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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 23, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on August 23, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Kekich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Dobson |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 4,972 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Jim Odom |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Kenney | Third Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | Right Fielder |
| Felipe Alou | First Baseman |
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Mike Kekich | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
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 |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Dobson | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 23, 1971
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Dobson
Kenney hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Dobson
Munson hits a line drive into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Dobson
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Kekich
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Kekich
Kekich fires to first and picks off Campaneris. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Kekich
Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Kekich
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Kekich
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dobson
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Dobson
Blomberg strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Dobson
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clarke vs. Dobson
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Kekich
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Kekich
Mangual hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Kekich
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Dobson
Michael hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kekich vs. Dobson
Kekich strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Dobson
Kenney hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kekich
Green strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Kekich
Dobson hits a popup towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Dobson
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Dobson
Murcer hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dobson
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blomberg vs. Dobson
Blomberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Kekich
Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Kekich
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rudi moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Kekich
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. Rudi scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Kekich
Bando hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Bando reaches second base with a double. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mangual vs. Kekich
Mangual is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Duncan vs. Kekich
Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis scores. Bando moves to third. Mangual moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Green vs. Kekich
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Blomberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bando tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dobson vs. Kekich
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Dobson
Alou hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Dobson
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Dobson
Michael hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kekich vs. Dobson
Kekich bunts towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to third for the out. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kenney vs. Dobson
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Kekich
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Blomberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Kekich
Rudi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Kekich
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Kekich
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Kekich
Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mangual vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Dobson
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Dobson
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dobson
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Dobson
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Davis, and towards Green, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Aker
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Aker
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Aker
Dobson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Dobson
Alou hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Dobson
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Dobson
Michael hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Michael reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Dobson
John Ellis pinch hits for Jack Aker.
Ellis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Michael scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kenney vs. Dobson
Kenney hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Ley
Terry Ley now pitching.
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Ley
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Ley
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ley juggles the ball. That's an error on Ley. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Ley
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. Campaneris scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Ley
Bando is hit by the pitch. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mangual vs. Ley
Larry Brown pinch runs for Sal Bando.
Mangual hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Mangual reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. Brown goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Ley
Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Dobson
Larry Brown now playing third base. Mike Hegan now playing first base.
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Dobson
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hegan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Dobson
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Dobson
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Ley
Green hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fingers vs. Ley
Fingers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Ley
Campaneris hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Ley
Rudi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Ley
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Fingers
Clarke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Clarke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michael vs. Fingers
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lyttle vs. Fingers
Jim Lyttle pinch hits for Terry Ley.
Lyttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kenney vs. Fingers
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1971 -- New York at Oakland (N)
New York AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Kenney J, 3b 5 0 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 5 1 2 0
Munson T, c 4 1 1 0 Rudi J, lf 5 1 3 0
Murcer B, cf 4 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 4 1 1 0
White R, lf 3 0 3 1 Davis T, 1b 4 2 0 2
Blomberg R, rf 4 0 1 0 Hegan M, 1b 0 0 0 0
Alou F, 1b 4 0 2 0 Bando S, 3b 2 1 2 1
Clarke H, 2b 4 0 2 0 Brown L, pr-3b 0 1 0 0
Michael G, ss 4 1 2 0 Mangual A, cf 3 0 1 2
Kekich M, p 2 0 0 0 Duncan D, c 4 0 1 1
Aker J, p 0 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 3 1 1 2
Ellis J, ph 1 0 1 1 Dobson C, p 3 0 0 0
Ley T, p 0 0 0 0 Fingers R, p 1 0 1 0
Lyttle J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 12 2 34 8 12 8
New York 000 000 110 -- 2
Oakland 000 310 31x -- 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich M (L) 4.2 8 4 4 3 2
Aker J 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Ley T 2.0 4 4 1 0 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson C (W) 7.1 11 2 2 1 3
Fingers R (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Ley T
DP -- New York 1, Oakland 3
LOB -- New York 8, Oakland 7
2B -- Bando S, Michael G, Mangual A, Clarke H
3B -- White R
HR -- Green D
SF -- Green D
HBP -- by Ley T (Bando S)
T -- 2:39
A -- 4972
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