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Washington Senators @ Cleveland Guardians
1970-09-09 · Night game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 3138 · night · 2:32
Washington Senators defeated Cleveland Indians 5–4. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 1st. Joe Coleman earned the win and Joe Grzenda picked up the save. Mike Epstein went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
W: Joe Coleman L: Rich Hand SV: Joe Grzenda
Umpires — HP: Larry Barnett · 1B: Larry Napp · 2B: John Rice · 3B: Marty Springstead · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Washington Senators — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ed Stroud | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Del Unser | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Frank Howard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mike Epstein | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Bernie Allen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ed Brinkman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Casanova | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Cullen | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Coleman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Wayne Comer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ted Uhlaender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Eddie Leon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Vada Pinson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Roy Foster | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Duke Sims | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Harrelson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Graig Nettles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Brown | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Camilli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 John Lowenstein | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chuck Hinton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vern Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Senators — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Coleman | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Joe Grzenda | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rich Hand | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Fred Lasher | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rittwage | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Austin | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Phil Hennigan | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ed Stroud: K
- Del Unser: K
- Frank Howard: W
- Mike Epstein: HR/9D.1-H
- Bernie Allen: W
- Ed Brinkman: K/C
Bot 1
- Ted Uhlaender: 3/G
- Eddie Leon: K/C
- Vada Pinson: W
- Roy Foster: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Paul Casanova: 31
- Tim Cullen: W
- Joe Coleman: 14/SH.1-2
- Ed Stroud: S8.2-H
- Del Unser: W.1-2
- Frank Howard: 8
Bot 2
- Duke Sims: 43
- Ken Harrelson: 63
- Graig Nettles: 43
Top 3
- Mike Epstein: T9
- Bernie Allen: S8.3-H
- Ed Brinkman: 53.1-2
- Paul Casanova: 63.2-3
- Tim Cullen: 9
Bot 3
- Larry Brown: D7
- Lou Camilli: W
- Ted Uhlaender: 8
- Eddie Leon: K
- Vada Pinson: 3/G
Top 4
- Joe Coleman: K/C
- Ed Stroud: K/C
- Del Unser: 63
Bot 4
- Roy Foster: 53
- Duke Sims: 43
- Ken Harrelson: K
Top 5
- Frank Howard: K/C
- Mike Epstein: K
- Bernie Allen: S9
- Ed Brinkman: PB.1-2
- Ed Brinkman: S6.2-3
- Paul Casanova: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Graig Nettles: 3/G
- Larry Brown: S5/BG
- John Lowenstein: 9
- Ted Uhlaender: W.1-2
- Eddie Leon: K
Top 6
- Tim Cullen: D8
- Joe Coleman: K/BF
- Ed Stroud: 43.2-3
- Del Unser: S9.3-H
- Frank Howard: K
Bot 6
- Vada Pinson: S7
- Roy Foster: 9
- Duke Sims: K
- Ken Harrelson: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Mike Epstein: 9/L
- Wayne Comer: 4/L
- Ed Brinkman: 6/P
Bot 7
- Graig Nettles: HP
- Larry Brown: E5/TH.1-2;B-1
- John Lowenstein: S7.2-H;1-2
- Ted Uhlaender: WP.2-3;1-2
- Ted Uhlaender: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
- Ted Ford: 43
- Vada Pinson: K
Top 8
- Paul Casanova: 9
- Tim Cullen: S7.B-2(E7)
- Joe Coleman: S9.2XH(92)
- Ed Stroud: S9.1-2
- Del Unser: 5/P
Bot 8
- Roy Foster: HR/7D
- Duke Sims: 8
- Chuck Hinton: HR/9D
- Buddy Bradford: K
- Larry Brown: 63
Top 9
- Frank Howard: 63
- Mike Epstein: K/C
- Wayne Comer: 13
Bot 9
- John Lowenstein: 7/L
- Ted Uhlaender: 4/P
- Vern Fuller: 4/P