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New York Yankees @ Washington Senators

1969-07-13 · Day game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Att: 31700 · 85°F · 2:22

Washington Senators defeated New York Yankees 10–1. Washington Senators put up 4 in the 4th. Jim Shellenback earned the win. Frank Howard went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6
WS2	0	0	3	4	0	2	0	1		10	13

W: Jim Shellenback L: Al Downing SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Russ Goetz · 1B: Larry Napp · 2B: Bill Kunkel · 3B: John Rice · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	5	0	2	0	0	0
Ron Woods	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Murcer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Pepitone	4	1	2	0	0	0
Roy White	3	0	1	1	1	1
John Ellis	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Cox	2	0	1	0	2	0
Gene Michael	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Downing	1	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Cowan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Len Boehmer	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ed Brinkman	3	2	0	0	0	0
Hank Allen	5	3	2	1	0	0
Frank Howard	4	1	3	4	1	1
Brant Alyea	4	0	1	1	0	2
Ken McMullen	2	0	1	1	3	0
Sam Bowens	5	0	1	0	0	0
Tim Cullen	4	1	1	0	0	0
Paul Casanova	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Shellenback	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bernie Allen	1	0	1	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Downing	3.0	7	0	3
Ken Johnson	1.0	1	0	0
John Cumberland	2.0	2	3	0
Mike Kekich	2.0	3	1	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Shellenback	9.0	6	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Horace Clarke: 53
Ron Woods: 8/F78S
Bobby Murcer: 3/G

Bot 1

Ed Brinkman: 9/L
Hank Allen: 7/F78D
Frank Howard: K

Top 2

Joe Pepitone: 8/L
Roy White: K
John Ellis: 63

Bot 2

Brant Alyea: K/C
Ken McMullen: 63/G6D
Sam Bowens: D7/L7L
Tim Cullen: 7/L7D

Top 3

Bobby Cox: S6/G56D
Gene Michael: 5/BL
Al Downing: 3/FL
Horace Clarke: 6/P6M

Bot 3

Paul Casanova: E5.B-1
Jim Shellenback: PO1(E1).1-3
Jim Shellenback: 13/G23
Ed Brinkman: E6/TH.B-2;3-H(NR)(UR)
Hank Allen: S5.2-2
Frank Howard: S8.1-3;2-H(UR)
Brant Alyea: K
Ken McMullen: S8.3-H(UR);1-3;B-2(TH3)
Sam Bowens: 7/F7D

Top 4

Ron Woods: 5/L
Bobby Murcer: 9
Joe Pepitone: S8
Roy White: W.1-2
John Ellis: PB.1-2;2-3
John Ellis: 8/F8D

Bot 4

Tim Cullen: S9
Paul Casanova: S8/L78.1-3
Jim Shellenback: S8.1-2;3-H
Ed Brinkman: 13/SH.1-2;2-3
Hank Allen: FC6.3XH(62)
Frank Howard: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Brant Alyea: 6/F7S

Top 5

Bobby Cox: W
Gene Michael: 5/L
Billy Cowan: 54(1)/FO
Horace Clarke: S9/F9S.1-2
Ron Woods: 6/P

Bot 5

Ken McMullen: W
Sam Bowens: 2/FL/2F
Tim Cullen: 2/FL/23F
Paul Casanova: 7/F7D

Top 6

Bobby Murcer: K/C
Joe Pepitone: T9/9L
Roy White: S8/G6M.3-H
John Ellis: 8
Bobby Cox: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Bobby Cox: W
Gene Michael: 7

Bot 6

Jim Shellenback: S9
Ed Brinkman: 64(1)/FO
Hank Allen: T8.1-H
Frank Howard: IW
Brant Alyea: 8/SF.3-H
Ken McMullen: W.1-2
Sam Bowens: 7/L

Top 7

Bill Robinson: 63
Horace Clarke: E6
Ron Woods: E1/TH.1-3
Bobby Murcer: 4/P
Joe Pepitone: 4/P

Bot 7

Tim Cullen: 7
Paul Casanova: 63/G6D
Jim Shellenback: 8

Top 8

Roy White: 63
John Ellis: 63
Bobby Cox: 63

Bot 8

Bernie Allen: S7
Hank Allen: 64(1)3/GDP
Frank Howard: S7
Brant Alyea: S8.1-2
Ken McMullen: W.2-3;1-2
Sam Bowens: WP.1-2;2-3;3-H
Sam Bowens: 63

Top 9

Gene Michael: 13/BG
Len Boehmer: 13
Horace Clarke: S8
Ron Woods: 8/F89

Notes & reviews

As Pepitone moved in, expecting a bunt, Downing spun and threw to first and no one was there to catch the ball
Cox held Brinkman at second and delayed his throw to first too long to stop Allen from reaching safely

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