Although tagged for two homers, Vida Blue gained his 23rd victory and Catfish Hunter followed with a shutout for his 17th victory as the Athletics defeated the Senators in a doubleheader, 4-3 and 9-0. Del Unser homered off Blue in the fifth inning and Tim Cullen connected after a walk to Elliott Maddox in the ninth. Reggie Jackson homered for the A's, but their deciding run off Pete Broberg in the sixth was unearned on an error by Lenny Randle.

In the nightcap, Denny McLain drew his 17th defeat but allowed only two runs before going out for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning. The A's then fattened their lead against the Senators' relievers. Angel Mangual drove in three runs with two singles and a triple, while Hunter joined in the attack with three singles. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Washington Senators 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    29, 1971 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Senators     0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   3  6  5
A's          2  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .278      Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .260
Randle 2b             3   0   1   0     1   2   .227      Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Howard 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .282      Jackson rf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .268
Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .267        Mangual rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .305
Nelson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Epstein 1b            3   0   2   1     0   0   .244
Maddox cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .210        Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Casanova c            4   0   1   0     0   2   .205      Bando 3b              2   1   0   1     1   0   .281
Cullen ss             4   1   1   2     0   1   .190      Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .234
Broberg p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .032      Duncan c              4   0   2   1     0   1   .261
  Billings ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Green 2b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .245
  Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Blue p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .129
  Mincher ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .293

Totals               33   3   6   3     3  10             Totals               30   4   7   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:07
Left on Base: Senators 6, A's 7
DP: Senators 1, A's 0
Errors: Randle, Burroughs 2, Nelson, Cullen
Doubles: Maddox (6), Epstein (13)
Home Runs: Unser (7), Cullen (2), Jackson (25)
Sacrifice Flies: Bando (4)
GIDP: Green (13)
Hit by Pitch: Epstein (11,by Broberg)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(5-5)          6     6   4   3   3   4   1  27   2.75
Grzenda                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.11
Totals                  8     7   4   3   3   6   1  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(23-6)            9     6   3   3   3  10   2  36   1.70
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3  10   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Broberg (8)
Wild Pitches: Broberg (7)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
struck out; Howard walked; Burroughs forced Howard (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to shortstop; Rudi singled to
right [Campaneris to second]; Jackson flied out to right
[Campaneris to third]; Epstein doubled to left [Campaneris
scored, Rudi to third]; Bando hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rudi
scored, Epstein to third (error by Burroughs)]; Monday struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Athletics 2.

SENATORS 2ND: Nelson flied out to right; Maddox doubled to left;
Casanova struck out; Cullen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan flied out to right; Green walked; Blue
forced Green (third to shortstop) [Blue to second (error by
Cullen)]; Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 0, Athletics 2.

SENATORS 3RD: Broberg struck out; Unser flied out to center;
Randle walked; Howard forced Randle (third to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi popped to second in foul territory; Jackson
homered; Epstein flied out to left; Bando walked; Broberg threw
a wild pitch [Bando to second]; Monday was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Athletics 3.

SENATORS 4TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Nelson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Maddox singled to left; Casanova singled to
center [Maddox to second]; Cullen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan singled to left; Green grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Duncan out at second];
Blue was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
0, Athletics 3.

SENATORS 5TH: Broberg grounded out (third to first); Unser
homered; Randle struck out; Howard struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Rudi grounded out
(first to pitcher); Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Athletics 3.

SENATORS 6TH: Burroughs flied out to left; Nelson flied out to
center; Maddox lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Epstein was hit by a pitch; Bando forced Epstein
(shortstop to second) [Bando to second (error by Randle)];
Monday was called out on strikes; Duncan singled to left [Bando
scored (unearned), Duncan to second (error by Burroughs)]; Green
was walked intentionally; Blue grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Athletics 4.

SENATORS 7TH: Casanova flied out to center; Cullen grounded out
(pitcher to first); BILLINGS BATTED FOR BROBERG; Billings struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: GRZENDA REPLACED BILLINGS (PITCHING); Campaneris
flied out to center; Rudi reached on an error by Nelson [Rudi to
first]; Jackson forced Rudi (shortstop to second); Epstein
singled to right [Jackson to third]; Bando grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Athletics 4.

SENATORS 8TH: Unser struck out; Randle singled to shortstop;
Howard flied out to left; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Duncan
struck out; Green was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Athletics 4.

SENATORS 9TH: MANGUAL REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); HEGAN
REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Nelson flied out to center;
Maddox walked; Casanova struck out; Cullen homered [Maddox
scored]; MINCHER BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Mincher lined to center; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Athletics 4.