Oakland Athletics vs Washington Senators
August 31, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1969 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 3, Washington Senators 8

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0
Tartabull cf 5 1 1 0
Jackson rf 3 0 2 1
Bando 3b 3 0 1 0
Francona 1b 4 0 0 1
Green 2b 4 0 2 0
Reynolds lf 3 1 0 0
Roof c 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Haney c 1 0 0 0
Hunter p 2 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Cater ph 1 0 0 1
Totals 33 3 7 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 0 0 0
Maye rf 4 1 0 0
Howard lf 3 1 2 2
  Stroud lf 1 1 1 0
Epstein 1b 4 2 2 2
McMullen 3b 5 1 1 2
Allen 2b 4 1 1 1
  Cullen 2b 0 0 0 0
Versalles ss 4 1 1 0
French c 1 0 1 0
Cox p 3 0 1 1
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 8
Oakland 000 000 021371
Washington 010 001 51x8101
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (9-13) 6.0 4 2 2 4 3
  Lindblad   0.2 4 5 5 2 0
  Fingers   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
6
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  W (10-5) 7.0 7 2 2 2 2
  Higgins  SV (14) 2.0 0 1 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
4
2

  E–Bando (22), French (3).  DP–Washington 1.  3B–Washington Stroud (5,off Fingers).  HR–Washington B Allen (8,2nd inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out); Epstein (23,6th inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out); Howard (42,7th inning off Lindblad 1 on, 1 out); McMullen (13,7th inning off Lindblad 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Roof (4,by Cox).  SH–Cox (5,off Hunter).  IBB–French 2 (4,by Hunter,by Lindblad).  SB–Versalles (4,2nd base off Lindblad/Haney).  WP–Hunter 2 (6), Cox (1).  HBP–Cox (1,Roof).  IBB–Hunter (1,French); Lindblad (4,French).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:17.  A–19,912.
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