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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 31, 1971 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blue Moon Odom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Kekich |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,167 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: John Rice 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Ron Luciano |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Angel Mangual | Center Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Larry Brown | Second Baseman |
| Blue Moon Odom | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Danny Cater | Third Baseman |
| Frank Baker | Shortstop |
| Mike Kekich | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 1971
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Kekich
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Kekich
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Kekich
Jackson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Kekich
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Odom
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Odom
Munson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Odom
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Odom
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Kekich
Bando hits a line drive towards third. Cater reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Kekich
Mangual hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Mangual reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Kekich
There's a wild pitch. Mangual moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tenace vs. Kekich
Tenace hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Tenace reaches second base with a double. Mangual scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Kekich
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Odom vs. Kekich
Odom strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Odom
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Odom
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Odom
Cater takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Odom
Baker strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Kekich
Campaneris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Campaneris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Kekich
There's a wild pitch. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rudi vs. Kekich
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Kekich
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Kekich
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Kekich
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kekich vs. Odom
Kekich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Odom
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Odom
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Odom
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clarke scores. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Odom
The ball gets by Tenace for a passed ball. Munson moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. Odom
Murcer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ellis vs. Odom
The ball gets by Tenace for a passed ball. Munson scores. White moves to third. Murcer moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ellis vs. Odom
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Odom
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Kekich
Mangual hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Kekich
Tenace takes first base on ball four. Mangual moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Kekich
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. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Odom vs. Kekich
Odom bunts towards the mound. Kekich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Odom
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Odom
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kekich vs. Odom
Kekich strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Kekich
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. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Kekich
Rudi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Kekich
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Kekich
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. Rudi moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Waslewski
Gary Waslewski now pitching.
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rudi scores. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mangual vs. Waslewski
Mangual hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tenace vs. Waslewski
Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Waslewski
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Odom
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Odom
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Odom
White hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murcer vs. Odom
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Waslewski
Odom hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Waslewski
Campaneris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Waslewski
Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Waslewski
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Odom
Ellis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Ellis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Locker
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. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cater vs. Locker
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. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Locker
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baker for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Waslewski
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Waslewski
Bando hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Bando reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mangual vs. Waslewski
Mangual hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Waslewski
Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyttle vs. Locker
Rick Monday now playing center field. Jim Lyttle pinch hits for Gary Waslewski.
Lyttle strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Locker
Clarke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Locker
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Locker
White hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murcer vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching.
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ellis vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Ellis is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hardin
Jim Hardin now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fingers vs. Hardin
Fingers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hardin
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Campaneris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Hardin
Rudi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Fingers
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Fingers
Cater is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Fingers
Baker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Fingers
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. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McDaniel
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. McDaniel
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. McDaniel
Monday strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Fingers
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Fingers covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Fingers
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis juggles the ball. That's an error on Davis. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Fingers
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. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Fingers
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1971, game 2 -- Oakland at New York (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 2 2 0 Clarke H, 2b 2 1 1 0
Rudi J, lf 5 1 2 0 Munson T, c 5 1 2 0
Jackson R, rf 4 1 1 1 White R, lf 5 0 1 1
Davis T, 1b 5 1 2 2 Murcer B, cf 3 0 0 0
Bando S, 3b 5 0 2 1 Ellis J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Mangual A, cf 4 1 3 1 Alou F, rf 4 0 0 0
Monday R, cf 1 0 0 0 Cater D, 3b 3 0 0 1
Tenace G, c 3 0 1 1 Baker F, ss 4 0 1 0
Brown L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kekich M, p 2 0 0 0
Odom J, p 3 0 0 0 Waslewski G, p 0 0 0 0
Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Lyttle J, ph 1 0 0 0
Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0 Hardin J, p 0 0 0 0
Fingers R, p 1 0 0 0 Gibbs J, ph 1 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 6 13 6 34 3 6 2
Oakland 011 030 001 -- 6
New York 002 001 000 -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Odom J (W)* 5.0 3 3 2 5 6
Locker B 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Knowles D+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Fingers R (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich M (L) 4.1 7 5 4 1 5
Waslewski G 2.2 4 0 0 0 1
Hardin J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
McDaniel L 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Cater D, Davis T
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Oakland 9, New York 10
2B -- Mangual A, Tenace G, Campaneris B 2, Ellis J, Bando S
HR -- Jackson R
HBP -- by Kekich M (Jackson R)
WP -- Kekich M 2
PB -- Tenace G 2
T -- 3:07
A -- 20167
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