Two homers by Reggie Jackson and one by Angel Mangual powered the Athletics to a 4-1 victory over the Red Sox behind the four-hit pitching of Catfish Hunter. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    21, 1971 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
A's          0  1  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  8  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kennedy 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .294      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Aparicio ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .221      Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Jackson rf            4   2   3   3     0   0   .270
Smith cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .295      Epstein 1b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .243
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     1   2   .253        Odom pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .264        Hegan 1b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Conigliaro rf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Montgomery c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .258      Mangual cf            3   1   1   1     0   1   .294
Culp p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .140      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Fiore ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .156      Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Tiant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Hunter p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .350

Totals               32   1   4   1     1   8             Totals               30   4   8   4     1   2

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 14,987
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, A's 4
DP: Red Sox 0, A's 0
Errors: Jackson
Doubles: Kennedy (11), Jackson (24)
Home Runs: Mangual (3), Jackson 2 (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Bando (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp L(13-12)           7     7   3   3   1   1   2  28   3.34
Tiant                   1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   5.34
Totals                  8     8   4   4   1   2   3  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(16-10)         9     4   1   1   1   8   0  33   3.28
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   8   0  33

Wild Pitches: Culp (7)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy flied out to right; Aparicio flied out to
center; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi
flied out to right; Jackson doubled to left; Epstein walked;
Bando grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Petrocelli
struck out; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Mangual homered; Duncan popped to catcher in foul
territory; Green made an out to shortstop; Hunter singled to
left; Campaneris popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Conigliaro singled to left; Montgomery struck out;
On a bunt Culp forced Conigliaro (pitcher to shortstop); Kennedy
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi singled to right; Jackson homered [Rudi
scored]; Epstein grounded out (second to first); Bando grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mangual was called out on strikes; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio lined to center; Yastrzemski grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Green
flied out to right; Hunter popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli walked; Scott reached on an error by
Jackson [Petrocelli to second, Scott to first]; Conigliaro lined
to center; Montgomery struck out; Culp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris singled to shortstop; Campaneris was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Rudi flied out to center;
Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Kennedy doubled to left; Aparicio made an out to
second; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Smith singled to right
[Kennedy scored]; Petrocelli struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Epstein singled to center; ODOM RAN FOR EPSTEIN;
Culp threw a wild pitch [Odom to second]; Bando out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Odom to third]; Mangual
popped to catcher in foul territory; Duncan popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 7TH: HEGAN REPLACED ODOM (PLAYING 1B); Scott made an out
to third; Conigliaro flied out to right; Montgomery popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Green lined to right; Hunter flied out to left;
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 8TH: FIORE BATTED FOR CULP; Fiore struck out; Kennedy
flied out to center; Aparicio singled to right; Yastrzemski
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: TIANT REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); Rudi flied out
to center; Jackson homered; Hegan was called out on strikes;
Bando flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Smith flied out to center; Petrocelli popped to
first in foul territory; Scott grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 4.