Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
August 9, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1970 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Pinson rf 5 0 2 2
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 3 2 2 0
  Bradford cf 0 0 0 0
Sims c 5 0 1 1
Horton 1b 5 1 2 2
Uhlaender cf,lf 5 2 2 0
Leon 2b 5 0 1 1
Heidemann ss 3 1 0 0
Austin p 2 0 0 0
  Higgins p 1 0 1 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Brinkman ss 5 0 1 1
Comer cf 2 0 2 0
  Maye ph,rf 3 0 1 1
Howard 1b 3 0 0 0
Reichardt rf 2 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Roseboro ph,c 2 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Casanova c 3 0 0 0
  Epstein ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Grieve lf 1 1 1 0
  Unser ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Cullen 2b 2 1 1 0
  Allen ph,2b 1 1 1 0
Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 1 0 0 0
  Stroud ph,cf 3 0 2 1
Totals 35 3 9 3
Cleveland 020 030 0016110
Washington 000 020 001390
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Austin   4.0 5 2 2 1 1
  Higgins  W (3-3) 4.2 4 1 1 3 3
  Mingori  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
5
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  L (1-1) 1.1 2 2 2 4 2
  Grzenda   3.2 5 3 3 1 1
  Pina   3.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Knowles   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Uhlaender 2 (17,off Brown,off Grzenda); Pinson (19,off Brown); Sims (7,off Knowles), Washington Cullen (5,off Austin).  HR–Cleveland Horton (17,5th inning off Grzenda 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Foster (4,by Grzenda); Howard (20,by Mingori).  SB–Comer (2,2nd base off Austin/Sims).  CS–Stroud (3,3rd base by Higgins/Sims).  WP–Grzenda (4).  IBB–Mingori (3,Howard); Grzenda (7,Foster).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–3:00.  A–18,497.
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