Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Senators
September 15, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1970 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 6, Washington Senators 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 3 0 0 1
Belanger ss 5 1 1 0
Powell 1b 5 2 2 2
Robinson F. rf 4 1 1 1
Rettenmund cf 3 0 2 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 0 2 1
Johnson 2b 4 1 1 0
Etchebarren c 3 1 1 0
McNally p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Brinkman ss 4 1 1 0
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
Grieve rf 3 0 0 0
Howard lf 4 1 1 0
Reichardt cf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 2 2
Epstein 1b 3 0 0 0
Casanova c 4 0 0 0
Cullen 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Cox p 0 0 0 0
  Carlos p 0 0 0 0
  Comer ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Goossen ph 1 0 0 0
  Hannan p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Baltimore 005 000 1006101
Washington 100 000 001251
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  W (23-8) 9.0 5 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (8-12) 2.2 5 5 1 0 0
  Carlos   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Brown   2.0 2 0 0 2 2
  Hannan   3.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Riddleberger   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
2
3
5

  E–Rettenmund (5), Brinkman (21).  DP–Washington 1.  2B–Baltimore Powell (25,off Cox), Washington Howard (14,off McNally); Rodriguez (31,off McNally).  HR–Baltimore Powell (34,7th inning off Hannan 0 on, 0 out).  SH–McNally (6,off Cox).  SF–Buford (5,off Cox).  CS–Rettenmund (5,2nd base by Brown/Casanova).  U-HP–Emmett Ashford, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:19.  A–7,942.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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