Vida Blue, who had not been a winner since August 29, was rapped for five runs in five innings, but the Athletics took their young lefthander off the hook and defeated the Brewers, 6-5, on a run-scoring single by pinch-hitter Tommy Davis in the 11th. Darrell Porter hit a three-run homer off Blue in the second and Andy Kosco added a solo swat off the southpaw in the fifth.

The A's, who had scored twice in the third, narrowed their deficit with back-to-back homers by Reggie Jackson and Sal Bando in the sixth and tied the score with two walks and a single by Mike Hegan in the eighth. Curt Blefary drew a pass in the 11th, moved up on a sacrifice and scored on Davis' hit. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5
Game Played on Friday, September 17, 1971 (Night game) at County Stadium
A's          0  0  2    0  0  2    0  1  0    0  1  -   6  8  2
Brewers      1  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   5  7  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   1     0   1   .250      Harper lf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .263
  Brown 2b,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Auerbach ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .204
Rudi lf               5   0   1   1     0   1   .264      xCardenal cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Jackson rf            5   1   1   1     0   2   .280      Kosco 1b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .231
Bando 3b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .272        Theobald 2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Monday cf             3   1   0   0     2   1   .241      May rf                4   1   1   0     1   1   .278
Blefary c,2b          3   1   0   0     2   1   .210      Pena 3b,1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .245
Hegan 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .229      Porter c              5   1   1   3     0   2   .250
Anderson 2b,ss        4   1   2   0     0   1   .400      Heise 2b,3b           4   0   2   0     1   0   .246
  Davis ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .322      Pattin p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .092
  Hendrick pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Sanders p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Tenace c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Blue p                1   1   0   0     0   0   .120
  Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .212
  Knowles p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               39   6   8   6     4   8             Totals               38   5   7   4     4   7

Time of Game: 3:20   Attendance: 11,632
Left on Base: A's 6, Brewers 6
DP: A's 1, Brewers 0
Errors: Jackson, Blefary, Kosco
Home Runs: Jackson (30), Bando (22), Porter (2), Kosco (9)
Caught Stealing: Monday (8), Hendrick (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Blue (12), Hegan (6), Pena (3)
GIDP: Cardenal (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    5     5   5   4   3   3   2  23   1.89
Fingers                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.61
Knowles W(6-4)          4     1   0   0   1   3   0  14   3.86
Totals                 11     7   5   4   4   7   2  44

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin                  7.2   7   5   5   3   6   2  34   3.16
Sanders L(7-11)         3.1   1   1   1   1   2   0  11   1.94
Totals                 11     8   6   6   4   8   2  45

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Bill Haller


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris struck out; Rudi made an out to first;
Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Harper walked; Auerbach singled [Harper to third];
Cardenal grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Harper scored (no RBI), Auerbach out at second]; Kosco lined to
third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando grounded out (third to first); Monday was
called out on strikes; Blefary grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: May walked; Pena reached on an error by Jackson
[May to third, Pena to first]; Porter homered [May scored, Pena
scored (unearned)]; Heise singled; Pattin struck out; Harper
flied out to center; Auerbach grounded out (third to first); 3 R
(2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Hegan grounded out (first to pitcher); Anderson
singled; Blue reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Anderson to second]; Campaneris singled [Anderson scored, Blue
to second]; Rudi singled [Blue scored, Campaneris to second];
Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Campaneris to third,
Rudi to second]; Bando grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 3RD: Cardenal lined to center; Kosco made an out to
catcher; May lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Brewers 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Monday walked; Blefary struck out; Hegan flied
out to center; Monday was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Pena singled; Porter was called out on strikes;
Heise walked [Pena to second]; Pattin grounded out (second to
first) [Pena to third, Heise to second]; Harper grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Brewers 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Anderson struck out; Blue lined to shortstop;
Campaneris reached on an error by Kosco [Campaneris to first];
Rudi flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Brewers 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Auerbach was called out on strikes; Cardenal lined
to shortstop; Kosco homered; May flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: THEOBALD REPLACED KOSCO (PLAYING 2B); PENA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HEISE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Jackson homered; Bando homered; Monday grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blefary grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hegan flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Brewers 5.

BREWERS 6TH: FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Pena grounded out
(second to pitcher); Porter flied out to right; Heise singled;
Pattin forced Heise (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Brewers 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Anderson singled; Fingers struck out; Campaneris
forced Anderson (shortstop to second); Rudi flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 7TH: BROWN REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING 2B); ANDERSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Harper grounded out (second to
first); Auerbach grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenal
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson struck out; Bando lined to center; Monday
walked; Blefary walked [Monday to second]; Hegan singled [Monday
scored, Blefary to second]; SANDERS REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING);
Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Theobald
grounded out (third to first); May struck out; Pena walked; Pena
was picked off first (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Knowles flied out to center; Brown grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 9TH: Porter struck out; Heise made an out to second;
Sanders was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Brewers 5.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Bando
grounded out (third to first); Monday made an out to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 10TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Auerbach
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal reached on catcher's
interference by Blefary; Theobald lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Brewers 5.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Blefary walked; Hegan out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Blefary to second]; DAVIS BATTED FOR
ANDERSON; Davis singled [Blefary scored]; HENDRICK RAN FOR
DAVIS; Knowles lined to second; Hendrick was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
6, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 11TH: TENACE REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING C ); BLEFARY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); May singled; Pena out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [May to second]; Porter grounded out (pitcher to first)
[May to third]; Heise flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 6, Brewers 5.