Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
July 4, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1970 at Yankee 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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Washington Senators 2, New York Yankees 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Brinkman ss 3 1 1 0
Comer cf 2 0 1 0
  Unser cf 1 0 0 0
Howard rf 2 0 0 1
Reichardt lf 3 0 0 0
  Maye ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 0 0 0
Casanova c 3 0 1 0
Cullen 2b 3 0 1 0
Cox p 3 1 1 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0
Kenney 3b 4 1 1 0
Murcer cf 4 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 0 0
Cater 1b 3 1 2 1
Blefary rf 3 1 1 0
  Lyttle rf 0 0 0 0
Gibbs c 2 1 2 2
Michael ss 3 0 0 0
Cumberland p 0 0 0 0
  Klimkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Munson ph 0 0 0 1
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 6 4
Washington 101 000 000250
New York 000 100 30x461
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (4-6) 6.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Grzenda   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
1
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Cumberland   2.0 3 2 2 3 1
  Klimkowski  W (1-3) 5.0 2 0 0 1 4
  Aker  SV (11) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
5

  E–Kenney (9).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Blefary (3,off Cox).  3B–New York Gibbs (1,off Cox).  SF–Howard (3,off Klimkowski); Munson (3,off Grzenda).  SH–Klimkowski 2 (3,off Cox 2).  CS–Cullen (1,2nd base by Klimkowski/Gibbs).  SB–Kenney (10,2nd base off Cox/Casanova).  BK–Cumberland (1).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:16.  A–22,994.
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