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June 25, 1971

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Royals 0 5 2
Athletics 7 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Royals 0 5 2
Athletics 7 8 0

Lou Piniella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .252
OBP .333 .304
At Bats 3 135
Hits 1 34
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 13

Vida Blue Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 2 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - June 25, 1971
Out
Vida Blue
Dave Duncan
Mike Epstein
Dick Green
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Rick Monday
Reggie Jackson
Lou Piniella
Cookie Rojas

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 0 5 2 6
Oakland Athletics 7 8 0 7
Winning Pitcher Vida Blue
Losing Pitcher Mike Hedlund
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 33,888
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rojas hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Harrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Al Fitzmorris now pitching. Blue strikes out.
Top 8 Schaal strikes out.
Top 8 Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ted Savage pinch hits for Tom Burgmeier. Savage is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Duncan takes first base on ball four. Monday moves to second.
Bottom 7 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bando moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rudi scores. Jackson scores. Bando moves to second.
Bottom 7 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Epstein is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Rudi moves to third.
Bottom 7 Rudi takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Dennis Paepke now catching. Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dennis Paepke pinch hits for Buck Martinez. Paepke hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Oliver hits a popup towards the mound. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rojas moves to second.
Top 7 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Harrison hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Blue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blue for the out.
Bottom 6 Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Schaal hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Patek hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bando hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Epstein hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hedlund is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Martinez strikes out.
Top 5 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Blue bunts towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. Green moves to second.
Top 4 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Otis. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 4 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Duncan hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Epstein scores. Bando moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. Epstein moves to third.
Bottom 3 Epstein takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Campaneris. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Campaneris steals second.
Bottom 3 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Patek strikes out.
Top 3 Hedlund is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Blue strikes out.
Bottom 2 Green bunts towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Rojas covering, for the out. Monday scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Hedlund spins and fires to second, and Duncan is picked off.
Bottom 2 Duncan bunts in front of the plate. Martinez juggles the ball. That's an error on Martinez. Bando scores. Monday moves to third. Duncan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Monday takes first base on ball four. Bando moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bando takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Oliver strikes out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rudi hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Campaneris strikes out.
Top 1 Harrison strikes out.
Top 1 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Schaal strikes out.
Top 1 Patek strikes out.