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Washington Senators @ New York Yankees

1969-09-17 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · 5 innings · Att: 5025 · 81°F · 1:17

New York Yankees defeated Washington Senators 2–1. Fritz Peterson earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
WS2	0	0	0	1	0	1	2
NYA	1	0	0	0	1	2	6

W: Fritz Peterson L: Casey Cox SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Art Frantz · 2B: Merle Anthony · 3B: Emmett Ashford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Ed Brinkman	2	0	0	0	0
Zoilo Versalles	2	1	1	0	0
Frank Howard	2	0	0	0	1
Ken McMullen	2	0	1	1	0
Mike Epstein	2	0	0	0	0
Brant Alyea	2	0	0	0	0
Del Unser	2	0	0	0	1
Paul Casanova	2	0	0	0	0
Casey Cox	1	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jerry Kenney	3	1	2	0	0	1
Roy White	2	0	2	1	1	0
Bobby Murcer	2	0	0	1	0	0
Frank Tepedino	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dave McDonald	1	0	0	0	1	0
Thurman Munson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Cox	2	0	0	0	0	1
Fritz Peterson	2	1	2	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Casey Cox	5.0	6	2	3

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Peterson	5.0	2	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ed Brinkman: 43
Zoilo Versalles: 7/L
Frank Howard: K

Bot 1

Horace Clarke: 43
Jerry Kenney: D7
Roy White: S5.2-3
Bobby Murcer: 5/7/SF.3-H;1-2
Frank Tepedino: 13

Top 2

Ken McMullen: 8
Mike Epstein: 3
Brant Alyea: 7

Bot 2

Dave McDonald: 43
Thurman Munson: 8
Bobby Cox: K

Top 3

Del Unser: 43
Paul Casanova: 13
Casey Cox: K/C

Bot 3

Fritz Peterson: S9
Horace Clarke: 46(1)3/GDP
Jerry Kenney: K

Top 4

Ed Brinkman: 8
Zoilo Versalles: S8
Frank Howard: 13.1-2
Ken McMullen: S7.2-H
Mike Epstein: 3/G

Bot 4

Roy White: W
Bobby Murcer: 8
Frank Tepedino: SB2
Frank Tepedino: 3/G.2-3
Dave McDonald: W
Thurman Munson: 7/7D

Top 5

Brant Alyea: 53
Del Unser: K/C
Paul Casanova: 8/8D

Bot 5

Bobby Cox: 7
Fritz Peterson: S9
Horace Clarke: K
Jerry Kenney: S7.1-2
Roy White: S8.1-3;2-H
Bobby Murcer: 9

Notes & reviews

Rain
game called after 1:02 rain delay

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