For the second straight time, the Athletics failed to score for Vida Blue and their sensational southpaw suffered his second straight 1-0 defeat, this time at the hand of Mel Stottlemyre of the Yankees. Gary Peters of the Red Sox beat Blue, 1-0, August 20. Blue held the Yankees to four hits, but a single by Thurman Munson, double by Roy White and infield out by Felipe Alou produced a run in the first inning.

Stottlemyre gave up three hits, the first two on successive safe bunts by Rick Monday and Dave Duncan in the seventh inning. When Mike Hegan also bunted, Stottlemyre threw out Monday at third. Larry Brown then grounded into a double play. The A's other hit was an infield single by Bert Campaneris in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 1, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    24, 1971 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .254      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .269
Alou cf,1b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .271      Monday cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .233
Ellis 1b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .236      Duncan c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .257
  Murcer cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .322      Hegan 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Hansen 3b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .205      Brown 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Swoboda rf            3   0   1   0     0   2   .261      Green 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .247
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Blue p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .133
Stottlemyre p         3   0   0   0     0   2   .162

Totals               32   1   4   1     0  10             Totals               29   0   3   0     3   5

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 18,288
Left on Base: Yankees 4, A's 5
DP: Yankees 1, A's 0
Errors: Stottlemyre, Campaneris
Doubles: White (19), Swoboda (2)
GIDP: Brown (8)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(13-11)    9     3   0   0   3   5   0  32   2.84
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   5   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(22-6)            9     4   1   1   0  10   0  32   1.66
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0  10   0  32

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to right; Munson singled to
center; White doubled to left [Munson to third]; Alou grounded
out (second to first) [Munson scored, White to third]; Ellis
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Hansen grounded out (shortstop to first); Swoboda
struck out; Michael struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Monday struck out; Duncan flied out to center;
Hegan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stottlemyre was called out on strikes; Clarke flied
out to right; Munson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Brown grounded out (third to first); Green
grounded out (third to first); Blue was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White flied out to center; Alou grounded out
(second to first); Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson walked; Monday
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Hansen struck out; Swoboda doubled to left; Michael
popped to first in foul territory; Stottlemyre was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan walked; Hegan forced Duncan (third to
second); Brown grounded out (shortstop to second to first)
[Hegan to second]; Green was walked intentionally; Blue was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Athletics 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke flied out to right; Munson was called out on
strikes; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris was called out on strikes; Rudi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis
grounded out (third to first); Hansen singled to center; Swoboda
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: On a bunt Monday singled to second; On a bunt
Duncan singled to first [Monday to second]; On a bunt Hegan
forced Monday (pitcher to third) [Duncan to second]; Brown
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Hegan
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael popped to second; Stottlemyre flied out to
right; Clarke reached on an error by Campaneris [Clarke to
first]; Munson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MURCER REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING CF); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Green grounded out (pitcher to first);
Blue grounded out (first unassisted); Campaneris singled to
third; Campaneris was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Stottlemyre [Campaneris to second]; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Athletics 0.

YANKEES 9TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
grounded out (third to first); Murcer was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Jackson popped to first in foul territory; Monday
lined to left; Duncan made an out to second; Vida Blue: 108
pitches; Mel Stottlemyre: 95 pitches; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Athletics 0.