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May 5, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 5 8 0
Tigers 0 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 5 8 0
Tigers 0 4 1

Aurelio Rodriguez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .239
OBP .000 .293
At Bats 3 92
Hits 0 22
• Singles 0 17
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 9

Vida Blue Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 1 0
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Tiger Stadium - May 5, 1971
Out
Vida Blue
Dave Duncan
Don Mincher
Dick Green
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Rick Monday
Reggie Jackson
Aurelio Rodriguez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 5 8 0 5
Detroit Tigers 0 4 1 6
Winning Pitcher Vida Blue
Losing Pitcher Dean Chance
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Sal Bando
Attendance 13,131
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rodriguez hits a popup towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Horton is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Blue takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Green is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Kaline is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Northrup hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stanley hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Duncan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Monday hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bando strikes out.
Top 8 Bill Denehy now pitching. Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kevin Collins pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Collins hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McAuliffe is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rudi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Rudi reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Blue is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kaline strikes out.
Top 6 Green hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Joe Niekro now pitching. Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Norm Cash pinch hits for Fred Scherman. Cash hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brinkman strikes out.
Top 5 Bando hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mincher bunts towards the mound. Scherman fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Fred Scherman now pitching. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rodriguez. Rudi goes all the way around to score. Jackson moves to third.
Top 5 Rudi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Green scores. Campaneris scores.
Top 5 There goes Campaneris. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Campaneris steals second.
Top 5 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Green moves to third.
Top 5 Blue bunts towards first. Northrup scoops it up and throws to first, with McAuliffe covering, for the out. Green moves to second.
Top 5 Green is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 McAuliffe strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Freehan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Horton takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Monday hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bando moves to third.
Top 4 Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores.
Top 4 Mincher hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Jackson. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Jackson steals second.
Top 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Monday throws the ball in to Green who tags Northrup trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Chance is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Campaneris hits a popup towards first. Northrup settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blue strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson throws the ball in to Campaneris who tags Brinkman trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 2 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chance fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Freehan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Horton strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Stanley moves to second.
Bottom 1 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Jackson moves to third. Mincher moves to second.
Top 1 Mincher takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Jackson. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Jackson steals second.
Top 1 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Campaneris hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.