Swinging away at his former teammates, Don Mincher drove in four runs with a homer and single to lead the Senators to an 8-1 victory over the Athletics. Mincher hit his homer with a man on base in the first inning and batted in his two other runs with a single in the sixth. In between, Mincher was aboard with a walk when Frank Howard homered in the fifth. [The Sporting News]
Washington Senators 8, Oakland Athletics 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 17, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Senators     2  0  0    0  2  2    0  2  x  -   8 10  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   2   1     0   0   .261      Unser cf,rf           3   1   2   0     1   0   .273
Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Nelson 3b             5   2   2   2     0   0   .263
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .266      Mincher 1b            3   2   2   4     2   0   .295
Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .242        Maddox pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Howard lf             3   1   1   2     2   0   .281
Mangual cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .298        McCraw 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Burroughs rf,lf       3   0   0   0     1   2   .233
Green 2b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .256      Allen 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Brown 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Casanova c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Odom p                2   0   1   0     0   1   .158      Cullen ss             4   1   0   0     0   0   .189
  Roland p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gogolewski p          4   1   3   0     0   0   .211
  Blefary ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Klimkowski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .224

Totals               35   1   8   1     1   4             Totals               33   8  10   8     6   2

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  8,847
Left on Base: A's 8, Senators 8
DP: A's 1, Senators 0
Errors: Brown
Doubles: Bando (22), Green (10), Nelson (4)
Home Runs: Mincher (8), Howard (21)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Unser (4)
GIDP: Howard (24)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom L(7-9)             5.2   7   6   6   5   2   2  29   3.86
Roland                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.83
Klimkowski              1.1   2   2   1   1   0   0   8   4.36
Locker                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.09
Totals                  8    10   8   7   6   2   2  40

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski W(3-2)       9     8   1   1   1   4   0  36   2.57
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   4   0  36

Wild Pitches: Odom (4), Roland (2)

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Haller


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris lined to second; Rudi grounded out
(pitcher to first); Jackson singled to left; Epstein walked
[Jackson to second]; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser walked; Nelson forced Unser (third to
second); Odom threw a wild pitch [Nelson to second]; Mincher
homered [Nelson scored]; Howard walked; Burroughs was called out
on strikes; Allen flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Senators 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Mangual lined to second; Duncan flied out to
right; Green grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Senators 2.

SENATORS 2ND: Casanova flied out to right; Cullen popped to
shortstop; Gogolewski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Senators 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: On a bunt Odom singled to pitcher; Campaneris
flied out to left; Rudi flied out to center; Jackson was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Senators 2.

SENATORS 3RD: Unser singled to center; Nelson forced Unser
(shortstop to second); Mincher flied out to left; Nelson stole
second; Howard walked; Burroughs walked [Nelson to third, Howard
to second]; Allen popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Senators 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Epstein flied out to center; Bando doubled to
right; Mangual grounded out (third to first); Duncan grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Senators 2.

SENATORS 4TH: Casanova lined to second; Cullen flied out to
left; Gogolewski singled to center; Unser singled to right
[Gogolewski to second]; Nelson popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Senators 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green doubled to right; On a bunt Odom struck
out; Campaneris singled to center [Green scored, Campaneris to
second (on throw)]; Rudi flied out to right [Campaneris to
third]; Jackson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Senators 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Mincher walked; Howard homered [Mincher scored];
Burroughs struck out; Allen grounded out (second to first);
Casanova lined to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Senators 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Epstein popped to third in foul territory; Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Senators 4.

SENATORS 6TH: Cullen flied out to left; Gogolewski singled to
left; Unser forced Gogolewski (shortstop to second); Nelson
singled to center [Unser to second]; ROLAND REPLACED ODOM
(PITCHING); Roland threw a wild pitch [Unser to third, Nelson to
second]; Mincher singled to right [Unser scored, Nelson scored];
Howard forced Mincher (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Senators 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Duncan flied out to left; Green struck out;
BLEFARY BATTED FOR ROLAND; Blefary flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Senators 6.

SENATORS 7TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); BROWN
REPLACED GREEN (PLAYING 2B); Burroughs flied out to right; Allen
flied out to right; Casanova lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Senators 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: On a bunt Campaneris singled to second; Rudi
singled to right [Campaneris to second]; Jackson struck out;
Epstein flied out to center [Campaneris to third]; Bando flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Senators 6.

SENATORS 8TH: Cullen reached on an error by Brown [Cullen to
first]; Gogolewski singled to right [Cullen to second]; Unser
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cullen to third,
Gogolewski to second]; Nelson doubled to left [Cullen scored
(unearned), Gogolewski scored]; Mincher was walked
intentionally; MADDOX RAN FOR MINCHER; LOCKER REPLACED
KLIMKOWSKI (PITCHING); Howard grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Maddox out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Senators 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); UNSER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BURROUGHS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); MCCRAW REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING 1B); Mangual grounded out
(shortstop to first); Duncan singled to left; Brown flied out to
left; HEGAN BATTED FOR LOCKER; Hegan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Senators 8.
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