Washington Senators vs California Angels
August 26, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1971 at Anaheim Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 8, California Angels 3

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf,rf 5 3 3 1
Nelson 3b 4 1 2 1
Mincher 1b 4 0 0 0
  Maddox cf 0 1 0 1
Howard lf 4 0 1 1
  McCraw 1b 0 0 0 1
Allen 2b 2 0 0 0
  Randle 2b 2 0 1 2
Burroughs rf,lf 5 0 0 0
Casanova c 4 0 1 0
Harrah ss 4 2 2 0
Bosman p 2 0 1 0
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 1 1 1
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 8
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
Rivers cf 3 0 1 0
  Reynolds ph,rf 1 1 1 2
Gonzalez lf,rf,cf 4 1 1 0
Fregosi ss 4 0 1 0
Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 2 1
Repoz rf 2 0 0 0
  Cowan ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Stephenson c 2 0 0 0
  Moses ph,c 2 0 0 0
Murphy p 1 0 0 0
  Christensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Queen p 0 0 0 0
  O'Brien ph 0 1 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Washington 101 010 0058120
California 000 000 120380
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman   6.0 5 1 1 0 1
  Riddleberger   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Pina   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad  W (6-3) 1.1 1 2 2 1 1
  Cox  SV (7) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy   6.0 8 3 3 1 4
  Queen   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Fisher  L (9-5) 0.2 3 5 5 2 1
  LaRoche   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
4
8

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1, California 1.  2B–Washington Harrah (11,off Fisher); Unser (15,off Fisher), California McMullen (18,off Bosman); Gonzalez (9,off Bosman).  3B–Washington Unser (5,off Murphy).  HR–California T Reynolds (2,8th inning off Lindblad 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Bosman (4,off Murphy).  SF–McMullen (4,off Pina).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:29.  A–6,221.
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