Oakland Athletics vs Washington Senators
May 3, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1970 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 3, Washington Senators 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0
Green 2b 3 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 0 1 1
Jackson cf 3 1 1 1
Bando 3b 3 0 1 0
Francona lf 4 1 1 0
Mincher 1b 4 0 1 1
Fernandez c 2 0 0 0
Odom p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Reichardt ph 1 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
Stroud cf 4 0 1 0
Howard lf 3 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 0 1 0
Maye rf 4 1 2 0
Rodriguez 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Allen 2b,3b 3 0 1 1
Roseboro c 3 0 0 0
Bosman p 2 0 0 0
  Cullen ss 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
  Nelson 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Oakland 010 101 000360
Washington 000 000 100150
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Fingers  W (1-0) 8.2 5 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
7
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman  L (3-3) 5.1 5 3 3 2 3
  Knowles   2.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Grzenda   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1.  2B–Oakland Mincher (6,off Bosman); Alou (5,off Bosman); Bando (1,off Grzenda), Washington Maye (3,off Fingers).  3B–Washington Maye (1,off Fingers).  HR–Oakland Jackson (5,4th inning off Bosman 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Green (1,off Bosman); Fingers (1,off Knowles).  IBB–Jackson (2,by Bosman); Fernandez (1,by Grzenda).  WP–Grzenda (1).  IBB–Bosman (4,Jackson); Grzenda (3,Fernandez).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:12.
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