Washington Senators vs Oakland Athletics
July 26, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1969 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 3, Oakland Athletics 1

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 3 0 0 1
Maye rf 2 0 0 0
  Bowens rf 1 0 1 1
Howard lf,1b 5 0 1 1
Epstein 1b 3 0 0 0
  Allen H. lf 0 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 1 0
Allen B. 2b 4 0 0 0
  Cullen 2b 0 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 4 1 1 0
Casanova c 3 1 2 0
Shellenback p 3 0 0 0
  Stroud ph 0 1 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kubiak ss 5 0 2 0
Rudi lf 5 0 2 0
  Campaneris pr 0 0 0 0
Jackson rf 5 1 1 1
Bando 3b 4 0 1 0
Cater 1b 4 0 1 0
Green 2b 3 0 2 0
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Roof c 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Haney c 0 0 0 0
  Tartabull ph 1 0 0 0
Odom p 3 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 1 9 1
Washington 000 001 000 2361
Oakland 000 000 001 0191
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Shellenback  W (3-5) 9.0 7 1 1 1 10
  Cox   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Knowles  SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
9
1
1
1
12
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom  L (14-4) 9.2 6 3 3 6 6
  Fingers   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
6
3
3
6
6

  E–Howard (10), Haney (6).  DP–Washington 1, Oakland 2.  2B–Oakland Green (12,off Shellenback); Cater (20,off Shellenback).  HR–Oakland Jackson (39,9th inning off Shellenback 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Unser (5,off Odom).  SF–Unser (3,off Odom).  IBB–Epstein (8,by Odom).  SB–McMullen (2,2nd base off Odom/Roof); Stroud (7,2nd base off Odom/Haney).  CS–McMullen (3,2nd base by Odom/Roof).  IBB–Odom (3,Epstein).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:32.  A–18,400.
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