Dwain Anderson, who made an error that allowed the Brewers to tie the score in the sixth inning, made up for his miscue by hitting a two-run triple in the ninth to bring the Athletics a 4-2 victory. Mike Hegan opened the ninth with a single, Gene Tenace sacrificed and Rick Monday was handed an intentional pass before Anderson unloaded his drive to deep right-center field.

With the West division title already stowed away, manager Dick Williams of the A's let his starter, Catfish Hunter, pitch only five innings. Mudcat Grant hurled the next two and Bob Locker finished. The A's trio allowed a total of only four hits. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 18, 1971 (Night game) at County Stadium
A's          1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   4  7  1
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  4  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Harper lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .264
  Locker p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Auerbach ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .205
Rudi lf               3   2   2   0     1   0   .266      May rf                3   0   0   0     1   1   .276
Jackson rf            4   0   1   2     0   0   .280      Cardenal cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .249
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Briggs 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .262
Hegan 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .229        Bell p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tenace c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .275      Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .227
Monday cf             3   1   0   0     1   3   .239      Schofield 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Anderson 2b,ss        3   0   1   2     1   1   .389      Heise 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Hunter p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .360        Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .168
  Grant p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Slaton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .098
  Brown 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .192        Pena 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .245

Totals               32   4   7   4     4   7             Totals               32   2   4   1     3   7

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 11,063
Left on Base: A's 6, Brewers 6
DP: A's 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Anderson
Doubles: Cardenal (9), Harper (26)
Triples: Rudi (4), Jackson (3), Anderson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Tenace (1)
GIDP: Rudi (15)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  5     3   1   1   0   5   0  18   2.99
Grant                   2     1   1   0   3   1   0  11   3.15
Locker W(6-1)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.94
Totals                  9     4   2   1   3   7   0  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton                  8     5   2   2   3   6   0  31   4.10
Bell L(1-1)             1     2   2   2   1   1   0   6   3.86
Totals                  9     7   4   4   4   7   0  37

Passed Balls: Tenace (6)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; Rudi tripled;
Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Rudi scored]; Bando made
an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Harper lined to left; Auerbach singled; May struck
out; Cardenal doubled [Auerbach scored]; Briggs struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Hegan flied out to left; Tenace struck out;
Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Porter flied out to left; Schofield grounded out
(shortstop to first); Heise grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hunter singled; Campaneris singled [Hunter to second]; Rudi
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Campaneris out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Slaton was called out on strikes; Harper grounded
out (shortstop to first); Auerbach was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Bando
grounded out (third to first); Hegan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); Briggs singled; Porter flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace flied out to center; Monday struck out;
Anderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Schofield made an out to shortstop; Heise struck
out; Slaton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Hunter made an out to first; Campaneris grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rudi singled; Jackson tripled [Rudi
scored]; Bando lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: GRANT REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Harper doubled;
Tenace allowed a passed ball [Harper to third]; Auerbach reached
on an error by Anderson [Harper scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Auerbach to first]; May walked [Auerbach to second]; Cardenal
flied out to center; Briggs walked [Auerbach to third, May to
second]; Porter struck out; Schofield lined to left; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Hegan grounded out (first unassisted); Tenace
walked; Monday struck out; Anderson walked [Tenace to second];
Grant struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Heise flied out to right; Slaton grounded out
(first unassisted); Harper walked; Auerbach made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris lined to center; Rudi walked; Jackson
lined to center; Bando lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: ANDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BROWN
REPLACED GRANT (PLAYING 2B); LOCKER REPLACED CAMPANERIS
(PITCHING); May lined to shortstop; Cardenal grounded out (third
to first); Briggs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: PENA REPLACED SLATON (PLAYING 1B); BELL REPLACED
BRIGGS (PITCHING); Hegan singled; Tenace out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Hegan to second]; Monday was walked
intentionally; Anderson tripled [Hegan scored, Monday scored];
Brown grounded out (third to first); Locker struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Porter struck out; Schofield grounded out (second
to first); TEPEDINO BATTED FOR HEISE; Tepedino grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers
2.