Washington Senators vs Oakland Athletics
August 28, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Senators 6, Oakland Athletics 10

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 0 1 2
Nelson 3b 5 2 1 0
Mincher 1b 5 1 2 2
Howard lf 5 0 1 0
Allen 2b 4 0 1 1
Burroughs rf 4 1 2 0
Casanova c 3 1 0 0
Harrah ss 2 1 1 1
Thompson p 1 0 0 0
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Randle ph 1 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
  McCraw ph 1 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 9 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 3 2 0
Rudi lf 5 1 1 0
Blefary rf 3 2 0 1
Epstein 1b 1 0 1 1
  Davis ph,1b 4 1 0 1
Bando 3b 4 1 2 5
Monday cf 4 1 3 2
Tenace c 3 0 0 0
Brown 2b 4 0 0 0
Dobson p 2 1 0 0
  Hegan ph 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 9 10
Washington 030 020 100693
Oakland 250 012 00x1091
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  L (1-6) 1.1 3 5 5 4 0
  Riddleberger   1.2 1 2 1 0 3
  Pina   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Cox   2.0 3 2 0 0 1
  Shellenback   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
10
7
5
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (14-3) 7.0 9 6 5 2 9
  Fingers   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Knowles  SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
3
11

  E–Nelson (11), Mincher (8), Allen (9), Campaneris (21).  DP–Washington 1.  2B–Washington Unser (16,off Dobson); Burroughs (7,off Dobson).  HR–Washington Mincher (10,5th inning off Dobson 1 on, 0 out), Oakland Bando (19,2nd inning off Riddleberger 3 on, 1 out); Monday (16,5th inning off Pina 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Blefary (1,by Thompson).  WP–Thompson (5).  IBB–Thompson (2,Blefary).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:20.  A–7,414.
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