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Sunday September 26, 1971
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Tuning up for the playoffs, Vida Blue pitched seven innings, allowing three singles, and gained his 24th victory, but only his first since August 29, when the Athletics defeated the Brewers, 7-0. Sal Bando, Reggie Jackson and Dave Duncan hit homers. [The Sporting News]


Oakland Athletics 7, Milwaukee Brewers 0

Game Played on Sunday, September 26, 1971 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
A's          0  0  2    0  1  1    2  1  x  -   7  9  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Campaneris ss         3   1   1   1     0   2   .252
Auerbach ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Rudi lf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .269
Cardenal rf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .248      Jackson rf            4   1   1   2     0   2   .279
  Tepedino 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .189        Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Kosco 1b,rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Epstein 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .235
Pena 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Bando 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .273
Rodriguez c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .244
  Porter ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Duncan c              3   2   2   1     1   0   .257
May cf                3   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Green 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .241
Theobald 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Blue p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Lockwood p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .081        Blefary ph,rf       0   1   0   0     1   0   .200
  Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Mitchell ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Krausse p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .023
  Ratliff ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Weaver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   3   0     1   6             Totals               30   7   9   6     3   7

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 10,687
Left on Base: Brewers 3, A's 4
DP: Brewers 1, A's 1
Errors: Harper
Doubles: Green (12)
Home Runs: Bando (24), Jackson (31), Duncan (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Blue (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (5)
GIDP: Theobald (5), Bando (13)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood L(10-15)       2.2   4   2   1   0   2   0  11   3.33
Morris                  2.1   2   1   1   1   4   0  10   3.78
Krausse                 2     2   3   3   2   1   2  10   2.95
Weaver                  1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   7.24
Totals                  8     9   7   6   3   7   3  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(24-8)            7     3   0   0   0   4   0  23   1.82
Grant SV(3)             2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   3.11
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   6   0  30

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Marty Springstead


BREWERS 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach
made an out to third; Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

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.
Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Kosco grounded out (shortstop to first); Pena
grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein singled; Bando grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Epstein out at second];
Monday struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

BREWERS 3RD: May singled; Theobald grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [May out at second]; Lockwood
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan singled; Green flied out to center; Blue
made an out to third; Campaneris singled [Duncan to second];
Rudi singled to left [Duncan scored (unearned), Campaneris
scored (error by Harper) (no RBI), Rudi to second]; MORRIS
REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Jackson struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Harper singled; Auerbach flied out to center;
Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first) [Harper to second];
Kosco struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Epstein struck out; Bando singled; Monday struck
out; Duncan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Pena struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (second to
first); May lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green doubled; Blue out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Green to third]; Campaneris hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Green scored]; Rudi walked; Jackson was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 3.

BREWERS 6TH: Theobald grounded out (pitcher to first); MITCHELL
BATTED FOR MORRIS; Mitchell was called out on strikes; Harper
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: KRAUSSE REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Epstein
flied out to center; Bando homered; Monday made an out to first;
Duncan walked; Green forced Duncan (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 4.

BREWERS 7TH: Auerbach made an out to shortstop; Cardenal
singled; Kosco forced Cardenal (shortstop to second); Pena
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: TEPEDINO REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING 1B); KOSCO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BLEFARY BATTED FOR BLUE; Blefary
walked; Campaneris struck out; Rudi flied out to center; Jackson
homered [Blefary scored]; Epstein flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 6.

BREWERS 8TH: GRANT REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); BLEFARY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PORTER BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Porter made
an out to third; May struck out; Theobald walked; RATLIFF BATTED
FOR KRAUSSE; Ratliff was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: WEAVER REPLACED RATLIFF (PITCHING); PORTER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Bando grounded out (shortstop to first);
Monday grounded out (second to first); Duncan homered; Green
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Athletics 7.

BREWERS 9TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Auerbach
lined to center; Tepedino flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 7.



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