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Baltimore Orioles @ Washington Senators

1970-09-16 · Night game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Att: 6196 · night · 2:18

Washington Senators defeated Baltimore Orioles 2–0. Bill Gogolewski earned the win and Darold Knowles picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Bill Gogolewski L: Jim Palmer SV: Darold Knowles

Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Lou DiMuro · 2B: Jerry Neudecker · 3B: Emmett Ashford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Don Buford	2	2	2	0
Mark Belanger	3	0	0	1
Boog Powell	4	0	0	0
Frank Robinson	4	1	0	1
Paul Blair	3	0	1	0
Brooks Robinson	4	1	0	1
Davey Johnson	3	0	1	1
Andy Etchebarren	3	0	0	1
Jim Palmer	2	0	0	1
Merv Rettenmund	1	0	0	0
Curt Motton	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ed Stroud	4	1	1	0	0	0
Del Unser	3	0	1	1	0	0
Frank Howard	4	0	2	0	0	0
Mike Epstein	4	0	0	0	0	1
Aurelio Rodriguez	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ed Brinkman	2	0	2	1	1	0
Jim French	2	0	0	0	1	0
Tim Cullen	2	0	0	0	1	1
Bill Gogolewski	2	0	0	0	0	1

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Palmer	7.0	6	3	3
Eddie Watt	1.0	1	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Gogolewski	7.0	2	4	4
Darold Knowles	2.0	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Buford: S9
Mark Belanger: 8
Boog Powell: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Ed Stroud: 9
Del Unser: S#
Frank Howard: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Frank Robinson: D7
Paul Blair: FC1.2X3(156);B-2
Brooks Robinson: 8.2-3
Davey Johnson: 43

Bot 2

Mike Epstein: 41
Aurelio Rodriguez: T/7
Ed Brinkman: S7.3-H
Jim French: 2/FL
Tim Cullen: 3/FL

Top 3

Andy Etchebarren: K/C
Jim Palmer: K/C
Don Buford: W
Mark Belanger: 9

Bot 3

Bill Gogolewski: K
Ed Stroud: T9
Del Unser: 7/SF.3-H
Frank Howard: 53

Top 4

Boog Powell: 8
Frank Robinson: 4/L
Paul Blair: W
Brooks Robinson: SB2
Brooks Robinson: PO2(E2).2-3
Brooks Robinson: K

Bot 4

Mike Epstein: K
Aurelio Rodriguez: 43
Ed Brinkman: S8
Jim French: SB2
Jim French: W
Tim Cullen: K/C

Top 5

Davey Johnson: 4
Andy Etchebarren: 53
Jim Palmer: 7

Bot 5

Bill Gogolewski: 5/FL
Ed Stroud: 5
Del Unser: 8

Top 6

Don Buford: W
Mark Belanger: K/C
Boog Powell: SB2
Boog Powell: 3/FL
Frank Robinson: 63

Bot 6

Frank Howard: T9
Mike Epstein: 13
Aurelio Rodriguez: 1/L
Ed Brinkman: W
Jim French: 8

Top 7

Paul Blair: 9
Brooks Robinson: 7
Davey Johnson: W
Andy Etchebarren: 13

Bot 7

Tim Cullen: W
Bill Gogolewski: 14/SH.1-2
Ed Stroud: 43.2-3
Del Unser: 6

Top 8

Merv Rettenmund: 63
Don Buford: S7
Curt Motton: 7/L
Boog Powell: 43

Bot 8

Frank Howard: S8
Mike Epstein: 9/FL.1-2
Aurelio Rodriguez: 53(B)5(2)/DP

Top 9

Frank Robinson: K
Paul Blair: 53
Brooks Robinson: S7
Davey Johnson: K