Exploding with an extra-base attack, the Senators scored seven runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Athletics, 10-3. Dave Nelson doubled, Don Mincher walked and Frank Howard doubled for the first run to break a 3-3 tie. Washington Senators 10, Oakland Athletics 3Game Played on Wednesday, August 18, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy StadiumA's 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 Senators 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 7 x - 10 12 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Senators AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 Unser cf,rf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .277 Rudi rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Nelson 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .274 Hegan 1b 3 2 1 0 1 1 .226 Mincher 1b 3 1 2 3 1 0 .298 Davis lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .328 McCraw pr,1b 1 1 0 0 0 1 .222 Tenace c 3 0 0 1 1 1 .299 Howard lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .281 Hendrick cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .273 Maddox pr,cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .198 Brown 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Allen 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .265 Green 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Harrah pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218 Dobson p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Burroughs rf,lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .234 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Casanova c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .208 Cullen ss,2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .190 Randle 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Broberg p 4 0 0 1 0 0 .038 Totals 31 3 5 3 3 4 Totals 34 10 12 10 4 3 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 8,146 Left on Base: A's 5, Senators 5 DP: A's 1, Senators 0 Errors: Allen Doubles: Hegan (7), Nelson (5), Howard (21), Casanova (9) Triples: Cullen (4), Nelson (2) Home Runs: Mincher (9) Sacrifice Hits: Nelson (3) Sacrifice Flies: Hendrick (1) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson L(12-3) 7 8 7 7 4 2 1 32 3.73 Fingers 1 4 3 3 0 1 0 7 2.86 Totals 8 12 10 10 4 3 1 39 Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Broberg W(5-3) 9 5 3 1 3 4 0 35 2.68 Totals 9 5 3 1 3 4 0 35 Wild Pitches: Broberg (6) Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jake O'Donnell ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris popped to second; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Hegan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 1ST: Unser singled to left; Nelson popped to catcher in foul territory; Mincher lined into a double play (second to first) [Unser out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Senators 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Davis grounded out (second to first); Tenace struck out; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 2ND: Howard walked; Allen popped to second; Burroughs forced Howard (third to second); Casanova flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Senators 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Brown popped to third; Green popped to shortstop; Dobson struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 3RD: Cullen popped to first in foul territory; Broberg popped to first in foul territory; Unser singled to left; Nelson singled to center [Unser to second]; Mincher singled to right [Unser scored, Nelson to third]; Howard flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Senators 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris singled to left [Campaneris to second (error by Allen; assist by Howard)]; Rudi lined to first; Broberg threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to third]; Hegan walked; Davis walked [Hegan to second]; Tenace walked [Campaneris scored (unearned), Hegan to third, Davis to second]; Hendrick hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hegan scored (unearned), Davis to third]; Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Senators 1. SENATORS 4TH: Allen walked; Burroughs struck out; Casanova struck out; Cullen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Senators 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Green flied out to center; Dobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Senators 1. SENATORS 5TH: Broberg popped to catcher in foul territory; On a bunt Unser singled to pitcher; Nelson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Unser to second]; Mincher homered [Unser scored]; Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Senators 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi flied out to center; Hegan doubled; Davis singled to center [Hegan scored]; Tenace popped to third in foul territory; Hendrick forced Davis (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Senators 3. SENATORS 6TH: Allen grounded out (first to pitcher); Burroughs flied out to right; Casanova flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Senators 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Brown popped to third in foul territory; Green grounded out (first unassisted); Dobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Senators 3. SENATORS 7TH: Cullen grounded out (second to first); Broberg flied out to center; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Senators 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Rudi flied out to right; Hegan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Senators 3. SENATORS 8TH: Nelson doubled to left; Mincher was walked intentionally; MCCRAW RAN FOR MINCHER; Howard doubled to left [Nelson scored, McCraw to third]; MADDOX RAN FOR HOWARD; Allen walked; HARRAH RAN FOR ALLEN; FINGERS REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Burroughs singled to left [McCraw scored, Maddox scored, Harrah to second]; Casanova doubled to right [Harrah scored, Burroughs to third]; Cullen tripled to right [Burroughs scored, Casanova scored]; Broberg grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cullen scored]; Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Nelson tripled to center; McCraw struck out; 7 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Senators 10. ATHLETICS 9TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BURROUGHS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HARRAH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CULLEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MCCRAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Davis singled to second; Tenace forced Davis (shortstop to second); RANDLE REPLACED CULLEN (PLAYING 2B); Hendrick singled to shortstop [Tenace to second]; Brown popped to third in foul territory; Green grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Senators 10. |
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