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Washington Senators @ New York Yankees

1969-09-18 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 6020 · 60°F · 2:13

New York Yankees defeated Washington Senators 4–3. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 8th. Mel Stottlemyre earned the win. Mike Epstein went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	6
NYA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2		4	12

W: Mel Stottlemyre L: Barry Moore SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Del Unser	5	0	2	0	0	1
Lee Maye	4	0	1	0	1	0
Frank Howard	5	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Epstein	3	1	2	1	1	0
Ken McMullen	3	1	0	0	1	1
Bernie Allen	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ed Brinkman	4	1	0	0	0	1
Jim French	2	0	0	1	2	0
Cisco Carlos	2	0	0	0	0	1
Barry Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Stroud	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Kenney	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ron Blomberg	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Murcer	4	1	2	1	0	0
Frank Tepedino	4	0	3	0	0	0
Dave McDonald	3	0	0	0	0	2
Thurman Munson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Len Boehmer	3	0	3	1	1	0
Mel Stottlemyre	1	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Fernandez	0	0	0	0	1	0
John Ellis	1	0	1	2	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cisco Carlos	4.1	7	0	2
Barry Moore	2.2	3	1	2
Darold Knowles	1.0	2	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Stottlemyre	9.0	6	6	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Del Unser: D7
Lee Maye: 43.2-3
Frank Howard: 3/FL
Mike Epstein: 6

Bot 1

Horace Clarke: 7
Jerry Kenney: S6
Ron Blomberg: 7.1-2
Bobby Murcer: S7.B-2(E7);2-H
Frank Tepedino: 43

Top 2

Ken McMullen: K
Bernie Allen: DGR/9
Ed Brinkman: FC1.2X3(145)
Jim French: PB.1-3
Jim French: W
Cisco Carlos: E3.1-2;3-H(NR)(UR)
Del Unser: 7

Bot 2

Dave McDonald: 43
Thurman Munson: DGR/9
Len Boehmer: D7.2-H
Mel Stottlemyre: K
Horace Clarke: 43

Top 3

Lee Maye: 31
Frank Howard: K
Mike Epstein: S9
Ken McMullen: 13

Bot 3

Jerry Kenney: 8/L
Ron Blomberg: S8
Bobby Murcer: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Bernie Allen: 8/L
Ed Brinkman: 53
Jim French: W
Cisco Carlos: K/C

Bot 4

Frank Tepedino: S6
Dave McDonald: K+CS2(26)/DP
Thurman Munson: 4/8

Top 5

Del Unser: K/C
Lee Maye: W
Frank Howard: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Len Boehmer: S8
Mel Stottlemyre: FC1/SH.1-2
Horace Clarke: 14/SH.1-2;2-3
Jerry Kenney: K
Ron Blomberg: 3/G

Top 6

Mike Epstein: HR/9
Ken McMullen: W
Bernie Allen: W.1-2
Ed Brinkman: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Jim French: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Barry Moore: 43

Bot 6

Bobby Murcer: 5/FL
Frank Tepedino: S7
Dave McDonald: K
Thurman Munson: SB2
Thurman Munson: 2/FL

Top 7

Del Unser: S9
Lee Maye: 43.1-2
Frank Howard: K
Mike Epstein: IW
Ken McMullen: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Len Boehmer: S8
Mel Stottlemyre: 3/SH/G.1-2
Horace Clarke: 53
Jerry Kenney: 7

Top 8

Bernie Allen: 43
Ed Brinkman: K
Jim French: 43

Bot 8

Frank Fernandez: W
Bobby Murcer: D8.1-3
Frank Tepedino: S5.3-3;2-2
John Ellis: S7.1-2;2-H;3-H
Thurman Munson: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Len Boehmer: IW
Mel Stottlemyre: OA.3XH(2425)

Top 9

Ed Stroud: 7
Del Unser: 3/G
Lee Maye: S7
Frank Howard: 23