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Cleveland Guardians @ Washington Senators

1970-08-09 · Day game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · 2:46

Washington Senators defeated Cleveland Indians 7–3. Washington Senators put up 5 in the 6th. Joe Coleman earned the win. Tom Grieve went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	9
WS2	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0		7	7

W: Joe Coleman L: Sam McDowell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bob Stewart · 1B: Ron Luciano · 2B: Red Flaherty · 3B: Merle Anthony · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Vada Pinson	5	1	1	0	0	0
Graig Nettles	5	0	2	1	0	0
Roy Foster	3	0	0	0	1	1
Duke Sims	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Fosse	4	0	1	0	0	2
Ted Uhlaender	4	1	2	0	0	0
Eddie Leon	2	1	1	0	2	0
Jack Heidemann	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sam McDowell	3	0	0	0	0	2
Tony Horton	3	0	1	1	0	1
Larry Brown	1	0	1	1	0	0
Rich Rollins	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ed Brinkman	4	1	2	0	1	0
Wayne Comer	3	1	0	1	2	0
Frank Howard	3	1	0	1	2	2
Rick Reichardt	3	0	2	2	1	1
Aurelio Rodriguez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Casanova	4	1	1	0	0	0
Tom Grieve	4	1	1	2	0	0
Tim Cullen	3	1	1	0	1	1
Joe Coleman	3	1	0	0	1	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam McDowell	5.2	6	7	4
Fred Lasher	2.1	1	1	2

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Coleman	9.0	9	3	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Vada Pinson: 3/G
Graig Nettles: S7
Roy Foster: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Ed Brinkman: S7
Wayne Comer: 8
Frank Howard: K
Rick Reichardt: W.1-2
Aurelio Rodriguez: K

Top 2

Duke Sims: 7
Ray Fosse: K
Ted Uhlaender: S9
Eddie Leon: W.1-2
Jack Heidemann: 43

Bot 2

Paul Casanova: S8
Tom Grieve: HR/7.1-H
Tim Cullen: T8
Joe Coleman: 43
Ed Brinkman: 3/FL
Wayne Comer: 9

Top 3

Sam McDowell: K
Vada Pinson: 3/G
Graig Nettles: 7

Bot 3

Frank Howard: E5/TH1.B-1
Rick Reichardt: S8.1-2
Aurelio Rodriguez: 5(2)4(1)3/GTP

Top 4

Roy Foster: 53
Duke Sims: K
Ray Fosse: 53

Bot 4

Paul Casanova: 3/FL
Tom Grieve: 3/P
Tim Cullen: 9

Top 5

Ted Uhlaender: S9
Eddie Leon: W.1-2
Tony Horton: S.2-H;1-2
Sam McDowell: 2/FL
Vada Pinson: 7
Graig Nettles: S8.2-H;1-2
Roy Foster: W.2-3;1-2
Duke Sims: 8

Bot 5

Joe Coleman: K/C
Ed Brinkman: S1
Wayne Comer: W.1-2
Frank Howard: WP.2-3;1-2
Frank Howard: W
Rick Reichardt: K
Aurelio Rodriguez: 7

Top 6

Ray Fosse: S5
Ted Uhlaender: 7
Eddie Leon: S8.1-3
Tony Horton: K
Sam McDowell: K

Bot 6

Paul Casanova: 43
Tom Grieve: 63
Tim Cullen: W
Joe Coleman: W.1-2
Ed Brinkman: WP.2-3;1-2
Ed Brinkman: W
Wayne Comer: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Frank Howard: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Rick Reichardt: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Aurelio Rodriguez: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;B-1
Paul Casanova: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

Vada Pinson: D9
Graig Nettles: 4/P
Roy Foster: K/C
Larry Brown: S8.2-H
Ray Fosse: K/C

Bot 7

Tom Grieve: 53
Tim Cullen: K
Joe Coleman: 6/L

Top 8

Ted Uhlaender: 43
Eddie Leon: 43
Tony Horton: 43

Bot 8

Ed Brinkman: 9
Wayne Comer: 53
Frank Howard: K/C

Top 9

Rich Rollins: 53
Vada Pinson: 8
Graig Nettles: 9/L