New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
April 23, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1970 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 11, Washington Senators 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 6 2 2 0
Murcer cf 4 3 3 1
White lf 2 2 2 1
  Lyttle pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Cater 1b 6 1 4 3
Munson c 4 2 2 2
Hansen 3b 2 0 0 0
  Kenney 3b 1 0 0 0
Blefary rf 6 0 0 2
Michael ss 4 1 1 0
Burbach p 2 0 0 0
  Cumberland p 2 0 1 1
Totals 40 11 15 10
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Brinkman ss 5 1 1 1
Stroud cf 5 2 2 1
Howard lf 5 1 3 3
Epstein 1b 5 0 0 0
Maye rf 3 0 1 0
  Casanova c 0 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 0 0
Allen B. 2b 2 1 0 0
  Roseboro c 0 0 0 0
  Allen H. ph,rf 1 0 0 0
French c 2 1 1 0
  Cullen ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
  Such p 1 0 0 0
  Ramos ph,p 1 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 8 5
New York 005 310 11011151
Washington 005 000 100681
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Burbach   2.2 4 5 5 3 0
  Cumberland  W (1-0) 6.1 4 1 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
4
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Shellenback   2.0 5 5 4 4 1
  Such  L (0-1) 2.0 3 3 3 3 3
  Ramos   4.0 6 3 3 3 3
  Pina   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
11
10
10
7

  E–Michael (4), Epstein (2).  DP–Washington 1.  2B–New York White (6,off Shellenback); Cater (5,off Shellenback); Murcer (1,off Ramos), Washington Howard (3,off Cumberland).  HR–Washington Howard (3,3rd inning off Burbach 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Cumberland (1,off Ramos).  HBP–Munson (2,by Pina).  IBB–Michael (1,by Such).  WP–Ramos (1).  HBP–Pina (2,Munson).  IBB–Such (1,Michael).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:53.  A–1,807.
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