Shattering a 3-3 tie, the Senators scored five runs after two were out in the ninth inning to defeat the Angels, 8-3. Toby Harrah doubled and Larry Biittner singled for the tie-breaking tally. A double by Del Unser and three walks produced two more runs. The last two then counted on a single by Lenny Randle. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 8, California Angels 3
Game Played on Thursday, August    26, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Senators     1  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  5  -   8 12  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   3  8  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf,rf           5   3   3   1     0   1   .280      Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Nelson 3b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .282      Rivers cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Mincher 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .292        T. Reynolds ph,rf   1   1   1   2     0   0   .196
  Maddox cf           0   1   0   1     1   0   .203      Gonzalez lf,rf,cf     4   1   1   0     0   1   .261
Howard lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .287      Fregosi ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .219
  McCraw 1b           0   0   0   1     1   0   .220      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .246
Allen 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .267      McMullen 3b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .249
  Randle 2b           2   0   1   2     0   0   .226      Repoz rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Burroughs rf,lf       5   0   0   0     0   2   .261        Cowan ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Casanova c            4   0   1   0     0   2   .206      Stephenson c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Harrah ss             4   2   2   0     0   0   .217        Moses ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Bosman p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .105      Murphy p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .169
  Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Christensen ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .211        O'Brien ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .199
  Biittner ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .277        Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .080        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               37   8  12   8     4   8             Totals               33   3   8   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  6,221
Left on Base: Senators 7, Angels 5
DP: Senators 1, Angels 1
Doubles: Harrah (11), Unser (15), McMullen (18), Gonzalez (9)
Triples: Unser (5)
Home Runs: T. Reynolds (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bosman (4)
Sacrifice Flies: McMullen (4)
GIDP: Burroughs (1), Fregosi (3)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  6     5   1   1   0   1   0  22   3.68
Riddleberger            0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.81
Pina                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.82
Lindblad W(6-3)         1.1   1   2   2   1   1   1   6   2.79
Cox SV(7)               1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.31
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   3   1  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy                  6     8   3   3   1   4   0  26   3.76
Queen                   2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.50
Fisher L(9-5)           0.2   3   5   5   2   1   0   7   2.74
LaRoche                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.69
Totals                  9    12   8   8   4   8   0  42

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Red Flaherty


SENATORS 1ST: Unser tripled to left; Nelson grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Unser scored]; Mincher grounded out (second to
first); Howard popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Rivers singled to center
[Alomar to second]; Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Fregosi
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1,
Angels 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Allen walked; Burroughs grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Allen out at second];
Casanova was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer popped to second; McMullen doubled to left;
Repoz grounded out (second to first) [McMullen to third];
Stephenson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1,
Angels 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Harrah singled to left; Bosman out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Harrah to second]; Unser singled to
center [Harrah scored]; Nelson singled to left [Unser to third];
Mincher struck out; Howard popped to catcher in foul territory;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Murphy popped to first; Alomar grounded out (second
to first); Rivers popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 2, Angels 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Allen grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
struck out; Casanova singled to right; Harrah flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Gonzalez popped to third in foul territory; Fregosi
grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Angels 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Bosman singled to center; On a bunt Unser forced
Bosman (third to shortstop); Nelson singled to third [Unser to
second]; Mincher flied out to center; Howard singled to left
[Unser scored, Nelson to third]; Allen flied out to right; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: RANDLE REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 2B); McMullen flied
out to center; Repoz flied out to center; Stephenson grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Angels
0.

SENATORS 6TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Casanova was called
out on strikes; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: CHRISTENSEN BATTED FOR MURPHY; Christensen grounded
out (shortstop to first); Alomar grounded out (second to first);
Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 3, Angels 0.

SENATORS 7TH: QUEEN REPLACED CHRISTENSEN (PITCHING); Bosman
struck out; Unser struck out; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Gonzalez doubled to left; Fregosi singled to right
[Gonzalez to third]; RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING);
Spencer struck out; PINA REPLACED RIDDLEBERGER (PITCHING);
McMullen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gonzalez scored];
LINDBLAD REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); COWAN BATTED FOR REPOZ; Cowan
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 3, Angels 1.

SENATORS 8TH: COWAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GONZALEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Mincher grounded out (second to
first); Howard was called out on strikes; Randle grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Angels
1.

ANGELS 8TH: MADDOX REPLACED MINCHER (PLAYING CF); MCCRAW
REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING 1B); UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); BURROUGHS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MOSES BATTED FOR
STEPHENSON; Moses flied out to left; O'BRIEN BATTED FOR QUEEN;
O'Brien walked; Alomar flied out to center; T. REYNOLDS BATTED
FOR RIVERS; T. Reynolds homered [O'Brien scored]; Gonzalez
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
3, Angels 3.

SENATORS 9TH: T. REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MOSES
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); FISHER REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING);
GONZALEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Burroughs struck out;
Casanova flied out to center; Harrah doubled to right; BIITTNER
BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Biittner singled to right [Harrah scored];
Unser doubled to left [Biittner to third]; Nelson walked; Maddox
walked [Biittner scored, Unser to third, Nelson to second];
LAROCHE REPLACED FISHER (PITCHING); McCraw walked [Unser scored,
Nelson to third, Maddox to second]; Randle singled to center
[Nelson scored, Maddox scored, McCraw to third]; Burroughs
forced Randle (shortstop to second); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 8, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: COX REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Fregosi grounded
out (second to first); Spencer singled to center; McMullen
singled to center [Spencer to second]; Cowan flied out to right;
Moses grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 8, Angels 3.