hit and when Duane Josephson bunted, both runners were safe on an error by Tommy Davis. Peters sacrificed and Doug Griffin then singled to drive in Conigliaro. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 1, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Friday, August    20, 1971 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .254      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Aparicio ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   2   .259      Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .266
Smith cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Davis 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .332
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     1   2   .255      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Mangual cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Conigliaro rf         3   1   2   0     0   0   .275      Duncan c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .253
Josephson c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Peters p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .263      Blue p                3   0   0   0     0   3   .138

Totals               29   1   4   1     2   9             Totals               32   0   6   0     0   7

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 31,494
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, A's 5
DP: Red Sox 1, A's 0
Errors: Davis, Duncan
Doubles: Duncan (12)
Stolen Bases: Smith (8), Campaneris (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Josephson (1), Peters (5)
GIDP: Davis (9)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters W(12-9)          9     6   0   0   0   7   0  32   4.61
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   7   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(22-5)            9     4   1   1   2   9   0  33   1.68
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   9   0  33

Passed Balls: Duncan (7)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Griffin made an out to second; Aparicio lined to
third; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Rudi
flied out to center; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith singled to right; Petrocelli flied out to
right; Scott flied out to center; Smith stole second [Smith to
third (error by Duncan)]; Conigliaro lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Davis singled to right; Bando forced Davis
(pitcher to second); Mangual flied out to center; Duncan singled
to center [Bando to second]; Green struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Josephson lined to second; Peters struck out;
Griffin made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Blue struck out; Campaneris grounded out (second
to first); Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio struck out; Yastrzemski struck out; Smith
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson singled to right; Davis grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jackson out at
second]; Bando grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli struck out; Scott struck out; Conigliaro
singled to left; Josephson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan
doubled to center; Green grounded out (third to first); Blue
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Peters struck out; Griffin popped to first in foul
territory; Aparicio flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris singled to shortstop; Rudi struck out;
Jackson struck out; Campaneris stole second; Davis singled to
third [Campaneris to third]; Bando forced Davis (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Smith flied out to center;
Petrocelli walked; Scott lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Mangual lined to left; Duncan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Green made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Conigliaro singled to center; Josephson reached on
an error by Davis on a sacrifice bunt [Conigliaro to second,
Josephson to first]; Peters out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Conigliaro to third, Josephson to second]; Griffin
singled to left [Conigliaro scored, Josephson out at home (left
to catcher), Griffin to second (on throw)]; Duncan allowed a
passed ball [Griffin to third]; Aparicio lined to center; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: On a bunt Blue struck out; Campaneris flied out
to center; Rudi lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski walked; Smith forced Yastrzemski (third
to second); Petrocelli struck out; Scott flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Jackson popped to catcher; Davis grounded out
(second to first); Bando flied out to right; Gary Peters: 101
pitches; Vida Blue: 125; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 0.