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Athletics
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
August 17, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 17, 1971 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 17, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 17, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blue Moon Odom |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Gogolewski |
Ballpark | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | 8,847 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jake O'Donnell 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Bill Haller |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Angel Mangual | Center Fielder |
Dave Duncan | Catcher |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Blue Moon Odom | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Del Unser | Center Fielder |
Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
Don Mincher | First Baseman |
Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
Paul Casanova | Catcher |
Tim Cullen | Shortstop |
Bill Gogolewski | Pitcher |
Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
August 17, 1971
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Gogolewski
Campaneris hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Allen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Gogolewski
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gogolewski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Gogolewski
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Gogolewski
Epstein takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Gogolewski
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Odom
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Odom
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Odom
There's a wild pitch. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Odom
Mincher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Odom
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Odom
Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Odom
Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Gogolewski
Mangual hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Allen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Gogolewski
Duncan hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Gogolewski
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Odom
Casanova hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Odom
Cullen hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gogolewski vs. Odom
Gogolewski hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Gogolewski
Odom bunts towards the mound. Gogolewski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Gogolewski
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Gogolewski
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Gogolewski
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Odom
Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Odom
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Odom
Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Odom
There goes Nelson. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Odom
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Odom
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Nelson moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allen vs. Odom
Allen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Gogolewski
Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Gogolewski
Bando hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Bando reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mangual vs. Gogolewski
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Gogolewski
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gogolewski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Odom
Casanova hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Green reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Odom
Cullen hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gogolewski vs. Odom
Gogolewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Odom
Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gogolewski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Odom
Nelson hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Gogolewski
Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Odom vs. Gogolewski
Odom bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Gogolewski
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green scores. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Gogolewski
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Gogolewski
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Odom
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Odom
Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Odom
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Odom
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Odom
Casanova hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Gogolewski
Epstein hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Gogolewski
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Gogolewski
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Odom
Cullen hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gogolewski vs. Odom
Gogolewski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Odom
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Odom
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Roland
Jim Roland now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Unser moves to third. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mincher vs. Roland
Mincher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Unser scores. Nelson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Roland
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Gogolewski
Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Gogolewski
Green strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Gogolewski
Curt Blefary pinch hits for Jim Roland.
Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Klimkowski
Ron Klimkowski now pitching. Larry Brown now playing second base.
Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Klimkowski
Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Klimkowski
Casanova hits a line drive into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Gogolewski
Campaneris bunts towards the right side of the infield. Allen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Gogolewski
Rudi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Gogolewski
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Epstein vs. Gogolewski
Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bando vs. Gogolewski
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Klimkowski
Cullen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gogolewski vs. Klimkowski
Gogolewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cullen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Unser vs. Klimkowski
Unser bunts towards the mound. Klimkowski fields it and throws to first for the out. Cullen moves to third. Gogolewski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nelson vs. Klimkowski
Nelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Nelson reaches second base with a double. Cullen scores. Gogolewski scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Klimkowski
Mincher is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Locker
Elliott Maddox pinch runs for Don Mincher. Bob Locker now pitching.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Gogolewski
Elliott Maddox now playing center field. Del Unser now playing right field. Jeff Burroughs now playing left field. Tommy McCraw now playing first
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Gogolewski
Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Gogolewski
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Gogolewski
Mike Hegan pinch hits for Bob Locker.
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/17/1971 -- Oakland at Washington (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Campaneris B, ss 4 0 2 1 Unser D, cf-rf 3 1 2 0 Rudi J, lf 4 0 1 0 Nelson D, 3b 5 2 2 2 Jackson R, rf 4 0 1 0 Mincher D, 1b 3 2 2 4 Epstein M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Maddox E, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Howard F, lf 3 1 1 2 Mangual A, cf 4 0 0 0 McCraw T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Duncan D, c 4 0 1 0 Burroughs J, rf-lf 3 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Allen B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brown L, 2b 1 0 0 0 Casanova P, c 4 0 0 0 Odom J, p 2 0 1 0 Cullen T, ss 4 1 0 0 Roland J, p 0 0 0 0 Gogolewski B, p 4 1 3 0 Blefary C, ph 1 0 0 0 Klimkowski R, p 0 0 0 0 Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Hegan M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 1 8 1 33 8 10 8 Oakland 000 010 000 -- 1 Washington 200 022 02x -- 8 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Odom J (L) 5.2 7 6 6 5 2 Roland J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Klimkowski R 1.1 2 2 1 1 0 Locker B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Gogolewski B (W) 9.0 8 1 1 1 4 E -- Brown L DP -- Oakland 1 LOB -- Oakland 8, Washington 8 2B -- Bando S, Green D, Nelson D HR -- Mincher D, Howard F SB -- Nelson D SH -- Unser D WP -- Odom J, Roland J T -- 2:13 A -- 8847
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