OAK @ BAL
Final Score: OAK 3 - BAL 5
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Memorial Stadium
- Attendance
- 42,621
- Game Duration
- 143 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Dave McNally
- Losing Pitcher
- Vida Blue
- Save
- Eddie Watt
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Hank Soar
- First Base
- Larry Napp
- Second Base
- Lou DiMuro
- Third Base
- Jake O'Donnell
Line Score
OAK Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sal Bando | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Vida Blue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bert Campaneris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Tommy Davis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Dave Duncan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Mike Epstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rollie Fingers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dick Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reggie Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Angel Mangual | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Joe Rudi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
BAL Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Belanger | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Paul Blair | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Andy Etchebarren | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Davey Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Dave McNally | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Curt Motton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Jim Palmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Boog Powell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Merv Rettenmund | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Frank Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eddie Watt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
OAK Pitching
BAL Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave McNally (W) | W | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Eddie Watt (SV) | SV | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | |
Oakland Athletics at Baltimore Orioles, October 3, 1971
The Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 at Memorial Stadium on October 3, 1971 in a League Championship Series game. The game information lists attendance of 42,621, a running time of 143 minutes, and a day start. The Oakland Athletics scored in the second and fourth innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run second. The Baltimore Orioles' runs came in the fourth and seventh innings, 4 of them in the seventh. Hits were 9 for the Oakland Athletics and 7 for the Baltimore Orioles, with 0 and 1 errors. The win went to Dave McNally, allowing 3 earned runs on 7 hits in 7.0 innings. Vida Blue took the loss after 7.0 innings and 5 runs. The save went to Eddie Watt. No pitcher struck out more than Vida Blue, who had 8. The Oakland Athletics' top hitter was Angel Mangual, 2 for 4, 1 double, and 2 RBI. Hank Soar worked home plate.
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