BAL @ OAK

October 05, 1971

Final Score: BAL 5 - OAK 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance
33,176
Game Duration
169 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Jim Palmer
Losing Pitcher
Diego Segui

Umpires

Home Plate
Lou DiMuro
First Base
Ron Luciano
Second Base
Hank Soar
Third Base
Bill Kunkel

Line Score

BAL @ OAK — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BAL 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 12 0
OAK 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 7 0

BAL Batting

BAL @ OAK — BAL Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Mark Belanger 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Paul Blair 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400
Don Buford 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .750
Andy Etchebarren 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Elrod Hendricks 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Davey Johnson 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Jim Palmer 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Boog Powell 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Merv Rettenmund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brooks Robinson 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400
Frank Robinson 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200
Team Totals 35 5 12 4 9 7 3 1 0 0 .343

OAK Batting

BAL @ OAK — OAK Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sal Bando 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Curt Blefary 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bert Campaneris 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy Davis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Mike Epstein 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Rollie Fingers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mudcat Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Green 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Mike Hegan 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Reggie Jackson 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .750
Darold Knowles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Locker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Angel Mangual 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rick Monday 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Diego Segui 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gene Tenace 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 3 8 0 0 3 0 .212

BAL Pitching

BAL @ OAK — BAL Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jim Palmer (W) W 9.0 7 3 3 3 8 3 3.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 3 3 3 8 3 3.00

OAK Pitching

BAL @ OAK — OAK Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rollie Fingers - 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 13.50
Mudcat Grant - 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Darold Knowles - 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Bob Locker - 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
Diego Segui (L) L 4.2 6 3 3 6 4 0 5.79
Team Totals 9.0 12 5 5 9 7 0 5.00

Baltimore Orioles at Oakland Athletics, October 5, 1971

The Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 5, 1971 in the League Championship Series. Retrosheet records a crowd of 33,176, a running time of 169 minutes, and a day start for this game. The Baltimore Orioles scored in the first, fifth, and seventh innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run fifth. The Oakland Athletics scored single runs in the third, sixth, and eighth innings. Hits were 12 for the Baltimore Orioles and 7 for the Oakland Athletics, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Jim Palmer, allowing 3 earned runs on 7 hits in 9.0 innings. Diego Segui took the loss after 4.2 innings and 3 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Jim Palmer, who had 8. The Oakland Athletics' pitching table lists Rollie Fingers, Mudcat Grant, Darold Knowles, Bob Locker, and Diego Segui. Don Buford led the Baltimore Orioles at the plate: 3 for 4. Brooks Robinson drove in 2 for the Baltimore Orioles. Reggie Jackson led the Oakland Athletics at the plate: 3 for 4, 2 home runs, and 2 RBI. The Oakland Athletics got another home run from Sal Bando. The home-plate umpire was Lou DiMuro.

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