Washington Senators vs Oakland Athletics
July 31, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1970 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Washington Senators 4, Oakland Athletics 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser rf 3 1 1 1
  Grieve ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Stroud cf 4 1 2 2
Howard lf 3 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 1
Allen 2b 2 0 0 0
  Cullen ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 3 1 0 0
French c 1 1 0 0
  Casanova ph,c 2 0 0 0
Shellenback p 1 0 0 0
  Comer ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 1 1 0
Monday cf 5 0 0 0
Alou rf,lf 4 1 2 0
Bando 3b 1 2 0 1
Davis lf 3 0 2 1
  Jackson rf 0 0 0 0
Rudi 1b 3 0 1 2
Fernandez c 4 1 2 1
Green 2b 4 0 1 0
Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Lachemann p 0 0 0 0
  La Russa ph 1 0 0 0
  Roland p 0 0 0 0
  Mincher ph 1 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Washington 220 000 000461
Oakland 011 001 20x590
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Shellenback   6.0 5 3 3 4 1
  Knowles  L (1-10) 2.0 4 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
5
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fingers   1.0 3 4 4 2 0
  Lachemann   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Roland   4.0 2 0 0 1 4
  Lindblad  W (4-1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
3
10

  E–Stroud (1).  2B–Washington Stroud 2 (9,off Fingers,off Lachemann).  HR–Oakland Fernandez (12,6th inning off Shellenback 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Shellenback (4,off Lachemann).  SF–Rodriguez (3,off Fingers); Rudi (1,off Shellenback).  WP–Shellenback (2).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Jake O'Donnell.  T–2:19.  A–4,382.
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