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May 31, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 13 1
Yankees 3 6 1
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Athletics 6 13 1
Yankees 3 6 1

Bobby Murcer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .355
OBP .500 .468
At Bats 2 166
Hits 0 59
• Singles 0 41
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 2 37
RBI’s 0 28

Rollie Fingers Season Stats

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2 4 0
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Yankee Stadium - May 31, 1971
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Out
Rollie Fingers
Gene Tenace
Tommy Davis
Larry Brown
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Rick Monday
Reggie Jackson
Bobby Murcer
Thurman Munson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 6 13 1 9
New York Yankees 3 6 1 10
Winning Pitcher Blue Moon Odom
Losing Pitcher Mike Kekich
Save Rollie Fingers
Game Winning RBI Tommy Davis
Attendance 20,167
Time of Game 3 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis juggles the ball. That's an error on Davis.
Bottom 9 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Fingers covering, for the out.
Top 9 Monday strikes out.
Top 9 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Jake Gibbs pinch hits for Jim Hardin. Gibbs hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Baker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Cater is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Alou strikes out.
Top 8 Rudi strikes out.
Top 8 Campaneris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Campaneris reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Fingers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jim Hardin now pitching. Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rollie Fingers now pitching. Ellis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Darold Knowles now pitching. Murcer takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 7 White hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clarke moves to third.
Bottom 7 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clarke moves to second.
Bottom 7 Clarke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Rick Monday now playing center field. Jim Lyttle pinch hits for Gary Waslewski. Lyttle strikes out.
Top 7 Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mangual hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bando hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Bando reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baker for the out.
Bottom 6 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cater for the out. Ellis scores.
Bottom 6 Bob Locker now pitching. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Locker covering, for the out. Ellis moves to third.
Bottom 6 Ellis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Ellis reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Jackson strikes out.
Top 6 Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Campaneris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Odom hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 White hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clarke moves to third.
Bottom 5 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Clarke moves to second.
Bottom 5 Clarke takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 5 Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mangual hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. Bando moves to second.
Top 5 Gary Waslewski now pitching. Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rudi scores. Davis moves to second.
Top 5 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. Rudi moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Jackson hits a popup towards short. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rudi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris moves to second.
Top 5 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cater.
Bottom 4 Kekich strikes out.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Odom bunts towards the mound. Kekich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mangual moves to third.
Top 4 Tenace takes first base on ball four. Mangual moves to second.
Top 4 Mangual hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ellis strikes out.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Tenace for a passed ball. Munson scores. White moves to third. Murcer moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Murcer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Tenace for a passed ball. Munson moves to third. White moves to second.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clarke scores. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clarke moves to third.
Bottom 3 Clarke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kekich is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campaneris scores.
Top 3 Jackson strikes out.
Top 3 Rudi strikes out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Campaneris moves to third.
Top 3 Campaneris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Campaneris reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cater takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ellis strikes out.
Top 2 Odom strikes out.
Top 2 Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tenace hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Tenace reaches second base with a double. Mangual scores.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Mangual moves to third.
Top 2 Mangual hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Mangual reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Bando hits a line drive towards third. Cater reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Munson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Clarke takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Davis strikes out.
Top 1 Jackson is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Rudi strikes out.
Top 1 Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.