Celebrating his return to the the lineup, Sal Bando hit a grand-slam homer and drove in another run with a single to pace the Athletics to a 10-6 victory over the Senators. Bando had missed three games because of an injury.

Rick Monday rapped a homer and two singles for the A's and batted in two runs. Del Unser and Don Mincher each drove in a pair for the Senators, Unser with a double in the second inning and Mincher with a homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 10, Washington Senators 6
Game Played on Saturday, August    28, 1971 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Senators     0  3  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   6  9  3
A's          2  5  0    0  1  2    0  0  x  -  10  9  1


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              5   0   1   2     0   2   .279      Campaneris ss         4   3   2   0     1   1   .261
Nelson 3b             5   2   1   0     0   1   .284      Rudi lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Mincher 1b            5   1   2   2     0   0   .293      Blefary rf            3   2   0   1     2   0   .238
Howard lf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .284      Epstein 1b            1   0   1   1     0   0   .241
Allen 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .262        Davis ph,1b         4   1   0   1     0   0   .320
Burroughs rf          4   1   2   0     0   2   .278      Bando 3b              4   1   2   5     0   0   .282
Casanova c            3   1   0   0     1   1   .204      Monday cf             4   1   3   2     0   1   .238
Harrah ss             2   1   1   1     2   0   .216      Tenace c              3   0   0   0     1   2   .286
Thompson p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .071      Brown 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              2   1   0   0     1   0   .204
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .080
  McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .218
  Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .148

Totals               37   6   9   6     3  11             Totals               35  10   9  10     5   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  7,414
Left on Base: Senators 7, A's 6
DP: Senators 1, A's 0
Errors: Nelson, Mincher, Allen, Campaneris
Doubles: Unser (16), Burroughs (7)
Home Runs: Mincher (10), Bando (19), Monday (16)
GIDP: Davis (10)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thompson L(1-6)         1.1   3   5   5   4   0   0  12   5.07
Riddleberger            1.2   1   2   1   0   3   1   7   3.72
Pina                    2     1   1   1   1   0   1   8   2.89
Cox                     2     3   2   0   0   1   0  10   3.25
Shellenback             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.31
Totals                  8     9  10   7   5   4   2  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(14-3)          7     9   6   5   2   9   1  33   3.80
Fingers                 1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.79
Knowles SV(7)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.39
Totals                  9     9   6   5   3  11   1  40

Wild Pitches: Thompson (5)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Bill Kunkel


SENATORS 1ST: Unser was called out on strikes; Nelson grounded
out (second to first); Mincher singled to right; Howard was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to right; Rudi grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Campaneris to second]; Thompson
threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to third]; Blefary was walked
intentionally; Epstein singled to center [Campaneris scored,
Blefary to second]; Bando flied out to center; Monday singled to
center [Blefary scored, Epstein to second]; Tenace reached on an
error by Nelson [Epstein to third, Monday to second, Tenace to
first]; Brown forced Monday (third unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Senators 0, Athletics 2.

SENATORS 2ND: Allen flied out to center; Burroughs singled to
center; Casanova walked [Burroughs to second]; Harrah singled to
left [Burroughs scored, Casanova to second]; Thompson was called
out on strikes; Unser doubled to left [Casanova scored, Harrah
scored]; Nelson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 3,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Dobson walked; Campaneris walked [Dobson to
second]; Rudi popped to pitcher in foul territory; Blefary
walked [Dobson to third, Campaneris to second]; RIDDLEBERGER
REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); DAVIS BATTED FOR EPSTEIN; Davis
reached on an error by Allen [Dobson scored (RBI), Campaneris to
third, Blefary to second, Davis to first]; Bando homered
[Campaneris scored, Blefary scored, Davis scored (unearned)];
Monday was called out on strikes; Tenace was called out on
strikes; 5 R (4 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Athletics 7.

SENATORS 3RD: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Mincher
grounded out (second to first); Howard struck out; Allen
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
3, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Brown flied out to left; Dobson flied out to
left; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3,
Athletics 7.

SENATORS 4TH: Burroughs doubled; Casanova flied out to center;
Harrah walked; BIITTNER BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Biittner popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Unser struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Senators 3, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 4TH: PINA REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Rudi grounded
out (shortstop to first); Blefary popped to shortstop; Davis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
3, Athletics 7.

SENATORS 5TH: Nelson reached on an error by Campaneris [Nelson
to first]; Mincher homered [Nelson scored (unearned)]; Howard
grounded out (third to first); Allen struck out; Burroughs was
called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5,
Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
homered; Tenace walked; Brown lined to right; Dobson forced
Tenace (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 5,
Athletics 8.

SENATORS 6TH: Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); RANDLE BATTED FOR PINA;
Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 5, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 6TH: COX REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); Campaneris
singled to center; Rudi reached on an error by Mincher
[Campaneris to third, Rudi to first]; Blefary grounded out
(first unassisted) [Campaneris scored (unearned), Rudi to
second]; Davis flied out to center; Bando singled to right [Rudi
scored (unearned)]; Monday singled to right [Bando to third];
Tenace struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 5,
Athletics 10.

SENATORS 7TH: Unser popped to second in foul territory; On a
bunt Nelson singled to pitcher; Mincher lined to first; Howard
singled to left [Nelson to second]; Allen singled to center
[Nelson scored, Howard to third]; Burroughs struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 6, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Brown flied out to center; HEGAN BATTED FOR
DOBSON; Hegan flied out to center; Campaneris flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 6, Athletics 10.

SENATORS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED HEGAN (PITCHING); Casanova struck
out; Harrah walked; MCCRAW BATTED FOR COX; McCraw struck out;
Unser forced Harrah (pitcher to second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 6, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SHELLENBACK REPLACED MCCRAW (PITCHING); Rudi
singled to center; Blefary flied out to center; Davis grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rudi out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 6, Athletics 10.

SENATORS 9TH: KNOWLES REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Nelson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mincher popped to shortstop;
Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 6, Athletics 10.