Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox
September 25, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1971 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 3, Boston Red Sox 6

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 5 1 2 0
Nelson 3b 5 0 2 0
Howard 1b 4 1 1 2
Billings c 3 1 1 0
Burroughs lf 3 0 1 0
Unser rf 4 0 0 0
Harrah ss 4 0 0 0
Ragland 2b 4 0 1 0
McLain p 1 0 0 1
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
  Casanova ph 1 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Griffin 2b 5 1 1 0
Beniquez ss 3 1 2 1
Oglivie lf 4 0 0 0
Smith cf 3 1 0 1
Petrocelli 3b 3 2 2 0
Cooper 1b 3 1 2 1
Miller rf 3 0 2 1
Fisk c 4 0 2 1
Curtis p 4 0 1 0
Totals 32 6 12 5
Washington 010 000 200380
Boston 021 012 00x6120
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
McLain  L (10-22) 5.0 7 5 5 3 3
  Riddleberger   1.0 2 1 0 0 1
  Shellenback   2.0 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
5
4
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  W (2-2) 9.0 8 3 3 4 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1, Boston 1.  PB–Billings (16).  2B–Washington Maddox (7,off Curtis), Boston Miller 2 (5,off Riddleberger,off Shellenback).  HR–Washington Howard (25,7th inning off Curtis 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Cooper (1,off McLain).  IBB–Petrocelli (5,by Shellenback).  SB–Nelson (16,2nd base off Curtis/Fisk); Beniquez 2 (3,2nd base off McLain/Billings,2nd base off Shellenback/Billings); Griffin (11,2nd base off McLain/Billings).  IBB–Shellenback (5,Petrocelli).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:17.  A–19,126.
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