Washington Senators vs Oakland Athletics
August 20, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 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 7, Oakland Athletics 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 3 5 1
Stroud rf 5 1 2 2
McMullen 3b 5 1 1 0
Howard lf 4 0 0 1
  Allen H. lf 0 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 1 1 1
  Holman 1b 0 0 0 0
Allen B. 2b 2 1 0 0
Casanova c 4 0 2 2
Brinkman ss 2 0 1 0
Bertaina p 3 0 0 0
  Higgins p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0
Keough lf 5 0 1 1
Cater 1b 4 1 2 0
Bando 3b 4 1 1 1
Green 2b 3 0 0 0
  Donaldson ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Hershberger rf 2 1 2 0
  Jackson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 1 2 3
Pagliaroni c 4 0 0 0
Nash p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis ph 0 0 0 0
  Sprague p 1 0 0 0
  Kubiak ph 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Gosger ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Washington 114 100 0007121
Oakland 000 103 100591
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Bertaina  W (5-12) 6.1 9 5 5 2 5
  Higgins  SV (7) 2.2 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Nash  L (10-9) 3.0 7 6 6 3 4
  Sprague   4.0 4 1 0 0 0
  Aker   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
4
7

  E–Stroud (2), Keough (1).  DP–Washington 1, Oakland 3.  PB–Pagliaroni (7).  2B–Washington Casanova (4,off Nash), Oakland Cater (21,off Bertaina); Campaneris (18,off Bertaina).  HR–Washington Unser (1,1st inning off Nash 0 on, 0 out); Epstein (10,2nd inning off Nash 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Bando (7,4th inning off Bertaina 0 on, 1 out); Monday (5,6th inning off Bertaina 2 on, 2 out).  SF–F Howard (5,off Nash).  SB–Unser (9,2nd base off Nash/Pagliaroni).  CS–Campaneris (16,3rd base by Bertaina/Casanova); Hershberger (3,2nd base by Bertaina/Casanova).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:24.
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