An inside-the-park homer by Reggie Jackson in the ninth inning carried the Athletics to a 2-1 victory in a sweep of a doubleheader after Dave Duncan drove in four runs with a single, double and homer to help beat the Red Sox, 9-3. In the opener, Duncan drove in the A's first two runs with a bases-loaded single in the fourth. He also homered and added another RBI with a double when the A's erupted for seven runs in the seventh. Gary Peters, who is a good hitting pitcher, homered as a pinch-hitter for the Red Sox with a man on base in the eighth.

In the nightcap, Bert Campaneris homered for the Athletics in the first inning and the Red Sox tied the score in the fifth on a walk to Bob Montgomery, sacrifice by Sonny Siebert and double by Luis Aparicio. With two out in the ninth, Jackson blasted a drive over the head of Billy Conigliaro in center field. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 9, Boston Red Sox 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    22, 1971 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  7  1
A's          0  0  0    2  0  0    7  0  x  -   9  9  3


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kennedy 2b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .289      Campaneris ss         2   1   0   0     3   0   .260
Aparicio ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Rudi lf               4   1   0   0     1   0   .249
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   0     1   1   .259      Jackson rf            3   2   1   1     1   1   .271
Smith cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Davis 1b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .330
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   1     1   1   .254        Hegan 1b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .223
Fiore 1b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .146      Bando 3b              3   2   1   1     1   0   .277
Conigliaro rf         3   0   1   0     1   0   .277      Mangual cf            2   0   1   1     1   1   .296
Josephson c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Duncan c              4   1   3   4     0   1   .257
Moret p               2   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Green 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Odom p                1   0   1   0     1   0   .179
  Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Peters ph           1   1   1   2     0   0   .272        Grant p             2   1   1   0     0   0   .300
  Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               34   3   7   3     6   4             Totals               30   9   9   8     8   4

Time of Game: 2:52
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, A's 7
DP: Red Sox 2, A's 2
Errors: Conigliaro, Davis, Bando, Green
Doubles: Conigliaro (26), Duncan (13)
Triples: Odom (1)
Home Runs: Peters (1), Duncan (14)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (13), Bando (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Mangual (2)
GIDP: Smith (12), Josephson (18), Rudi (13), Green (12)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (5,by Moret)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret L(0-2)            6.1   5   6   6   6   3   1  29   4.35
Lee                     0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2   2.56
Bolin                   0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.18
Brett                   1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   4.99
Totals                  8     9   9   9   8   4   1  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom W(8-9)             6     5   1   0   6   2   0  28   3.65
Knowles                 0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.47
Grant SV(2)             2.1   1   2   0   0   0   1   9   3.43
Totals                  9     7   3   0   6   4   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Moret (1)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy struck out; Aparicio grounded out (third to
first); Yastrzemski singled; Smith reached on an error by Davis
[Yastrzemski to third, Smith to first]; Petrocelli singled to
center [Yastrzemski scored (unearned), Smith to second]; Fiore
forced Petrocelli (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris walked; Rudi forced Campaneris (second
to shortstop); Jackson flied out to left; Davis grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Conigliaro doubled to left; Josephson singled to
left [Conigliaro to third]; Moret forced Josephson (first to
shortstop) [Conigliaro stayed at third]; Kennedy flied out to
right; Aparicio forced Moret (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando flied out to center; Mangual singled to
left; Duncan struck out; Green flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski singled to center; Smith lined to left;
Petrocelli struck out; Fiore walked [Yastrzemski to second];
Conigliaro popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Odom walked; Campaneris lined to right; Rudi
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Odom out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Josephson flied out to left; Moret walked; Kennedy
flied out to right; Aparicio flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson was hit by a pitch; Davis made an out to
second; Bando walked [Jackson to second]; Jackson stole third
and Bando stole second; Mangual walked; Duncan singled to center
[Jackson scored, Bando scored, Mangual to second]; Green
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Duncan out at second]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski walked; Smith grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski out at second];
Petrocelli walked; Fiore lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Odom tripled; Campaneris grounded out (third to
first); Rudi made an out to second; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Conigliaro walked; Josephson grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Conigliaro out at second];
Moret grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
flied out to left; Mangual was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Kennedy walked; KNOWLES REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING);
Aparicio struck out; Yastrzemski struck out; Smith singled to
left [Kennedy to second]; GRANT REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING);
Petrocelli forced Smith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Duncan homered; Green grounded out (third to
first); Grant singled to center; Campaneris walked [Grant to
second]; Rudi walked [Grant to third, Campaneris to second]; LEE
REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Jackson singled to right [Grant
scored, Campaneris scored (error by Conigliaro) (no RBI), Rudi
to third]; Davis singled to left [Rudi scored, Jackson to
second]; BOLIN REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Bando singled to left
[Jackson scored, Davis to third]; Mangual hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Davis scored]; Duncan doubled to center [Bando scored];
Green grounded out (second to first); 7 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Athletics 9.

RED SOX 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING 1B); Fiore reached on
an error by Green [Fiore to first]; Conigliaro made an out to
first; Josephson popped to third in foul territory; PETERS
BATTED FOR BOLIN; Peters homered (unearned) [Fiore scored
(unearned)]; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BRETT REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING); Grant flied out
to center; Campaneris walked; Rudi grounded out (second to
first) [Campaneris to second]; Jackson walked; Hegan was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 9.

RED SOX 9TH: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski flied out to center; Bando dropped a foul fly hit by
Smith for an error; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 9.