The Athletics, who won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader with the White Sox, 3-2, and lost the second game, 7-3, clinched the West division title when the runner-up Royals were defeated by the Angels, 6-2. Jay Johnstone and Bill Melton hit homers for the White Sox to put them ahead in the opener, 2-1, but Reggie Jackson doubled for the A's in the eighth and Sal Bando hit for the circuit to beat Wilbur Wood.

In the nightcap, Tom Egan smashed a three-run homer in the second inning to start White Sox on the way to their triumph. Carlos May contributed four hits. Rick Monday rapped a homer for the A's. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, September 15, 1971 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3 11  0
White Sox    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   1   .251      Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Rudi 1b,lf            5   0   1   1     0   0   .262      McKinney 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Jackson rf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .281      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Bando 3b              2   1   2   2     2   0   .274      Melton 3b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .273
Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .279      Reichardt lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Mangual cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .298      Johnstone cf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .260
Hendrick lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .224
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Alvarado ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .219
Brown 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .197      Wood p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .045
Dobson p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .319
  Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .300

Totals               34   3  11   3     2   4             Totals               31   2   4   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:14
Left on Base: A's 8, White Sox 4
DP: A's 0, White Sox 2
Doubles: Hendrick (4), Jackson (29)
Home Runs: Bando (21), Johnstone (15), Melton (30)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris 2 (32), Jackson 2 (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Grant (2)
GIDP: Tenace (2), Hendrick (6)
Hit by Pitch: Campaneris (2,by Wood)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  6     2   2   2   1   5   2  21   3.55
Grant W(1-0)            3     2   0   0   1   1   0  12   3.22
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   6   2  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(20-12)           9    11   3   3   2   4   1  38   2.00
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   4   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Wood (7)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Nestor Chylak


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris was hit by a pitch; Campaneris stole
second; Rudi singled to center [Campaneris scored]; Jackson
struck out; Bando singled to center [Rudi to second]; Tenace
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bando
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly struck out; McKinney walked; May flied out
to center; Melton forced McKinney (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Mangual singled to center; Hendrick grounded into
a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Mangual out at
second]; Brown singled to center; Dobson forced Brown (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt was called out on strikes; Johnstone
homered; Herrmann was called out on strikes; Alvarado grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris flied out to right; Rudi flied out to
left; Jackson singled to center; Jackson stole second; Bando
walked; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Wood struck out; Kelly lined to left; McKinney
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, White
Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual grounded out (catcher to first); Hendrick
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brown grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May lined to second; Melton homered; Reichardt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox
2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Dobson made an out to shortstop; Campaneris
singled to right; Campaneris stole second; Rudi flied out to
right; Campaneris was out trying to advance to third (catcher to
third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Alvarado
flied out to right; Wood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Bando
walked; Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory; Mangual
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly flied out to center; McKinney flied out to
center; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Hendrick doubled to right; Brown grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Hendrick to third]; DAVIS BATTED FOR DOBSON;
Davis flied out to center; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: GRANT REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Melton singled
to left; On a bunt Reichardt popped to first in foul territory;
Johnstone flied out to center; Herrmann singled to right [Melton
to third]; Alvarado walked [Herrmann to second]; Wood forced
Alvarado (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 1, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Jackson
doubled to left; Jackson stole third; Bando homered [Jackson
scored]; Tenace struck out; Mangual singled to right; Hendrick
lined to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING 1B); RUDI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Kelly grounded out (shortstop to
first); McKinney grounded out (shortstop to first); May flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Brown singled to center; Grant out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Brown to second]; Campaneris struck
out; Rudi made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Melton was called out on strikes; Reichardt
grounded out (second to first); Johnstone flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 2.