Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 20, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1971 at Veteran's Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 2 2 0
Mota lf 5 2 3 0
Parker 1b 5 2 2 2
Allen 3b 3 2 3 4
  Garvey pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Lefebvre 2b 4 0 1 1
Valentine rf 2 0 0 0
  Buckner ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Ferguson c 1 0 0 0
  Sims ph,c 3 0 0 0
Russell cf 5 0 2 2
Downing p 2 0 0 0
  Mikkelsen p 2 0 0 0
  Brewer p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 14 9
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 5 1 1 0
Harmon 2b 5 0 2 1
Montanez cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 2 2 1
Money lf 4 1 1 0
McCarver c 4 1 2 0
Freed rf 3 0 0 0
  Brandon p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 0 1 1
  Selma p 0 0 0 0
Vukovich 3b 4 0 3 1
Short p 1 0 0 0
  Lersch p 0 0 0 0
  Browne ph 1 0 1 1
  Champion p 0 0 0 0
  Gamble rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 13 5
Los Angeles 003 020 0409140
Philadelphia 000 200 1205130
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Downing   3.2 7 2 2 1 3
  Mikkelsen  W (8-5) 3.2 6 3 3 0 3
  Brewer  SV (15) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
1
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  L (7-14) 2.0 3 2 2 2 1
  Lersch   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Champion   2.1 4 2 2 2 1
  Brandon   1.0 5 4 4 0 1
  Hoerner   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Selma   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Los Angeles Parker (21,off Brandon); Lefebvre (11,off Brandon), Philadelphia McCarver (16,off Downing); Browne (2,off Downing); Harmon (4,off Mikkelsen); Money (14,off Mikkelsen).  HR–Los Angeles Allen (18,3rd inning off Lersch 2 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Johnson (28,8th inning off Mikkelsen 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lefebvre (4,off Champion).  IBB–Buckner (4,by Champion).  SB–Russell (6,2nd base off Lersch/McCarver).  WP–Short (6).  IBB–Champion (3,Buckner).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:07.  A–30,006.
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