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Friday August 13, 1971
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Staked to a three-run lead in the first inning, Denny McLain pitched the Senators to a 4-0 victory over the Angels. Tommy McCraw drew a walk from Andy Messersmith with the bases loaded to force in the first run and Dave Nelson followed with a two-run single. Tim Cullen drove in the Nats' other tally with a double in the fourth. [The Sporting News]


Washington Senators 4, California Angels 0

Game Played on Friday, August 13, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0 10  2
Senators     3  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  5  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   3   0     0   0   .265      Unser cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .271
Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Randle 2b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .233
Gonzalez lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Mincher 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .294
Fregosi ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .197      Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .224
Spencer 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .238      McCraw rf             3   0   0   1     1   0   .221
McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Nelson 3b             3   0   1   2     0   0   .272
Repoz rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .206      Billings c            3   1   0   0     0   0   .241
Stephenson c          3   0   1   0     1   0   .247      Cullen ss             3   0   2   1     0   0   .196
Messersmith p         1   0   0   0     1   0   .164      McLain p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .070
  T. Reynolds ph      0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Berry ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .211

Totals               36   0  10   0     2   2             Totals               28   4   5   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  4,928
Left on Base: Angels 12, Senators 4
DP: Angels 1, Senators 1
Errors: Fregosi 2
Doubles: Cullen (10)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (33), McCraw (3), Unser (9)
Sacrifice Hits: McLain (8)
GIDP: McMullen (14), Billings (3)
Hit by Pitch: T. Reynolds (2,by McLain)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(11-12)    6     4   4   3   3   3   0  25   3.59
Queen                   2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   1.62
Totals                  8     5   4   3   3   6   0  32

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLain W(7-16)          9    10   0   0   2   2   0  39   4.10
Totals                  9    10   0   0   2   2   0  39

Hit by Pitch: McLain (3)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Larry Barnett


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Alomar stole second;
Rivers popped to first in foul territory; Gonzalez popped to
shortstop; Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser walked; Randle singled to left [Unser to
third]; Mincher walked [Randle to second]; Burroughs struck out;
McCraw walked [Unser scored, Randle to third, Mincher to
second]; Nelson singled to left [Randle scored, Mincher scored,
McCraw to second]; Billings grounded into a double play (third
to first) [McCraw out at third]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Senators 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer singled to shortstop; McMullen grounded into
a double play (second to first) [Spencer out at second]; Repoz
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Senators 3.

SENATORS 2ND: Cullen singled to left; McLain out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Cullen to second]; Unser grounded out
(first unassisted) [Cullen to third]; Randle grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators
3.

ANGELS 3RD: Stephenson walked; Messersmith walked [Stephenson to
second]; Alomar forced Messersmith (second to shortstop)
[Stephenson to third]; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted)
[Alomar to second]; Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 3.

SENATORS 3RD: Mincher popped to third; Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); McCraw grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Fregosi struck out; Spencer grounded out (first to
pitcher); McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 3.

SENATORS 4TH: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Billings
reached on an error by Fregosi [Billings to first]; Cullen
doubled to left [Billings scored (unearned), Cullen out at third
(catcher to third)]; McLain struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Repoz flied out to center; Stephenson flied out to
left; Messersmith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 4.

SENATORS 5TH: Unser grounded out (first to pitcher); Randle
struck out; Mincher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar singled to center; Rivers flied out to
center; Gonzalez singled to center [Alomar to second]; Fregosi
flied out to right [Alomar to third]; Spencer popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 4.

SENATORS 6TH: Burroughs reached on an error by Fregosi
[Burroughs to first]; McCraw forced Burroughs (first to
shortstop); McCraw stole second; Nelson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Billings flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Senators 4.

ANGELS 7TH: McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Repoz
grounded out (first to pitcher); Stephenson singled to center;
T. REYNOLDS BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; T. Reynolds was hit by a
pitch [Stephenson to second]; Alomar singled to second
[Stephenson to third, T. Reynolds to second]; Rivers popped to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 4.

SENATORS 7TH: QUEEN REPLACED T. REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Cullen
popped to first in foul territory; McLain was called out on
strikes; Unser singled to right; Unser stole second; Randle
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Gonzalez flied out to left; Fregosi popped to
shortstop; Spencer singled to left; McMullen singled to center
[Spencer to second]; Repoz struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Senators 4.

SENATORS 8TH: Mincher flied out to right; Burroughs struck out;
McCraw grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Senators 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Stephenson grounded out (first to pitcher); BERRY
BATTED FOR QUEEN; Berry singled to center; Alomar flied out to
right; Rivers singled to first [Berry to second]; Gonzalez flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 4.



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