Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Hargan
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Hargan
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Hargan
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Monday moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Epstein vs. Hargan
  
  The ball gets by Fosse for a passed ball. Monday scores. Jackson moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Epstein vs. Hargan
  
  Epstein is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bando vs. Hargan
  
  Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Tenace vs. Hargan
  
  Tenace takes first base on ball four. Bando moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Mangual vs. Hargan
  
  Mangual hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Bando scores. Tenace moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Green vs. Hargan
  
  Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hargan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Uhlaender vs. Hunter
  
  Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Hunter
  
  Leon hits a fly ball into left field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pinson vs. Hunter
  
  Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunter vs. Hargan
  
  Hunter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Hargan
  
  Brown is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Hargan
  
  Monday hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Hargan
  
  Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nettles vs. Hunter
  
  Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Hunter
  
  Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando juggles the ball. That's an error on Bando. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Chambliss vs. Hunter
  
  Chambliss is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fosse vs. Hunter
  
  Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Epstein vs. Hargan
  
  Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Hargan
  
  Bando strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tenace vs. Hargan
  
  Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heidemann vs. Hunter
  
  Heidemann hits a fly ball into left field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargan vs. Hunter
  
  Hargan strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Uhlaender vs. Hunter
  
  Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mangual vs. Hargan
  
  Mangual hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Hargan
  
  Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hunter vs. Hargan
  
  Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Hargan
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Hunter
  
  Leon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pinson vs. Hunter
  
  Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nettles vs. Hunter
  
  Nettles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Hunter
  
  Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Hunter
  
  Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fosse vs. Hunter
  
  Fosse strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Hargan
  
  Monday hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Monday reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jackson vs. Hargan
  
  Jackson strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Epstein vs. Hargan
  
  Epstein strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bando vs. Hargan
  
  Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Tenace vs. Hargan
  
  Tenace hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mangual vs. Hargan
  
  Mangual hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heidemann vs. Hunter
  
  Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Hunter
  
  Jim Clark pinch hits for Steve Hargan.
  
  Clark strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Uhlaender vs. Hunter
  
  Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Farmer
  
  Ed Farmer now pitching.
  
  Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hunter vs. Farmer
  
  Hunter bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Green moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brown vs. Farmer
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Green moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Monday vs. Farmer
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Hunter
  
  Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pinson vs. Hunter
  
  Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nettles vs. Hunter
  
  Nettles hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Farmer
  
  Jackson strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Epstein vs. Farmer
  
  Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Farmer
  
  Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Hunter
  
  George Hendrick now playing right field. Tony LaRussa now playing third base. Mike Hegan now playing first base.
  
  Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Chambliss vs. Hunter
  
  Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fosse vs. Hunter
  
  Fosse strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Heidemann vs. Hunter
  
  Heidemann hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tenace vs. Farmer
  
  Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mangual vs. Farmer
  
  Mangual strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Farmer
  
  Green hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hodge vs. Hunter
  
  Gomer Hodge pinch hits for Ed Farmer.
  
  Hodge strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Uhlaender vs. Hunter
  
  Uhlaender hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Hunter
  
  Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunter vs. Lamb
  
  Ray Lamb now pitching.
  
  Hunter strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Lamb
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Monday vs. Lamb
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hendrick vs. Lamb
  
  Hendrick strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pinson vs. Hunter
  
  Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRussa picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on LaRussa. Pinson moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Nettles vs. Hunter
  
  Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Foster vs. Hunter
  
  Foster is hit by the pitch. Nettles moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Chambliss vs. Hunter
  
  Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards second. Green fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Brown covering. It's a double play. Pinson scores. Nettles moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Fosse vs. Hunter
  
  Fosse hits a fly ball into left field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/1/1971, game 1 -- Oakland at Cleveland (D)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Brown L, ss           5  0  1  0   Uhlaender T, cf       4  0  0  0   
Monday R, cf          5  3  3  1   Leon E, 2b            4  0  0  0   
Jackson R, rf         4  1  1  0   Pinson V, rf          3  2  1  0   
Hendrick G, rf        1  0  0  0   Nettles G, 3b         4  1  2  2   
Epstein M, 1b         4  0  0  0   Foster R, lf          3  0  1  0   
Hegan M, 1b           0  0  0  0   Chambliss C, 1b       4  0  1  0   
Bando S, 3b           2  2  0  0   Fosse R, c            4  0  0  0   
LaRussa T, 3b         0  0  0  0   Heidemann J, ss       3  0  0  0   
Tenace G, c           3  1  1  3   Hargan S, p           1  0  0  0   
Mangual A, lf         4  0  1  2   Clark J, ph           1  0  0  0   
Green D, 2b           4  0  2  0   Farmer E, p           0  0  0  0   
Hunter J, p           3  0  0  0   Hodge G, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Lamb R, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  7  9  6                        32  3  5  2

Oakland          310 030 000 --  7
Cleveland        000 200 001 --  3

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hunter J (W)          9.0  5  3  3  1  6

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hargan S (L)          5.0  7  7  7  3  6
Farmer E              3.0  1  0  0  0  2
Lamb R                1.0  1  0  0  0  2

E -- Bando S, LaRussa T
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 5, Cleveland 4
2B -- Monday R
HR -- Monday R, Nettles G, Tenace G
SH -- Hunter J
HBP -- by Hunter J (Foster R)
PB -- Fosse R
T -- 2:16
A -- 0

    

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