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May 21, 1971

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Steve Braun Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .315
OBP .500 .439
At Bats 3 54
Hits 1 17
• Singles 1 15
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 8
RBI’s 0 7

Darold Knowles Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 3
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - May 21, 1971
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Home Run
Darold Knowles
Dave Duncan
Mike Epstein
Tony LaRussa
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Rick Monday
Reggie Jackson
Steve Braun
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Braun hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nettles tags and scores.
Top 9 Nettles hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Monday who is chasing the ball. Nettles reaches third base with a triple. Tovar scores.
Top 9 Carew is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Tony LaRussa now playing second base. Darold Knowles now pitching. Tovar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Tovar reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Tommy Davis pinch hits for Jim Roland. Davis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Ramon Webster pinch hits for Dick Green. Webster strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jim Nettles now playing right field. Duncan hits a fly ball into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Blyleven is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Mitterwald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Cardenas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Holt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Braun strikes out.
Bottom 7 Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out.
Top 7 Killebrew hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Oliva hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jim Roland now pitching. Carew strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Campaneris hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Steve Hovley pinch hits for Rollie Fingers. Hovley hits a line drive into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Blyleven strikes out.
Top 6 Mitterwald hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Cardenas strikes out.
Bottom 5 Green hits a popup, foul, towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Braun hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Epstein for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Rudi hits a line drive into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Campaneris strikes out.
Top 4 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein juggles the ball. That's an error on Epstein.
Top 4 Tovar strikes out.
Top 4 Blyleven hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Fingers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blyleven for the out.
Bottom 3 Fingers hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Green hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Duncan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fingers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Braun scores.
Top 3 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Braun moves to second.
Top 3 Braun hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Monday hits a line drive into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Epstein strikes out.
Top 2 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Oliva takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Carew hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Campaneris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rollie Fingers now pitching. Blyleven strikes out.
Top 1 Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. Braun moves to third. Holt moves to second.
Top 1 Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliva tags and scores.
Top 1 Holt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carew scores. Oliva moves to third. Braun moves to second.
Top 1 Braun takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Oliva hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Oliva reaches second base with a double. Tovar scores. Carew moves to third.
Top 1 Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third.
Top 1 Tovar takes first base on ball four.