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Senators
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 29, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Washington Senators, played on August 29, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 29, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 29, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
Home Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 24,977 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Red Flaherty |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Del Unser | Center Fielder |
Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
Don Mincher | First Baseman |
Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
Tommy McCraw | Right Fielder |
Dick Billings | Catcher |
Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
Tim Cullen | Shortstop |
Denny McLain | Pitcher |
Ted Williams | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Angel Mangual | Right Fielder |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Gene Tenace | Catcher |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Larry Brown | Shortstop |
Catfish Hunter | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Senators
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 29, 1971
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Hunter
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Hunter
Nelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Hunter
Mincher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Hunter
There goes Nelson. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Hunter
Burroughs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. McLain
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. McLain
Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. McLain
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson juggles the ball. That's an error on Nelson. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. McLain
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Epstein for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Hunter
McCraw hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Hunter
Billings strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Hunter
Allen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. McLain
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. McLain
Monday hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. McLain
There goes Monday. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Monday steals second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. McLain
Green hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. McLain
Brown hits a popup towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Hunter
Cullen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Hunter
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields the ball and throws to Hunter covering. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Hunter
Unser hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Hunter
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. McLain
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. McLain
Mangual hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. McLain
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. McLain
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Hunter
Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Hunter
Burroughs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Hunter
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. McLain
Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. McLain
Bando hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. McLain
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. McLain
Green hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Hunter
Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Hunter
Allen strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Hunter
Cullen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McLain
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. McLain
Hunter bunts towards first. Mincher fields the ball and throws to McLain covering. Safe. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mangual vs. McLain
Mangual hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. McLain
Rudi hits a popup towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tenace vs. McLain
Tenace hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Epstein vs. McLain
Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter scores. Mangual moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bando vs. McLain
Bando hits a popup towards short. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Hunter
Larry Biittner pinch hits for Denny McLain.
Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Hunter
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Hunter
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Biittner moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mincher vs. Hunter
Mincher is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Monday bunts towards first. Mincher fields the ball and throws to Lindblad covering. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Lindblad
Green bunts towards the mound. Lindblad fields it and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Lindblad
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Monday scores. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Lindblad
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mangual vs. Lindblad
Mangual hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McCraw who is chasing the ball. Mangual reaches third base with a triple. Brown scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rudi vs. Lindblad
Rudi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Unser. Rudi reaches second base with a double. Mangual scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Lindblad
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Hunter
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Burroughs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCraw vs. Hunter
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Billings vs. Hunter
Billings hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Hunter
Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Lindblad
Epstein strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Lindblad
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Nelson. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Lindblad
There goes Bando. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Bando steals second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Lindblad
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Lindblad
Green hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Hunter
Cullen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Hunter
Frank Howard pinch hits for Paul Lindblad.
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Hunter
Unser hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Hunter
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pina
Horacio Pina now pitching.
Brown is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Pina
Hunter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mangual vs. Pina
The ball gets by Billings for a passed ball. Brown moves to third. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mangual vs. Pina
There's a wild pitch. Brown scores. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mangual vs. Pina
Mangual hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunter scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Pina
Rudi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Rudi reaches second base with a double. Mangual moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tenace vs. Riddleberger
Denny Riddleberger now pitching.
Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mangual scores. Rudi moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Epstein vs. Riddleberger
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher has Rudi trapped. There's the throw to Billings and over to Nelson, who tags Rudi for the out. Tenace moves to third. Epstein moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bando vs. Riddleberger
Bando is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Monday vs. Riddleberger
Monday takes first base on ball four. Tenace scores. Epstein moves to third. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Green vs. Riddleberger
Green hits a line drive towards third. Nelson catches it and steps on third to double up Epstein. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Hunter
Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Hunter
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Hunter
McCraw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Hunter
Billings hits a fly ball into right field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/29/1971, game 2 -- Washington at Oakland (D) Washington AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Unser D, cf 4 0 0 0 Mangual A, rf 5 2 3 3 Nelson D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Rudi J, lf 5 0 2 1 Mincher D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Tenace G, c 5 1 1 1 Burroughs J, lf 4 0 2 0 Epstein M, 1b 5 0 1 1 McCraw T, rf 4 0 1 0 Bando S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Billings D, c 4 0 0 0 Monday R, cf 3 1 2 1 Allen B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Cullen T, ss 3 0 1 0 Brown L, ss 3 3 2 1 McLain D, p 1 0 1 0 Hunter J, p 4 2 3 0 Biittner L, ph 1 0 1 0 Lindblad P, p 0 0 0 0 Howard F, ph 1 0 0 0 Pina H, p 0 0 0 0 Riddleberger D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 0 7 0 38 9 14 8 Washington 000 000 000 -- 0 Oakland 000 023 04x -- 9 Washington IP H R ER BB SO McLain D (L) 5.0 6 2 2 1 0 Lindblad P 2.0 4 3 3 0 2 Pina H* 0.0 3 4 4 0 0 Riddleberger D 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Hunter J (W) 9.0 7 0 0 0 6 * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th E -- Nelson D 2 DP -- Washington 1, Oakland 1 LOB -- Washington 6, Oakland 10 2B -- Rudi J 2, Burroughs J 3B -- Mangual A SB -- Nelson D, Monday R, Bando S SH -- Green D HBP -- by Pina H (Brown L) WP -- Pina H PB -- Billings D T -- 2:08 A -- 24977
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