Washington Senators vs California Angels
August 3, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1969 at Anaheim 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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Washington Senators 2, California Angels 3

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 6 0 1 0
Maye rf 4 1 1 0
Howard lf 5 0 0 0
  Stroud lf 0 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 1 2 1
Allen B. 2b 4 0 2 1
Allen H. 3b 4 0 3 0
Cullen ss 4 0 0 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 0 0
  Versalles ss 0 0 0 0
French c 4 0 1 0
Coleman p 4 0 1 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  McMullen ph 1 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 2 11 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 0 1 0
Spencer 1b 4 1 1 0
Reichardt lf 3 0 2 0
  Hicks lf 0 0 0 0
  Repoz ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 4 0 0 0
Johnstone cf 5 0 1 1
Voss rf 3 0 0 0
  Morton ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 2 0
Rodgers c 4 0 1 0
Messersmith p 2 0 0 0
  Llenas ph 0 1 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Tatum p 0 0 0 0
  Cowan ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 39 3 10 2
Washington 100 000 010 002112
California 000 001 001 013101
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman   7.2 7 1 1 2 6
  Knowles   2.1 1 1 0 1 3
  Cox  L (7-5) 0.0 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
10.0
10
3
2
5
9
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith   9.0 9 2 1 4 3
  Wright   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Tatum  W (4-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
11
2
1
4
3

  E–Unser (7), B Allen (13), Alomar (13).  DP–Washington 1, California 2.  2B–Washington H Allen (9,off Messersmith), California Spencer (8,off Coleman).  3B–California Morton (1,off Cox).  HR–Washington Epstein (22,8th inning off Messersmith 0 on, 0 out).  SH–B Allen (2,off Messersmith); Messersmith (4,off Coleman).  IBB–French (2,by Messersmith); Rodriguez (7,by Cox); Rodgers (1,by Cox).  SB–Unser (5,2nd base off Messersmith/Rodgers).  WP–Coleman (10).  IBB–Cox 2 (6,Rodriguez,Rodgers); Messersmith (5,French).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–3:04.  A–8,994.
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