California Angels vs Washington Senators
July 16, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1970 at Robert F. Kennedy 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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California Angels 3, Washington Senators 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 3 0 0 1
Repoz cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Fregosi ss 4 0 1 1
Johnson lf 5 0 2 0
Spencer 1b 4 1 1 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 1 0
Voss rf 1 0 0 1
  Tatum ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Egan c 4 0 1 0
  Ruiz pr 0 1 0 0
  Azcue c 0 0 0 0
Messersmith p 2 1 1 0
  LaRoche p 1 0 1 0
  Cowan ph 1 0 1 0
  Doyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Brinkman ss 5 0 1 0
Maye rf 3 1 2 1
Howard 1b 2 0 0 0
Reichardt lf 2 0 0 0
Allen 2b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 1
Casanova c 4 0 0 0
Unser cf 3 0 1 0
Bosman p 3 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Cullen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
California 000 011 0013100
Washington 011 000 000250
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith   4.2 4 2 2 4 1
  LaRoche  W (3-0) 3.1 1 0 0 1 5
  Doyle  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
6
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman   7.0 8 2 2 3 7
  Grzenda  L (2-5) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Pina   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Shellenback   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Coleman   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
8

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1.  2B–California Johnson 2 (15,off Bosman 2); McMullen (9,off Bosman); Messersmith (3,off Bosman); Spencer (10,off Bosman); Egan (3,off Grzenda), Washington Maye (10,off Messersmith).  HR–Washington Rodriguez (13,2nd inning off Messersmith 0 on, 0 out); Maye (6,3rd inning off Messersmith 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Alomar 2 (8,off Bosman,off Pina).  SF–Voss (3,off Bosman).  IBB–Voss (2,by Bosman); Howard 2 (17,by Messersmith,by LaRoche).  IBB–Messersmith (5,Howard); LaRoche (1,Howard); Bosman (7,Voss).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:52.  A–9,292.
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