Washington Senators vs Oakland Athletics
April 20, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Washington Senators defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 4, Oakland Athletics 1

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 1 2 0
Stroud rf 5 0 2 1
McMullen 3b 5 1 0 0
Howard lf 3 0 1 2
  Allen pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 0 0 0
Hansen ss 3 0 0 0
Bryan c 3 0 0 0
Coggins 2b 3 0 0 0
Bertaina p 1 2 0 0
  Peterson ph 1 0 1 0
  Higgins p 1 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 6 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
Jackson rf 3 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 0 0 0
Webster 1b 3 0 0 0
Cater lf 3 0 1 0
Donaldson 2b 4 1 0 0
Monday cf 2 0 1 0
Roof c 2 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Green c 0 0 0 0
  Gosger ph 1 0 0 0
Odom p 1 0 1 0
  Hershberger ph 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 0
Washington 003 100 000461
Oakland 000 010 000132
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Bertaina  W (1-0) 5.0 3 1 0 3 2
  Higgins   3.2 0 0 0 4 2
  Baldwin  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
0
7
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom  L (1-1) 5.0 4 4 2 3 4
  Lindblad   3.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Aker   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
2
4
4

  E–Bryan (1), Campaneris 2 (4).  DP–Washington 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Washington Unser (4,off Lindblad).  HBP–Hansen (1,by Odom).  SB–Coggins (1,2nd base off Odom/Roof); Campaneris 2 (3,2nd base off Bertaina/Bryan,3rd base off Bertaina/Bryan).  CS–Cater (1,2nd base by Bertaina/Bryan).  WP–Odom (2).  HBP–Odom (1,Hansen).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Emmett Ashford, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Bill Valentine.  T–2:35.  A–16,407.
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