Boston Red Sox vs Washington Senators
April 12, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1970 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 5 0 1 0
Smith cf 5 1 2 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 2 3 1
Scott 1b 5 1 1 0
Petrocelli ss 5 0 1 1
Conigliaro rf 5 0 2 2
Alvarado 3b 5 0 1 0
Moses c 4 1 3 1
Peters p 2 0 1 0
  Stange p 0 0 0 0
  Matchick ph 1 0 0 0
  Jarvis p 0 0 0 0
  Derrick ph 1 0 0 0
  Phillips p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 15 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 3 1 0 0
Brinkman ss 4 1 1 0
Howard lf 3 1 2 2
  Stroud lf 0 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 3 2 1 2
Allen H. rf 3 0 0 1
Allen B. 2b 4 0 1 0
Casanova c 3 1 1 0
Cox p 3 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 6 5
Boston 010 000 1035151
Washington 010 230 00x662
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Peters  L (1-1) 4.1 5 6 5 2 1
  Stange   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Jarvis   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Phillips   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
6
6
5
5
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  W (2-0) 8.1 13 3 2 1 3
  Shellenback   0.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Pina  SV (1) 0.2 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
5
2
1
3

  E–Andrews (1), McMullen (1), B Allen (1).  DP–Washington 2.  2B–Boston Smith (1,off Cox); Moses (1,off Cox); Yastrzemski (3,off Shellenback), Washington Howard 2 (2,off Peters 2).  HR–Boston Moses (1,2nd inning off Cox 0 on, 2 out); Yastrzemski (1,7th inning off Cox 0 on, 2 out), Washington Epstein (3,4th inning off Peters 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Cox (1,off Peters).  SF–H Allen (1,off Peters).  IBB–Epstein (1,by Stange).  SB–Yastrzemski (3,2nd base off Cox/Casanova).  WP–Peters 2 (2), Cox (1).  IBB–Stange (1,Epstein).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:27.  A–20,133.
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