California Angels vs Washington Senators
August 7, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1968 at D.C. Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 4, Washington Senators 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Kirkpatrick rf 4 1 2 0
Fregosi ss 4 0 0 0
Davalillo cf 4 0 1 1
Mincher 1b 4 1 2 0
Reichardt lf 3 0 1 0
Hinton 3b 4 1 2 1
  Cottier 3b 0 0 0 0
Rodgers c 3 1 1 0
Knoop 2b 3 0 1 2
Ellis p 2 0 0 0
  Repoz ph 1 0 0 0
  Messersmith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 0 1 0
Peterson rf 4 1 1 1
Allen H. 2b 4 0 0 0
Howard F. lf 4 1 2 1
Epstein 1b 2 0 0 0
French c 4 0 1 0
Cullen 3b 2 0 1 0
  Allen B. ph 1 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 1 0
  McMullen ph 1 0 0 0
Pascual p 1 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Holman ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Howard B. p 0 0 0 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
California 000 020 1104101
Washington 000 110 000271
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (9-7) 6.0 6 2 2 3 1
  Messersmith  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  L (10-6) 6.0 7 3 3 1 4
  Higgins   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Moore   0.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Howard   1.1 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
7

  E–Rodgers (7), Epstein (7).  DP–Washington 2.  PB–French (2).  2B–California Hinton (9,off Pascual); Knoop (16,off Pascual); Mincher (10,off Pascual), Washington F Howard (20,off Messersmith).  HR–Washington F Howard (32,4th inning off Ellis 0 on, 1 out); Peterson (2,5th inning off Ellis 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Rodgers (2,off Higgins); Fregosi (6,off Moore); Messersmith (1,off B Howard); Pascual (4,off Ellis).  SB–Davalillo (17,2nd base off Moore/French); Unser (7,2nd base off Ellis/Rodgers).  CS–Kirkpatrick (3,2nd base by Pascual/French); Davalillo (13,2nd base by Pascual/French); French (2,2nd base by Ellis/Rodgers).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Al Salerno, 2B–Emmett Ashford, 3B–Bill Valentine.  T–2:46.  A–2,170.
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