Sal Bando smashed a two-run homer to tie the score in the ninth inning and then hit a sacrifice fly in the 12th to give the Athletics a 4-3 victory over the Indians. Vida Blue, who started for the A's in quest of his 19th victory, gave up homers by Ken Suarez and Graig Nettles and was losing in his duel with Steve Dunning, 3-1, when Bando took him off the hook with his homer. Blue was lifted after 11 innings and Darold Knowles was the winner. Phil Hennigan, who replaced Dunning in the 10th, was the loser.

Larry Brown walked to open the 12th and Joe Rudi bunted safely. After Steve Mingori replaced Hennigan, Tommy Davis sacrificed. With a count of 3-0 on Gene Tenace, Ed Farmer took over pitching for the Indians and completed the pass. Bando then hit his sacrifice fly, scoring Tony LaRussa, who ran for Brown. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      21, 1971 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   4  7  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender cf          5   0   2   0     0   0   .281      Brown ss              4   0   1   0     1   0   .205
Nettles 3b            5   1   1   2     0   1   .267        LaRussa pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
R. Foster rf,lf       5   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Rudi rf               6   0   1   0     0   3   .256
Hinton 1b             5   0   0   0     0   3   .258      Davis lf              4   0   1   0     1   2   .331
Bevacqua 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .209      Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .271
Clark lf              3   0   1   0     0   2   .154        Odom pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .043
  Pinson rf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .269        Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     1   0   .224
Heidemann ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .188        Tenace ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .220
Suarez c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .192      Bando 3b              3   2   1   3     2   0   .257
Dunning p             3   1   1   0     0   1   .190      Monday cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .242
  Hodge ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Duncan c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .245
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Green 2b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .246
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Blue p                4   0   1   0     0   2   .103
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               43   3   8   3     0  11             Totals               38   4   7   3     9  10

Time of Game: 3:22   Attendance: 21,353
Left on Base: Indians 4, A's 11
DP: Indians 1, A's 1
Errors: Suarez, Dunning, Bando
Home Runs: Suarez (1), Nettles (16), Bando (12)
Stolen Bases: Duncan (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Brown (2), Davis (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bando (2)
GIDP: Monday (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dunning                 9     4   3   2   5  10   1  35   4.16
Hennigan L(4-3)         2     3   1   1   3   0   0  12   4.04
Mingori                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.94
Farmer                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.74
Totals                 11.2   7   4   3   9  10   1  50

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                   11     8   3   3   0  11   2  40   1.41
Knowles W(5-4)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.25
Totals                 12     8   3   3   0  11   2  43

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jake O'Donnell


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender singled to center; Nettles flied out to
right; R. Foster lined to center; Hinton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Brown grounded out (first to second to pitcher);
Rudi struck out; Davis singled to left; Davis was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Dunning [Davis to third];
Epstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bevacqua singled to left; Clark struck out;
Heidemann lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Bevacqua
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando walked; Monday was called out on strikes;
Duncan singled to left [Bando to third]; Duncan stole second
[Duncan to third (error by Suarez), Bando scored (unearned)];
Green struck out; Blue struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Suarez homered; Dunning grounded out (shortstop to
first); Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Brown flied to left in foul territory; Rudi
struck out; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 4TH: R. Foster flied out to center; Hinton popped to
first in foul territory; Bevacqua flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Epstein popped to shortstop; Bando grounded out
(third to first); Monday walked; Duncan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Clark struck out; Heidemann flied out to center;
Suarez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green walked; On a bunt Blue forced Green
(pitcher to shortstop); Brown singled to right [Blue to second];
Rudi popped to second; Davis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Dunning was called out on strikes; Uhlaender
singled to right; Nettles struck out; R. Foster was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Epstein flied out to center; Bando walked; Monday
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bando out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Hinton popped to first; Bevacqua grounded out
(shortstop to first); Clark singled; Heidemann singled to right
[Clark to third]; Suarez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Duncan popped to first in foul territory; Green
flied out to left; Blue was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Dunning singled to shortstop; Uhlaender popped to
third [Dunning to second (error by Bando)]; Nettles homered
[Dunning scored]; R. Foster flied out to center; Hinton was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: PINSON REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING RF); R. FOSTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Brown flied to right in foul
territory; Rudi struck out; Davis was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Bevacqua struck out; Pinson struck out; Heidemann
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Epstein walked; ODOM RAN FOR EPSTEIN; Bando
homered [Odom scored]; Monday grounded out (pitcher to first);
Duncan lined to third; Green popped to first in foul territory;
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 10TH: HEGAN REPLACED ODOM (PLAYING 1B); Suarez grounded
out (shortstop to first); HODGE BATTED FOR DUNNING; Hodge struck
out; Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 10TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED HODGE (PITCHING); Blue singled
to pitcher; Brown out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Blue to second]; Rudi flied out to right [Blue stayed at
second]; Davis was walked intentionally; Hegan walked [Blue to
third, Davis to second]; Bando flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 11TH: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); R.
Foster flied out to center; Hinton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Monday flied out to center; Duncan popped to
shortstop; Green singled to center; JACKSON BATTED FOR BLUE;
Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 3, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 12TH: KNOWLES REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Bevacqua
grounded out (third to first); Pinson grounded out (second to
first); Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Brown walked; LARUSSA RAN FOR BROWN; On a bunt
Rudi singled [LaRussa to second]; MINGORI REPLACED HENNIGAN
(PITCHING); Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[LaRussa to third, Rudi to second]; TENACE BATTED FOR HEGAN;
FARMER REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Tenace walked (walk was
charged to Mingori); Bando hit a sacrifice fly to right [LaRussa
scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 4.