Washington Senators vs Oakland Athletics
August 27, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1971 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 2, Oakland Athletics 6

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf,rf 5 0 1 0
Nelson 3b 4 1 2 0
Mincher 1b 4 0 1 0
  Maddox cf 0 0 0 0
Howard lf,1b 4 0 0 0
Allen 2b 3 0 0 0
Burroughs rf,lf 1 1 1 1
Billings c 4 0 0 0
Harrah ss 4 0 0 0
Gogolewski p 1 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 1 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
  McCraw ph 1 0 0 0
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
  Randle ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 1 1 0
Rudi lf 5 2 2 0
Mangual rf 4 2 3 3
Epstein 1b 3 0 0 0
Blefary 3b 3 1 1 3
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Duncan c 3 0 0 0
Green 2b 3 0 0 0
Odom p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
Washington 000 001 001262
Oakland 303 000 00x681
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Gogolewski  L (3-3) 4.0 6 6 6 1 6
  Shellenback   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Riddleberger   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
4
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom  W (9-9) 9.0 6 2 2 5 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
2

  E–Unser (8), Nelson (10), Duncan (10).  DP–Oakland 2.  HR–Washington Burroughs (4,9th inning off Odom 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Blefary (6,1st inning off Gogolewski 2 on, 2 out); Mangual (4,3rd inning off Gogolewski 2 on, 0 out).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:17.  A–4,739.
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