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Washington Senators @ New York Yankees

1970-09-21 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 4749 · 78°F, night · 1:55

New York Yankees defeated Washington Senators 5–2. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 3rd. Fritz Peterson earned the win. Jim Lyttle went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Fritz Peterson L: Bill Gogolewski SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Umont · 1B: George Maloney · 2B: Nick Avants · 3B: Jake O'Donnell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Dave Nelson	4	0	1	0	0
Ed Brinkman	4	1	1	0	0
Frank Howard	4	0	2	0	0
Rick Reichardt	4	0	1	1	1
Aurelio Rodriguez	4	0	1	0	0
Mike Epstein	4	1	1	1	3
Tom Grieve	4	0	0	0	2
Paul Casanova	4	0	1	0	0
Bill Gogolewski	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Goossen	1	0	1	0	0
Dick Billings	1	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	4	0	0	0	0	0
Thurman Munson	2	2	1	0	2	1
Roy White	3	2	1	0	1	0
Bobby Murcer	3	0	2	2	1	0
Danny Cater	4	0	1	2	0	0
Jim Lyttle	4	1	2	1	0	0
Frank Baker	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jerry Kenney	4	0	0	0	0	0
Fritz Peterson	3	0	1	0	0	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Gogolewski	4.0	4	3	2
Joe Grzenda	2.0	1	1	1
Denny Riddleberger	2.0	4	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Peterson	9.0	9	0	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dave Nelson: S7
Ed Brinkman: 46(1)3/GDP
Frank Howard: 63

Bot 1

Horace Clarke: 8/L
Thurman Munson: K
Roy White: W
Bobby Murcer: SB2
Bobby Murcer: S9.2-H
Danny Cater: SB2
Danny Cater: 63

Top 2

Rick Reichardt: K/C
Aurelio Rodriguez: S7
Mike Epstein: WP.1-2
Mike Epstein: K/C
Tom Grieve: 7/L

Bot 2

Jim Lyttle: HR/9D
Frank Baker: 8
Jerry Kenney: 63
Fritz Peterson: 7

Top 3

Paul Casanova: S8
Bill Gogolewski: 34/SH.1-2
Dave Nelson: 8/F8D.2-3
Ed Brinkman: 63

Bot 3

Horace Clarke: 43
Thurman Munson: W
Roy White: S7/P.1-2
Bobby Murcer: W.2-3;1-2
Danny Cater: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Jim Lyttle: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Frank Howard: 63
Rick Reichardt: S8
Aurelio Rodriguez: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Frank Baker: 13
Jerry Kenney: 43
Fritz Peterson: K23

Top 5

Mike Epstein: HR/9D
Tom Grieve: K
Paul Casanova: 63
Greg Goossen: S8
Dave Nelson: 23

Bot 5

Horace Clarke: 143
Thurman Munson: W
Roy White: 13.1-2
Bobby Murcer: S7.2-H
Danny Cater: 13

Top 6

Ed Brinkman: S7
Frank Howard: D9.1-3
Rick Reichardt: E5/G.3-H;B-1
Aurelio Rodriguez: 9.2-3;1-2(E4)
Mike Epstein: K
Tom Grieve: 7/F7D

Bot 6

Jim Lyttle: 6/L
Frank Baker: K/C
Jerry Kenney: 63

Top 7

Paul Casanova: 63
Dick Billings: 5/P
Dave Nelson: 53

Bot 7

Fritz Peterson: S7
Horace Clarke: 7
Thurman Munson: S5.1-3(E5/TH)
Roy White: 5/L
Bobby Murcer: 43

Top 8

Ed Brinkman: 53
Frank Howard: S8
Rick Reichardt: 6/P
Aurelio Rodriguez: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Danny Cater: 3/FL
Jim Lyttle: S8
Frank Baker: S9.1-3
Jerry Kenney: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Mike Epstein: K
Tom Grieve: K
Paul Casanova: 8

Notes & reviews

Debut for umpire Nick Avants

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